Re: Is SyncToy 1.4 100% OK in Vista?
No, sorry for not being clear. Just selected folders from the C: to an
external drive.
"Milhouse Van Houten" <btvs@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
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> The root of C? If so, are you saying that you were able to deselect the
> Recycle Bin and have it honor that? If so, does "Preview" suggest
> otherwise?
>
> "mikeS" <logintwo@desktoptwo.com> wrote in message
> news:epNjXB1wHHA.4612@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> I've been using the new SyncToy with Vista Business. Pairs are between
>> the C: and an external drive. So far I've had no problems. All all
>> operations have worked flawlessly. Great little program. Hope you guys
>> haven't found a flaw.
>>
>> "Milhouse Van Houten" <btvs@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23vIy2H0wHHA.3796@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> That's a good question, since I'm sure it's not common, but I stumbled
>>> upon this issue because I happen to have a small, dedicated data drive
>>> and I wanted to operate upon the entire drive. So when setting up the
>>> sync pair (which I have tried doing from scratch) I chose the root
>>> instead of only a specific directory (of which there are many), which
>>> unfortunately includes the Recycle Bin. That's how I came to try to
>>> exclude the Recycle Bin and found that it looks like it can be done but
>>> doesn't actually work. I haven't been able to try it in XP.
>>>
>>> "Julian" <Julian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:E311FBF9-E7B8-414B-A747-0B2200A95E74@microsoft.com...
>>>> The only problems I have had with SyncToy have been with excessively
>>>> long
>>>> paths, but I haven't tried what you're doing...
>>>>
>>>> Still, its better than Briefcase by a LONG way [They reinvented the
>>>> wheel
>>>> and came up with the log], and since MS didn't see fit to include
>>>> Offline
>>>> Files for Basic/Home/HP users it's the only way unless you use a 3rd
>>>> party
>>>> utility.
>>>>
>>>> Personally, SyncToy probably *saved* my sanity (though that may be a
>>>> matter
>>>> of debate) <g>
>>>>
>>>> Have you tried creating a new sync pair from (and maybe getting rid of
>>>> existing SyncToy records) so it starts from scratch? Come to that, how
>>>> did
>>>> you specify the folder pair in such a way that it included recycle in
>>>> the
>>>> first place? (just rhetorical questions)
>>>>
>>>> Julian
>>>>
>>>> "Milhouse Van Houten" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I ask because in Vista this aspect of SyncToy is driving me crazy:
>>>>> Even
>>>>> though I've excluded the Recycle Bin in SyncToy's "Select Subfolders"
>>>>> section (the entire Recycle Bin branch is deselected), if I do a
>>>>> "Preview"
>>>>> on this task, SyncToy shows me that everything in Recycle Bin will be
>>>>> backed
>>>>> up. In other words, it flatly ignores the exclusion. I later tried
>>>>> deselecting some "normal" directories, and it had no problem with
>>>>> that, so
>>>>> is it possible that SyncToy has a problem with special folders (in
>>>>> Vista, at
>>>>> least)?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>
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