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diff --git a/Changelog.txt b/Changelog.txt index 36843a51..09812fb8 100755 --- a/Changelog.txt +++ b/Changelog.txt @@ -1,1975 +1,1975 @@ -FreeFileSync 8.10 [2017-03-12]
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-Fully preserve case-sensitive file paths (Windows, macOS)
-Support SFTP connections to local hosts
-Warn if versioning folder is contained in a base folder
-Use natural string sorting algorithm for item lists
-Consider exclude filter settings for folder dependency checks
-Fixed file not found error on case-sensitive SFTP volume
-Fixed failure when creating MTP sub directories
-Fixed crash when loading database file during comparison
-Refactored UTF conversion routines
-Use pipe symbol as filter separator instead of semicolon
-Iterate over all matching SFTP connections available on a server (macOS)
-Reduced folder matching time by 12%, average memory use by 11%
-Added experimental FTP support
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-FreeFileSync 8.9 [2017-02-08]
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-Detect when database file was copied and avoid "second part missing" error
-Further reduced size of database files by 20%
-Reduced amortized number of file operations during versioning
-Added database file consistency checks to catch unexpected number of stream associations
-Improved file I/O by detecting cross-device moves via path
-Fixed path parsing failure when creating MTP directories
-Implemented buffered stream I/O abstraction to prepare for FTP
-Generalized file path handling for abstract file system implementations
-Warn about outdated AvmSnd.dll before crashing during sound playback
-Avoid libunity9 dependency for Ubuntu builds
-Refactored OpenSSL and libssh2 initialization/shutdown
-Case-insensitive grid sorting on Linux
-Added 32-bit precompiled Debian/Ubuntu release
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-FreeFileSync 8.8 [2017-01-08]
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-Distinguish file access failure from not existing during sync
-Further optimized number of file I/O operations via file system abstraction
-Report unexpected prompts for keyboard-interactive SFTP authentication
-Mark followed directory symlinks on grid
-Fixed parent path determination for UNC
-Don't skip source files that cannot be accessed
-Don't consider a symlink type for SFTP when comparing by content
-Fixed invalid parameter error when setting file times on exFAT file system
-Don't allow overwriting folder with equally named file when copying from main dialog
-Fixed failure to create intermediate directories for Cryptomator/Webdav
-Refactored file system abstraction layer for future FTP support
-Fixed failure to change file name case on MTP devices
-Fixed late failure for batch recycling when parsing of single item fails
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-FreeFileSync 8.7 [2016-12-06]
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-New auto-updater feature for FreeFileSync Donation Edition
-Download zip archive of portable FreeFileSync Donation Edition
-New command line options to define parameters for silent installation
-Support offline activation for portable Donation Edition
-Use automatic keyboard-interactive SFTP authentication as fallback
-Check for available SFTP authentication methods before login
-Support cloud sync of portable edition installation files
-Access donation transaction details from about dialog
-Use width from flexible grid column when showing/hiding extra columns
-Show item short names in middle column tooltip
-Enhanced file category descriptions with modification times
-Don't warn about missing recycle bin when only moving or updating attributes
-Fixed crash when switching to main dialog during batch sync
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-FreeFileSync 8.6 [2016-10-25]
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-Added SFTP support for OS X
-Support SFTP authentication via public/private key
-Remember configuration history scroll position
-SFTP folder picker supports browsing hidden folders
-Fixed failure to copy files with corrupted ADS
-Signed application installer (OS X)
-Increase config history default size to 100 items
-Auto-close FreeFileSync processes before uninstallation
-Simplified SFTP configuration syntax
-Fixed update check sending incomplete keep-alive header
-Detailed error reporting after failed web access
-Suggest folder path macro substitutions also at inner positions
-Transfer folder creation times (OS X)
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-FreeFileSync 8.5 [2016-09-16]
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-Support multiple SSH connections per SFTP folder traversal: N times speed up
-Support multiple SFTP channels per SSH connection: additional N times speed up
-Fixed installer crashes by using correct DEP-compatibility
-Fixed notification area icon being generated too often
-Thread-safe SFTP uninitialization on shutdown
-Thread-safe mini-dump creation during shutdown
-Fixed case-insensitive migration of new csidl macro names
-Reduced SFTP access serialization overhead
-Buffer SFTP sessions independently from usage context
-Detect and discard unstable SSH sessions
-Pre-empt SFTP session disconnect via dedicated SFTP cleanup thread
-Run SFTP tasks directly on worker threads without helper thread overhead
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-FreeFileSync 8.4 [2016-08-12]
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-Mark temporary copies created by %local_path% read-only
-Fixed crash when accessing Bitvise SFTP Servers
-Support nanosecond-precision file time copying (Linux)
-Start maximized instead of in full screen mode (OS X)
-Fixed crash while setting privileges during shutdown
-Fixed crash when failing to clean up log files
-Fixed EOPNOTSUPP error when copying file to gvfs Samba share (Linux)
-Fixed default external applications command line (Linux)
-Thread-safe translation access and change during app shutdown
-Don't consider port and password when comparing SFTP paths
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 8.3 [2016-07-08]
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-Make temporary local copy for non-native file paths: %local_path%
-Support selections from both grid sides at a time for external applications
-New external application macros: %item_path%, %folder_path%, %item_path2%, %folder_path2%
-Migrate external application commands to new macro syntax
-Support reverse grid search (Shift + F3)
-Don't condense empty sub folders on overview panel
-Show changelog delta in update notification
-Center modal dialogs after layout redetermination
-Warn about portable installation into programs folder
-Calculate default message dialog height depending on screen size
-Don't substitute external applications path for empty base folder
-Fixed prolonged tooltip time not being evaluated
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-FreeFileSync 8.2 [2016-05-30]
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-Unified item path representation on main grid
-New progress indicator control for binary comparison
-Fixed crash on exit when accessing already destructed constant
-Fixed crash when FreeFileSync is still running during OS shutdown
-Fixed crash on startup due to missing root certificates
-Work around start up crash on Windows installations missing certain patches
-Fixed in-place progress panel height being trimmed
-Support drawing arbitrary polygons with graph control
-Apply Posix file name normalization (OS X)
-Normalize keyboard input encoding for all text fields (OS X)
-Report errors when cleaning up old log files
-Integrate external app WinMerge if installation is found
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-FreeFileSync 8.1 [2016-04-21]
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-Follow shell links during drag and drop on main dialog (Windows)
-Significantly improved main grid rendering performance
-Log info about non-default global settings
-Establish new network connections only when needed (Windows)
-Show only a single login dialog per network share
-Show login dialogs for the same network address one after another
-Fixed endless recursion for paths containing certain unicode characters (OS X)
-Support using portable version without direct installation
-Fixed access denied error when verifying read-only target file (Windows)
-New global option for sound cue after comparison
-Updated help file
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-FreeFileSync 8.0 [2016-03-15]
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-Fine-tuned buffer sizes for 70% improved SFTP stream I/O speed
-Support incomplete read/write operations while maximizing buffer saturation
-Automatically check consistency of FreeFileSync installation
-Fixed crash when using SFTP on CPUs without SSE2 support
-Improved GUI responsiveness during SFTP I/O
-Disabled automatic quote substitution for file filter (OS X)
-Work around invalid parameter error on FAT drives for broken create times
-Avoid filter mismatches by using precomposed UTF (OS X)
-Fixed main dialog close button not being disabled during sync (OS X)
-Don't create AppleDouble files if extended attributes are unsupported (OS X)
-Set content format metadata when copying to an MTP device
-Fixed F-keys not working in sync config dialog (Linux)
-Revert to default button margin values (Linux)
-Fixed crash when thumbnail loading fails on MTP device
-Fixed main grids not scrolling in parallel during mouse selection
-Revert to default scaling for non-dpi-aware apps
-Integrate FreeFileSync online manual
-Added Slovak translation
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-FreeFileSync 7.9 [2016-02-13]
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-New comparison variant: compare by file size
-Buffer SFTP read/write accesses for optimal packet sizes
-Configure folder access time out via GlobalSettings.xml
-Drag and drop config files anywhere on main dialog
-Work around "argument list too long" file copy error (OS X)
-Work around "invalid argument" file copy error (OS X)
-Support case-change when syncing to case-sensitive SFTP (Windows)
-Select between sync completion sounds gong/harp.wav
-Set up sync completion sound file in GlobalSettings.xml
-Validate monitoring data to avoid RealTimeSync crash
-Updated help file
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 7.8 [2016-01-01]
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-Correctly resolve environment variables containing MTP paths
-Support at and colon characters in SFTP user name
-New context buttons for quick sync config changes
-Report specific error during folder existence check when starting sync
-Fail lately when traversing available MTP devices
-Correctly handle SFTP time-out error when checking folder existence
-Updated on completion command lines for log off/standby/shut down (Linux)
-Support HTML POST redirection for update checks
-Calculate UTC file times like Windows Explorer for MTP devices
-Don't reuse timed-out SFTP sessions with thread affinity
-Workaround SFTP session hang after unsupported statvfs command
-Updated OpenSSL to 1.0.2e
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-FreeFileSync 7.7 [2015-12-01]
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-Support variable drive letters for config history when using FreeFileSync portable
-Skip non-storage functional objects at MTP device level
-Log and show error messages without hanging when running as a service
-Navigate between sync settings panels with arrow keys
-Fixed volume shadow copy file path generation
-Handle integer overflows when comparing file times
-Ignore more than one file time shift
-Reworked grid to support mouse highlight areas
-Allow minute precision for file time shifts
-Warn about unsupported MTP and SFTP paths in RealTimeSync
-Strip superfluous mode parameters when creating a directory (Linux, OS X)
-Correctly detect system language for English UK
-Store program language by name to handle changing ids
-Fixed crash during application exit after using SFTP
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-FreeFileSync 7.6 [2015-11-01]
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-Create missing synchronization base folders only on demand
-Improved main grid text search performance by 40%
-Restore correct main dialog height after restart (Linux)
-Default to standard main dialog size after unmaximize (Linux)
-Prevent creation of irregular folder names (Windows)
-Support MTP devices over WiFi with null modification times
-Do not apply invalid vertical main dialog positions (OS X)
-Support Yosemite full screen window mode (OS X)
-Use buffered lock file I/O (Windows)
-Correctly setup OpenSSL for multithreaded use
-Added COM initialization for worker threads (Windows)
-Forward focus to sync button after comparison
-Streamlined file system abstraction layer interfaces
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-FreeFileSync 7.5 [2015-10-01]
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-Detect moved files on source even for targets with no (SFTP) or unstable (FAT) file id support
-Improved performance for detection of moved files by over 50%
-Added folder picker to select SFTP paths
-Support additional SFTP ciphers by building upon OpenSSL backend
-Added 10-seconds time out when SFTP command is hanging indefinitely
-Work around unexpected SFTP session termination on Synology servers
-Fixed various libssh2 and OpenSSL memory leaks
-Fixed FreeFileSync taskbar link reuse (Windows 7)
-Avoid last error code being overwritten by certain C runtimes before evaluation
-Run online update check asynchronously (Windows)
-Check source item existence before cleaning target during versioning (Linux, OS X)
-Check folder recursion limit to catch stack overflows
-Doubled potential folder traversal recursion depth (Windows)
-Consider child elements of excluded folders during database clean up
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-FreeFileSync 7.4 [2015-09-01]
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-Switch between all folder pair configurations directly in the sync config dialog
-Support macros, path by volume name for config files on command line
-Support slash as path separator on command line (Windows)
-Allow slash as path separator in filter dialog (Windows)
-Discard SFTP connection after 20 seconds of idle time
-Fixed file already existing error when changing file name case (OS X)
-New keyboard shortcuts to open external applications
-Fixed clipboard being cleared when opening sync config dialog (OS X)
-Workaround wxWidgets bug breaking copy/paste shortcuts (OS X)
-Fixed disabled button icons not being updated in the config dialog
-Fixed launcher error messages not being shown (Windows XP)
-Fixed launcher showing incorrect error about missing service pack (Windows XP)
-Revised help file and consolidated into online help
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-FreeFileSync 7.3 [2015-08-01]
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-New context menu option to copy selected files to alternate folder (create diffs)
-Fill a folder pair by dropping two folders at a time from Explorer
-Added option to set non-standard SFTP port
-Prevent recursive creation of temporary Recycle Bin directories (Windows)
-Retrieve grid column label colors from the system
-Fixed detection of already existing files when moving (Linux)
-Follow os convention for preferences (OS X)
-Prevent progress dialog from hiding behind main dialog (OS X)
-Fixed config saved status not updating when changing certain settings
-Support for high dpi display settings
-Fixed crash when help viewer is open during exit (Windows)
-Show manual deletion progress within comparison status panel
-Further reduced number of file accesses during versioning
-Fixed folder picker failing to select Desktop folder (Windows)
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-FreeFileSync 7.2 [2015-07-01]
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-Support synchronization via SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
-Detailed error reporting when checking folder existence
-Synchronize MTP devices with no modification time support
-Set focus to comparison button on startup
-Fixed transactional stream clean up error if target file already existing
-Fixed incomplete input stream clean up on fadvise failure (Linux)
-Consider non-native paths for direct comparison after startup
-Revised algorithm generating folder pair display name
-Reduced number of file accesses during versioning
-Stricter language file consistency checking
-Resolved crash when running Windows 7 on CPUs without SSE2
-Improved Minidump creation handling stack overflows
-Revised path formatting to always match native representation
-Fixed about dialog layout for large font sizes
-Support Minidump creation for Windows XP
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 7.1 [2015-06-06]
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-Avoid various access denied errors when synchronizing with admin rights (Windows)
-Accept Explorer drag and drop from MTP devices
-Support showing MTP files with Explorer
-Support opening MTP files with default application
-Preselect active MTP folder in folder picker dialog
-Work around file not found error when copying alternate data streams
-Fixed access denied error when copying file times (Linux)
-Work around boost bug causing RealTimeSync to wake PC (Windows)
-Fixed naming convention "replace" for versioning
-Skip space pre-allocation if not supported (OS X)
-Use faster space pre-allocation method (Linux)
-Transactional error handling when closing file streams
-Fully initialize system image list for medium and large icons (Windows)
-Handle XP backwards-compatibility with 32-bit build (Windows 64-bit)
-Work around hang due to unsupported AVX2 instructions (Vista 64-bit)
-Fixed invalid argument exception during app launch (OS X)
-Fixed binary comparison checking for wrong buffer size
-Fixed GetLogicalProcessorInformation not found startup error (Windows XP SP2)
-Support IP-based UNC paths with folder selector (Windows)
-Use standard file permissions for application bundle (OS X)
-Updated help file and added tips and tricks chapter
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-FreeFileSync 7.0 [2015-05-11]
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-Support synchronization with MTP devices (Android, iPhone, tablet, digital camera)
-Implemented file system abstraction layer
-New database format supporting generic file ids
-Pre-allocate disk space when writing file output stream
-Late failure when moving multiple items to recycle bin
-Keep UI responsive while loading/saving database file
-Improved error reporting indicating failed item when moving to recycle bin
-Pass correct thread id when creating Minidump (Windows)
-Fixed directory icon loading resource leak (Linux)
-Fixed RealTimeSync message provider exception safety issue (Windows)
-Avoid locking issues by creating the log file after batch synchronization
-Fixed RealTimeSync monitoring for items beyond subfolders (Linux)
-Fall back to file extension during file icon load error
-Show file icon by extension as temporary placeholder
-Work around silent failure to copy file times to external drives (Linux)
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-FreeFileSync 6.15 [2015-04-07]
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-Revert to log file naming convention without colon character
-Prevent endless recursion when traversing into folder on corrupted file system
-Fixed view filter button rendering issue for RTL languages
-Fixed grid losing far scroll positions when increasing icon sizes
-Flush file buffers before verifying file copy
-Update existing items when retrying failed folder traversal
-Harmonized bitmap file loading by removing format variance
-Fixed invalid argument error when setting file times (Linux)
-Fixed application hang when loading icon for named pipe (Linux)
-Improved file copy read-ahead performance (Linux)
-Use native file I/O for stream operations (Linux, OS X)
-Fixed file copy creating zero-sized files (OS X)
-Automatically create Minidump files during an application crash (Windows)
-Check for missing service pack to help diagnose crash (Windows 7)
-New menu item with download link after a version update
-Work around C-function memory race condition when formatting time
-Added Hindi language
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-FreeFileSync 6.14 [2015-02-10]
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-New buttons allow changing the order of folder pairs
-New keyboard shortcuts for rearranging folder pairs
-Preserve comparison results when deleting a specific folder pair
-Allow inserting new folder pairs into the middle of the list
-Append status to log file names when warnings occur
-Don't interrupt immediate comparison when starting a .ffs_gui file for slow devices
-Work around wxWidgets bug eating up command keys in text boxes (Linux)
-Fixed incorrect parameter error when checking recycle bin on drive mounted with Paragon ExtFS (Windows)
-Use colon as time stamp separator in log file names
-Refactored basic low-level file traversal routine
-Optimized file icon startup procedure
-Fixed occasional failure to set modification times on Samba shares (OS X)
-Transfer creation times during file copy (OS X)
-Support copying file times with nanosecond precision (OS X)
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-FreeFileSync 6.13 [2015-01-11]
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-Fixed crash when failing to create log file during batch run
-Show directory traversal errors as conflict category on grid
-Improved file filter behavior for certain edge cases when updating the database
-Fixed crash when task scheduler ends FreeFileSync after a certain time (Windows)
-Don't show alternative folder paths if volume name is empty
-Support silent installation for Inno Setup (Windows)
-Fixed recursive yield when minimized into notification area (Linux, OS X)
-Include ACLs when copying file and folder permissions (OS X)
-New file copy routine including extended attributes (OS X)
-Fixed failure to permanently delete directories containing symlinks
-Copy extended attributes when creating new folders and symlinks (OS X)
-Restore process umask after creating lock file (Linux, OS X)
-Copy directory permissions by default (Linux, OS X)
-Optimized construction of merged path filters
-Exclude items subject to traversal errors when updating the database
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-FreeFileSync 6.12 [2014-12-01]
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-New "Actions" menu bar entry with basic operations
-Fixed crash after comparison while needlessly copying traversal results
-Support auto-updater URL redirection (Linux, OS X)
-Merged installer translations into .lng files
-Fully translated FreeFileSync context menu options and file types in Windows Explorer
-More structured symlink handling options
-Scroll to active selection in config list box on startup
-Fixed delete key to remove items in config history panel (OS X)
-Fixed language file parser showing incorrect row on error
-Fixed crash during sync due to unsupported SSE instructions (Server 2003, XP 64-bit)
-Fixed startup error due to invalid handle type
-Always log folder pair paths even if there is nothing to sync
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 6.11 [2014-11-03]
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-Updated recycle bin access for Windows 10
-New command line option "-edit" to load configuration without executing
