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FreeFileSync

Getting started

Section titled “Getting started”

FreeFileSync is a folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backup copies of all your important files.

References

Section titled “References”

  1. Download

    Section titled “Download”

    Download latest version for Linux x86-64.

  2. Extract

    Section titled “Extract”
    Terminal window
    tar -xvzf ~/Downloads/FreeFileSync_*_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz -C ~/Downloads/

  3. Make executeable

    Section titled “Make executeable”
    Terminal window
    chmod +x ~/Downloads/FreeFileSync_*_Install.run

  4. Run

    Section titled “Run”
    Terminal window
    ~/Downloads/FreeFileSync_*_Install.run

  5. Install

    Section titled “Install”

    Accept license

    Section titled “Accept license”
    • Press y to agree and continue.
    • Press s to show details.
    • Press n to cancel.

    Change install settings (optional)

    Section titled “Change install settings (optional)”
    • Press 1 to disable for all users.
    • Press 2 to change installation directory.
    • Press 3 to disable desktop shortcuts.
    • Press Enter to begin installtion.

  6. Synchronization Settings

    Section titled “Synchronization Settings”

    Comparison

    Section titled “Comparison”
    • Select a variant: File time and size

    Filter

    Section titled “Filter”
    • Include: *
    • Exclude: 
      */.Trash-*/
      */.recycle/
      */.Trash/
      */.Trashes/
      */._*
      */.DS_Store
      */.Spotlight-V100/
      */.fseventsd/
      */.TemporaryItems/
      */.DocumentRevisions-V100/
      */.VolumeIcon.icns
      */.AppleDouble/
      */.LSOverride
      */.localized
      */$RECYCLE.BIN/
      */System Volume Information/
      */RECYCLER/
      */RECYCLED/
      */desktop.ini
      */Thumbs.db
      */ehthumbs.db
      */ehthumbs_vista.db
      */$RECYCLE.BIN/
      */lost+found/
      */.directory
      */.thumbnails/
      */.Trash-*/

    Synchronization

    Section titled “Synchronization”
    • Select a variant: Mirror
    • Delete and overwrite: Recycle bin