Flatsonar

FreeFileSync

by Zenju

Visual folder comparison and synchronization

Dangerous permissions Flathub reviewed GPL-3.0 v14.12
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About

FreeFileSync is a folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backup copies of your important files. Instead of copying every file every time, FreeFileSync determines the differences between a source and a target folder and transfers only the minimum amount of data needed.

NOTE: FreeFileSync allows you to open files in external applications or run custom scripts. However, when sandboxed as Flatpak, external applications or scripts from your host system are not accessible. If you want to give FreeFileSync access to your host applications/commands, run this command in terminal to give it access to your session DBus: flatpak override --user --socket=session-bus org.freefilesync.FreeFileSync (Or you can use Flatseal to configure this permission). Now you can run any app/command, if you prefix it with "flatpak-spawn --host", i.e.: flatpak-spawn --host mycommand arguments

Permissions

2 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • full access to your entire file system
    --filesystem=host
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • network
    --share=network
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • access to ~/.var/app
    --filesystem=~/.var/app
  • access to xdg-run/gvfsd
    --filesystem=xdg-run/gvfsd
  • access to xdg-run/gvfs
    --filesystem=xdg-run/gvfs
  • talks to org.gtk.vfs.*
    --talk-name=org.gtk.vfs.*

Who publishes this

On Flathub: the manifest was reviewed and built on Flathub's infrastructure, but the developer has not verified ownership of the app id.

  • downloads github.com at install time, after any scan has run
    source:extra-data
  • installs a prebuilt binary instead of building from source
    source:prebuilt
  • on Flathub: manifest reviewed and built by Flathub; the developer has not verified the app id
    publisher:flathub

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