InfoHesive Viewer V3.2.6.7 [Freeware] (June 2008)

Updated: Version number changed in-line with full version.
Updated: Updated Help File.
Fixed: The Search box receives the focus when the search page is clicked
Fixed: Some hyperlinks in the InfoHesive Viewer do not function approrpriately.
Fixed: Llinks, when clicked, sometimes take the user to the bottom of the page.

InfoHesive Viewer V3.1.2.0 [Freeware] (June 2008)

New: Open and browse any InfoHesive document.
New: Advanced Search.
New: View file properties.
New: Print Designer.
New: Print Article.
New: Print WorkSpace.
New: Zoom from 10% to 500%.
New: Browse history (previous, next, and list).
New: Find any text in the current article.
New: Extensive Help File.

SyncBack V3.2.18.0 [Freeware] (February 2008)

New: Make safe copies option
Updated: Profile names cannot contain a hash characters (avoids problems with HTML)
Fixed: corrects a Vista scheduling problem

SyncBack V3.2.11 (June 2006)

New: Czech translation
Fixed: Steals focus when run from scheduler
Fixed: Buttons on Group window are now moved correctly when window is resized
Fixed: Compressing to single zip file may say file added when file did not exist

SyncBack V3.2.10 (February 2006)

New: Help file has been updated to CHM format from old HLP format
Fixed: URL typo in help file for SyncBackSE
Fixed: Resets window positions if off desktop (now works correctly with multi-monitors)
Updated: Differences and prompting windows now brought to front to avoid problems of them being hidden behind main window
Updated: Can use arrow keys on Group Profile window to move profiles, and also can tab to profile boxes

EncryptOnClick 1.1.2 (February 2006)

New: Can now be used on a USB key
Fixed: Avoid 'no filename extension' when decrypting email attachments in Outlook 2003
Fixed: Now compatible with other Zip programs when using international filenames

SyncBack V3.2.9 (November 2005)

Updated: Empty folders will be created/deleted even if profile fails
Fixed: Potential problem when scanning network drives and assuming no directory because network connection lost
Fixed: Lockup/deadlock problem with multi-core/dual CPU computers

SyncBack Freeware V3.2.8.500 (August 2005)

New: German translation now available (thanks to Stefan Aicher)

SyncBack (freeware) V3.2.8.400 (June 2005)

- New: Hungarian translation (thanks to Jozsef Tamas Herczeg).
- Fixes: minor changes and fixes.

SyncBack Freeware v3.2.8 (May 2005)

- minor bug fixes for the Differences screen
- Minor modifications [V3.2.8.200]
- updated help file
- Catalan language version now also available

SyncBack Version 3.2.7 (February 2005)

- Fixed slow copy on Windows 2000 [V3.2.7.440]
- Fixed 'Invalid parameter' error when using Shell to copy files on Windows 2000 [V3.2.7.440]
- The Delete and F5 keys are ignored if Shift, Ctrl, Alt, etc. are also pressed [V3.2.7.440]
- Fix to resolve very slow compression speed when using single file Zip compression [V3.2.7.100]
- Minor fixes [V3.2.7.200]
- Minor FTP enhancements [V3.2.7.300]
- Update check fixed [V3.2.7.410]
- Large number of new variables added [V3.2.7.410]
- Can copy NTFS encrypted files to non-NTFS volumes [V3.2.7.410]
- Fix for getting wrong date & time from Titan FTP server (if in different timezone) [V3.2.7.410]
- FTP enhancement to better reconnect under certain conditions [V3.2.7.410]
- Stricter checks to make sure VSS is only used when it can be [V3.2.7.410]
- When copying profiles the user is asked if they want to copy fast backup data [V3.2.7.410]
- MD5 and CRC32 hashing now has more chance of hashing file if it is being used [V3.2.7.410]
- Fix for form position on multi-monitor systems [V3.2.7.410]
- Can restrict debug output in debug version (using debug.ini) [V3.2.7.410]
- Debug output also created for profile setup [V3.2.7.410]
- Help updated [V3.2.7.410]

