In this section, we are going to demonstrate how to synchronize files from one folder to another. To access the dashboard, click the ‘ Close’ button The ‘ About’ pop-up displays the version of FreeFileSync installed and contributors to the project. The FreeFileSync desktop application will pop open. To launch FreeFileSync, simply double-click the icon. To activate the FreeFileSync desktop icon, right-click on it and select ‘ Allow Launching’. Upon completion of the installation, you will get two icons at the bottom right of your Ubuntu desktop as shown.

In just a matter of seconds, the installation will be complete, and you will get the following output as confirmation. Just leave the default settings the way they appear and hit ENTER to proceed with the installation. Next, the following output will be displayed on the terminal.

Type ‘ y’ and press ENTER to accept the License Terms. To install FreeFile Sync, simply run the installer file as shown. The installer file comes already with execute permissions, and therefore, you do not need to assign execute permissions. Once the download is complete, navigate to the file location and extract it using below tar command. Take note that the version number is likely to be different at the time you are referring to this guide and, therefore, replace the version number to correspond to the latest version.

Therefore, visit the official FreeFileSync download page and download the tarball file for Linux by clicking on it as shown below.Īlternatively, you can copy the link and download it using the wget command as follows. The only way of installing it is by downloading the binary file from the official site and then running the installation file. Download the FreeFileSync Setup fileįreeFileSync is not included in the official Ubuntu repositories at the time of writing this guide. Once the update is complete, proceed to the next step to install FreeFileSync.

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