Script seems not to sync

[stefangachter]

My script seems to scan, but not to sync my folders.

I have the following script to backup my disk:
# Turn logging on
log verbose "C:\mirror.log"
# Set comparison criteria
criteria timestamp size
# Exclude certain folders and files
filter "-!!!!!*\;-!!!!!*;-!!!!!*.*;-ZZZZZ*\;-ZZZZZ*;-ZZZZZ*.*;thumbs.db"
# Load the base folders
load "C:\Documents" "E:\Backup\C\Documents"
# Make the target identical to the source includes deleting files that only exist on the target side
option confirm:yes-to-all
sync mirror:lt->rt
# Load the base folders
load "D:\Documents" "E:\Backup\D\Documents"
# Make the target identical to the source includes deleting files that only exist on the target side
option confirm:yes-to-all
sync mirror:lt->rt

I run the script on command line:
"C:\Program Files\Beyond Compare 4\BCompare.exe" @"C:\mirror.txt"

It starts properly:
12.06.2018 07:29:27 >> # Turn logging on
12.06.2018 07:29:27 >> log verbose "C:\mirror.log"
12.06.2018 07:29:27 >> # Set comparison criteria
12.06.2018 07:29:27 >> criteria timestamp size
12.06.2018 07:29:27 >> # Exclude certain folders and files
12.06.2018 07:29:27 >> filter "-!!!!!*\;-!!!!!*;-!!!!!*.*;-ZZZZZ*\;-ZZZZZ*;-ZZZZZ*.*;thumbs.db"
12.06.2018 07:29:27 >> # Load the base folders
12.06.2018 07:29:27 >> load "C:\Documents" "E:\Backup\C\Documents"
12.06.2018 07:29:27 Load comparison: C:\Documents <-> E:\Backup\C\Documents
12.06.2018 07:29:27 >> # Make the target identical to the source includes deleting files that only exist on the target side
12.06.2018 07:29:27 >> option confirm:yes-to-all
12.06.2018 07:29:27 >> sync mirror:lt->rt
12.06.2018 07:29:48 >> # Load the base folders
12.06.2018 07:29:48 >> load "D:\Documents" "E:\Backup\D\Documents"
12.06.2018 07:29:48 Load comparison: D:\Documents <-> E:\Backup\D\Documents
12.06.2018 07:29:48 >> # Make the target identical to the source includes deleting files that only exist on the target side
12.06.2018 07:29:48 >> option confirm:yes-to-all
12.06.2018 07:29:48 >> sync mirror:lt->rt
12.06.2018 07:40:54 Script completed in 11 minutes, 27 seconds

But the script seems on to scan the directories but not to sync them. The latest data are not copied to the backup folder.

Has anybody an idea what I am doing wrong?

[Aaron]

Hello,

To test, I would suggest opening this in a new, blank Folder Compare (folder pair), then paste the filter directly into the toolbar without quotes:
-!!!!!*\;-!!!!!*;-!!!!!*.*;-ZZZZZ*\;-ZZZZZ*;-ZZZZZ*.*;thumbs.db
Hit enter to apply.

What is shown in the comparison? If you then use the Actions menu -> Synchronize -> Mirror Left to Right, what does it show for the preview?

The most common issue if nothing is synching is that the filter is removing all items, or the criteria shows no differences.

[stefangachter]

Dear Aaron,
thanks for the debugging procedure. I found the error. The minus was missing in front of thumbs.db, i.e. -thumbs.db is the correct expression.
Regards, Stefan

[Aaron]

Hah! I specifically looked for that issue and missed it myself while reading your filter. It's easy to do. Glad you found it and got it working.