SyncBack Version 3.2.7 (January 2005)

- New -shutdown command line parameter
- Aborting an FTP transfer is now much quicker
- Improvements to the method empty folders are created/deleted
- Profile now exports strings with double-quotes
- Included support for any future Greek translation
- If a folder cannot be created an error message on the reason is returned
- Semi-colons can now be used in filenames with compression
- HTML log file colours changed
- Fixed index out-of-bounds error (was related to columns in tree)
- FTP profiles are not aborted before their time-out setting (was previously set to 30 seconds)
- Stop button on tree is ghosted instead of disappearing when stop button is pressed
- Empty zip files (when using single file compression) are correctly deleted
- Compression progress shown when using multi file compression
- By default, new profiles will not use the Windows shell for file copying and deleting
- By default, new profiles will have Passive enabled for FTP
- By default, new profiles will not disconnected from network shares after a profile is run
- If a form doesn't appear on the screen (e. g. resolution is lower) then it will be reset to appear on screen
- A new version of SyncBack cannot be installed while it is running
- Help file updated

SyncBack Version 3.2.6 (December 2004)

- Now available in French and Spanish (Argentinean)
- Interface changes to support new languages
- The blank password restriction (for XP Task Scheduler) can now be removed by SyncBack automatically when a profile is scheduled
- Bug fix for some FTP servers returning date and 999ms as time
- Bug fix for some FTP servers returning wrong file sizes and modification dates
- Bug fix so local files date & times are not set invalid when using FTP and ignoring modification date & time
- Bug fix so source and destination directory can be same when using FTP
- Bug fix so invalid date & times are not shown in Differences screen
- Bug fix for single file compression failing on Windows 95/98/ME when destination is a slow device, e.g. network drive
- Possible fix for problems some users are getting zipping to a networked drive (cannot be confirmed because cannot be replicated)
- Possible bug fix for a bug not yet reported or replicated: the log may fail to be sent (via email) on fast computers

SyncBack Version 3.2.5 (December 2004)

- Italian version released
- User interface changes to support Italian version
- FTP part now identifies symbolically linked files/directories
- Fixed resizing of Profile Setup screen
- Log file will record if a filename is too long should an error occur (> = 254 characters)

SyncBack Version 3.2.4 (November 2004)

- Fixed compression problems on some Windows 98 (due to bug introduced in V3.2.3)
- Fixed bug where tasks with a period in them could not be scheduled
- Fixed bug where the setting to use the supplied network username & password for the destination was incorrectly being saved for the source
- Text version of log file now records if there were no changes

SyncBack Version 3.2.3 (October 2004)

- Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese translations released
- Interface changes to support Chinese and make room for translated text
- Background tasks do not start for at least one minute after SyncBack started
- Profiles can now be saved even if disk or drive not connected
- Invalid file dates in single zips now caught
- Fixed problems where Chinese strings were sometimes being truncated, e.g. profile names
- Changed HTML log file so it doesn't use English by default
- Default font changed to improve readability for non-English versions (now uses Tahoma)
- Can now detect quota & credit exceeds on Titan and Raiden FTP servers
- Help file updated

SyncBack Version 3.2.2 (September 2004)

- Fixed bug which causes single zip profiles to run very slowly
- Fixed bug where auto-update did not check build number (the last part of the version)
- Non-English strings no longer embedded in non-English versions of
SyncBack

SyncBack Version 3.2.1.3

- Fixed empty directory creation/deletion issue when certain settings are chosen
- Fixed AV bug when compressing to single file and deleting files from destination
- Fixed FTP root directory problem when doing a restore
- Fixed potential problem with multi-language versions
- Fixed potential problem when FTP server disconnects while retrieving current directory

