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<H3 CLASS="western"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Synchronize USB
sticks with variable drive letters</FONT></H3>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR>
</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">USB
sticks often have different volume names assigned to them when
plugged into two distinct computers. In order to handle this
flexibility FreeFileSync is able to process directory names relative
to the current working directory.</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><BR>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Thus
the following workflow is possible:</FONT></P>
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	<OL>
		<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Replace
		the absolute USB directory name in your configuration by a relative
		one:<BR>E.g. &quot;<FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">E:\SyncDir</FONT>&quot;
		-&gt; &quot;<FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">\SyncDir</FONT>&quot;</FONT></P>
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		<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Save
		and copy synchronization settings to the USB stick:
		&quot;<FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">E:\settings.ffs_gui</FONT>&quot;</FONT></P>
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		<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Start
		FreeFileSync by double-clicking on &quot;</FONT><FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">E:\settings.ffs_gui</FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">&quot;<BR>=&gt;
		Working directory automatically is set to &quot;</FONT><FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">E:\</FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">&quot;
		by the operating system so that &quot;</FONT><FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">\SyncDir</FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">&quot;
		is interpreted as &quot;</FONT><FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">E:\SyncDir</FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">&quot;
		during synchronization.</FONT></P>
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