-Case-insensitive command line argument evaluation
-New Explorer context menu options for ffs_gui, ffs_batch files
-Added sync variant to folder pair info in log file
-Don't process and log folder pair if nothing to do except writing DB file
-Fixed liblzma.5.dylib not found during startup (OS X 10.8)
-Added version info to application bundles (OS X)
-Fixed incorrect warning when configuration contains empty folder pairs
-Replaced misleading inotify error message "No space left on device" (Linux)
-Fixed FreeFileSync launcher blocking app folder move (OS X)
-Updated default main dialog layout
-Fixed async error evaluation when creating volume shadow copies
-Keep user interface responsive while creating a volume shadow copy
-Fixed error when starting asynchronously from a batch script
-Show progress of writing log files
-Fixed updated file being left deleted when copying permissions failed
-New Project website: http://www.freefilesync.org/
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-FreeFileSync 6.10 [2014-10-01]
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-Fixed crash when accessing recycle bin in compatibility mode (Windows 7, 8)
-Draw middle grid selection irrespective of focus column
-Don't show parts of progress graph if nothing to sync
-Break on missing directories before evaluating warnings
-Ignore leading/trailing whitespace in search panel
-Disable search panel during comparison
-Disable shortkeys during comparison
-Log folder pair only if files are synced
-Fixed number separator formatting for english locale
-Copying locked files now inactive by default
-Show all affected folders when warning about a shared sub folder
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-FreeFileSync 6.9 [2014-09-01]
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-Reuse FreeFileSync taskbar link when available (Windows 7)
-Limit number of retries when creating temporary files
-Fixed bitmap rendering issue for high-contrast color schemes
-Revised and fixed unclear GUI texts
-Updated deprecated system call when suspending idle (OS X)
-Fixed retry when failing to determine recycle bin status
-Added progress graph legend
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 6.8 [2014-08-01]
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-New comparison option to ignore file time shift in hours
-Tentatively disabled DST hack affecting FAT file creation times
-New menu option to reset GUI layout
-File sizes ignore sync direction in overview panel
-Sort by file name also sorts folder names
-Main grid column "full path" includes file name
-Always position comparison progress below main buttons
-Fixed high-precision tick count calculations
-Fully restart directory traversal on errors
-Updated help file with steps to schedule a batch job (OS X)
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-FreeFileSync 6.7 [2014-07-01]
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-Redesigned comparison progress statistics
-Fixed crash when loading incompatible config file
-Added "new" button to config panel
-Avoid sync progress dialog repositioning
-Resolved crash when loading sync settings for Arabic locale
-Restored cancel button width
-Help window not forced to float over main dialog (Windows)
-Fixed overwriting old-format batch files
-Harmonized view category sequence
-Merged similar translation items
-Fixed crash when scrolling help window without focus
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-FreeFileSync 6.6 [2014-06-01]
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-Fixed large font size standard button layout
-Fixed config dialog graphics glitch with large font sizes
-Exit FreeFileSync launcher process during update
-Exclude temporary files from RealTimeSync monitor
-Implement correct standard button spacing (OS X)
-Fixed SELinux compilation issue (Linux)
-Installer adds RealTimeSync link to desktop (Windows)
-Improved makefile (Linux, OS X)
-Reduced binary file size (Linux)
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 6.5 [2014-05-01]
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-Support preview for RAW CR2 image files (Windows Vista and later)
-Fixed startup exception when using task scheduler (Windows XP)
-Correctly resolve SystemRoot NT path syntax for symbolic links
-Fixed incorrect error codes being reported (Windows XP)
-Fixed config dialog shortcut key presses getting lost (OS X)
-Allow vertical layout for top button panel
-Code cleanup: removed support for old database and XML config formats
-Center sync progress dialog
-Updated help file
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-FreeFileSync 6.4 [2014-04-01]
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-Combined comparison, filter and sync config dialogs
-Support alternate GlobalSettings.xml file via command line
-Toggle between config panels with F6, F7, F8
-Show config status icons in notebook panel caption
-Redesigned configuration dialog layouts
-Fixed startup error after moving installation directory
-Fixed retry on failure to resolve path by volume name
-Resolved ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS when creating temporary recycle bin subdirectory
-Added "save as GUI job" button on main dialog
-Added Bulgarian language
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-FreeFileSync 6.3 [2014-03-01]
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-No wait time anymore while searching for recycle bin (Windows Vista and later)
-Revised synchronization progress graph
-Clean up "On completion" considering last usage
-Fixed CTRL + C keyboard short cut in filter dialog (OS X)
-Resolved static initialization order issues
-Reduced disk accesses when resolving directory name
-Added view filter labels
-Updated translation files
-Updated help file
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-FreeFileSync 6.2 [2014-02-01]
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-New synchronization progress graph
-Skip binary comparison for files excluded via time span or size
-Fixed configuration panel ordering for entries starting with numbers
-Filled gap after last grid column to cover full window width
-Work around wxWidgets image button bug showing obsolete disabled state
-Refined file existence checks to handle restricted permissions
-Disable file filter button during comparison
-Fixed mouse wheel grid scrolling for GTK2 (Linux)
-Avoid dummy texts during progress dialog init (OS X)
-Translated external application default commands in global settings
-Support cancel while encoding extended time information
-Highlight non-zero synchronization statistics
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-FreeFileSync 6.1 [2014-01-01]
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-Released RealTimeSync for OS X
-Handle errors loading reference batch config
-Disable user mode exception swallowing for Windows 7 SP1
-Always exclude root nodes on manual selection when excluded items are hidden
-Fixed showing duplicate custom "on completion" commands
-Close old directory handle first before executing directory traversal fallback
-Show negative batch synchronization result in log file name
-Avoid file system race when creating temporary files
-Transfer creation and modification times on folder creation
-Fixed empty main dialog configuration migration issue on Mac OS X
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-FreeFileSync 6.0 [2013-12-01]
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-Revised main dialog panel layout
-Show arrow icon for shortcut files and symlinks
-Execute the "on completion" command asynchronously
-Resolved invalid grid background when context menu is shown
-Set negative file time tolerance to disable file time check
-Optimized sequence of steps when saving database files
-Prevent temporary incorrect statistics after unexpected increase in workload
-Fixed default height when mixing panels with and without caption on main dialog
-New view filter button "show excluded items"
-New keyboard shortcuts for file filter and sync settings
-Removed libpng15.so dependency for openSUSE 13.1
-Updated help file
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 5.23 [2013-11-01]
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-Allow sorting root nodes on overview panel
-Support retry on failure to resolve path by volume name
-Copy high-precision modification times for files and symlinks
-Align top panel height with comparison and sync buttons
-Show lock owner while waiting on a locked directory
-Resolved help file W3C validation issues
-Fixed high-contrast accessibility issues in help
-Fixed crash for CPUs without SSE2 when using VSS (Windows XP)
-Prevent progress statistics timer overflow
-Save RealTimeSync settings before forced exit due to shutdown or log off
-Resolved contract violation error due to out of memory
-RealTimeSync does not block system shutdown anymore
-Added "select all" context menu option for progress log
-Have progress log keyboard input ignore focus
-Fixed category icon background color issues
-Report error when reading active config file failed during save
-Preload adjacent file icons on grid
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-FreeFileSync 5.22 [2013-10-01]
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-New options for automatic retry after error
-Improved compliance with Windows User Experience guidelines
-Harmonized popup dialog layouts
-Correctly show program menu when main dialog receives focus (OS X)
-Revised configuration dialog layouts and designs
-Fixed crash on startup for CPUs without SSE2 support (Windows XP)
-Work around wxWidgets bug for sorted list boxes (Linux)
-Updated and revised help file
-Early parameter validation for filter and sync config dialogs
-Fixed followed directory symlinks being incorrectly excluded
-Automatically calculate best initial message box size
-Progress graph and status icons support high-contrast color schemes
-Include directory child-elements when manually setting filter
-Allow manual filter for short name on overview panel
-Don't treat file drops on directory input fields as URI (Linux)
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 5.21 [2013-09-02]
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-Detect moved/renamed files in mirror and custom variants
-New database format for two way variant: old database files are converted automatically
-Support double-clicking ffs_gui/ffs_batch files (OS X)
-Integrated search panel (Ctrl + F, F3) into main dialog
-Merged variant names into top button labels
-Hide dock icon while minimized to notification area (OS X)
-New keyboard shortcuts: F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10
-Further reduced size of database files by 10%
-Fixed Outlook *.ost files found missing on VSS snapshot volumes
-Added include filter context menu option
-Correctly scroll to search hits on different grid
-Always remove .ffs_tmp files permanently
-Fixed layout for buttons with text and graphics for RTL languages (Arabic, Hebrew)
-Revised file filter parser: new syntax for excluding items in subdirectories
-Improved configuration merge algorithm
-Fixed crash when showing help due to wxWidgets 64-bit bug in help component (Windows 8)
-Avoid progress dialog graph flicker during resize when too few samples are available
-Progress status when deleting files not greyed-out anymore
-Increased time-out to 20 seconds when checking for directory existence
-Exclude broken symlinks via filter before showing error message
-Follow symlinks when checking file/directory existence (Linux)
-Consistently set batch error codes during startup phase
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 5.20 [2013-08-03]
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-Fixed crash on startup due to wxWidgets 64-bit bug in font enumeration (Windows 8)
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-FreeFileSync 5.19 [2013-08-02]
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-Redesigned progress dialog including new items graph
-New command line syntax: set directory names of a .ffs_gui/.ffs_batch externally
-Explicit button on progress dialog to minimize to systray
-Fixed progress graph labels being truncated (Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE)
-Resolved main dialog z-order issues during sync (OS X)
-Reduced progress dialog layout twitching
-Further improved comparison speed by 10%
-Use proper config file path in file picker dialog (OS X)
-Never interrupt when updating a file with fail-safe file copy after target was deleted
-Prevent crash when closing progress dialog while paused (OS X)
-Support external command lines starting with whitespace (Windows)
-Show warning before starting external applications for more than 10 items
-Start external applications synchronously if needed to avoid running out of system resources
-Don't show hidden progress dialog when showing an error message in silent batch mode (OS X)
-Correctly show file names containing ampersand characters in progress dialog
-Adapt size of results dialog to fit contents
-Correctly execute file move before parent directory will be deleted
-Show a blinking system tray icon on errors instead of a modal dialog in RealTimeSync
-Added installation size for Windows' Add/Remove Programs
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-FreeFileSync 5.18 [2013-07-02]
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-Work around boost 1.54 bug "The procedure entry point GetTickCount64 could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll" (Windows XP)
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-FreeFileSync 5.17 [2013-07-02]
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-Consider target file when updating followed file symlinks
-Support moving files to recycle bin contained in followed directory symlinks
-Move instead of copy updated files into versioning directory
-Reduced memory peak when loading large database files after comparison
-Check recycle bin existence only once per base folder and only if deletions occur (Windows)
-Revised and enhanced error messages
-Show moved files in same category as updated files
-More pessimistic calculation of required disk space reducing false positives
-Implemented platform-specific standard button ordering (Linux, OS X)
-Set configuration panel primary orientation to vertical
-Added new checks and error message strings for translation file parser
-Revised middle grid inactive color and duplicate equality symbol
-Skip XML comments while parsing config files
-Redesigned confirmation popup dialogs
-Standard button spacing conforms to operating system conventions
-Shrink memory consumption of file hierarchy data structures
-Don't show file deletion dialog if selection is empty
-Fixed incorrect progress statistics if a file or directory is deleted externally after comparison
-Focus grid cursor row after switching sides with keyboard direction keys
-Improved localization process: find translation deltas more easily, better error reporting
-Reset initiated grid selection when changing grid cursor
-Improved sync progress dialog layout
-Suppress dubious wxWidgets error message "locale 'es_AR' can not be set". (OS X)
-Don't show busy cursor on synchronization results dialog
-Log error message upon retry as type info only
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 5.16 [2013-06-01]
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-Integrated both category and sync action view into middle grid
-Condensed folder pair display names on overview panel
-Consider symlinks and junctions when copying locked files (Windows Vista)
-Resolved failure to set directory lock within Windows XP as Virtual Box guest
-Period resolves to working directory again
-Fixed "DecodePointer could not be located in KERNEL32.dll" (Windows 2000)
-Support closing progress dialog forcefully during sync (OS X)
-Don't disable all child items if directory traversal fails for a single item only
-Simplified deletion confirmation dialog (removed "delete on both sides")
-Work around wxWidgets leaking memory on exit (OS X)
-Avoid wxWidgets crash when deleting folder pair control (OS X)
-Prevent wxWidgets corrupting stack when wxLocale is allocated statically (Linux)
-Use GetUserDefaultLangID to determine installer default language
-Avoid progress speed and remaining time jitter
-Check existence only once for duplicate base directories
-Detect invalid file symlinks pointing to directories (Windows)
-Disable unsuitable buttons in pop up dialogs when checkbox is set
-Copy folder attributes if source is a junction already on Windows XP instead of Vista
-Mark failed UTF conversions with replacement character
-Do not restore main dialog position outside visible screen area (multi monitor setup)
-Support detection of moved files through symlinks
-Reduced memory consumption when detecting moved files
-Check for duplicate file ids when detecting renamed files
-Redetermine volume id for followed directory symlinks
-Removed "Compare_Complete.wav"
-Don't accept file deletion confirmation in less than 50ms
-Systematically resolved translation bugs
-Added Serbian language
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-FreeFileSync 5.15 [2013-05-01]
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-New menu option to activate/deactivate automatic update checking
-Show status message while checking for program updates
-Faster start up times through asynchronous config file checking
-Automatically migrate configuration files to new format
-New context menu options to copy and paste filter settings
-Support file and folder names with trailing space or period characters
-Do not show superfluous scroll bars for multiple folder pairs
-Correctly show long file paths when moving to recycle bin failed (Windows Vista and later)
-Status feedback before blocking while creating a Volume Shadow Copy
-Do not show dummy texts while initializing progress dialog (OS X)
-Allow to maximize filter dialog
-New column for item count on overview panel
-Allow CTRL + C to copy selection to clipboard on overview panel
-Consider current view filter for file selection on overview panel
-Work around silent failure to set modification times on NTFS volumes (Linux)
-Avoid main dialog flash when closing progress dialog (Linux)
-Do not show middle grid tool tip when dragging outside visible area
-Reduced file accesses when loading XML files
-Simplified structure of GlobalSettings.xml
-Allow to change default exclusion filter via GlobalSettings.xml: "DefaultExclusionFilter"
-Split filter entries over multiple rows in ffs_gui/ffs_batch XML files
-Resolved failed assert during start up (ReactOS)
-Create directory locks after one-time existence check
-Show warning when locking directory failed
-Reset main dialog layout to fix top panel default height being too small
-New help file topic "Expert Settings"
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 5.14 [2013-03-31]
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-Do not process child elements when parent directory creation fails
-Start comparison after pressing Enter in directory input fields
-Lead grid is determined via keyboard input instead of input focus change
-Ignore empty directory entries in RealTimeSync
-Restored mouse cursor "snap to default button"
-Implemented file icon support for sync preview (OS X)
-RealTimeSync exit via menu working again
-Restore main dialog even if "close progress dialog" is selected
-Show full path when failing to create directory on not existing target drive
-Middle grid tool tip shown correctly again (Suse Linux/X11)
-Prevent process hang when manually writing to directory history (Linux and OS X, wxWidgets 2.9.4)
-Resolved crash after showing help dialog (OS X)
-Properly handle non-ASCII characters for external commands (OS X)
-Support UTF8 format restrictions on file systems like HFS (OS X)
-Do not stretch small thumbnail icons (Linux)
-Use 32x32 instead of 48x48 as medium icon size on Windows XP
-Properly size non-jumbo icons in thumbnail view (Windows Vista and later)
-Reduced GDI resources for file icon buffer (Windows)
-Automatically check for updates weekly without showing pop up on first start
-Restored program logo in systray progress indicator
-Fit grid row label to match wide font sizes
-Added macros %csidl_Downloads%, %csidl_PublicDownloads%, %csidl_QuickLaunch% (Windows Vista and later)
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-FreeFileSync 5.13 [2013-03-06]
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-Prepared support for new build on Mac OS X
-Time out for not existing directories after 10 seconds
-Check directory existence in parallel
-Inform about all missing directories via a single error message
-Show remaining time considering relative error of 10%
-Check for grid icon updates only when needed
-Revised directory lock process detection
-Implemented high resolution icons
-Accessibility: fixed unreadable labels
-More polished user interfaces
-Fixed time stamp not being set on NFS/Samba shares (Linux)
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-FreeFileSync 5.12 [2013-02-04]
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-Dynamic statistics adjustment during synchronization
-Allow to save active view filter settings as default (context menu)
-Stay responsive while checking recycle bin existence on slow disks
-Reset option "Delete on both sides" upon each manual deletion
-Added context menu to allow deletion of last used configurations
-Support numpad add/subtract keys for overview tree
-Revised external application integration
-Call external applications for multiple selected items
-Automatically schedule abandoned recycle bin temp directories (.ffs_tmp) for deletion
-Binary comparison speed estimate considers errors and short-circuit evaluation
-Use full time window of sync phase when calculating overall speed
-Added Arabic language
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-FreeFileSync 5.11 [2013-01-06]
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-New file versioning scheme: move to folder replacing existing files
-Fixed high CPU consumption after longer syncs
-Improved .ffs_batch configuration file handling
-Allow to quick save .ffs_batch files on main dialog and program exit
-Convert batch-exclusive settings when opening a .ffs_batch file on main dialog
-Redesigned configuration dialog layout
-Enhanced all file I/O error messages to show locking processes (Windows Vista and later)
-Separator in CSV file now locale dependent
-Avoid "Windows Error Code 2" for truly empty directories
-Macro %month% resolves to decimal number
-New macro %timestamp%
-Revised sync progress graph
-Fixed progress graph graphics glitch for RTL layout
-Allow XML element values to contain non-escaped quotation marks
-Updated help file
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 5.10 [2012-12-03]
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-Show synchronization log as a grid in results dialog
-Improved grid scrolling performance (most noticeable on Linux)
-Allow grid selection starting from outside of the grid
-RealTimeSync: Support drag & drop on main dialog for *.ffs_real and *.ffs_batch files
-Optimized memory consumption when generating log for millions of items
-Optimized memory consumption when exporting to CSV file
-Have grid row height match window default font size
-Catch out of memory when copying huge lists into clipboard
-Fixed failure to resume aborted sync after having FFS implicitly create target directory
-Fixed horizontal mouse wheel scrolling direction for RTL languages (Hebrew)
-RealTimeSync: Fixed drag and drop not working (Linux)
-Set maximum size of LastSyncs.log in GlobalSettings.xml element <LastSyncsFileSizeMax>
-Show error when trying to copy a named pipe rather than hang (Linux)
