
-D: preserve device files and special files. -c: skip object based on checksum, not on modified time and size. -P: display statistics of the whole transfer rather than individual files. Sent 401 bytes received 73 bytes 948.00 bytes/sec Sent 297 bytes received 76 bytes 746.00 bytes/secĪnd check our intermediate results: $ tree First, let’s view the structure of source and target directories: $ tree 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.Let’s give it a go. 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.