SyncBack Configuration

Imported group profile does not appear
When a group profile is exported it is only the group profile itself that is exported and not the profiles that are in that group. Therefore when you import...
Mon, 26 Nov, 2018 at 9:45 AM
Creating a shortcut to run a SyncBack profile
How can I create a shortcut to run SyncBackFree/SE/Pro with a specific profile? Simply click on the profile in the main window, hold the left mouse butt...
Thu, 6 Jul, 2023 at 3:49 PM
System32 copied files are unexpected
Files copied from System32 directory are not as expected when running on 64-bit versions of Windows 32-bit versions of SyncBack are fully compatible wit...
Thu, 6 Jul, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Short and long form filenames causes problems
Mixing short form filenames with long filenames can cause problems To maintain compatibility with old software, Windows stores the short version of a fi...
Thu, 6 Jul, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Preserving archive attribute on copied files
By default copied files (the copies that are created by the actions of the profile) will have their archive attribute enabled (ticked) if the file of which...
Thu, 6 Jul, 2023 at 3:58 PM
Setting profiles defaults
Can I set profile defaults? Modify or create a new profile Go to the Settings page where you want to set the default values. For example, if you always ...
Thu, 6 Jul, 2023 at 4:00 PM
The SyncBack icon is not shown
I am using Windows and cannot see the SyncBack icon in the system tray Starting with Windows 7, Microsoft changed Windows so that, by default, program i...
Mon, 28 Mar, 2022 at 2:28 PM
Set SyncBack to automatically start with Windows
How do I have SyncBack automatically start when I login to Windows? Select burger menu > Global Settings > Easy > tick 'Start With Windows&...
Thu, 6 Jul, 2023 at 4:01 PM
Desktop icons disappear when running a profile
Check to make sure your program Auto-close list for your profile does not close windows with the title of window, Window, or Explorer.
Fri, 23 Nov, 2018 at 12:38 PM
File icons not displaying or are corrupted
If the file icons are not displaying on the Differences window first check to make sure you don’t have the option Do not show file icons ticked. If it’s gra...
Fri, 23 Nov, 2018 at 12:35 PM