-Improved copy routine minimizing file accesses (Linux)
-Copy file access permissions by default (Linux)
-Fixed unexpected "File or Directory not existing" error during file copy (Linux)
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-FreeFileSync 5.9 [2012-11-03]
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-Scroll grid under mouse cursor
-Move files directly to recycle bin without parent "FFS 2012-05-15 131513" temporary folders
-Offer $HOME directory alias in directory drop down list (Linux)
-Support for tilde (~) character in input folder paths (Linux)
-New environment variables for RealTimeSync: %change_action%, "%change_path%
-Use Internet Explorer proxy settings for new version check (Windows)
-Show proper error message after failed symlink creation
-Start comparison upon double-clicking config list
-New batch return code: "Synchronization completed with warnings"
-Hide files that won't be copied by default if direction "none" is part of the rule set (e.g. update variant)
-Remember save config and folder picker dialog positions separately
-New sync completion sound
-Fixed sync completion sound not playing (Ubuntu)
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-FreeFileSync 5.8 [2012-10-01]
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-New icon theme
-Dynamic save button and dialog title show unsaved configuration
-Exclude all folders if file size or time span filters are active
-Added macros %csidl_Nethood%, %csidl_Programs%, %csidl_Startup%
-Fixed crash on failed CRT parameter validation (Windows)
-Auto-updater handles moved web address for version check
-Fixed configuration conversion error when deleting into versioning folder
-Avoid modal error dialogs in batch mode unless error handling is set to "pop up"
-Set return codes in batch mode even if modal dialogs are shown
-Disabled UAC virtualization for 32-bit user-mode process
-Descriptive error message when setting invalid dates on FAT volumes
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-FreeFileSync 5.7 [2012-09-04]
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-Modern directory selection dialog (Windows Vista and later)
-New file versioning scheme appending revision number to files
-New sync option to limit number of versions per file
-Revised configuration format for *.ffs_gui/*.ffs_batch files: old format will be supported for some time
-Fixed crash on invalid file modification times
-Fixed zlib error on empty database stream
-GlobalSettings.xml: added "MaxSize" parameter to "ConfigHistory"
-Fixed occasional crash on GTK 2 (Linux)
-Always show "items processed" in log file
-Simplified configuration dialogs
-Fixed password prompt not always coming up when connecting to a network share
-Support environment variables everywhere: +on completion; +external applications; +RTS command
-Harmonized external application macros: %item_path%, %item_folder%, %item2_path%, %item2_folder%
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 5.6 [2012-08-02]
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-Resize left and right grids equally
-Allow to move middle grid position via mouse
-Automatically resize file name columns
-Do not follow reparse points other than symlinks and mount points
-Warn if recycle bin is not available during manual deletion
-Fixed error when saving log file into volume root directory
-Show files which differ in attributes only in the same category as "equal" files
-Apply hidden attribute to lock file
-Fixed potential "access denied" problem when updating the database file
-Show errors when saving configuration files during exit (ignore for batch mode)
-Mark begin of comparison phase in the log file
-More detailed tool tip describing items that differ in attributes only
-Added Scottish Gaelic translation
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-FreeFileSync 5.5 [2012-07-01]
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-New database format for <automatic> variant: old database files are converted automatically
-Tuned performance for <automatic> variant when saving database for millions of files: > 95% faster
-Support partial database updates for <automatic> variant respecting current filter
-Reduced size of database files by 30%
-Fine-tuned <automatic> algorithm to avoid certain conflicts after changing comparison settings
-Lower peak memory consumption when reading database participating in multiple sync jobs
-Refined symlink categorization and <automatic> variant handling
-Always save log of last syncs to %appdata%\FreeFileSync\LastSyncs.log (128 kB limit)
-"Save" and "Save As" menu options
-Properly show status message after save configuration
-Avoid issues applying file modification time on certain NAS
-Refined last-used configuration handling
-Avoid race-condition: database file is only read if directory is existing
-Protect against temporary network drop between comparison and synchronization
-Rearranged statistics panel to save vertical space when vertically aligned
-Removed limitation for number of conflicts shown in the warning message and log
-Consider both global and local filter when estimating whether folder could contain matches
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 5.4 [2012-06-01]
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-Copy all NTFS extended attributes
-Improved statistics panel
-Improved main grid
-Support context menu for files in overview tree
-Process double-clicks outside main grid
-Allow quoted paths ending with backslash in command line: "C:\"
-Fully localized number formatting (Windows)
-Fixed deletion dialog header being trimmed (Linux)
-Fixed exclusion via context menu (Linux)
-Preserve row label width after comparison (Linux)
-Updated help file
-New batch mode return codes, see help file
-Prefix custom deletion directory with job name
-Use the same time stamp for log file and versioning
-Handle folder drag and drop outside main grid
-Avoid name clash having multiple folder pairs delete into the same versioning folder
-Exit FreeFileSync automatically while upgrading to new version
-Accessibility: Support high-contrast color schemes
-Yet another UI design overhaul
-Fixed "access denied" issue on OS X-hosted network shares
-Support Citrix folder shares
-Support Arch Linux (Chakra)
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 5.3 [2012-05-02]
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-Show which processes lock a file during synchronization (Windows Vista and later)
-Use unbuffered copy to speed up copying large files (Windows Vista and later)
-Preserve NTFS sparse files
-Support referencing all logical volumes by name (including FreeOTFE virtual drives)
-Fixed lag showing "Searching for directory" on comparison
-New context menu filter option: exclude by short name
-Use clicked-on row rather than anchor when determining action for shift-selection
-Refresh grid after pressing "CTRL + A"
-Add base folder pairs to CSV export
-Show full path in tool tip if multiple folder pairs are used
-Show child dialogs on same monitor as parent dialog on multiple monitor systems
-Added statistics at beginning of batch log file
-Fixed batch mode final speed statistic and reset graph after binary comparison
-RealTimeSync: Automatically retry after 15 seconds if an error occurs
-Show button images untrimmed (Linux)
-Fixed problems with auto-closing progress dialog (Linux)
-Fixed unresponsive progress dialog and systray icon (Linux)
-New option in GlobalSettings.xml: "LockDirectoriesDuringSync"
-Added Lithuanian translation
-Added Norwegian translation
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 5.2 [2012-04-01]
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-Fixed runtime error "Error comparing strings! (LCMapString)" (Windows 2000, XP)
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-FreeFileSync 5.1 [2012-03-31]
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-New category for time span filter: last x days
-Fixed "Error loading library function: GetVolumeInformationByHandleW" if NTFS permissions are copied
-Fixed command line issues: allow config name without extension, allow multiple directories instead of a config file
-Reenabled global shortcut F8 to toggle data shown in middle grid
-Unified error handling on failure to create log directory
-Do not close batch creation dialog after save
-Tree view: compress and filter root nodes the same way as regular folder nodes
-Fixed wrong tool tip being shown if directory name changes
-Date range selector does not trim year field anymore
-Show action "do nothing" on mouse-hover for conflicts in middle grid
-Fixed "Windows Error Code 59: An unexpected network error occurred"
-New filter pattern: *\* matches all files in sub directories of base directories
-Fixed "*?" filter sub-sequence
-Fixed "Cannot convert from the charset 'Unknown encoding (-1)'!"
-Support Ctrl + A in filter dialog
-Support large filter lists > 32 kByte
-Allow to hide file icons
-Avoid switching monitor when main dialog is maximized on multiple monitor systems
-Improved huge XML file loading times by a factor of 3000, saving by a factor of 3
-Restore grid scroll position after repeated comparisons
-Show log after sync when non-fatal errors occurred
-Fixed crash in UTF8 conversion when processing a corrupted ffs_db file
-Even more pedantic user interface fine-tuning
-Compiles and runs on openSuse 12.1
-Fixed grid page-up/down keys scrolling twice (Linux, wxGTK 2.9.3)
-Fixed unwanted grid scrolling when toggling middle column (Linux, wxGTK 2.9.3)
-Fixed middle grid tool tip occasionally going blank (Linux)
-Support single shift-click to check/set direction of multiple rows
-Removed gtkmm dependency (Linux)
-Installer remembers all settings for next installation (local installation only)
-All executables digitally signed
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 5.0 [2012-01-30]
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-New grid control
-New tree control
-Revised Right to Left layout for Hebrew
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 4.6 [2011-12-25]
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-Execute user-defined command after synchronization
-Option to automatically close synchronization progress dialog
-Automatically adjust statistics during sync if changes happened after comparison
-Fixed "DecodePointer could not be located in KERNEL32.dll" (Windows 2000)
-Fixed "Windows Error Code 31: A device attached to the system is not functioning"
-Mouse wheel will scroll list of folder pairs instead of toggle through directory history
-No error message when scanning a single directory
-Minimized disk accesses when deleting files
-Less mouse-clicks required when overwriting configuration
-Pause timers while showing error messages
-Show error message for malformed external commands
-Support detection of moved files over "subst" alias
-New default font: Segoe UI (Windows Vista and later)
-Save settings before forced exit due to shutdown or log off
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 4.5 [2011-11-25]
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-Fixed "Windows Error Code 50: The request is not supported"
-Fixed "Windows Error Code 124: The system call level is not correct"
-Fixed config load performance problem if network drive is not reachable
-Support traversing truly empty directories (no ., ..) (Windows)
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-FreeFileSync 4.4 [2011-11-22]
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-Fixed error copying files containing alternate data streams (Windows)
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-FreeFileSync 4.3 [2011-11-20]
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-Detection of moved and renamed files
-New database format for <Automatic> mode: a full sync is suggested before upgrading
-Fixed overwrite symlink with regular file
-Fixed synchronization result dialog GUI glitch (Windows XP)
-Fixed macro %weekday%
-RealTimeSync: Fixed support for manual volume unmount (Windows)
-Added Croatian language
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 4.2 [2011-11-02]
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-Implemented workaround for compiler bug leading to uncaught exceptions (Windows 32 bit)
-Shadow Copy Service: Native support for Windows7/Server 2008
-Fixed reference by volume name parsing issue
-Rearranged synchronization progress dialog
-More concise log message format
-Fixed default file icon (Kubuntu)
-Support for wxWidgets 2.9 series (Ubuntu/Kubuntu)
-FAT 2 sec tolerance for files dated in the future
-Honor DACL/SACL inheritance flags when copying NTFS permissions (Windows)
-New option in GlobalSettings.xml: "RunWithBackgroundPriority" (Windows Vista and later)
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-FreeFileSync 4.1 [2011-10-09]
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-Improved synchronization progress dialog
-Show all available aliases in directory history list
-Show password prompt when connecting to mapped network share
-Removed busy cursor after program start up
-RealTimeSync: atomically detect missing directories
-Handle not existing reference by volume name as an invalid path
-Improved start up responsiveness by checking dir/file existence asynchronously
-Fixed loading incorrect directory name when using multiple folder pairs
-Allow passing multiple configurations via command line
-Allow passing multiple directory names via command line
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-FreeFileSync 4.0 [2011-09-25]
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-Thumbnail list view
-Option to specify comparison settings at folder pair level
-Correctly update parent-child relationship when changing sync directions
-Show history list for additional folder pairs
-Switch between volume name and full path in directory history list
-Perf: shrinked folder matching CPU time by over 70%
-Show windows environment strings in directory history list
-Show windows special folder IDs in directory history list
-Fixed progress dialog going into background on heavy load
-Support creating old 8.3 directories
-Take over configuration name when creating new batch job
-Remember batch-specific settings when loading a ffs_batch file from main dialog
-Drag & drop ffs_batch files on main dialog to test and edit batch settings
-Automatically resolve objects deleted externally after comparison
-Date column context menu: manual time range selector
-New categories for time span filter: today, this week, this month, this year
-Respect both sides when sorting by relative path
-Updated COM error message reporting resolving "Unknown error"
-Smarter configuration merge algorithm
-Correctly show existing folders on both sides when using include filter
-Fixed network access using WebDrive
-Update modification times during file copy to write current values to database
-RealTimeSync: write name of changed file into environment variable "changed_file"
-RealTimeSync: fixed network drop incorrectly being handled as a failure
-Set default direction according to current configuration when deleting manually
-Plenty of GUI improvements
-Updated help file
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 3.21 [2011-08-19]
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-Fixed deleting to user-defined directory
-Fixed crash when using include filter
-New global option to disable transactional file copy
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-FreeFileSync 3.20 [2011-08-11]
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-Scan multiple directories in parallel
-Automatically resolve disconnected network maps
-Fixed temporal hang when dropping large files on main dialog
-<Automatic> mode: Fixed issue regarding directory names differing in case during first sync
-Delete permanently if recycle bin is not available (Linux)
-Keep FreeFileSync responsive when trying to access non-existent network folder
-Support for Ubuntu Unity Launcher (Linux)
-RealTimeSync: Failure notification if command line is invalid (Linux)
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-FreeFileSync 3.19 [2011-07-23]
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-Exclude sub directories from synchronization which cannot be accessed during comparison
-Warning if Recycle Bin is not available instead of deleting silently (Windows)
-Adapted log message if missing recycler leads to permanent deletion (Windows)
-Revert to per file recycle bin handling if creating temp recycler folder fails
-Avoid orphaned deletion temp directories on network drives
-Quick-select comparison and synchronization options via double-click
-New right-click drop down menu on comparison and synchronization settings button
-New database design: copying the database file does not lead to complications anymore
-Full support for "retry" while comparing
-Don't copy empty folders when filtering by time span
-Allow loading/merging multiple configurations files via file open dialog
-Allow loading/merging multiple configurations in last used config list
-Fixed system shutdown interruption during batch mode
-Allow saving log files in both silent and non-silent batch jobs
-Reduced main dialog flicker when switching configurations
-Database and lock files created by FreeFileSync do not trigger RealTimeSync anymore
-Restrict maximum number of visible folder pairs to 6 (configurable via GlobalSettings.xml)
-New macros: %day%, %hour%, %min%, %sec%
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-FreeFileSync 3.18 [2011-07-03]
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-Launcher running synchronously and returning application error code
-Fixed sort by file extension
-Fixed drag and drop of SAMBA network folder
-Render (all) invalid file dates correctly on GUI
-Correct layout selection for RTL and LTR languages
-Correct GUI status texts while waiting for directory lock
-Properly set default directory when loading configuration
-New XML framework: zen::Xml
-Added Hebrew language
-Added Danish language
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 3.17 [2011-05-20]
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-Filter files by size
-Filter latest files by time span
-Launcher automatically selecting 32/64 bit executable on start up
-More detailed systray progress indicator
-New database format for <Automatic> mode: a full sync is suggested before upgrading
-Update database at individual file level (support for partial and aborted syncs)
-New translation file format
-Dynamically load existing translation files
-Correct translation plural forms
-Improved directory locking strategy
-Restructured installation package
-One button-click synchronization
-Fixed CSV character encoding
-Put CSV values in quotes if they contain semicolons
-Explicit button and settings for "Custom" sync variant -> old configurations need to be migrated
-Keyboard shortcuts also on middle grid
-Minimize progress dialog by clicking on taskbar
-Render invalid file dates correctly on GUI
-Process user-defined commands via shell execution (FFS and RTS)
-Allow base directory names having trailing white-space
-Added Ukrainian language
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 3.16 [2011-04-21]
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-Fixed file copy issues on SAMBA shares
-Small GUI fixes
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-FreeFileSync 3.15 [2011-04-19]
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-Overwriting a file as fully transactional operation
-Optimized synchronization speed (non-cached volumes, e.g. memory sticks in particular)
-Volumes can be specified by name: [<volume-name>]\<path> (use case: variable drive letters, RealTimeSync)
-Copy NTFS compressed, encrypted and sparse file attributes
-Copy NTFS compressed and encrypted directory attributes
-Copy NTFS alternate data stream
-Improved performance: CSV export, copy to clipboard, sync log display
-Improved color theme support
-Fixed crash on certain system text color settings
-Fixed progress numbers for manual deletion
-Allow aborting manual deletion via escape key
-Use relative name for file tool tip
-Automatically redirect arrow keys to main grid
-More tolerant directory creation (operation not supported/wrong parameter)
-More tolerant file move: ignore existing files (user-defined deletion directory)
-Added macro %weekday%
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-FreeFileSync 3.14 [2011-03-20]
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-New keyboard shortcuts: F5: compare F6: synchronize
-Skip to next folder pair if fatal error occurred (instead of abort)
-Reload last selected configuration on start up
-Abort with error when copying to empty directory field
-Full log information after comparison (including file transfer)
-Check read access for source file before overwriting target
-Fixed possible application crash after comparison
-Fixed possible network freeze when comparing
-Maximum number of log files can be specified
-Don't condense white-space when loading XML configuration
-RealTimeSync: Put executable name in quotes when parsing *.ffs_batch file
-Large program icons - 256 x 256
-Handle daylight saving time(DST) on FAT network shares
-Skip DST handling if drive does not support accurate file times
-Many small GUI/usability fixes
-Added Korean translation
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-FreeFileSync 3.13 [2011-01-16]
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-Implemented Advanced User Interface to allow user specified layout customizations
-Process case sensitive file/directory/symlink names
-Synchronize name/attributes only avoiding full copy if appropriate
-Prevent hibernation/sleep mode during comparison and synchronization (Windows)
-New database format: single file for FreeFileSync 32 and 64 bit versions
- - full sync suggested before migrating to v3.13
- - old sync.x64.ffs_db files may be deleted
-Improved algorithm to calculate remaining time
-Allow resizing window containing multiple folder pairs
-Show folder short names in column file name
-Correctly report message "nothing to sync" in batch mode
-Removed libjpg-8 dependency (Linux)
-Fixed loading correct maximized position on multi-screen desktop
-RealTimeSync: Removed blank icons in ALT-TAB list during execution of command line
-Show RealTimeSync job name as systray tool tip
-Last used configurations as sorted list without size limitation
-Remove redundant configuration when merging multiple ffs_gui/ffs_batch files
-Warning if folder is modified that is part of multiple folder pairs
-Aggregated warning messages for all folder pairs instead of one per pair
-Added privilege to access restricted symlink content
-Added Greek translation
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-FreeFileSync 3.12 [2010-11-28]
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-Allow empty folder pairs without complaining
-Automatically exclude database and lock files from all (sub-)directories (not only from base)
-Resize grid columns on both sides in parallel
-Fixed tool tip foreground text color (Linux)
-Search via CTRL + F and F3 now as global hotkeys
-Fully portable use of directory locking (Windows/Linux, 32/64 bit)
-RealTimeSync: Treat missing network path the same as missing local path
-Show current job name during synchronization (batch/gui)
-Allow copying dereferenced (=followed) directory Symlinks over network share
-Fail to copy Symlinks (=direct) over network share instead of silently creating empty folder (Windows XP)
-Copy NTFS junctions as Symlinks (avoiding permission checks)
-RealTimeSync: ignore request for device removal on network mapped drives
-Support for copying SELinux security contexts
-Fixed moving buttons in synchronization dialog
-Allow deleting currently selected item from list of last used folders (not before wxWidgets 2.9.1)
-Avoid losing focus after manually deleting a file
-Preserve custom changes to sync directions after manually deleting a file
-Handle empty tool tips correctly (Linux)
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 3.11 [2010-09-20]
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-Fixed migration issue: reasonable default value for number of folder pairs
-Better message box background color
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-FreeFileSync 3.10 [2010-09-19]
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-Automatically solve daylight saving time and time zone shift issues on FAT/FAT32 (finally)
-Instantly resolve abandoned directory locks associated with local computer
-Show expanded directory name as tool tip and label text (resolves macros and relative paths)
-Do not copy relative file attributes for base target directories that are created implicitly
-Move dialogs by clicking (almost) anywhere
-RealTimeSync: ignore request for device removal on Samba shares
-Added UTF-8 BOM for CSV export
-Correctly handle window position on multi-screen desktop
-Disabled warning "database not yet existing"
-RealTimeSync: replaced delay by minimum idle time
-Maximum number of folder pairs configurable via GlobalSettings.xml (XML node <FolderPairsMax>)
-Added tool tips to display long filenames on main grid
-Keep application responsive when deleting large directories
-Vista/Windows 7: harmonize modification times shown on main grid with Windows Explorer
-Changed background color to avoid unreadable texts in combination with certain color themes
-Toggle middle grid comparison result/sync preview with right mouse button click
-Further GUI enhancements/polishment/standard conformance
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 3.9 [2010-08-10]
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-Advanced locking strategy to allow multiple processes synchronize the same directories (e.g. via network share)
-Merge multiple *.ffs_batch, *.ffs_gui files or combinations of both via drag & drop
-Copy file and folder permissions (requires admin rights):
- - Windows: owner, group, DACL, SACL
- - Linux: owner, group, permissions
- - correctly handle Symbolic Links
- - new option in global settings
-Compare by content evaluates Symbolic Links
-32-Bit build compiled with MinGW/GCC to preserve Windows 2000 compatibility
-RealTimeSync: Handle requests for device removal (USB stick) while monitoring
-Sort by file size: group symlinks before directories
-Added macros %week%, %month%, %year% for creating time-stamped directories
-Touch database file when changes occurred only
-Moved settings "file time tolerance" and "verify copied files" to GlobalSettings.xml
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 3.8 [2010-06-20]
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-New options handling Symlinks: ignore/direct/follow => warning: new database format for <Automatic> mode
-Fixed crash when starting sync for Windows XP SP2
-Prevent tool tip from stealing focus
-Show associated file icons (Linux)
-Run folder existence checks in separate thread (faster network share access)
-Write <Automatic> mode database file even if both sides are already in sync
-Don't raise status dialog to the top after synchronization
-Embedded version information into executable (Windows)
-Migrated compiler to Visual C++ 2010 (Windows)
-Avoid losing manual changes when excluding via context menu
-Adjusted auto-updater web-address
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 3.7 [2010-05-16]
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-RealTimeSync: Trigger command line only if all directories are existing
-Allow for drag and drop of very large files
-Batch modus: New "Switch" button opens GUI modus when warnings occur
-Support copying old 8.3 filenames correctly
-Handling of Symbolic Links configurable via GUI
-Fine tuned calculation of remaining disk space for custom deletion directories
-Save default config files only if actually changed
-NSIS installer: Support for /D and /S switches
-Fixed resource loading if installation folder is not working directory (Linux build)
-Consolidated batch creation dialog
-<Automatic> mode: Detect conflict when a directory shall be deleted while new sub-elements are to be copied
-Automatically mark left behind temporary files (*.ffs_tmp) for deletion with next sync
-New Project website: freefilesync.sourceforge.net
-A lot of small GUI fixes
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 3.6 [2010-03-31]
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-Fixed occasional crash when starting FreeFileSync
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-FreeFileSync 3.5 [2010-03-27]
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-Allow <Automatic> mode syncs between 32 bit, 64 bit, Windows and Linux builds
-Show progress indicator in window title
-Support for progress indicator in Windows 7 Superbar
-Reduced progress indicator flicker
-Prevent silent batch mode from taking keyboard focus
-Improved error messages (loading/saving/copying files)
-Improved environment variable tolerance: strip blanks and double-quotes
-RealTimeSync: Fixed crash when double-clicking systray icon
-Allow aborting all operations via Escape key
-Added British English translation
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-FreeFileSync 3.4 [2010-03-04]
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-Performance: Reduced Recycle Bin access time by 90%
-Recycle Bin support for Linux
-Performance: Reduced binary comparison sequential read time (by up to 75% for CD/DVD access)
-Improved synchronization sequence to avoid disk space shortage: overwrite large files by small ones first
-Fixed problems with file renaming on Samba share
-New free text grid search via shortcuts CTRL + F and F3
-Show number of processed files at end of synchronization
-New optional grid column: file extension
-New comparison category icons
-Fixed handling sync-config of first folder pair
-Allow moving main dialog by dragging client area instead of title bar only
-Enhanced help file: Run RealTimeSync as Service
-Prefix log files with name of batch job
-Fixed GUI right-to-left mirroring for locales Hebrew and Arabic
-Portable version: save configuration in installation folder
-Many small GUI enhancements
-Updated translation files
-New Linux .deb package: ppa:freefilesync/ffs
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-FreeFileSync 3.3 [2010-02-02]
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-New installer package for portable/local/32/64-bit versions
-Built-in support for very long filenames: apply \\?\-prefix automatically
-New button for synchronization preview: show equal files
-RealTimeSync: Respond to directory or volume arrival, e.g. USB stick insert
-Start comparison automatically when double-clicking on *.ffs_gui files
-Visual progress indicator for sys-tray icon
-Fixed string comparison for 'ß' and 'ss' (all Windows versions)
-Fixed general string comparison for Windows 2000
-Significantly faster file icon loading
-Applied new IFileOperation interface for recycle bin (Windows >= Vista)
-Patched <Automatic> mode to handle FAT32 2-second file time precision
-Play optional sound after comparison: "Compare_Complete.wav"
-Allow environment variables for log file-directory
-Enhanced conflict reporting
-Added Swedish translation
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 3.2 [2009-12-13]
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-Native Windows 64-Bit version (including Volume Shadow Copy Service)
-Harmonized filter handling: global and local file filters
-Unified handling of first folder pair: all pairs now semantically equal
-Use environment variables within directory names (e.g. %USERNAME%)
-New keyboard shortcuts to set sync-direction: ALT + <arrow key>
-Allow copying to non-encrypted target directory
-Fixed sort by filename
-Fixed GDI resource leak when scrolling large grids
-Fixed string comparison for 'ß' and 'ss' (Windows >= Vista)
-Faster file icon loading
-Remove elements in folder drop down list via DEL key
-New integrated help file
-Play optional sound after synchronization: "Sync_Complete.wav"
-Several GUI/usability improvements
-Created package for PortableApps.com
-Added Finnish translation
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 3.1 [2009-10-26]
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-Support for multiple data sources in Automatic mode
-Copy file and folder create/access/modification times when synchronizing
-Progress dialog can be minimized to systray (Batch and GUI mode)
-Allow switching between silent/non-silent batch mode interactively
-Some GUI improvements
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-FreeFileSync 3.0 [2009-10-15]
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-New synchronization mode: <Automatic>
-Consolidated batch mode error handling
-Fixed crash when comparing multiple pairs by content
-Fixed calculation of remaining objects
-Fixed swapping grids
-Show scanned files when traversing with filter enabled
-New default filter values
-New macros %time%, %date% for creating time-stamped directories
-Avoid corrupted data when program is terminated unexpectedly
-Prevent deletion when source-directory (temporarily) is not accessible
-Native Unicode support for Linux build
-Added Romanian translation
-Added Turkish translation
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 2.3 [2009-09-27]
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-New filter and sync configuration at folder pair level
-Improved sorting: sort across multiple folder pairs
- stable sorting in middle grid
- consolidated sorting of sync-direction
-Open external applications via context menu(customizable)
-Removed performance penalty when using include filters
-Improved filter syntax for strings beginning with wildcards
-Default handling for conflict files now configurable
-New option to show all hidden dialogs again
-Fixed issue with macros %nameCo, %dirCo
-New option in *.ffs_gui/ffs_batch files: Verify copied files
-Use Windows Volume Shadow Copy for shared and locked files(new)
-More detailed information in *.cvs export
-Use current working directory to save global configuration (portable version)
-Respect sub directories when manually changing sync-direction
-Allow import of batch configuration into GUI mode
-Some small GUI improvements
-New shortcuts: SPACE: (de-)select rows; ENTER: start external application
-Performance improvements: Reduced CPU time by 28%, (peak) memory consumption by 20%
-Added Traditional Chinese translation
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 2.2 [2009-08-16]
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-New user-defined recycle bin directory
-Possibility to create synchronization directories automatically (if not existing)
-Support for relative directory names (e.g. \foo, ..\bar) respecting current working directory
-New tool tip in middle grid showing detailed information (including conflicts)
-Status feedback and new abort button for manual deletion
-Options to add/remove folder pairs in batch dialog
-Added tool tip showing progress for silent batchmode
-New view filter buttons in synchronization preview
-Revisioned handling of symbolic links (Linux/Windows)
-GUI optimizations removing flicker
-Possibility to create new folders via browse folder dialog
-Open files with associated application by special command string
-Improved warning/error handling
-Auto-adjust columns automatically or manually with CTRL + '+'
-New macros for double-click command line: %name, %dir, %nameCo, %dirCo
-Fixed runtime error when multiple folder pairs are used
-New tool 'RealTimeSync': Watch directories for changes and start synchronization automatically
-Improved XML parsing, fault tolerance and concept revisioned
-More detailed statistics before start of synchronization
-Removed superfluous border for bitmap buttons (Linux only)
-Added Czech translation
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 2.1 [2009-07-03]
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-Fixed bug that could cause FreeFileSync to crash after synchronization
-Compiled with MS Visual C++ 2008 using static runtime library
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-FreeFileSync 2.0 [2009-06-30]
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-Copy locked files using Windows Volume Shadow Copy
-Load file icons asynchronously for maximum display performance
-Handle include filter correctly when comparing
-Display optional summary window before starting synchronization
-Adjust sync direction properly when switching sides
-Info about sync variant on main dialog
-Issue a warning message for each conflict type when comparing
-Save default configuration in user application path (Installer based version)
-Limit main dialog minimum size
-Update grid row labels while scrolling
-Right-click selects cell before opening context menu
-New context menu options to manually assign a sync-direction
-Moved sync-preview switch into middle grid's context menu
-Possibility to remove top folder pair
-Fixed calculation of row total in sync preview
-File icons configurable for each side
-Many small GUI improvements
-Compiled successfully with GCC 4.4.0 and MS Visual C++ 2008
-Added Russian translation
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 1.19 [2009-06-01]
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-New synchronization preview
-Sync-direction can be adapted manually
-New category type "conflict"
-New check for unresolved conflicts
-Improved overall GUI layout
-New check for erroneous file modification dates
-Optional pop up to notify on changed configuration
-Files with invalid dates (e.g. year 30.000) do not result in a program abort anymore
-Replaced column "full name" by "full path" to be combined with "filename"
-Apply filtering WHILE comparing (if activated) and avoid traversing excluded directories
-New filter paradigm: use relative instead of absolute names
-New option "ignore DST +/- 1-hour" to correctly handle daylight saving changes
-Sync preview statistics now on main dialog
-Show only relevant synchronization options
-File icon display configurable via grid column context menu
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 1.18 [2009-05-10]
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-Linux build officially released: all major problems solved!
-New statistic: remaining time
-New statistic: bytes per second
-Automatically check for program updates every week
-Finally got rid of scroll bar in middle grid for Linux build
-Fixed issue with file icon display
-Fixed overlapping grid cells
-Alternate log file directory configurable via GUI
-Added drag & drop support for batch job assembly
-Simplified filter usage: - <dirname> matches "<dirname>\*" as well as "<dirname>\"
- - only distinct filter entries are considered
-Platform dependent line breaks in configuration *.xml files
-"Significant difference check" runs at folder pair level
-Sorting runs at folder pair level
-New check for sufficient free disk space (considering recycle bin usage)
-New optional grid column: directory
-New sort by directory name
-Reduced memory consumption by 10%
-A lot of smaller improvements
-Added Brazilian Portuguese translation
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 1.17 [2009-04-05]
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-Full support for Windows/Linux symbolic links:
- - traverse, copy, delete symbolic links
- - handle broken symbolic links
- - new options in GlobalSettings.xml: TraverseDirectorySymlinks, CopyFileSymlinks
-New menu option: "Check for new version"
-Copy folder attributes and security settings when implicitly creating folders
-Maximum file time difference now fully configurable
-New history of last selected folders
-Fixed "Year-2038-Problem" for time_t
-Upgraded to wxWidgets 2.8.10
-Individual folder pairs can be selected for removal
-Performance: Reduced CPU time by 9%, memory consumption by 36%
-Support for cancellation when copying and comparing large files
-Smooth progress indicators when copying and comparing large files
-Support for Shift-PageUp/PageDown
-Support for Home/End and Shift-Home/End
-Alternative log file directory configurable via *.ffs_batch Xml
-Show explorer file icons in grid (windows only)
-Fixed compilation issues for Linux build
-Fixed grid alignment issue in Linux build
-Enhanced error messages for Linux build
-Optimized traversing algorithm for Linux build
-Fixed graphical misalignment with multiple folder pairs
-Added Slovenian translation
-Added Hungarian translation
-Added Spanish translation
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 1.16 [2009-03-13]
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-Support for \\?\ path prefix for unrestricted path length (directory names > 255 characters) (windows only)
-Copy files even if target folder does not exist
-Fixed occasional error when switching languages
-Added sys-tray icon for silent batch mode (pause, abort, about)
-Support for numeric del-key
-Avoid endless loops with Vista symbolic links (don't traverse into symbolic links - configurable)
-New functionality for loading batch files (load button or drag & drop to main/batch window)
-New options for batch file error handling: "pop up, ignore errors, exit with returncode < 0"
-New option to reset all warning messages
-Allow marking both sides of the main grid via CTRL + mouse-click
-Allow manual deletion of files on both or one side only (respecting selections on both sides)
-Special recycler option for manual deletion
-New optional grid column: Full name
-Fixed locale related issue when comparing. Big thanks to Persson Henric for providing support!
-New check if more than 50% of files will be overwritten/deleted
-Save memory by clearing old results before re-comparing
-Usability improvements:
- - name of config file in window title
- - refresh view filters on configuration load
- - default to ascending sort when changing column
- - maximum length of config file history customizable through xml
- - new "load configuration" button
- - check/uncheck option for middle grid
- - support for CTRL + A (select all)
- - enhanced error messages (windows only)
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 1.15 [2009-02-22]
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-Fixed performance bottleneck in batch mode (non-silent)
-Improved performance of comparison by another 10%
-Configure column settings by right-click context menu
-Remember column positions on main grid
-Hide/Show individual columns
-Added "sort by comparison result"
-Sort file list by relative name after comparison (GUI mode only)
-Removed Windows registry usage for portable version
-Restored line breaks in status texts for better readability
-Revised German translation. Thanks to «Latino»!
-Created custom button control to finally translate "compare" and "synchronize"
-Allow manual setup of file manager integration (Windows and Linux)
-Added Step-By-Step guide for manual compilation (Windows and Linux)
-Added checkboxes to manually select/deselect rows
-New option: Treat files with time deviation of less-equal 1 hour as equal (FAT/FAT32 drives only)
-Added Polish translation
-Added Portuguese translation
-Added Italian translation
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 1.14 [2009-02-01]
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-Massive performance improvements:
-- comprehensive analysis and optimization of comparison functionality
-- new, fast directory traversing algorithm
-- improved folder hierarchy compare algorithm
-- lazy evaluation of formatted date strings
-- new high-performance string class
-=> reduction of CPU time by more than 90%!
-Folder attributes are copied during synchronization
-Sorting now case-insensitive (Windows-only)
-Allow column positioning on main grid
-Many small fixes
-Added Chinese translation
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 1.13 [2009-01-06]
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-Automatically detect daylight saving time (DST) change for FAT/FAT32 drives
-Added directory dependency check when synchronizing multiple folder pairs
-New synchronization option: "update"
-Reduced status screen flicker when comparing and synchronizing
-Fixed bug when sorting by filename
-Further GUI improvements
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 1.12 [2008-12-23]
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-Significantly improved speed of all sorting algorithms
-Keep sorting sequence when adding or removing rows
-'Sort by relative path' secondarily sorts by filename and respects folders
-Allow adding multiple files/folders to exclude filter via context menu
-Exclude full relative path instead of short filenames via context menu
-Fixed possible memory leak when canceling compare
-New option to manually adjust file modification times (To be used e.g. for FAT32 volumes on DST switch)
-Handling of different types of configuration (GUI, batch, global)
-Enhanced exception handling
-Multiple GUI improvements
-Added Dutch translation
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 1.11 [2008-11-23]
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-Support for multiple folder pairs
-Optimized performance of multiple pairs to scan each folder just once
-Enhanced batch file format
-New context menu option to add files, file types or directories to exclude filter
-Reworked file filter dialog
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 1.10 [2008-11-09]
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-Transformed configuration file format to XML
-Exchanged batch files with shell links for full Unicode support (Windows-only)
-Improved filter usage: ignore leading/trailing white-space, upper/lower-case (Windows-only) chars
-Removed screen-flicker when clicking on compare:
-Added elapsed time to compare status
-Calculate height of middle grid independently of OS window layout
-Multiple GUI improvements
-Added Japanese translation
-Updated translation files
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-FreeFileSync 1.9 [2008-10-26]
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-Fixed wxWidgets multithreading issue that could cause synchronization to hang occasionally
-Fixed issue with %1 parameter
-Fixed issue with recycle bin usage in unicode mode
-Added uninstaller
-New installer option to associate *.ffs files with FreeFileSync
-Transformed language files to Unicode (UTF-8)
-Delete elements in configuration history list via DELETE key
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-FreeFileSync 1.8 [2008-10-19]
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-Enhanced status bar information
-Enhanced log file information
-Enhanced progress information
-Added Unicode support
-Program now waits until work is completed when abort is triggered during synchronization
-Added French translation
-Updated German translation
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-FreeFileSync 1.7 [2008-10-12]
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-Display only those view filter buttons that are actually needed
-Compare by size and date: last write time may differ by up to 2 seconds (NTFS vs FAT32)
-Fixed minor issue with trailing path separator when creating batch jobs
-Fixed minor issue with window sizes not being remembered in some special situation
-Further improved Unicode compliance
-Updated German translation
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-FreeFileSync 1.6 [2008-10-05]
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-Significantly improved speed of filtering files and view (< 10 ms for > 200,000 rows(!))
