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Manual-start SyncBack run not writing to destination

SyncBackFree is the freeware version of SyncBack. It is *not* an evaluation version of SyncBackPro/SE.
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electrojim
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Manual-start SyncBack run not writing to destination

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Running SyncBack V8.5.115.0 under Windows 10 Pro. Just downloaded this updated version today and ran it. Backup finished too quickly and nothing was written to the destination USB hard drive. The log said 250MB was written, but destination shows only old November backup. Tried uninstalling, downloaded again from the Website, installed, tried again... same thing. SyncBack has always run flawlessly before, always indicating a general "failure" because of locked AppData files, but all user files back up just fine. Any ideas anyone?
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Update: Manual-start SyncBack run not writing to destination

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Well, the new version does seem to be working now, maybe the interface is a bit different or I hosed-up before. HOWEVER I still have the problem that, once the program has run, it disappears from the Start Menu. In the old version, there was a # / 2BrightSparks / Mount SyncBack Container and / SyncBack Free. Clicking on that list item would start the program. Now just Mount SyncBack Container is there and I have to go to into the Program Files listing and find the .exe to start this new version. This is the case on two Windows 10 computers now. Ideas?
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Re: Manual-start SyncBack run not writing to destination

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Hi,

The start menu shortcut issue was fixed in V8.5.90.0. You can refer to the change history here:

https://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/changes.html

V8.5.90.0 SyncBackPro, SyncBackSE, SyncBackLite and SyncBackFree (19th September 2018)

Fixed: Roaming shortcuts that were causing problem with Start Menu in Windows 10 are now automatically deleted


Can you please start SyncBackFree (V8.5.115.0) once and exit it (by clicking on the Exit button on the bottom right of the main-window) and see if SyncBackFree shortcut appears in 2BrightSparks folder in the start menu?

Thank you.
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Re: Manual-start SyncBack run not writing to destination

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Yes, SyncBack does now appear in the Start Menu list. All seems to be working just fine now; many thanks.
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