SyncBack Version 3.2.1.2

- Fixed problem of having multiple compression profiles running at same time causing "File Open" errors
- When a scheduled task is created the 'Wake computer' option is enabled by default
- Run before/after programs are wrapped in double quotes (if the folder button is used)
- Can double click on profile in group profile screen to quickly add/remove profile to/from group
- Sub-directory delete/create fix
- Fixed bug where UNC paths were not automatically created
- Fixed bug where a simulated run of a single zip profile would fail
with unknown error
- Fixed bug where a duplicate filter item could be added if it was same as first item
- Fixed bug where profiles where not imported if they contained ']'
character
- Disk serial number shown in correct format in log
- Small memory leaks removed
- Window sizes saved correctly if maximized
- Other minor fixes and interface changes to support non-English
languages

SyncBack Version 3.2 (August 2004)

-Directories can now be filtered based on their name
-Empty directories are now handled correctly
-The sub-directories list can now also include directories in the destination
-The sub-directories list is created faster (and faster again on 2K/XP using NTFS)
-%DATE% environment variable can now be used
-Warning given when filename contains a non-standard apostrophe (')
-If a copy fails the destination file is deleted - this avoids problems of corrupt files in the backup
-When not using the shell, the progress of a file copy is shown
-When not using the shell, stopping a profile is now immediate when copying a large file
-Handles selecting scripts for before/after runs better
-Link to mailing list web page in Help menu
-Link to SyncBackPro web page in Help menu and on main window
-Option to automatically check for updates in Preferences menu
-Increased performance when setting date & time on a read-only file on FTP server
-Milli-seconds shown on Differences screen
-First instance of SyncBack now restored from tray when second instance run
-Fixed bug where date & time of files may have been reported 1 or 2 seconds off on NTFS
-Fixed bug where file verification used with single zip backups would cause backup to fail
-Fixed bug where specifying a temp directory to use with compression caused stack overflow
-Fixed "Scan failed (2): The system cannot find the file specified" problem when scanning CD's
-Fixed MDTM and CHMOD to work correctly with Serv-U FTP server
-Fixed "out-of-bounds" bug when using single zip file compression
-Fixed bug where profile status is returned as success when it was really a failure (when using single zip file compression)
-Fixed column moving bug
-Fixed "103" error when creating log files
-Next Run column now correctly sorted by date & time and not alphabetically
-Updated tree view component, which may remove 'External exception' errors
-New RotateBackup VBScript included
-New RemoveSourceAfter VBScript included
-Installation looks sexier :)
-Help file updated
-Various minor bug fixes and enhancements

SyncBack Version 3.1.2.0 (July 2004)

Two known minor bugs in V3.1.2.0 will be fixed in the next release:

- If you specify a temporary directory to use for compression SyncBack will do a stack overflow and crash. For a temporary fix, do not specify a temporary directory.

- If you use single file compression and specify that you want copies to be verified then the compressed file is never created. For a temporary fix, do not specify you want file copy verification.

The following changes have been made:

- Multi-language ready
- Increase in FTP performance
- Reduce chance of FTP "lock-ups"
- Increased stability of FTP sync/backups
- New FTP option to force the FTP server into Binary mode before every file transfer
- The FTP read-timeout value is set to 15 seconds by default
- Warning given if option to delete/copy empty directories is enabled when using FTP (can reduce performance)
- Fixed bug where log files where not emailed when using text format
- The font selection is now used everywhere, not just for filenames (but the style, e.g. bold, is not used)
- New menu item (in Preferences) to re-associate SyncBack with .SPS files
- If SyncBack is forcibly closed while profiles are still running, the running profiles last result will be set to 'Aborted' instead of being left as 'Running', for example
- Removed a possible memory leak
- When a 'Run Before' program is set, it will now be run before the network connection to the source and destination are made, and before any FTP connection is made
- Media is now ejected before the log file is displayed
- If a file cannot be deleted because it is locked then the user is prompted (if requested for in the profile settings)
- 500 files are now displayed per page in the Differences screen (was 250)

SyncBack Version 3.1.1.0 (June 2004)

