All directory paths may contain macros that are expanded during
synchronization. Begin and end of each macro are marked by a % character. In addition to special macros
handling time and date, the operating system's environment variables may also be used.
| Macro | Example |
|---|---|
| %date% | 2012-12-31 format: [YYYY-MM-DD] |
| %time% | 123044 format: [hhmmss] |
| %timestamp% | 2012-12-31 123044 format: [YYYY-MM-DD hhmmss] |
| %year% | 2012 |
| %month% | 12 |
| %day% | 31 |
| %hour% | 12 |
| %min% | 30 |
| %sec% | 44 |
| %weekday% | Monday (day of the week) |
| %week% | 52 (calendar week) |
| Macro | Example |
|---|---|
| %AllUsersProfile% | C:\ProgramData |
| %AppData% | C:\Users\Zenju\AppData\Roaming |
| %ComputerName% | Zenju-PC |
| %LocalAppData% | C:\Users\Zenju\AppData\Local |
| %ProgramData% | C:\ProgramData |
| %ProgramFiles% | C:\Program Files |
| %ProgramFiles(x86)% | C:\Program Files (x86) |
| %Public% | C:\Users\Public |
| %Temp% | C:\Windows\Temp |
| %UserName% | Zenju |
| %UserProfile% | C:\Users\Zenju |
| %WinDir% | C:\Windows |
| Macro | Example |
|---|---|
| %csidl_Desktop% | C:\Users\Zenju\Desktop |
| %csidl_Documents% | C:\Users\Zenju\Documents |
| %csidl_Pictures% | C:\Users\Zenju\Pictures |
| %csidl_Music% | C:\Users\Zenju\Music |
| %csidl_Videos% | C:\Users\Zenju\Videos |
| %csidl_Downloads% | C:\Users\Zenju\Downloads |
| %csidl_Favorites% | C:\Users\Zenju\Favorites |
| %csidl_Resources% | C:\Windows\Resources |
| %csidl_Quicklaunch% | C:\Users\Zenju\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch |
| %csidl_StartMenu% | C:\Users\Zenju\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu |
| %csidl_Programs% | C:\Users\Zenju\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs |
| %csidl_Startup% | C:\Users\Zenju\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp |
| %csidl_Nethood% | C:\Users\Zenju\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts |
| %csidl_Templates% | C:\Users\Zenju\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates |
Note: Most macros listed here also have a variant for public folders, e.g. %csidl_Documents% has %csidl_PublicDocuments%.
Hint: You can add a flexibility to a ffs_batch configuration file
by creating new temporary environment variables in a bat or cmd file that are evaluated by FreeFileSync at runtime:
The FreeFileSync batch file C:\SyncJob.ffs_batch contains macro %MyVar% instead of an absolute target folder and is invoked by a cmd file: