! = Bugfix, + = Feature added, - = Feature removed, ~ = Behaviour changed
3.7.9 (03/10/2024)| + | Back4Sure is now also available in Catalan. Like always, a huge thank you to the translator! |
| + | Back4Sure is now available in simplified Chinese. |
| ! | Fixed a bug that deletes the local backup in case the source drive is not mounted. |
| ! | Fixed error where in rare cases a warning about canceling a running backup appears, while the backup is already done. |
| ! | Fixed a bug that deletes the local backup in case a network share holding the source files is disconnected during the backup process. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.2u. |
| ! | Fixed a bug in the copy routines for alternate data streams of folders, that sometimes causes an erroneously set folder date. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.2q. |
| + | Back4Sure is now also available in Spanish. |
| ~ | The compression component of Back4Sure will now backup certain open files just like in uncompressed mode. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.2l. |
| + | A Romanian and a Dutch translation for Back4Sure was added. |
| + | A Swedish translation for Back4Sure is available. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.2h. |
| ! | Fixed wrong sorting of actions before backup in the German interface. |
| ! | Fixed wrong time display of backups that take longer than 24 hours. |
| + | Added an option to allow copying EFS encrypted files to targets that do not support EFS encryption. |
| + | Archive passwords may now have up to 99 characters. |
| + | Back4Sure is now also available in Brazilian Portuguese. |
| + | Back4Sure now also copies the alternate data streams of folders. |
| + | The progress bar has a percent display now. |
| + | The icon in the task bar now shows the backup progress in Windows 7 and higher. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1j. |
| ! | Fixed broken coloring option for partially selected directories. |
| ! | Fixed backup did not work if root directory was selected and system directories were excluded from display. |
| ! | Fixed broken error message if creating the file association for job files fails. |
| + | Trying to change the file associations for job files will now correctly ask for admin privileges. |
| + | Remaining backup time display added. |
| + | Option for additionally comparing file size if file time is the same. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1g. |
| + | A French translation was added. |
| ! | Fixed error where archives did not get updated if Back4sure had no write access to its own directory. |
| ! | Fixed unreadable error message, if the job file cannot be found on start up. |
| + | Added instructions to the manual on how to configure the Windows task scheduler for automatically executing a backup job. |
| + | The manual is now available in PDF format for printing. |
| ~ | More consistent behaviour, if the job file is missing during automatic execution. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1e. |
| ! | Defective keyboard shortcuts fixed. |
| + | An Italian translation is available. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1c |
| + | It is now possible to set a postfix for the drive directory. |
| + | Drive types can be selectively excluded from being shown in the source selection tree. |
| + | Certain folder types can be excluded from display and backup. |
| + | A Russian translation is available. |
| ! | Sometimes wrong sorting of the log file list fixed. |
| ! | Undeletable entries in the recent job list fixed. |
| + | The copy speed is displayed in the backup dialog and also written to the log file. |
| + | Additional size information of the backup job is written to the log file. |
| + | Partially selected directories are easier to recognize now. |
| + | A fixed directory to look for backup jobs can be specified. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1b |
| ! | Modified job files were not saved if a new job file was chosen from the recent job list. |
| + | Confirmation dialog for files to be backed up. |
| + | Files in the confirmation dialog can be sorted by name, size and modification date. |
| + | Possibility to store relative paths in the recent job list. |
| + | Display of the freed space during a cleanup run. |
| + | Crypto algorithm for encrypted Zip archives can be chosen. |
| ! | Fixed in rare cases missing first letters in target folder names |
| ! | Fixed wrong folder sorting in display of FAT32 drives |
| + | 64-bit versions of the program are available |
| + | Automatically check for program updates |
| + | Allow creation of solid archives |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.0d |
| ~ | Update of the 7Zip libraries to version 9.2.0 |
| ! | Fixed a serious bug that effectively deactivated the cleanup function. |
| ! | Fixed some window positioning errors. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.0c. |
| + | Confirmation dialog for files to delete during a cleanup run. |
| + | List of recently used jobs in the file menu. |
| + | Key words can be used in the target definition. |
| + | Option to send a test mail during mail account setup. |
| ! | Crash right after start on some systems with older runtime-dlls fixed. |
| ! | Under certain conditions erroneous write protection message under Windows 7 fixed. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.0a. |
| + | Option to disable the creation of directories named as the the source drives inside the target directory. |
| + | Individual drives, e.g. floppy drives, may be excluded from the tree view. |
| + | Actions like running programs or sending a mail with the current log file can be executed before and after a backup run. |
| + | Backup jobs can have a description now. |
| + | The list of available log files shows more details of the respective backup run. |
| + | Directories selected for backup in the tree view can be expanded now with a single button click. |
| ! | Fixed error that enforced a full backup if compression was activated and command line options were specified. |
| ! | Fixed Runtime Error if a file date was before 1970 or after 3000. |
| ! | Name filters with capital letters did not work. |
| ! | Hidden or write protected files in the target directory were not updated. |
| ! | The status display of the progress dialog did not always show correct values if the backup was very small. |
| ! | Source directories which can't be saved due to missing access rights were not reported as backup errors. |
| + | Unicode support for handling files and directories added. |
| + | Support for very long paths (up to 32000 characters) added. |
| + | Compressed backups can be encrypted now. |
| + | Files may be filtered by their file attributes. |
| + | The access times and attributes of target folders are set according to the source directories. |
| + | The progress display is much more detailed and precise. |
| + | The current log file can be opened right from the progress window. |
| + | It is now possible to delete log files directly trom the log file list. |
| + | If Windows doesn't know how to handle log files, the appropriate Windows configuration dialog will appear. |
| + | Back4Sure can now remember its last window position. |
| ~ | A newer version of 7Zip is used. |
| ~ | The pause and cancel buttons of the progress window will now react promptly. |
| - | No support for Windows 98 anymore. |
| ! | Command line argument for starting the application minimized did not work |
| + | Option to ignore a two seconds difference between source and target file added |
| ~ | The link in the help menu now points to my new homepage |
| Initial release |