-Fixed minor grid mis-alignment under some special conditions
-Enhanced status bar with centered texts
-Flexible filter options depending on compare variant
-Improved synchronization statistics
-Fixed issue when trying to delete system folders
-Usability improvements
-Recycle Bin usage as command line parameter
-New menu bar
-Program language selectable from menu
-UI-option to create sync jobs (batch files) for automated synchronization
-Updated German translation
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-FreeFileSync 1.5 [2008-09-21]
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-Improved speed of comparison by file content
-Simplified and optimized calculation of accumulated file sizes
-Added right-click context menu to main dialog
-New installer for Windows
-Improved usability of filtering and selecting rows
-Solved possible issue with different file time precisions in multi-OS environments
-Updated German translation
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-FreeFileSync 1.4 [2008-09-14]
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-Implemented generic multithreading class to keep "compare by content" and "file synchronization" responsive
-Added status bar when comparing files (with additional status information for "compare by content")
-Some further speed optimizations
-Added option to skip error messages and have them listed after synchronization
-Restructured loading of configuration files
-The result grid after synchronization now always consists of items that have not been synchronized (even if abort was pressed)
-Added "remaining files" as sync-progress information
-Updated German translation
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-FreeFileSync 1.3 [2008-09-07]
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-Maintain and load different configurations by drag&drop, load-button or command line
-New function to delete files (or move them to recycle bin) manually on the UI (without having to re-compare):
- Deleting folders results in deletion of all dependent files, subfolders on UI grid (also no re-compare needed)
- while catching error situations and allowing to resolve them
-Improved manual filtering of rows: If folders are marked all dependent subfolders and files are marked as well
-(keeping sort sequence when "hide filtered elements" is marked)
-Comprehensive performance optimization of the two features above (manual filtering, deletion) for large grids (> 200,000 rows)
-Improved usability: resizable borders, keyboard shortcuts, default buttons, dialog standard focus
-Main window will remember restored position even if maximized
-Updated sources to become more Linux and Unicode friendly
-Updated German translation
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-FreeFileSync 1.2 [2008-08-31]
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-New progress indicator and status information when synchronizing:
- ->available for command line mode and UI mode: Status update and final error report
-New progress information when comparing directories
-Multithreading for copying of files to keep program responsive
-Optimized all status dialogs and progress indicators for high performance: practically NO performance loss
-Possibility to abort all performance critical operations (comparison, synchronization) at any time
-New options in case of an error: "Continue, retry, abort" for UI and command line
-New command line option "-skiperrors" to continue synchronization despite errors
-Enhanced log file (-silent mode) to include all errors during compare and synchronization
-Do not synchronize folders that have been deleted externally (but show an error message)
-Manually filter out ranges from synchronization instead of just single rows
-Some UI improvements
-New option to use Recycle Bin when deleting or overwriting files
-New synchronization sequence: first delete files, then copy files to avoid disc space shortages
-Added different return values when used in command line mode to report success or failure
-Updated German translation
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-FreeFileSync 1.1 [2008-08-24]
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-Some further speed optimizations (sorting)
-Written custom wxGrid class to avoid mapping of data to UI: huge performance increase (especially with formatted grids > 100,000 items)
-Filter files to include/exclude them from synchronization
-Minor UI and text adaptions
-Allow direct keyboard input for directory names
-Added possibility to continue on error
-Added indicator for sort direction
-Simplified code concerning loading of UI resources
-Prepared code to support unicode in some future version
-Updated German translation
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-FreeFileSync 1.0 [2008-08-10]
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-Initial release
+FreeFileSync 8.10 [2017-03-12] +------------------------------ +Fully preserve case-sensitive file paths (Windows, macOS) +Support SFTP connections to local hosts +Warn if versioning folder is contained in a base folder +Use natural string sorting algorithm for item lists +Consider exclude filter settings for folder dependency checks +Fixed file not found error on case-sensitive SFTP volume +Fixed failure when creating MTP sub directories +Fixed crash when loading database file during comparison +Refactored UTF conversion routines +Use pipe symbol as filter separator instead of semicolon +Iterate over all matching SFTP connections available on a server (macOS) +Reduced folder matching time by 12%, average memory use by 11% +Added experimental FTP support + + +FreeFileSync 8.9 [2017-02-08] +----------------------------- +Detect when database file was copied and avoid "second part missing" error +Further reduced size of database files by 20% +Reduced amortized number of file operations during versioning +Added database file consistency checks to catch unexpected number of stream associations +Improved file I/O by detecting cross-device moves via path +Fixed path parsing failure when creating MTP directories +Implemented buffered stream I/O abstraction to prepare for FTP +Generalized file path handling for abstract file system implementations +Warn about outdated AvmSnd.dll before crashing during sound playback +Avoid libunity9 dependency for Ubuntu builds +Refactored OpenSSL and libssh2 initialization/shutdown +Case-insensitive grid sorting on Linux +Added 32-bit precompiled Debian/Ubuntu release + + +FreeFileSync 8.8 [2017-01-08] +----------------------------- +Distinguish file access failure from not existing during sync +Further optimized number of file I/O operations via file system abstraction +Report unexpected prompts for keyboard-interactive SFTP authentication +Mark followed directory symlinks on grid +Fixed parent path determination for UNC +Don't skip source files that cannot be accessed +Don't consider a symlink type for SFTP when comparing by content +Fixed invalid parameter error when setting file times on exFAT file system +Don't allow overwriting folder with equally named file when copying from main dialog +Fixed failure to create intermediate directories for Cryptomator/Webdav +Refactored file system abstraction layer for future FTP support +Fixed failure to change file name case on MTP devices +Fixed late failure for batch recycling when parsing of single item fails + + +FreeFileSync 8.7 [2016-12-06] +----------------------------- +New auto-updater feature for FreeFileSync Donation Edition +Download zip archive of portable FreeFileSync Donation Edition +New command line options to define parameters for silent installation +Support offline activation for portable Donation Edition +Use automatic keyboard-interactive SFTP authentication as fallback +Check for available SFTP authentication methods before login +Support cloud sync of portable edition installation files +Access donation transaction details from about dialog +Use width from flexible grid column when showing/hiding extra columns +Show item short names in middle column tooltip +Enhanced file category descriptions with modification times +Don't warn about missing recycle bin when only moving or updating attributes +Fixed crash when switching to main dialog during batch sync + + +FreeFileSync 8.6 [2016-10-25] +----------------------------- +Added SFTP support for OS X +Support SFTP authentication via public/private key +Remember configuration history scroll position +SFTP folder picker supports browsing hidden folders +Fixed failure to copy files with corrupted ADS +Signed application installer (OS X) +Increase config history default size to 100 items +Auto-close FreeFileSync processes before uninstallation +Simplified SFTP configuration syntax +Fixed update check sending incomplete keep-alive header +Detailed error reporting after failed web access +Suggest folder path macro substitutions also at inner positions +Transfer folder creation times (OS X) + + +FreeFileSync 8.5 [2016-09-16] +----------------------------- +Support multiple SSH connections per SFTP folder traversal: N times speed up +Support multiple SFTP channels per SSH connection: additional N times speed up +Fixed installer crashes by using correct DEP-compatibility +Fixed notification area icon being generated too often +Thread-safe SFTP uninitialization on shutdown +Thread-safe mini-dump creation during shutdown +Fixed case-insensitive migration of new csidl macro names +Reduced SFTP access serialization overhead +Buffer SFTP sessions independently from usage context +Detect and discard unstable SSH sessions +Pre-empt SFTP session disconnect via dedicated SFTP cleanup thread +Run SFTP tasks directly on worker threads without helper thread overhead + + +FreeFileSync 8.4 [2016-08-12] +----------------------------- +Mark temporary copies created by %local_path% read-only +Fixed crash when accessing Bitvise SFTP Servers +Support nanosecond-precision file time copying (Linux) +Start maximized instead of in full screen mode (OS X) +Fixed crash while setting privileges during shutdown +Fixed crash when failing to clean up log files +Fixed EOPNOTSUPP error when copying file to gvfs Samba share (Linux) +Fixed default external applications command line (Linux) +Thread-safe translation access and change during app shutdown +Don't consider port and password when comparing SFTP paths +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 8.3 [2016-07-08] +----------------------------- +Make temporary local copy for non-native file paths: %local_path% +Support selections from both grid sides at a time for external applications +New external application macros: %item_path%, %folder_path%, %item_path2%, %folder_path2% +Migrate external application commands to new macro syntax +Support reverse grid search (Shift + F3) +Don't condense empty sub folders on overview panel +Show changelog delta in update notification +Center modal dialogs after layout redetermination +Warn about portable installation into programs folder +Calculate default message dialog height depending on screen size +Don't substitute external applications path for empty base folder +Fixed prolonged tooltip time not being evaluated + + +FreeFileSync 8.2 [2016-05-30] +----------------------------- +Unified item path representation on main grid +New progress indicator control for binary comparison +Fixed crash on exit when accessing already destructed constant +Fixed crash when FreeFileSync is still running during OS shutdown +Fixed crash on startup due to missing root certificates +Work around start up crash on Windows installations missing certain patches +Fixed in-place progress panel height being trimmed +Support drawing arbitrary polygons with graph control +Apply Posix file name normalization (OS X) +Normalize keyboard input encoding for all text fields (OS X) +Report errors when cleaning up old log files +Integrate external app WinMerge if installation is found + + +FreeFileSync 8.1 [2016-04-21] +----------------------------- +Follow shell links during drag and drop on main dialog (Windows) +Significantly improved main grid rendering performance +Log info about non-default global settings +Establish new network connections only when needed (Windows) +Show only a single login dialog per network share +Show login dialogs for the same network address one after another +Fixed endless recursion for paths containing certain unicode characters (OS X) +Support using portable version without direct installation +Fixed access denied error when verifying read-only target file (Windows) +New global option for sound cue after comparison +Updated help file + + +FreeFileSync 8.0 [2016-03-15] +----------------------------- +Fine-tuned buffer sizes for 70% improved SFTP stream I/O speed +Support incomplete read/write operations while maximizing buffer saturation +Automatically check consistency of FreeFileSync installation +Fixed crash when using SFTP on CPUs without SSE2 support +Improved GUI responsiveness during SFTP I/O +Disabled automatic quote substitution for file filter (OS X) +Work around invalid parameter error on FAT drives for broken create times +Avoid filter mismatches by using precomposed UTF (OS X) +Fixed main dialog close button not being disabled during sync (OS X) +Don't create AppleDouble files if extended attributes are unsupported (OS X) +Set content format metadata when copying to an MTP device +Fixed F-keys not working in sync config dialog (Linux) +Revert to default button margin values (Linux) +Fixed crash when thumbnail loading fails on MTP device +Fixed main grids not scrolling in parallel during mouse selection +Revert to default scaling for non-dpi-aware apps +Integrate FreeFileSync online manual +Added Slovak translation + + +FreeFileSync 7.9 [2016-02-13] +----------------------------- +New comparison variant: compare by file size +Buffer SFTP read/write accesses for optimal packet sizes +Configure folder access time out via GlobalSettings.xml +Drag and drop config files anywhere on main dialog +Work around "argument list too long" file copy error (OS X) +Work around "invalid argument" file copy error (OS X) +Support case-change when syncing to case-sensitive SFTP (Windows) +Select between sync completion sounds gong/harp.wav +Set up sync completion sound file in GlobalSettings.xml +Validate monitoring data to avoid RealTimeSync crash +Updated help file +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 7.8 [2016-01-01] +----------------------------- +Correctly resolve environment variables containing MTP paths +Support at and colon characters in SFTP user name +New context buttons for quick sync config changes +Report specific error during folder existence check when starting sync +Fail lately when traversing available MTP devices +Correctly handle SFTP time-out error when checking folder existence +Updated on completion command lines for log off/standby/shut down (Linux) +Support HTML POST redirection for update checks +Calculate UTC file times like Windows Explorer for MTP devices +Don't reuse timed-out SFTP sessions with thread affinity +Workaround SFTP session hang after unsupported statvfs command +Updated OpenSSL to 1.0.2e + + +FreeFileSync 7.7 [2015-12-01] +----------------------------- +Support variable drive letters for config history when using FreeFileSync portable +Skip non-storage functional objects at MTP device level +Log and show error messages without hanging when running as a service +Navigate between sync settings panels with arrow keys +Fixed volume shadow copy file path generation +Handle integer overflows when comparing file times +Ignore more than one file time shift +Reworked grid to support mouse highlight areas +Allow minute precision for file time shifts +Warn about unsupported MTP and SFTP paths in RealTimeSync +Strip superfluous mode parameters when creating a directory (Linux, OS X) +Correctly detect system language for English UK +Store program language by name to handle changing ids +Fixed crash during application exit after using SFTP + + +FreeFileSync 7.6 [2015-11-01] +----------------------------- +Create missing synchronization base folders only on demand +Improved main grid text search performance by 40% +Restore correct main dialog height after restart (Linux) +Default to standard main dialog size after unmaximize (Linux) +Prevent creation of irregular folder names (Windows) +Support MTP devices over WiFi with null modification times +Do not apply invalid vertical main dialog positions (OS X) +Support Yosemite full screen window mode (OS X) +Use buffered lock file I/O (Windows) +Correctly setup OpenSSL for multithreaded use +Added COM initialization for worker threads (Windows) +Forward focus to sync button after comparison +Streamlined file system abstraction layer interfaces + + +FreeFileSync 7.5 [2015-10-01] +----------------------------- +Detect moved files on source even for targets with no (SFTP) or unstable (FAT) file id support +Improved performance for detection of moved files by over 50% +Added folder picker to select SFTP paths +Support additional SFTP ciphers by building upon OpenSSL backend +Added 10-seconds time out when SFTP command is hanging indefinitely +Work around unexpected SFTP session termination on Synology servers +Fixed various libssh2 and OpenSSL memory leaks +Fixed FreeFileSync taskbar link reuse (Windows 7) +Avoid last error code being overwritten by certain C runtimes before evaluation +Run online update check asynchronously (Windows) +Check source item existence before cleaning target during versioning (Linux, OS X) +Check folder recursion limit to catch stack overflows +Doubled potential folder traversal recursion depth (Windows) +Consider child elements of excluded folders during database clean up + + +FreeFileSync 7.4 [2015-09-01] +----------------------------- +Switch between all folder pair configurations directly in the sync config dialog +Support macros, path by volume name for config files on command line +Support slash as path separator on command line (Windows) +Allow slash as path separator in filter dialog (Windows) +Discard SFTP connection after 20 seconds of idle time +Fixed file already existing error when changing file name case (OS X) +New keyboard shortcuts to open external applications +Fixed clipboard being cleared when opening sync config dialog (OS X) +Workaround wxWidgets bug breaking copy/paste shortcuts (OS X) +Fixed disabled button icons not being updated in the config dialog +Fixed launcher error messages not being shown (Windows XP) +Fixed launcher showing incorrect error about missing service pack (Windows XP) +Revised help file and consolidated into online help + + +FreeFileSync 7.3 [2015-08-01] +----------------------------- +New context menu option to copy selected files to alternate folder (create diffs) +Fill a folder pair by dropping two folders at a time from Explorer +Added option to set non-standard SFTP port +Prevent recursive creation of temporary Recycle Bin directories (Windows) +Retrieve grid column label colors from the system +Fixed detection of already existing files when moving (Linux) +Follow os convention for preferences (OS X) +Prevent progress dialog from hiding behind main dialog (OS X) +Fixed config saved status not updating when changing certain settings +Support for high dpi display settings +Fixed crash when help viewer is open during exit (Windows) +Show manual deletion progress within comparison status panel +Further reduced number of file accesses during versioning +Fixed folder picker failing to select Desktop folder (Windows) + + +FreeFileSync 7.2 [2015-07-01] +----------------------------- +Support synchronization via SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) +Detailed error reporting when checking folder existence +Synchronize MTP devices with no modification time support +Set focus to comparison button on startup +Fixed transactional stream clean up error if target file already existing +Fixed incomplete input stream clean up on fadvise failure (Linux) +Consider non-native paths for direct comparison after startup +Revised algorithm generating folder pair display name +Reduced number of file accesses during versioning +Stricter language file consistency checking +Resolved crash when running Windows 7 on CPUs without SSE2 +Improved Minidump creation handling stack overflows +Revised path formatting to always match native representation +Fixed about dialog layout for large font sizes +Support Minidump creation for Windows XP +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 7.1 [2015-06-06] +----------------------------- +Avoid various access denied errors when synchronizing with admin rights (Windows) +Accept Explorer drag and drop from MTP devices +Support showing MTP files with Explorer +Support opening MTP files with default application +Preselect active MTP folder in folder picker dialog +Work around file not found error when copying alternate data streams +Fixed access denied error when copying file times (Linux) +Work around boost bug causing RealTimeSync to wake PC (Windows) +Fixed naming convention "replace" for versioning +Skip space pre-allocation if not supported (OS X) +Use faster space pre-allocation method (Linux) +Transactional error handling when closing file streams +Fully initialize system image list for medium and large icons (Windows) +Handle XP backwards-compatibility with 32-bit build (Windows 64-bit) +Work around hang due to unsupported AVX2 instructions (Vista 64-bit) +Fixed invalid argument exception during app launch (OS X) +Fixed binary comparison checking for wrong buffer size +Fixed GetLogicalProcessorInformation not found startup error (Windows XP SP2) +Support IP-based UNC paths with folder selector (Windows) +Use standard file permissions for application bundle (OS X) +Updated help file and added tips and tricks chapter + + +FreeFileSync 7.0 [2015-05-11] +----------------------------- +Support synchronization with MTP devices (Android, iPhone, tablet, digital camera) +Implemented file system abstraction layer +New database format supporting generic file ids +Pre-allocate disk space when writing file output stream +Late failure when moving multiple items to recycle bin +Keep UI responsive while loading/saving database file +Improved error reporting indicating failed item when moving to recycle bin +Pass correct thread id when creating Minidump (Windows) +Fixed directory icon loading resource leak (Linux) +Fixed RealTimeSync message provider exception safety issue (Windows) +Avoid locking issues by creating the log file after batch synchronization +Fixed RealTimeSync monitoring for items beyond subfolders (Linux) +Fall back to file extension during file icon load error +Show file icon by extension as temporary placeholder +Work around silent failure to copy file times to external drives (Linux) + + +FreeFileSync 6.15 [2015-04-07] +------------------------------ +Revert to log file naming convention without colon character +Prevent endless recursion when traversing into folder on corrupted file system +Fixed view filter button rendering issue for RTL languages +Fixed grid losing far scroll positions when increasing icon sizes +Flush file buffers before verifying file copy +Update existing items when retrying failed folder traversal +Harmonized bitmap file loading by removing format variance +Fixed invalid argument error when setting file times (Linux) +Fixed application hang when loading icon for named pipe (Linux) +Improved file copy read-ahead performance (Linux) +Use native file I/O for stream operations (Linux, OS X) +Fixed file copy creating zero-sized files (OS X) +Automatically create Minidump files during an application crash (Windows) +Check for missing service pack to help diagnose crash (Windows 7) +New menu item with download link after a version update +Work around C-function memory race condition when formatting time +Added Hindi language + + +FreeFileSync 6.14 [2015-02-10] +------------------------------ +New buttons allow changing the order of folder pairs +New keyboard shortcuts for rearranging folder pairs +Preserve comparison results when deleting a specific folder pair +Allow inserting new folder pairs into the middle of the list +Append status to log file names when warnings occur +Don't interrupt immediate comparison when starting a .ffs_gui file for slow devices +Work around wxWidgets bug eating up command keys in text boxes (Linux) +Fixed incorrect parameter error when checking recycle bin on drive mounted with Paragon ExtFS (Windows) +Use colon as time stamp separator in log file names +Refactored basic low-level file traversal routine +Optimized file icon startup procedure +Fixed occasional failure to set modification times on Samba shares (OS X) +Transfer