- 'File time is not GMT/UTC' is now visible on the FTP tab [V3.1.0.382]
- Emailed log files now contain all the error messages [V3.1.0.387]
- File sizes > 2GB now reported correctly (now 64bit) [V3.1.0.404]
- Fixed FTP Reconnection exception [V3.1.0.404]
- Fixed background backup bug when starting SyncBack with Windows [V3.1.0.450]
- Option to not disconnect from network drive (to fix problems with Novell) [V3.1.0.450]
- Option to change temp directory when using compression [V3.1.0.450]
- Option to not make a local copy of a Zip file on a slow drive [V3.1.0.450]
- New menu item to make a bug report online [V3.1.0.450]
- Temp file specified for compression is also used to make temp copy when using slow device on destination [V3.1.0.460]
- 'File is locked' error message now reports a more accurate error, e.g. 'Access denied' [V3.1.0.460]
- A number of minor user interface changes, including fixing title in HTML log file [V3.1.0.460]
- Help file updated [V3.1.0.460]
- Scheduler started automatically in Windows 95/98 when creating/modifying a schedule [V3.1.0.460]
- New interface when using Windows XP [V3.1.0.470]
- Temp zip file now moved instead of copying (can improve performance when temp directory is on same drive as Zip file) [V3.1.0.470]
- Can now resized Schedule window (fixed problem when using large fonts) [V3.1.0.470]
- New Read Timeout property for FTP (may fix some lockup problems) [V3.1.0.470]
- Warning when using FTP quote character as this breaks many FTP servers [V3.1.0.470]
- Help file and ReadMe updated [V3.1.0.470]

SyncBack Version 3.1 (May 2004)

- Fixed a number of minor bugs including sporadic out-of-bounds error and tree problems
- Fixed a out-of-bounds error when using an FTP server that doesn't support MDTM command
- Text log file now correctly appends
- When canceling settings, only given warning if any settings were changed
- New option to email log file only if errors occur
- Fixed access violation and runtime 216 errors (mostly related to CPU frequency)
- Log file now created and written to before scanning starts
- Fixed bug where log file was empty if user aborted during compression when using single file compression
- Network connections are retried to try and reduce the chance of a profile failing because of 'Network errors'
- New option to ignore files that have not been modified/created within a certain time frame, e.g. last 7 days
- The display now clearly shows if a profile is configured as Group, Backup, Synchronize, Restore or Custom
- Can now export AutoClose settings. AutoClose settings will now be exported on pre-XP systems.
- Can now use quote characters to wrap file and directory names that contain spaces (for FTP)
- Automatically detect IE proxy server and port number for FTP settings (not if using a script)
- Automatically retries file copy 1223 errors (related to temporary network problems)
- The sub-directory selection option on profile setup has been changed from a checkbox to a drop-down list
- The email subject will be prefixed with [Failed] if the profile run failed
- The profile description (in Profile Setup) will now say if the profile will run slowly due to its settings
- When reading and writing files to an FTP server, SyncBack will automatically change the files permissions as required to do the get/put and then revert them back
- System wide hotkeys can be assigned to profiles (including group profiles) so they run automatically when pressed
- Fixed date encoding error
- Reintroduced the old (V2) method of file copying & deleting as an option (fixes problems with Novell networks)
- Option to tell SyncBack if FTP server is using GMT/UTC or local time
- Fixed bug where all files skipped if option to skip modified files was enabled
- Program caption (and About dialog caption) now say exactly which version of SyncBack it is
- Now identifies changes in file attributes
- Checks if the Windows Task Scheduler service is installed and running (NT/2K/XP only)
- Warning given if Zip file contains more than 65,535 files
- Seconds difference is now 2 by default. This is to avoid problems with FAT and UNIX drives (which are not as accurate as NTFS)
- Option to clear archive attribute of source and destination files when copied
- Fixed a bug in MDTM FTP code
- Network connect can be configured to use supplied username and password before default one (for NT/2K/XP only)

SyncBack Version 3 (March 31st 2004)

