Delete ALL during SYNC on Windows 7 64-Bit not working

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Hi,

I always sync my ext. hard disc 1 with ext. hard disc 2 but with DO 9.5.6.0.3937.x64 - Windows 7 64-Bit the "Deleting from destination" does not work. I never had a problem with that on XP 32-Bit.

Note: I've just found another thread about DELETE COMMAND ... where an user has a problem on Windows 7 64-Bit only - not reproducable on XP 32-Bit !!!

All my files are READ-ONLY and I'm the owner of the files and I have admin rights on the root drives and no problem to select multiple files, etc and delete them.

Preferences / File Operations / Deleting Files:

  • Ask for confirmation before commencing delete is SELECTED.
  • Delete using the Windows Recylce Bin if possible is SELECTED.
    All others not.

The files which should be deleted DO NOT exist on hard disc 1 anymore so they should be deleted.

===>

Sync files:

  • one way copy,
  • date (different) or size.
  • Delete files from destination that don't exist in the source is SELECTED
  • Ignore seconds is SELECTED
  • Sync sub folders is SELECTED
  • Autom. shrink panel is SELECTED

===>

  1. Press COMPARE
    => Delete from destination: 560 files, 39 folders
  2. Press SYNC
    => Nothing happens

===>

Select
Preferences / File Operations / Deleting Files:

  • Ask for confirmation for each file before deleting => SELECT.
    Press OK.

====>

Sync files again as above.

  1. Press COMPARE
    => Delete from destination: 560 files, 39 folders
  2. Press SYNC

Question: Really send the file "1" to the recylce bin? => DELETE
Question: Really send the file "2" to the recylce bin? => DELETE
Question: Really send the file "3" to the recylce bin? => DELETE ALL
... Nothing happens for DELETE ALL (but file "3" will be deleted!)

Sync files again as above.

  1. Press COMPARE
    => Delete from destination: 557 files, 39 folders

So DO has deleted 3 files - but not all!

Always re-producable.

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Do you have the same problem deleting files in the same place via the normal Delete command?

What if you do (or don't*) use the recycle bin? (*Whichever you didn't try the first time.)

Does it only happen for read-only files?

Does it only happen with that particular drive (or even particular folder)?

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I don't think the two threads are related, FWIW.

4

[quote="leo"]Do you have the same problem deleting files in the same place via the normal Delete command?[/quote] No.

I've just deleted the preferences "Delete using the Windows Recycle Bin if possible" and the SYNC works.
I'll be also asked to UNPROTECT all the files (confirmed) - after that all files will be deleted.

Yes - tested it - it only happens to read-only files ("Delete using the Windows Recycle Bin if possible" was SELECTED for this test).

Interesting is that when confirmation mode is active the single DELETE works via Recycle Bin - DELETE ALL does not (except the first file).