creation times during file copy (OS X) +Support copying file times with nanosecond precision (OS X) + + +FreeFileSync 6.13 [2015-01-11] +------------------------------ +Fixed crash when failing to create log file during batch run +Show directory traversal errors as conflict category on grid +Improved file filter behavior for certain edge cases when updating the database +Fixed crash when task scheduler ends FreeFileSync after a certain time (Windows) +Don't show alternative folder paths if volume name is empty +Support silent installation for Inno Setup (Windows) +Fixed recursive yield when minimized into notification area (Linux, OS X) +Include ACLs when copying file and folder permissions (OS X) +New file copy routine including extended attributes (OS X) +Fixed failure to permanently delete directories containing symlinks +Copy extended attributes when creating new folders and symlinks (OS X) +Restore process umask after creating lock file (Linux, OS X) +Copy directory permissions by default (Linux, OS X) +Optimized construction of merged path filters +Exclude items subject to traversal errors when updating the database + + +FreeFileSync 6.12 [2014-12-01] +------------------------------ +New "Actions" menu bar entry with basic operations +Fixed crash after comparison while needlessly copying traversal results +Support auto-updater URL redirection (Linux, OS X) +Merged installer translations into .lng files +Fully translated FreeFileSync context menu options and file types in Windows Explorer +More structured symlink handling options +Scroll to active selection in config list box on startup +Fixed delete key to remove items in config history panel (OS X) +Fixed language file parser showing incorrect row on error +Fixed crash during sync due to unsupported SSE instructions (Server 2003, XP 64-bit) +Fixed startup error due to invalid handle type +Always log folder pair paths even if there is nothing to sync +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 6.11 [2014-11-03] +------------------------------ +Updated recycle bin access for Windows 10 +New command line option "-edit" to load configuration without executing +Case-insensitive command line argument evaluation +New Explorer context menu options for ffs_gui, ffs_batch files +Added sync variant to folder pair info in log file +Don't process and log folder pair if nothing to do except writing DB file +Fixed liblzma.5.dylib not found during startup (OS X 10.8) +Added version info to application bundles (OS X) +Fixed incorrect warning when configuration contains empty folder pairs +Replaced misleading inotify error message "No space left on device" (Linux) +Fixed FreeFileSync launcher blocking app folder move (OS X) +Updated default main dialog layout +Fixed async error evaluation when creating volume shadow copies +Keep user interface responsive while creating a volume shadow copy +Fixed error when starting asynchronously from a batch script +Show progress of writing log files +Fixed updated file being left deleted when copying permissions failed +New Project website: http://www.freefilesync.org/ + + +FreeFileSync 6.10 [2014-10-01] +------------------------------ +Fixed crash when accessing recycle bin in compatibility mode (Windows 7, 8) +Draw middle grid selection irrespective of focus column +Don't show parts of progress graph if nothing to sync +Break on missing directories before evaluating warnings +Ignore leading/trailing whitespace in search panel +Disable search panel during comparison +Disable shortkeys during comparison +Log folder pair only if files are synced +Fixed number separator formatting for english locale +Copying locked files now inactive by default +Show all affected folders when warning about a shared sub folder + + +FreeFileSync 6.9 [2014-09-01] +----------------------------- +Reuse FreeFileSync taskbar link when available (Windows 7) +Limit number of retries when creating temporary files +Fixed bitmap rendering issue for high-contrast color schemes +Revised and fixed unclear GUI texts +Updated deprecated system call when suspending idle (OS X) +Fixed retry when failing to determine recycle bin status +Added progress graph legend +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 6.8 [2014-08-01] +----------------------------- +New comparison option to ignore file time shift in hours +Tentatively disabled DST hack affecting FAT file creation times +New menu option to reset GUI layout +File sizes ignore sync direction in overview panel +Sort by file name also sorts folder names +Main grid column "full path" includes file name +Always position comparison progress below main buttons +Fixed high-precision tick count calculations +Fully restart directory traversal on errors +Updated help file with steps to schedule a batch job (OS X) + + +FreeFileSync 6.7 [2014-07-01] +----------------------------- +Redesigned comparison progress statistics +Fixed crash when loading incompatible config file +Added "new" button to config panel +Avoid sync progress dialog repositioning +Resolved crash when loading sync settings for Arabic locale +Restored cancel button width +Help window not forced to float over main dialog (Windows) +Fixed overwriting old-format batch files +Harmonized view category sequence +Merged similar translation items +Fixed crash when scrolling help window without focus + + +FreeFileSync 6.6 [2014-06-01] +----------------------------- +Fixed large font size standard button layout +Fixed config dialog graphics glitch with large font sizes +Exit FreeFileSync launcher process during update +Exclude temporary files from RealTimeSync monitor +Implement correct standard button spacing (OS X) +Fixed SELinux compilation issue (Linux) +Installer adds RealTimeSync link to desktop (Windows) +Improved makefile (Linux, OS X) +Reduced binary file size (Linux) +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 6.5 [2014-05-01] +----------------------------- +Support preview for RAW CR2 image files (Windows Vista and later) +Fixed startup exception when using task scheduler (Windows XP) +Correctly resolve SystemRoot NT path syntax for symbolic links +Fixed incorrect error codes being reported (Windows XP) +Fixed config dialog shortcut key presses getting lost (OS X) +Allow vertical layout for top button panel +Code cleanup: removed support for old database and XML config formats +Center sync progress dialog +Updated help file + + +FreeFileSync 6.4 [2014-04-01] +----------------------------- +Combined comparison, filter and sync config dialogs +Support alternate GlobalSettings.xml file via command line +Toggle between config panels with F6, F7, F8 +Show config status icons in notebook panel caption +Redesigned configuration dialog layouts +Fixed startup error after moving installation directory +Fixed retry on failure to resolve path by volume name +Resolved ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS when creating temporary recycle bin subdirectory +Added "save as GUI job" button on main dialog +Added Bulgarian language + + +FreeFileSync 6.3 [2014-03-01] +----------------------------- +No wait time anymore while searching for recycle bin (Windows Vista and later) +Revised synchronization progress graph +Clean up "On completion" considering last usage +Fixed CTRL + C keyboard short cut in filter dialog (OS X) +Resolved static initialization order issues +Reduced disk accesses when resolving directory name +Added view filter labels +Updated translation files +Updated help file + + +FreeFileSync 6.2 [2014-02-01] +----------------------------- +New synchronization progress graph +Skip binary comparison for files excluded via time span or size +Fixed configuration panel ordering for entries starting with numbers +Filled gap after last grid column to cover full window width +Work around wxWidgets image button bug showing obsolete disabled state +Refined file existence checks to handle restricted permissions +Disable file filter button during comparison +Fixed mouse wheel grid scrolling for GTK2 (Linux) +Avoid dummy texts during progress dialog init (OS X) +Translated external application default commands in global settings +Support cancel while encoding extended time information +Highlight non-zero synchronization statistics + + +FreeFileSync 6.1 [2014-01-01] +----------------------------- +Released RealTimeSync for OS X +Handle errors loading reference batch config +Disable user mode exception swallowing for Windows 7 SP1 +Always exclude root nodes on manual selection when excluded items are hidden +Fixed showing duplicate custom "on completion" commands +Close old directory handle first before executing directory traversal fallback +Show negative batch synchronization result in log file name +Avoid file system race when creating temporary files +Transfer creation and modification times on folder creation +Fixed empty main dialog configuration migration issue on Mac OS X + + +FreeFileSync 6.0 [2013-12-01] +----------------------------- +Revised main dialog panel layout +Show arrow icon for shortcut files and symlinks +Execute the "on completion" command asynchronously +Resolved invalid grid background when context menu is shown +Set negative file time tolerance to disable file time check +Optimized sequence of steps when saving database files +Prevent temporary incorrect statistics after unexpected increase in workload +Fixed default height when mixing panels with and without caption on main dialog +New view filter button "show excluded items" +New keyboard shortcuts for file filter and sync settings +Removed libpng15.so dependency for openSUSE 13.1 +Updated help file +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 5.23 [2013-11-01] +------------------------------ +Allow sorting root nodes on overview panel +Support retry on failure to resolve path by volume name +Copy high-precision modification times for files and symlinks +Align top panel height with comparison and sync buttons +Show lock owner while waiting on a locked directory +Resolved help file W3C validation issues +Fixed high-contrast accessibility issues in help +Fixed crash for CPUs without SSE2 when using VSS (Windows XP) +Prevent progress statistics timer overflow +Save RealTimeSync settings before forced exit due to shutdown or log off +Resolved contract violation error due to out of memory +RealTimeSync does not block system shutdown anymore +Added "select all" context menu option for progress log +Have progress log keyboard input ignore focus +Fixed category icon background color issues +Report error when reading active config file failed during save +Preload adjacent file icons on grid + + +FreeFileSync 5.22 [2013-10-01] +------------------------------ +New options for automatic retry after error +Improved compliance with Windows User Experience guidelines +Harmonized popup dialog layouts +Correctly show program menu when main dialog receives focus (OS X) +Revised configuration dialog layouts and designs +Fixed crash on startup for CPUs without SSE2 support (Windows XP) +Work around wxWidgets bug for sorted list boxes (Linux) +Updated and revised help file +Early parameter validation for filter and sync config dialogs +Fixed followed directory symlinks being incorrectly excluded +Automatically calculate best initial message box size +Progress graph and status icons support high-contrast color schemes +Include directory child-elements when manually setting filter +Allow manual filter for short name on overview panel +Don't treat file drops on directory input fields as URI (Linux) +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 5.21 [2013-09-02] +------------------------------ +Detect moved/renamed files in mirror and custom variants +New database format for two way variant: old database files are converted automatically +Support double-clicking ffs_gui/ffs_batch files (OS X) +Integrated search panel (Ctrl + F, F3) into main dialog +Merged variant names into top button labels +Hide dock icon while minimized to notification area (OS X) +New keyboard shortcuts: F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10 +Further reduced size of database files by 10% +Fixed Outlook *.ost files found missing on VSS snapshot volumes +Added include filter context menu option +Correctly scroll to search hits on different grid +Always remove .ffs_tmp files permanently +Fixed layout for buttons with text and graphics for RTL languages (Arabic, Hebrew) +Revised file filter parser: new syntax for excluding items in subdirectories +Improved configuration merge algorithm +Fixed crash when showing help due to wxWidgets 64-bit bug in help component (Windows 8) +Avoid progress dialog graph flicker during resize when too few samples are available +Progress status when deleting files not greyed-out anymore +Increased time-out to 20 seconds when checking for directory existence +Exclude broken symlinks via filter before showing error message +Follow symlinks when checking file/directory existence (Linux) +Consistently set batch error codes during startup phase +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 5.20 [2013-08-03] +------------------------------ +Fixed crash on startup due to wxWidgets 64-bit bug in font enumeration (Windows 8) + + +FreeFileSync 5.19 [2013-08-02] +------------------------------ +Redesigned progress dialog including new items graph +New command line syntax: set directory names of a .ffs_gui/.ffs_batch externally +Explicit button on progress dialog to minimize to systray +Fixed progress graph labels being truncated (Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE) +Resolved main dialog z-order issues during sync (OS X) +Reduced progress dialog layout twitching +Further improved comparison speed by 10% +Use proper config file path in file picker dialog (OS X) +Never interrupt when updating a file with fail-safe file copy after target was deleted +Prevent crash when closing progress dialog while paused (OS X) +Support external command lines starting with whitespace (Windows) +Show warning before starting external applications for more than 10 items +Start external applications synchronously if needed to avoid running out of system resources +Don't show hidden progress dialog when showing an error message in silent batch mode (OS X) +Correctly show file names containing ampersand characters in progress dialog +Adapt size of results dialog to fit contents +Correctly execute file move before parent directory will be deleted +Show a blinking system tray icon on errors instead of a modal dialog in RealTimeSync +Added installation size for Windows' Add/Remove Programs + + +FreeFileSync 5.18 [2013-07-02] +------------------------------ +Work around boost 1.54 bug "The procedure entry point GetTickCount64 could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll" (Windows XP) + + +FreeFileSync 5.17 [2013-07-02] +------------------------------ +Consider target file when updating followed file symlinks +Support moving files to recycle bin contained in followed directory symlinks +Move instead of copy updated files into versioning directory +Reduced memory peak when loading large database files after comparison +Check recycle bin existence only once per base folder and only if deletions occur (Windows) +Revised and enhanced error messages +Show moved files in same category as updated files +More pessimistic calculation of required disk space reducing false positives +Implemented platform-specific standard button ordering (Linux, OS X) +Set configuration panel primary orientation to vertical +Added new checks and error message strings for translation file parser +Revised middle grid inactive color and duplicate equality symbol +Skip XML comments while parsing config files +Redesigned confirmation popup dialogs +Standard button spacing conforms to operating system conventions +Shrink memory consumption of file hierarchy data structures +Don't show file deletion dialog if selection is empty +Fixed incorrect progress statistics if a file or directory is deleted externally after comparison +Focus grid cursor row after switching sides with keyboard direction keys +Improved localization process: find translation deltas more easily, better error reporting +Reset initiated grid selection when changing grid cursor +Improved sync progress dialog layout +Suppress dubious wxWidgets error message "locale 'es_AR' can not be set". (OS X) +Don't show busy cursor on synchronization results dialog +Log error message upon retry as type info only +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 5.16 [2013-06-01] +------------------------------ +Integrated both category and sync action view into middle grid +Condensed folder pair display names on overview panel +Consider symlinks and junctions when copying locked files (Windows Vista) +Resolved failure to set directory lock within Windows XP as Virtual Box guest +Period resolves to working directory again +Fixed "DecodePointer could not be located in KERNEL32.dll" (Windows 2000) +Support closing progress dialog forcefully during sync (OS X) +Don't disable all child items if directory traversal fails for a single item only +Simplified deletion confirmation dialog (removed "delete on both sides") +Work around wxWidgets leaking memory on exit (OS X) +Avoid wxWidgets crash when deleting folder pair control (OS X) +Prevent wxWidgets corrupting stack when wxLocale is allocated statically (Linux) +Use GetUserDefaultLangID to determine installer default language +Avoid progress speed and remaining time jitter +Check existence only once for duplicate base directories +Detect invalid file symlinks pointing to directories (Windows) +Disable unsuitable buttons in pop up dialogs when checkbox is set +Copy folder attributes if source is a junction already on Windows XP instead of Vista +Mark failed UTF conversions with replacement character +Do not restore main dialog position outside visible screen area (multi monitor setup) +Support detection of moved files through symlinks +Reduced memory consumption when detecting moved files +Check for duplicate file ids when detecting renamed files +Redetermine volume id for followed directory symlinks +Removed "Compare_Complete.wav" +Don't accept file deletion confirmation in less than 50ms +Systematically resolved translation bugs +Added Serbian language + + +FreeFileSync 5.15 [2013-05-01] +------------------------------ +New menu option to activate/deactivate automatic update checking +Show status message while checking for program updates +Faster start up times through asynchronous config file checking +Automatically migrate configuration files to new format +New context menu options to copy and paste filter settings +Support file and folder names with trailing space or period characters +Do not show superfluous scroll bars for multiple folder pairs +Correctly show long file paths when moving to recycle bin failed (Windows Vista and later) +Status feedback before blocking while creating a Volume Shadow Copy +Do not show dummy texts while initializing progress dialog (OS X) +Allow to maximize filter dialog +New column for item count on overview panel +Allow CTRL + C to copy selection to clipboard on overview panel +Consider current view filter for file selection on overview panel +Work around silent failure to set modification times on NTFS volumes (Linux) +Avoid main dialog flash when closing progress dialog (Linux) +Do not show middle grid tool tip when dragging outside visible area +Reduced file accesses when loading XML files +Simplified structure of GlobalSettings.xml +Allow to change default exclusion filter via GlobalSettings.xml: "DefaultExclusionFilter" +Split filter entries over multiple rows in ffs_gui/ffs_batch XML files +Resolved failed assert during start up (ReactOS) +Create directory locks after one-time existence check +Show warning when locking directory failed +Reset main dialog layout to fix top panel default height being too small +New help file topic "Expert Settings" +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 5.14 [2013-03-31] +------------------------------ +Do not process child elements when parent directory creation fails +Start comparison after pressing Enter in directory input fields +Lead grid is determined via keyboard input instead of input focus change +Ignore empty directory entries in RealTimeSync +Restored mouse cursor "snap to default button" +Implemented file icon support for sync preview (OS X) +RealTimeSync exit via menu working again +Restore main dialog even if "close progress dialog" is selected +Show full path when failing to create directory on not existing target drive +Middle grid tool tip shown correctly again (Suse Linux/X11) +Prevent process hang when manually writing to directory history (Linux and OS X, wxWidgets 2.9.4) +Resolved crash after showing help dialog (OS X) +Properly handle non-ASCII characters for external commands (OS X) +Support UTF8 format restrictions on file systems like HFS (OS X) +Do not stretch small thumbnail icons (Linux) +Use 32x32 instead of 48x48 as medium icon size on Windows XP +Properly size non-jumbo icons in thumbnail view (Windows Vista and later) +Reduced GDI resources for file icon buffer (Windows) +Automatically check for updates weekly without showing pop up on first start +Restored program logo in systray progress indicator +Fit grid row label to match wide font sizes +Added macros %csidl_Downloads%, %csidl_PublicDownloads%, %csidl_QuickLaunch% (Windows Vista and later) + + +FreeFileSync 5.13 [2013-03-06] +------------------------------ +Prepared support for new build on Mac OS X +Time out for not existing directories after 10 seconds +Check directory existence in parallel +Inform about all missing directories via a single error message +Show remaining time considering relative error of 10% +Check for grid icon updates only when needed +Revised directory lock process detection +Implemented high resolution icons +Accessibility: fixed unreadable labels +More polished user interfaces +Fixed time stamp not being set on NFS/Samba shares (Linux) + + +FreeFileSync 5.12 [2013-02-04] +------------------------------ +Dynamic statistics adjustment during synchronization +Allow to save active view filter settings as default (context menu) +Stay responsive while checking recycle bin existence on slow disks +Reset option "Delete on both sides" upon each manual deletion +Added context menu to allow deletion of last used configurations +Support numpad add/subtract keys for overview tree +Revised external application integration +Call external applications for multiple selected items +Automatically schedule abandoned recycle bin temp directories (.ffs_tmp) for deletion +Binary comparison speed estimate considers errors and short-circuit evaluation +Use full time window of sync phase when calculating overall speed +Added Arabic language + + +FreeFileSync 5.11 [2013-01-06] +------------------------------ +New file versioning scheme: move to folder replacing existing files +Fixed high CPU consumption after longer syncs +Improved .ffs_batch configuration file handling +Allow to quick save .ffs_batch files on main dialog and program exit +Convert batch-exclusive settings when opening a .ffs_batch file on main dialog +Redesigned configuration dialog layout +Enhanced all file I/O error messages to show locking processes (Windows Vista and later) +Separator in CSV file now locale dependent +Avoid "Windows Error Code 2" for truly empty directories +Macro %month% resolves to decimal number +New macro %timestamp% +Revised sync progress graph +Fixed progress graph graphics glitch for RTL layout +Allow XML element values to contain non-escaped quotation marks +Updated help file +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 5.10 [2012-12-03] +------------------------------ +Show synchronization log as a grid in results dialog +Improved grid scrolling performance (most noticeable on Linux) +Allow grid selection starting from outside of the grid +RealTimeSync: Support drag & drop on main dialog for *.ffs_real and *.ffs_batch files +Optimized memory consumption when generating log for millions of items +Optimized memory consumption when exporting to CSV file +Have grid row height match window default font size +Catch out of memory when copying huge lists into clipboard +Fixed failure to resume aborted sync after having FFS implicitly create target directory +Fixed horizontal mouse wheel scrolling direction for RTL languages (Hebrew) +RealTimeSync: Fixed drag and drop not working (Linux) +Set maximum size of LastSyncs.log in GlobalSettings.xml element <LastSyncsFileSizeMax> +Show error when trying to copy a named pipe rather than hang (Linux) +Improved copy routine minimizing file accesses (Linux) +Copy file access permissions by default (Linux) +Fixed unexpected "File or