- Can automatically import profiles by double-clicking .sps files
- Option to abort the profile if the before program fails
- Option to run the after program even if the profile fails
- New icons in Differences screen to help show what the differences are
- Can now choose not to show Differences screen again from the screen itself
- More minor bug fixes and user interface changes, e.g. more hot-keys

SyncBack Version 3.0 RC 2

- Numerous minor bug fixes and user interface changes

SyncBack Version 3.0 RC 1

- Now uses a tree view so you can see what profiles are in a group (and other benefits, e.g. columns can be moved)
- Programs can be automatically closed before a profile is run, e.g. close Microsoft Outlook
- Numerous user interface changes (many new button bitmaps and a major change to the main screen)
- Fixed SHELL32.dll access violation on exit if folder browse button is used on Windows 95/98
- A new option to force the file modification date & time to be correct (useful for use with SAMBA shares)
- Bug fix for SyncBack stopping Windows shutting down
- Bug fix for SyncBack minimizing to tray on Close even when option not selected
- Alt-X hotkey for Exit on main window
- Message dialog displayed when selecting Minimize on Close option to explain to user what its for
- Can now forcibly exit even if backups still running (they may be stuck trying to contact FTP server for example)
- Fixed FTP passive bug (it was not being used)
- Fixed New File prompt bug (if you just clicked OK it incorrectly thought user aborted)
- Fixed bug where empty directories are created/deleted in simulation
- Option to wait for only a fixed number of seconds for the before/after programs to finish
- Numerous other minor bug fixes, improvements, and user interface changes

SyncBack Version 3.0 Beta 4

- Log files can now be in text format (and appended to). Option to not create log files.
- Can auto-reconnect to FTP server if connection dropped
- New/deleted files options completely changed to allow for better synchronisation control
- New file collision option (Use Destination)
- Never Delete Files option removed (no longer required due to changes)
- Now records if user cancelled a file copy or delete
- FTP allocate command now optional
- Apply button in profile settings
- Other minor fixes and changes
- The New Profile dialog has been modified to allow creation of backup, sync, and group profiles
- Only one instance of SyncBack is run, except when command line parameters are used

SyncBack Version 3.0 Beta 3

- Increase in performance (especially on first run of a backup/sync)
- Fixed bug where not exiting when scheduled/using command line parameters
- Fixed "Drive does not exist" bug for network drives

SyncBack Version 3.0 Beta 2

- Fixed bug where an attempt to copy an open file indicated that the user aborted
- Option to minimize on close instead of exiting
- Can select files to delete from the Differences window
- Can ignore file modification date & time changes
- Can ignore file size changes
- New File dialog box can now be resized
- File Collision dialog box can now be resized
- Will prompt user to insert disk/media if it is not present
- Option to retry a file copy if it is locked by another program and cannot be copied
- Can automatically minimize/hide when a profile is run
- More columns in display, can chose columns to display, and column widths saved
- The Differences Summary column in the Differences window is now the second column
- Fixed FTP connect bug (affected UNIX systems)
- Files really are deleted when prompted and user wants file deleted (the Never Delete Files setting is ignored)
- The New File dialog box has been redesigned. Now allows for finer synchronisation control.

SyncBack Version 3.0 Beta 1

- Now supports Zip compression with encryption (option to compress each file or compress all to one archive)
- Now supports FTP
- Can supply username and password for network shares
- Profiles can be run in parallel (threaded) and have a priority
- Group profiles can run all profiles in group in parallel or serially
- Can email log file after a profile is run
- Option to delete or not delete empty directories
- Option to copy or not copy empty directories
- Option to ignore new directories
- No longer forced to backup/sync parents of selected sub-directories
- Can ignore files in base directory
- Can use environment variables in the source and destination directories, e.g. %WINDIR%
- Option to run a program before and/or after a profile is run
- Menu item to visit online discussion forums
- Ability to check for program updates
- If the local help file is unavailable the option is given to view the help online
- Fixed profile export bug
- Increased performance when getting sub-directories in profile setup
- Windows positions and dimensions are kept between sessions
- Can skip display of Differences screen
- File copy/delete method now uses the Windows shell (no longer an option)
- Option to minimize to the tray or not
- Fixed bug where can try to view log for a group (groups do not have log files)
- A no-install single executable version now available
- Log file is not displayed on abort if it is only to be displayed on error
- Can start SyncBack with Windows
- Can drag profile to desktop to create a shortcut
- New command line parameter (-p) to run profiles in parallel
- New command line parameters (-hibernate and -standby) to power-down computer after running a profile (Windows NT, 2000, and XP only)
- Option to stop computer going into standby or hibernate while a profile is running
- Will automatically suspend all profiles if battery power is low

