
Tons of options can be customized, and it works seamlessly between desktop and mobile devices. If you're looking for a file syncing program with the most options and greatest flexibility, you can't go wrong with GoodSync. As an added advantage, the Backup & Sync software doesn't keep my processor busy at all times, since the task runs only once a day, which I have set to run at lunch time.Can get confusing with all the available settings. My Google Drive that was near full is now at less than half way mark. More information on this is available here. In the Add Arguments box, type the full path of the batch file that you save in step 4 above (surround path with double-quotes if it contains spaces). In the Action step, choose Run a program and choose C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\RealTimeSync.exe (or where you installed FreeFilesSync).
Google Backup and Sync constantly monitors that folder for changes and will start backup automatically.
Using Windows Task Scheduler, create a task that runs daily (or whatever frequency you prefer) and runs FreeFileSync to update D_Backup. Sync this folder with Google Backup and Sync. Turn on Run Minimized and Auto-Close options. Save this configuration as a Batch Configuration in FreeFileSync so that you could run it from command line. Use Permanent Deletion so that your Recycle Bin doesn't get filled. Use Mirror mode to make update process one-directional, since you don't want it to affect original source files (D:\ drive in our example). So exclude all of those unnecessary folders ( bin, obj, packages, vendor, node_modules, debug, release) in the exclusion filters. gitignore) including wildcards and sub-folder matching. FreeFileSync allows all kinds of exclusion filters (much like. For example, if you want to backup your D:\ drive, you can create an empty folder on E:\ drive named D_Backup or something. Use FreeFileSync to create a clean copy of your drive at a different location.