Freefilesync ntfs permissions12/31/2023 ![]() I believe a brilliant app like FFS, deserves and should have a decent Help or User Manual (the two go hand in hand). ![]() I think FFS is a WONDERFUL Application, which I have VERY HAPPILY used for many years and would/will not consider an alternative. Then is it a "non-expert" fault when we ARE confused when the option is clearly there, the tip box only says "transfer file and folder permissions" and explanation of ramifications and the risks in ticking/Not ticking are NON-EXISTENT in the FFS minimalist Help file? ![]() I am assuming the permissions were there for a good reason and I ask "If a restored FFS backup of the file no longer has them are there not likely to be issues/risks in future?.Ģ) IF the "Copy NTFS Permissions" option is as you say "in general, this setting seems to do more harm than good and adds significant user confusion". I also apologize for my next two questions but I prefer to be safe and not ignorant.ġ) If a file has permissions and copied via FFS for possible restoration in the future, then I do not understand why a User would not want the file back with identical "permissions" it had before being backed up. So you are suggesting a user's ignorance should be the basis of his/her decision making? I'm disappointed with that response to be honest (even if unticked is default behaviour of Windows - which I also did not know). ".If you don't know what these are, then you don't need to copy them.", ![]() I apologize that I, an ordinary 63 year old retired Home User who loves FFS, sort advice from more knowledgable Forum members rather than take a risk and guess. I regret you felt the need for apparent sarcasm in your 2 replies to me Zenju. I do not ask for in-depth answers, merely enough for me to know what is best and any ramification that may influence me to best (correct) decision for my set-up. I have set both PCs not to share or be able to see anything on each others PC).Įssentially they are independent PCs using the same ADSL Router Modem. (I don't know if my set-up is relevant to this question, so I advise I have a Home PC and my son has his PC using the same Router modem both use wired LAN cables. Am I correct in saying with option unticked that if a file backed up by FFS:ġ) had attributes of read only and hidden that if I copied back the FFS backup to its original location the new file would not longer have read only and hidden attributes.Ģ) Does it also mean if there are certain permissions granted (what I can see in each file's property>Security tab (e.g entries like SYSTEM, USERS, ADMINISTRATOR Authenticated Users or whatever) that those permissions and rights/restrictions would also be lost if the file needed to be recovered form a FFS backup.ģ) If answers to 1) & 2) are "YES" does this mean restored FFS backup files stripped of all these may stop the using app(s) or whatever from working?Ĥ) Are there any downsides to TICKING "Copy NTFS Permissions" should I sub-sequentially need to recover files from a FFS backup location to their original location(s)ĥ) What do experts here consider the setting should be TICKED or UNTICKED. I barely understand NTFS permissions so please bare with me. My setting is: UNTICKED for "Copy NTFS Permissions" but I am concerned this is not the wisest setting. ![]() I apologize to the many knowledgeable Forum members, ![]()
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