Version 11.26 of FreeFileSync has been released. This open source program can back up or synchronize content from two different locations. It’s available for Windows, Linux, and macOS, doesn’t rely on things like Java or a .NET Framework, and is lightweight to use. The Windows download includes separate 32bit and 64bit versions, and also offers the option to use it without installing it first. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:
Changes in FreeFileSync version 11.26:
- Faster file copy for SSD-based hard drives (Linux, macOS)
- Don’t fill the OS file cache during file copy (macOS)
- Removed redundant memory buffering during file copy
- Fixed ERROR_FILE_EXISTS on Samba share when copying files with NTFS extended attributes
- Show warning when recycle bin is not available (macOS, Linux)
- Customize config item background colors
- Fixed macOS menu bar not showing after app start
- Fixed normalizing strings with broken UTF encoding
- Fixed sound playback not working (Linux)
- Don’t allow creating file names ending with dot character (Windows)
| Version number | 11.26 |
| Release status | Final |
| Operating systems | Windows 7, Linux, macOS, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| Website | FreeFileSync |
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| License type | GPL |