SyncBack Version 2.2.1 (January 2004)

- Fixed bug where deleting files in destination directory is extremely slow where there are a large number of files in the directory
- Profile names must be valid filenames
- Now reports correct total scan time
- Can import and export profiles

SyncBack Version 2.2 (January 2004)

- Specific sub-directories (and their files) can be backed-up/synchronised or not
- Can ignore file modification time differences, e.g. 2 second differences can be ignored (helpful for when destination drive is not on a Windows system, e.g. using SAMBA)
- Considerably faster directory scan time, therefore backups are much quicker (especially for backups with many files and directories and/or where file masks are used)
- Options to let Windows shell copy and delete files (allows deleted files to be moved to recycle, aborted copies, etc).
- File hashing is now only performed if no other changes detected and both the source and destination file can be read (results in quicker backups)
- Profiles can be ordered in a group profile (no longer forced to be alphabetically ordered)
- Can now perform a simulated restore
- A profile can be run mimized (using -m command line option before profile name)
- Profiles run via the Windows Task Scheduler are now created to run minimized by default
- New log file format, more detail, and log file is now automatically split into seperate files (pages)
- If a profile is renamed, and it has a schedule, the user is prompted to change the schedules parameters (future versions may do this automatically)
- Numerous minor changes to handle scheduled tasks that run more than one profile
- The items shown in the Differences form can be filtered, the column widths are set automatically, and the form caption displays profiles name and if it is a simulated run or restore
- Can now abort a scan earlier
- Aborting a group profile aborts all the profiles in the group not just the current profile
- Can now delete multiple profiles in one go instead of just one at a time
- Can now display log file for multiple profiles in one go instead of just one at a time
- When a profile is copied, the last run result and status are not copied and neither is the log file
- A backup, restore, or sync is aborted if a directory cannot be scanned
- The profile setup screen includes a description (in English) of the profile settings to help users understand what the profile will do
- Fixed bug where a path could be added as a file mask
- Fixed bug where empty directories in destination directory were sometimes not deleted
- Fixed DPI and font size problem with some forms (if Windows DPI was not default of 96 and normal font was not used some forms were corrupted)
- Directory selection dialogs now always centered in screen
- Help file expanded and updated
- Uninstall now completely removes registry entries (HKCU\Software\MJLSoftware\SyncBack), settings files, and log files for all profiles

SyncBack Version 2.1 (December 2003)

- PayPal external image removed from log file
By default, files (files in the destination but not in the source) are not deleted for backup profiles
- The profile result now indicates if the last run was a restore
- An extra warning is given if running a profile as a restore and last result was not a success
- Warns if an attempt is made to create a profile to backup an entire drive
- Serious bug fix where files from the source directory are deleted if the destination directory has a trailing backslash and the source directory does not
- Minor bug fixes

SyncBack Version 2.0 (December 2003)

- Now includes a help file
- Can run a simulated backup/restore to check a profiles settings
- Integration with Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler to help schedule backups
- Copied files can be verified to guarantee files copied correctly
- Minimize to tray
- HTML now used for log file, and log file more detailed and simpler to read
- Log files can be displayed automatically after backup/restore
- Double-click configuration
- Profiles can be sorted on any column
- Empty directories automatically deleted
- Profiles can be renamed and copied
- Media can be ejected after profile is executed
- Minor bug fixes and user interface improvements

SyncBack Version 1.X (October 2003)

- Original version