Directory not existing" error during file copy (Linux) + + +FreeFileSync 5.9 [2012-11-03] +----------------------------- +Scroll grid under mouse cursor +Move files directly to recycle bin without parent "FFS 2012-05-15 131513" temporary folders +Offer $HOME directory alias in directory drop down list (Linux) +Support for tilde (~) character in input folder paths (Linux) +New environment variables for RealTimeSync: %change_action%, "%change_path% +Use Internet Explorer proxy settings for new version check (Windows) +Show proper error message after failed symlink creation +Start comparison upon double-clicking config list +New batch return code: "Synchronization completed with warnings" +Hide files that won't be copied by default if direction "none" is part of the rule set (e.g. update variant) +Remember save config and folder picker dialog positions separately +New sync completion sound +Fixed sync completion sound not playing (Ubuntu) + + +FreeFileSync 5.8 [2012-10-01] +----------------------------- +New icon theme +Dynamic save button and dialog title show unsaved configuration +Exclude all folders if file size or time span filters are active +Added macros %csidl_Nethood%, %csidl_Programs%, %csidl_Startup% +Fixed crash on failed CRT parameter validation (Windows) +Auto-updater handles moved web address for version check +Fixed configuration conversion error when deleting into versioning folder +Avoid modal error dialogs in batch mode unless error handling is set to "pop up" +Set return codes in batch mode even if modal dialogs are shown +Disabled UAC virtualization for 32-bit user-mode process +Descriptive error message when setting invalid dates on FAT volumes + + +FreeFileSync 5.7 [2012-09-04] +----------------------------- +Modern directory selection dialog (Windows Vista and later) +New file versioning scheme appending revision number to files +New sync option to limit number of versions per file +Revised configuration format for *.ffs_gui/*.ffs_batch files: old format will be supported for some time +Fixed crash on invalid file modification times +Fixed zlib error on empty database stream +GlobalSettings.xml: added "MaxSize" parameter to "ConfigHistory" +Fixed occasional crash on GTK 2 (Linux) +Always show "items processed" in log file +Simplified configuration dialogs +Fixed password prompt not always coming up when connecting to a network share +Support environment variables everywhere: +on completion; +external applications; +RTS command +Harmonized external application macros: %item_path%, %item_folder%, %item2_path%, %item2_folder% +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 5.6 [2012-08-02] +----------------------------- +Resize left and right grids equally +Allow to move middle grid position via mouse +Automatically resize file name columns +Do not follow reparse points other than symlinks and mount points +Warn if recycle bin is not available during manual deletion +Fixed error when saving log file into volume root directory +Show files which differ in attributes only in the same category as "equal" files +Apply hidden attribute to lock file +Fixed potential "access denied" problem when updating the database file +Show errors when saving configuration files during exit (ignore for batch mode) +Mark begin of comparison phase in the log file +More detailed tool tip describing items that differ in attributes only +Added Scottish Gaelic translation + + +FreeFileSync 5.5 [2012-07-01] +----------------------------- +New database format for <automatic> variant: old database files are converted automatically +Tuned performance for <automatic> variant when saving database for millions of files: > 95% faster +Support partial database updates for <automatic> variant respecting current filter +Reduced size of database files by 30% +Fine-tuned <automatic> algorithm to avoid certain conflicts after changing comparison settings +Lower peak memory consumption when reading database participating in multiple sync jobs +Refined symlink categorization and <automatic> variant handling +Always save log of last syncs to %appdata%\FreeFileSync\LastSyncs.log (128 kB limit) +"Save" and "Save As" menu options +Properly show status message after save configuration +Avoid issues applying file modification time on certain NAS +Refined last-used configuration handling +Avoid race-condition: database file is only read if directory is existing +Protect against temporary network drop between comparison and synchronization +Rearranged statistics panel to save vertical space when vertically aligned +Removed limitation for number of conflicts shown in the warning message and log +Consider both global and local filter when estimating whether folder could contain matches +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 5.4 [2012-06-01] +----------------------------- +Copy all NTFS extended attributes +Improved statistics panel +Improved main grid +Support context menu for files in overview tree +Process double-clicks outside main grid +Allow quoted paths ending with backslash in command line: "C:\" +Fully localized number formatting (Windows) +Fixed deletion dialog header being trimmed (Linux) +Fixed exclusion via context menu (Linux) +Preserve row label width after comparison (Linux) +Updated help file +New batch mode return codes, see help file +Prefix custom deletion directory with job name +Use the same time stamp for log file and versioning +Handle folder drag and drop outside main grid +Avoid name clash having multiple folder pairs delete into the same versioning folder +Exit FreeFileSync automatically while upgrading to new version +Accessibility: Support high-contrast color schemes +Yet another UI design overhaul +Fixed "access denied" issue on OS X-hosted network shares +Support Citrix folder shares +Support Arch Linux (Chakra) +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 5.3 [2012-05-02] +----------------------------- +Show which processes lock a file during synchronization (Windows Vista and later) +Use unbuffered copy to speed up copying large files (Windows Vista and later) +Preserve NTFS sparse files +Support referencing all logical volumes by name (including FreeOTFE virtual drives) +Fixed lag showing "Searching for directory" on comparison +New context menu filter option: exclude by short name +Use clicked-on row rather than anchor when determining action for shift-selection +Refresh grid after pressing "CTRL + A" +Add base folder pairs to CSV export +Show full path in tool tip if multiple folder pairs are used +Show child dialogs on same monitor as parent dialog on multiple monitor systems +Added statistics at beginning of batch log file +Fixed batch mode final speed statistic and reset graph after binary comparison +RealTimeSync: Automatically retry after 15 seconds if an error occurs +Show button images untrimmed (Linux) +Fixed problems with auto-closing progress dialog (Linux) +Fixed unresponsive progress dialog and systray icon (Linux) +New option in GlobalSettings.xml: "LockDirectoriesDuringSync" +Added Lithuanian translation +Added Norwegian translation +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 5.2 [2012-04-01] +----------------------------- +Fixed runtime error "Error comparing strings! (LCMapString)" (Windows 2000, XP) + + +FreeFileSync 5.1 [2012-03-31] +----------------------------- +New category for time span filter: last x days +Fixed "Error loading library function: GetVolumeInformationByHandleW" if NTFS permissions are copied +Fixed command line issues: allow config name without extension, allow multiple directories instead of a config file +Reenabled global shortcut F8 to toggle data shown in middle grid +Unified error handling on failure to create log directory +Do not close batch creation dialog after save +Tree view: compress and filter root nodes the same way as regular folder nodes +Fixed wrong tool tip being shown if directory name changes +Date range selector does not trim year field anymore +Show action "do nothing" on mouse-hover for conflicts in middle grid +Fixed "Windows Error Code 59: An unexpected network error occurred" +New filter pattern: *\* matches all files in sub directories of base directories +Fixed "*?" filter sub-sequence +Fixed "Cannot convert from the charset 'Unknown encoding (-1)'!" +Support Ctrl + A in filter dialog +Support large filter lists > 32 kByte +Allow to hide file icons +Avoid switching monitor when main dialog is maximized on multiple monitor systems +Improved huge XML file loading times by a factor of 3000, saving by a factor of 3 +Restore grid scroll position after repeated comparisons +Show log after sync when non-fatal errors occurred +Fixed crash in UTF8 conversion when processing a corrupted ffs_db file +Even more pedantic user interface fine-tuning +Compiles and runs on openSuse 12.1 +Fixed grid page-up/down keys scrolling twice (Linux, wxGTK 2.9.3) +Fixed unwanted grid scrolling when toggling middle column (Linux, wxGTK 2.9.3) +Fixed middle grid tool tip occasionally going blank (Linux) +Support single shift-click to check/set direction of multiple rows +Removed gtkmm dependency (Linux) +Installer remembers all settings for next installation (local installation only) +All executables digitally signed +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 5.0 [2012-01-30] +----------------------------- +New grid control +New tree control +Revised Right to Left layout for Hebrew +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 4.6 [2011-12-25] +----------------------------- +Execute user-defined command after synchronization +Option to automatically close synchronization progress dialog +Automatically adjust statistics during sync if changes happened after comparison +Fixed "DecodePointer could not be located in KERNEL32.dll" (Windows 2000) +Fixed "Windows Error Code 31: A device attached to the system is not functioning" +Mouse wheel will scroll list of folder pairs instead of toggle through directory history +No error message when scanning a single directory +Minimized disk accesses when deleting files +Less mouse-clicks required when overwriting configuration +Pause timers while showing error messages +Show error message for malformed external commands +Support detection of moved files over "subst" alias +New default font: Segoe UI (Windows Vista and later) +Save settings before forced exit due to shutdown or log off +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 4.5 [2011-11-25] +----------------------------- +Fixed "Windows Error Code 50: The request is not supported" +Fixed "Windows Error Code 124: The system call level is not correct" +Fixed config load performance problem if network drive is not reachable +Support traversing truly empty directories (no ., ..) (Windows) + + +FreeFileSync 4.4 [2011-11-22] +----------------------------- +Fixed error copying files containing alternate data streams (Windows) + + +FreeFileSync 4.3 [2011-11-20] +----------------------------- +Detection of moved and renamed files +New database format for <Automatic> mode: a full sync is suggested before upgrading +Fixed overwrite symlink with regular file +Fixed synchronization result dialog GUI glitch (Windows XP) +Fixed macro %weekday% +RealTimeSync: Fixed support for manual volume unmount (Windows) +Added Croatian language +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 4.2 [2011-11-02] +----------------------------- +Implemented workaround for compiler bug leading to uncaught exceptions (Windows 32 bit) +Shadow Copy Service: Native support for Windows7/Server 2008 +Fixed reference by volume name parsing issue +Rearranged synchronization progress dialog +More concise log message format +Fixed default file icon (Kubuntu) +Support for wxWidgets 2.9 series (Ubuntu/Kubuntu) +FAT 2 sec tolerance for files dated in the future +Honor DACL/SACL inheritance flags when copying NTFS permissions (Windows) +New option in GlobalSettings.xml: "RunWithBackgroundPriority" (Windows Vista and later) + + +FreeFileSync 4.1 [2011-10-09] +----------------------------- +Improved synchronization progress dialog +Show all available aliases in directory history list +Show password prompt when connecting to mapped network share +Removed busy cursor after program start up +RealTimeSync: atomically detect missing directories +Handle not existing reference by volume name as an invalid path +Improved start up responsiveness by checking dir/file existence asynchronously +Fixed loading incorrect directory name when using multiple folder pairs +Allow passing multiple configurations via command line +Allow passing multiple directory names via command line + + +FreeFileSync 4.0 [2011-09-25] +----------------------------- +Thumbnail list view +Option to specify comparison settings at folder pair level +Correctly update parent-child relationship when changing sync directions +Show history list for additional folder pairs +Switch between volume name and full path in directory history list +Perf: shrinked folder matching CPU time by over 70% +Show windows environment strings in directory history list +Show windows special folder IDs in directory history list +Fixed progress dialog going into background on heavy load +Support creating old 8.3 directories +Take over configuration name when creating new batch job +Remember batch-specific settings when loading a ffs_batch file from main dialog +Drag & drop ffs_batch files on main dialog to test and edit batch settings +Automatically resolve objects deleted externally after comparison +Date column context menu: manual time range selector +New categories for time span filter: today, this week, this month, this year +Respect both sides when sorting by relative path +Updated COM error message reporting resolving "Unknown error" +Smarter configuration merge algorithm +Correctly show existing folders on both sides when using include filter +Fixed network access using WebDrive +Update modification times during file copy to write current values to database +RealTimeSync: write name of changed file into environment variable "changed_file" +RealTimeSync: fixed network drop incorrectly being handled as a failure +Set default direction according to current configuration when deleting manually +Plenty of GUI improvements +Updated help file +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 3.21 [2011-08-19] +------------------------------ +Fixed deleting to user-defined directory +Fixed crash when using include filter +New global option to disable transactional file copy + + +FreeFileSync 3.20 [2011-08-11] +------------------------------ +Scan multiple directories in parallel +Automatically resolve disconnected network maps +Fixed temporal hang when dropping large files on main dialog +<Automatic> mode: Fixed issue regarding directory names differing in case during first sync +Delete permanently if recycle bin is not available (Linux) +Keep FreeFileSync responsive when trying to access non-existent network folder +Support for Ubuntu Unity Launcher (Linux) +RealTimeSync: Failure notification if command line is invalid (Linux) + + +FreeFileSync 3.19 [2011-07-23] +------------------------------ +Exclude sub directories from synchronization which cannot be accessed during comparison +Warning if Recycle Bin is not available instead of deleting silently (Windows) +Adapted log message if missing recycler leads to permanent deletion (Windows) +Revert to per file recycle bin handling if creating temp recycler folder fails +Avoid orphaned deletion temp directories on network drives +Quick-select comparison and synchronization options via double-click +New right-click drop down menu on comparison and synchronization settings button +New database design: copying the database file does not lead to complications anymore +Full support for "retry" while comparing +Don't copy empty folders when filtering by time span +Allow loading/merging multiple configurations files via file open dialog +Allow loading/merging multiple configurations in last used config list +Fixed system shutdown interruption during batch mode +Allow saving log files in both silent and non-silent batch jobs +Reduced main dialog flicker when switching configurations +Database and lock files created by FreeFileSync do not trigger RealTimeSync anymore +Restrict maximum number of visible folder pairs to 6 (configurable via GlobalSettings.xml) +New macros: %day%, %hour%, %min%, %sec% + + +FreeFileSync 3.18 [2011-07-03] +------------------------------ +Launcher running synchronously and returning application error code +Fixed sort by file extension +Fixed drag and drop of SAMBA network folder +Render (all) invalid file dates correctly on GUI +Correct layout selection for RTL and LTR languages +Correct GUI status texts while waiting for directory lock +Properly set default directory when loading configuration +New XML framework: zen::Xml +Added Hebrew language +Added Danish language +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 3.17 [2011-05-20] +------------------------------ +Filter files by size +Filter latest files by time span +Launcher automatically selecting 32/64 bit executable on start up +More detailed systray progress indicator +New database format for <Automatic> mode: a full sync is suggested before upgrading +Update database at individual file level (support for partial and aborted syncs) +New translation file format +Dynamically load existing translation files +Correct translation plural forms +Improved directory locking strategy +Restructured installation package +One button-click synchronization +Fixed CSV character encoding +Put CSV values in quotes if they contain semicolons +Explicit button and settings for "Custom" sync variant -> old configurations need to be migrated +Keyboard shortcuts also on middle grid +Minimize progress dialog by clicking on taskbar +Render invalid file dates correctly on GUI +Process user-defined commands via shell execution (FFS and RTS) +Allow base directory names having trailing white-space +Added Ukrainian language +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 3.16 [2011-04-21] +------------------------------ +Fixed file copy issues on SAMBA shares +Small GUI fixes + + +FreeFileSync 3.15 [2011-04-19] +------------------------------ +Overwriting a file as fully transactional operation +Optimized synchronization speed (non-cached volumes, e.g. memory sticks in particular) +Volumes can be specified by name: [<volume-name>]\<path> (use case: variable drive letters, RealTimeSync) +Copy NTFS compressed, encrypted and sparse file attributes +Copy NTFS compressed and encrypted directory attributes +Copy NTFS alternate data stream +Improved performance: CSV export, copy to clipboard, sync log display +Improved color theme support +Fixed crash on certain system text color settings +Fixed progress numbers for manual deletion +Allow aborting manual deletion via escape key +Use relative name for file tool tip +Automatically redirect arrow keys to main grid +More tolerant directory creation (operation not supported/wrong parameter) +More tolerant file move: ignore existing files (user-defined deletion directory) +Added macro %weekday% + + +FreeFileSync 3.14 [2011-03-20] +------------------------------ +New keyboard shortcuts: F5: compare F6: synchronize +Skip to next folder pair if fatal error occurred (instead of abort) +Reload last selected configuration on start up +Abort with error when copying to empty directory field +Full log information after comparison (including file transfer) +Check read access for source file before overwriting target +Fixed possible application crash after comparison +Fixed possible network freeze when comparing +Maximum number of log files can be specified +Don't condense white-space when loading XML configuration +RealTimeSync: Put executable name in quotes when parsing *.ffs_batch file +Large program icons - 256 x 256 +Handle daylight saving time(DST) on FAT network shares +Skip DST handling if drive does not support accurate file times +Many small GUI/usability fixes +Added Korean translation + + +FreeFileSync 3.13 [2011-01-16] +------------------------------ +Implemented Advanced User Interface to allow user specified layout customizations +Process case sensitive file/directory/symlink names +Synchronize name/attributes only avoiding full copy if appropriate +Prevent hibernation/sleep mode during comparison and synchronization (Windows) +New database format: single file for FreeFileSync 32 and 64 bit versions + - full sync suggested before migrating to v3.13 + - old sync.x64.ffs_db files may be deleted +Improved algorithm to calculate remaining time +Allow resizing window containing multiple folder pairs +Show folder short names in column file name +Correctly report message "nothing to sync" in batch mode +Removed libjpg-8 dependency (Linux) +Fixed loading correct maximized position on multi-screen desktop +RealTimeSync: Removed blank icons in ALT-TAB list during execution of command line +Show RealTimeSync job name as systray tool tip +Last used configurations as sorted list without size limitation +Remove redundant configuration when merging multiple ffs_gui/ffs_batch files +Warning if folder is modified that is part of multiple folder pairs +Aggregated warning messages for all folder pairs instead of one per pair +Added privilege to access restricted symlink content +Added Greek translation + + +FreeFileSync 3.12 [2010-11-28] +------------------------------ +Allow empty folder pairs without complaining +Automatically exclude database and lock files from all (sub-)directories (not only from base) +Resize grid columns on both sides in parallel +Fixed tool tip foreground text color (Linux) +Search via CTRL + F and F3 now as global hotkeys +Fully portable use of directory locking (Windows/Linux, 32/64 bit) +RealTimeSync: Treat missing network path the same as missing local path +Show current job name during synchronization (batch/gui) +Allow copying dereferenced (=followed) directory Symlinks over network share +Fail to copy Symlinks (=direct) over network share instead of silently creating empty folder (Windows XP) +Copy NTFS junctions as Symlinks (avoiding permission checks) +RealTimeSync: ignore request for device removal on network mapped drives +Support for copying SELinux security contexts +Fixed moving buttons in synchronization dialog +Allow deleting currently selected item from list of last used folders (not before wxWidgets 2.9.1) +Avoid losing focus after manually deleting a file +Preserve custom changes to sync directions after manually deleting a file +Handle empty tool tips correctly (Linux) +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 3.11 [2010-09-20] +------------------------------ +Fixed migration issue: reasonable default value for number of folder pairs +Better message box background color + + +FreeFileSync 3.10 [2010-09-19] +------------------------------ +Automatically solve daylight saving time and time zone shift issues on FAT/FAT32 (finally) +Instantly resolve abandoned directory locks associated with local computer +Show expanded directory name as tool tip and label text (resolves macros and relative paths) +Do not copy relative file attributes for base target directories that are created implicitly +Move dialogs by clicking (almost) anywhere +RealTimeSync: ignore request for device removal on Samba shares +Added UTF-8 BOM for CSV export +Correctly handle window position on multi-screen desktop +Disabled warning "database not yet existing" +RealTimeSync: replaced delay by minimum idle time +Maximum number of folder pairs configurable via GlobalSettings.xml (XML node <FolderPairsMax>) +Added tool tips to display long filenames on main grid +Keep application responsive when deleting large directories +Vista/Windows 7: harmonize modification times shown on main grid with Windows Explorer +Changed background color to avoid unreadable texts in combination with certain color themes +Toggle middle grid comparison result/sync preview with right mouse button click +Further GUI enhancements/polishment/standard conformance +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 3.9 [2010-08-10] +----------------------------- +Advanced locking strategy to allow multiple processes synchronize the same directories (e.g. via network share) +Merge multiple *.ffs_batch, *.ffs_gui files or combinations of both via drag & drop +Copy file and folder permissions (requires admin rights): + - Windows: owner, group, DACL, SACL + - Linux: owner, group, permissions + - correctly handle Symbolic Links + - new option in global settings +Compare by content evaluates Symbolic Links +32-Bit build compiled with MinGW/GCC to preserve Windows 2000 compatibility +RealTimeSync: Handle requests for device removal (USB stick) while monitoring +Sort by file size: group symlinks before directories +Added macros %week%, %month%, %year% for creating time-stamped directories +Touch database file when changes occurred only +Moved settings "file time tolerance" and "verify copied files" to GlobalSettings.xml +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 3.8 [2010-06-20] +----------------------------- +New options handling Symlinks: ignore/direct/follow => warning: new database format for <Automatic> mode +Fixed crash when starting sync for Windows XP SP2 +Prevent tool tip from stealing focus +Show associated file icons (Linux) +Run folder existence checks in separate thread (faster network share access) +Write <Automatic> mode database file even if both sides are already in sync +Don't raise status dialog to the top after synchronization +Embedded version information into executable (Windows) +Migrated compiler to Visual C++ 2010 (Windows) +Avoid losing manual changes when excluding via context menu +Adjusted auto-updater web-address +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 3.7 [2010-05-16] +----------------------------- +RealTimeSync: Trigger command line only if all directories are existing +Allow for drag and drop of very large files +Batch modus: New "Switch" button opens GUI modus when warnings occur +Support copying old 8.3 filenames correctly +Handling of Symbolic Links configurable via GUI +Fine tuned calculation of remaining disk space for custom deletion directories +Save default config files only if actually changed +NSIS installer: Support for /D and /S switches +Fixed resource loading if installation folder is not working directory (Linux build) +Consolidated batch creation dialog +<Automatic> mode: Detect conflict when a directory shall be deleted while new sub-elements are to be copied +Automatically mark left behind temporary files (*.ffs_tmp) for deletion with next sync +New Project website: freefilesync.sourceforge.net +A lot of small GUI fixes +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 3.6 [2010-03-31] +----------------------------- +Fixed occasional crash when starting FreeFileSync + + +FreeFileSync 3.5 [2010-03-27] +----------------------------- +Allow <Automatic> mode syncs between 32 bit, 64 bit, Windows and Linux builds +Show progress indicator in window title +Support for progress indicator in Windows 7 Superbar +Reduced progress indicator flicker +Prevent silent batch mode from taking keyboard focus +Improved error messages (loading/saving/copying files) +Improved environment variable tolerance: strip blanks and double-quotes +RealTimeSync: Fixed crash when double-clicking systray icon +Allow aborting all operations via Escape key +Added British English translation + + +FreeFileSync 3.4 [2010-03-04] +----------------------------- +Performance: Reduced Recycle Bin access time by 90% +Recycle Bin support for Linux +Performance: Reduced binary comparison sequential read time (by up to 75% for CD/DVD access) +Improved synchronization sequence to avoid disk space shortage: overwrite large files by small ones first +Fixed problems with file renaming on Samba share +New free text grid search via shortcuts CTRL + F and F3 +Show number of processed files at end of synchronization +New optional grid column: file extension +New comparison category icons +Fixed handling sync-config of first folder pair +Allow moving main dialog by dragging client area instead of title bar only +Enhanced help file: Run RealTimeSync as Service +Prefix log files with name of batch job +Fixed GUI right-to-left mirroring for locales Hebrew and Arabic +Portable version: save configuration in installation folder +Many small GUI enhancements +Updated translation files +New Linux .deb package: ppa:freefilesync/ffs + + +FreeFileSync 3.3 [2010-02-02] +----------------------------- +New installer package for portable/local/32/64-bit versions +Built-in support for very long filenames: apply \\?\-prefix automatically +New button for synchronization preview: show equal files +RealTimeSync: Respond to directory or volume arrival, e.g. USB stick insert +Start comparison automatically when double-clicking on *.ffs_gui files +Visual progress indicator for sys-tray icon +Fixed string comparison for 'ß' and 'ss' (all Windows versions) +Fixed general string comparison for Windows 2000 +Significantly faster file icon loading +Applied new IFileOperation interface for recycle bin (Windows >= Vista) +Patched <Automatic> mode to handle FAT32 2-second file time precision +Play optional sound after comparison: "Compare_Complete.wav" +Allow environment variables for log file-directory +Enhanced conflict reporting +Added Swedish translation +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 3.2 [2009-12-13] +----------------------------- +Native Windows 64-Bit version (including Volume Shadow Copy Service) +Harmonized filter handling: global and local file filters +Unified handling of first folder pair: all pairs now semantically equal +Use environment variables within directory names (e.g. %USERNAME%) +New keyboard shortcuts to set sync-direction: ALT + <arrow key> +Allow copying to non-encrypted target directory +Fixed sort by filename +Fixed GDI resource leak when scrolling large grids +Fixed string comparison for 'ß' and 'ss' (Windows >= Vista) +Faster file icon loading +Remove elements in folder drop down list via DEL key +New integrated help file +Play optional sound after synchronization: "Sync_Complete.wav" +Several GUI/usability improvements +Created package for PortableApps.com +Added Finnish translation +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 3.1 [2009-10-26] +----------------------------- +Support for multiple data sources in Automatic mode +Copy file and folder create/access/modification times when synchronizing +Progress dialog can be minimized to systray (Batch and GUI mode) +Allow switching between silent/non-silent batch mode interactively +Some GUI improvements + + +FreeFileSync 3.0 [2009-10-15] +----------------------------- +New synchronization mode: <Automatic> +Consolidated batch mode error handling +Fixed crash when comparing multiple pairs by content +Fixed calculation of remaining objects +Fixed swapping grids +Show scanned files when traversing with filter enabled +New default filter values +New macros %time%, %date% for creating time-stamped directories +Avoid corrupted data when program is terminated unexpectedly +Prevent deletion when source-directory (temporarily) is not accessible +Native Unicode support for Linux build +Added Romanian translation +Added Turkish translation +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 2.3 [2009-09-27] +----------------------------- +New filter and sync configuration at folder pair level +Improved sorting: sort across multiple folder pairs + stable sorting in middle grid + consolidated sorting of sync-direction +Open external applications via context menu(customizable) +Removed performance penalty when using include filters +Improved filter syntax for strings beginning with wildcards +Default handling for conflict files now configurable +New option to show all hidden dialogs again +Fixed issue with macros %nameCo, %dirCo +New option in *.ffs_gui/ffs_batch files: Verify copied files +Use Windows Volume Shadow Copy for shared and locked files(new) +More detailed information in *.cvs export +Use current working directory to save global configuration (portable version) +Respect sub directories when manually changing sync-direction +Allow import of batch configuration into GUI mode +Some small GUI improvements +New shortcuts: SPACE: (de-)select rows; ENTER: start external application +Performance improvements: Reduced CPU time by 28%, (peak) memory consumption by 20% +Added Traditional Chinese translation +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 2.2 [2009-08-16] +----------------------------- +New user-defined recycle bin directory +Possibility to create synchronization directories automatically (if not existing) +Support for relative directory names (e.g. \foo, ..\bar) respecting current working directory +New tool tip in middle grid showing detailed information (including conflicts) +Status feedback and new abort button for manual deletion +Options to add/remove folder pairs in batch dialog +Added tool tip showing progress for silent batchmode +New view filter buttons in synchronization preview +Revisioned handling of symbolic links (Linux/Windows) +GUI optimizations removing flicker +Possibility to create new folders via browse folder dialog +Open files with associated application by special command string +Improved warning/error handling +Auto-adjust columns automatically or manually with CTRL + '+' +New macros for double-click command line: %name, %dir, %nameCo, %dirCo +Fixed runtime error when multiple folder pairs are used +New tool 'RealTimeSync': Watch directories for changes and start synchronization automatically +Improved XML parsing, fault tolerance and concept revisioned +More detailed statistics before start of synchronization +Removed superfluous border for bitmap buttons (Linux only) +Added Czech translation +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 2.1 [2009-07-03] +----------------------------- +Fixed bug that could cause FreeFileSync to crash after synchronization +Compiled with MS Visual C++ 2008 using static runtime library + + +FreeFileSync 2.0 [2009-06-30] +----------------------------- +Copy locked files using Windows Volume Shadow Copy +Load file icons asynchronously for maximum display performance +Handle include filter correctly when comparing +Display optional summary window before starting synchronization +Adjust sync direction properly when switching sides +Info about sync variant on main dialog +Issue a warning message for each conflict type when comparing +Save default configuration in user application path (Installer based version) +Limit main dialog minimum size +Update grid row labels while scrolling +Right-click selects cell before opening context menu +New context menu options to manually assign a sync-direction +Moved sync-preview switch into middle grid's context menu +Possibility to remove top folder pair +Fixed calculation of row total in sync preview +File icons configurable for each side +Many small GUI improvements +Compiled successfully with GCC 4.4.0 and MS Visual C++ 2008 +Added Russian translation +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 1.19 [2009-06-01] +------------------------------ +New synchronization preview +Sync-direction can be adapted manually +New category type "conflict" +New check for unresolved conflicts +Improved overall GUI layout +New check for erroneous file modification dates +Optional pop up to notify on changed configuration +Files with invalid dates (e.g. year 30.000) do not result in a program abort anymore +Replaced column "full name" by "full path" to be combined with "filename" +Apply filtering WHILE comparing (if activated) and avoid traversing excluded directories +New filter paradigm: use relative instead of absolute names +New option "ignore DST +/- 1-hour" to correctly handle daylight saving changes +Sync preview statistics now on main dialog +Show only relevant synchronization options +File icon display configurable via grid column context menu +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 1.18 [2009-05-10] +------------------------------ +Linux build officially released: all major problems solved! +New statistic: remaining time +New statistic: bytes per second +Automatically check for program updates every week +Finally got rid of scroll bar in middle grid for Linux build +Fixed issue with file icon display +Fixed overlapping grid cells +Alternate log file directory configurable via GUI +Added drag & drop support for batch job assembly +Simplified filter usage: - <dirname> matches "<dirname>\*" as well as "<dirname>\" + - only distinct filter entries are considered +Platform dependent line breaks in configuration *.xml files +"Significant difference check" runs at folder pair level +Sorting runs at folder pair level +New check for sufficient free disk space (considering recycle bin usage) +New optional grid column: directory +New sort by directory name +Reduced memory consumption by 10% +A lot of smaller improvements +Added Brazilian Portuguese translation +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 1.17 [2009-04-05] +------------------------------ +Full support for Windows/Linux symbolic links: + - traverse, copy, delete symbolic links + - handle broken symbolic links + - new options in GlobalSettings.xml: TraverseDirectorySymlinks, CopyFileSymlinks +New menu option: "Check for new version" +Copy folder attributes and security settings when implicitly creating folders +Maximum file time difference now fully configurable +New history of last selected folders +Fixed "Year-2038-Problem" for time_t +Upgraded to wxWidgets 2.8.10 +Individual folder pairs can be selected for removal +Performance: Reduced CPU time by 9%, memory consumption by 36% +Support for cancellation when copying and comparing large files +Smooth progress indicators when copying and comparing large files +Support for Shift-PageUp/PageDown +Support for Home/End and Shift-Home/End +Alternative log file directory configurable via *.ffs_batch Xml +Show explorer file icons in grid (windows only) +Fixed compilation issues for Linux build +Fixed grid alignment issue in Linux build +Enhanced error messages for Linux build +Optimized traversing algorithm for Linux build +Fixed graphical misalignment with multiple folder pairs +Added Slovenian translation +Added Hungarian translation +Added Spanish translation +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 1.16 [2009-03-13] +------------------------------ +Support for \\?\ path prefix for unrestricted path length (directory names > 255 characters) (windows only) +Copy files even if target folder does not exist +Fixed occasional error when switching languages +Added sys-tray icon for silent batch mode (pause, abort, about) +Support for numeric del-key +Avoid endless loops with Vista symbolic links (don't traverse into symbolic links - configurable) +New functionality for loading batch files (load button or drag & drop to main/batch window) +New options for batch file error handling: "pop up, ignore errors, exit with returncode < 0" +New option to reset all warning messages +Allow marking both sides of the main grid via CTRL + mouse-click +Allow manual deletion of files on both or one side only (respecting selections on both sides) +Special recycler option for manual deletion +New optional grid column: Full name +Fixed locale related issue when comparing. Big thanks to Persson Henric for providing support! +New check if more than 50% of files will be overwritten/deleted +Save memory by clearing old results before re-comparing +Usability improvements: + - name of config file in window title + - refresh view filters on configuration load + - default to ascending sort when changing column + - maximum length of config file history customizable through xml + - new "load configuration" button + - check/uncheck option for middle grid + - support for CTRL + A (select all) + - enhanced error messages (windows only) +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 1.15 [2009-02-22] +------------------------------ +Fixed performance bottleneck in batch mode (non-silent) +Improved performance of comparison by another 10% +Configure column settings by right-click context menu +Remember column positions on main grid +Hide/Show individual columns +Added "sort by comparison result" +Sort file list by relative name after comparison (GUI mode only) +Removed Windows registry usage for portable version +Restored line breaks in status texts for better readability +Revised German translation. Thanks to «Latino»! +Created custom button control to finally translate "compare" and "synchronize" +Allow manual setup of file manager integration (Windows and Linux) +Added Step-By-Step guide for manual compilation (Windows and Linux) +Added checkboxes to manually select/deselect rows +New option: Treat files with time deviation of less-equal 1 hour as equal (FAT/FAT32 drives only) +Added Polish translation +Added Portuguese translation +Added Italian translation +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 1.14 [2009-02-01] +------------------------------ +Massive performance improvements: +- comprehensive analysis and optimization of comparison functionality +- new, fast directory traversing algorithm +- improved folder hierarchy compare algorithm +- lazy evaluation of formatted date strings +- new high-performance string class +=> reduction of CPU time by more than 90%! +Folder attributes are copied during synchronization +Sorting now case-insensitive (Windows-only) +Allow column positioning on main grid +Many small fixes +Added Chinese translation +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 1.13 [2009-01-06] +------------------------------ +Automatically detect daylight saving time (DST) change for FAT/FAT32 drives +Added directory dependency check when synchronizing multiple folder pairs +New synchronization option: "update" +Reduced status screen flicker when comparing and synchronizing +Fixed bug when sorting by filename +Further GUI improvements +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 1.12 [2008-12-23] +------------------------------ +Significantly improved speed of all sorting algorithms +Keep sorting sequence when adding or removing rows +'Sort by relative path' secondarily sorts by filename and respects folders +Allow adding multiple files/folders to exclude filter via context menu +Exclude full relative path instead of short filenames via context menu +Fixed possible memory leak when canceling compare +New option to manually adjust file modification times (To be used e.g. for FAT32 volumes on DST switch) +Handling of different types of configuration (GUI, batch, global) +Enhanced exception handling +Multiple GUI improvements +Added Dutch translation +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 1.11 [2008-11-23] +------------------------------ +Support for multiple folder pairs +Optimized performance of multiple pairs to scan each folder just once +Enhanced batch file format +New context menu option to add files, file types or directories to exclude filter +Reworked file filter dialog +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 1.10 [2008-11-09] +------------------------------ +Transformed configuration file format to XML +Exchanged batch files with shell links for full Unicode support (Windows-only) +Improved filter usage: ignore leading/trailing white-space, upper/lower-case (Windows-only) chars +Removed screen-flicker when clicking on compare: +Added elapsed time to compare status +Calculate height of middle grid independently of OS window layout +Multiple GUI improvements +Added Japanese translation +Updated translation files + + +FreeFileSync 1.9 [2008-10-26] +----------------------------- +Fixed wxWidgets multithreading issue that could cause synchronization to hang occasionally +Fixed issue with %1 parameter +Fixed issue with recycle bin usage in unicode mode +Added uninstaller +New installer option to associate *.ffs files with FreeFileSync +Transformed language files to Unicode (UTF-8) +Delete elements in configuration history list via DELETE key + + +FreeFileSync 1.8 [2008-10-19] +----------------------------- +Enhanced status bar information +Enhanced log file information +Enhanced progress information +Added Unicode support +Program now waits until work is completed when abort is triggered during synchronization +Added French translation +Updated German translation + + +FreeFileSync 1.7 [2008-10-12] +----------------------------- +Display only those view filter buttons that are actually needed +Compare by size and date: last write time may differ by up to 2 seconds (NTFS vs FAT32) +Fixed minor issue with trailing path separator when creating batch jobs +Fixed minor issue with window sizes not being remembered in some special situation +Further improved Unicode compliance +Updated German translation + + +FreeFileSync 1.6 [2008-10-05] +----------------------------- +Significantly improved speed of filtering files and view (< 10 ms for > 200,000 rows(!)) +Fixed minor grid mis-alignment under some special conditions +Enhanced status bar with centered texts +Flexible filter options depending on compare variant +Improved synchronization statistics +Fixed issue when trying to delete system folders +Usability improvements +Recycle Bin usage as command line parameter +New menu bar +Program language selectable from menu +UI-option to create sync jobs (batch files) for automated synchronization +Updated German translation + + +FreeFileSync 1.5 [2008-09-21] +----------------------------- +Improved speed of comparison by file content +Simplified and optimized calculation of accumulated file sizes +Added right-click context menu to main dialog +New installer for Windows +Improved usability of filtering and selecting rows +Solved possible issue with different file time precisions in multi-OS environments +Updated German translation + + +FreeFileSync 1.4 [2008-09-14] +----------------------------- +Implemented generic multithreading class to keep "compare by content" and "file synchronization" responsive +Added status bar when comparing files (with additional status information for "compare by content") +Some further speed optimizations +Added option to skip error messages and have them listed after synchronization +Restructured loading of configuration files +The result grid after synchronization now always consists of items that have not been synchronized (even if abort was pressed) +Added "remaining files" as sync-progress information +Updated German translation + + +FreeFileSync 1.3 [2008-09-07] +----------------------------- +Maintain and load different configurations by drag&drop, load-button or command line +New function to delete files (or move them to recycle bin) manually on the UI (without having to re-compare): + Deleting folders results in deletion of all dependent files, subfolders on UI grid (also no re-compare needed) + while catching error situations and allowing to resolve them +Improved manual filtering of rows: If folders are marked all dependent subfolders and files are marked as well +(keeping sort sequence when "hide filtered elements" is marked) +Comprehensive performance optimization of the two features above (manual filtering, deletion) for large grids (> 200,000 rows) +Improved usability: resizable borders, keyboard shortcuts, default buttons, dialog standard focus +Main window will remember restored position even if maximized +Updated sources to become more Linux and Unicode friendly +Updated German translation + + +FreeFileSync 1.2 [2008-08-31] +----------------------------- +New progress indicator and status information when synchronizing: + ->available for command line mode and UI mode: Status update and final error report +New progress information when comparing directories +Multithreading for copying of files to keep program responsive +Optimized all status dialogs and progress indicators for high performance: practically NO performance loss +Possibility to abort all performance critical operations (comparison, synchronization) at any time +New options in case of an error: "Continue, retry, abort" for UI and command line +New command line option "-skiperrors" to continue synchronization despite errors +Enhanced log file (-silent mode) to include all errors during compare and synchronization +Do not synchronize folders that have been deleted externally (but show an error message) +Manually filter out ranges from synchronization instead of just single rows +Some UI improvements +New option to use Recycle Bin when deleting or overwriting files +New synchronization sequence: first delete files, then copy files to avoid disc space shortages +Added different return values when used in command line mode to report success or failure +Updated German translation + + +FreeFileSync 1.1 [2008-08-24] +----------------------------- +Some further speed optimizations (sorting) +Written custom wxGrid class to avoid mapping of data to UI: huge performance increase (especially with formatted grids > 100,000 items) +Filter files to include/exclude them from synchronization +Minor UI and text adaptions +Allow direct keyboard input for directory names +Added possibility to continue on error +Added indicator for sort direction +Simplified code concerning loading of UI resources +Prepared code to support unicode in some future version +Updated German translation + + +FreeFileSync 1.0 [2008-08-10] +----------------------------- +Initial release |