Version History

1.4 (Apr 2010) -

Fixed string>boolean type conversion bug after upgrading to 1.3.2

Fixed rename if target file exists in non-versioning mode

Reduced balloon help tip popup to first time only

Option to restore all to a specific date and time.

Option to apply Max version rate (only copy file to a new versioned backup if after x seconds/minutes/hours)

Option to specify the time/frequency (ie hourly/daily) when the daily backups ("Ensuring the back is current") are made.

Option to show (popup) all errors.

Option to run external app on each file copy

Option to make customisable the standard delay of 1 sec after last update before copying

FTP functionality complete (but treat as beta)

1.3.2 (Apr 2010) - Fixed not saving of config - saves config and logs locally as before, but if this fails (mainly Vista/Windows 7), saves to the Application Data folder.

Fixed an exception in the version explorer

UNC path support is back

Option to disble WMI removable drive detection. WMI can poll floppies drives with media inserted every 10 sec causing it to make a noise.

Option to enable Debug logging from the settings window. (If you have an unknown issue, please turn on Debug logging and send the AutoVerLog.txt which contains the period of time which the issue occurred).

Many major FTP fixes

1.3.1 (Jan 2010) - Experimental WMI and Version Explorer exception fixes.

1.3 (Dec 2009) - Added FTP backup destination support (experimental & not fully complete yet - see help doc).

Added Enable/Disable watches

Added Restore All files in backup option

Added Backup All Watches - and option to ensure backup of all watches

Added Session stats in properties

Added support for relative folders (relative to AutoVer's startup folder).

Now portable (app settings are stored in files in the app folder. Registry is maintained for backwards compatibility).

Added versioning of previous backup file if full versioning is turned off (current backup file is not time stamped).

Better detection of temp file creation which becomes are real file (particularly UltraEdit and Visual Studio)

Now detecting all drives coming online and restarting any affected watchers

Fixed keyboard input/scrolling in file explorer

Fixed tab sequences

No ensuring of backup on safe mode startup

Ensuring backup/archiving and old file deletion is done at a less thread priority

Installer now supports x64 Program Files folder and is user selectable

1.2.2 (Apr 2008) - Rewrote the Version Explorer backend so the 3rd party ExpTreeLib.dll is not used. This should fix a lot of errors reading icons, long paths and drives/folders/files with errors and make it a little faster too.

Added double click to Version Explorer panes and and right click to middle pane.

Added more checking in "Ensuring Backup..." - to avoid Path Too Long exceptions.

Fixed backup files being zipped/deleted even if they are younger than specified.

Fixed Ensure at startup/Once a day delete/zip which crashed if backup drive is offline when it was previously online.

Fixed enforcing the file exclusion if renaming a valid file to an excluded file.

Watches are now allowed to start even if the backup drive is not ready - in case it comes online soon after (it buffers up to 1000 file changes anyway)

1.2.1 (Feb 2008) - Fixed registry errors in Vista and locked down XP - note: text/image viewer apps may need to be selected again.

Ensure backup is current on startup is done every startup, not just once a day.

Fixed error when Ensuring backup on startup

Removed the "Minimised" balloon tip from startup.

1.2 (Dec 2007) - Added customisable version date/time stamps

Added ability to have a name for each watch

USB/Firewire drives are synchronised when they are plugged in

New file change detection: supports more apps in their change or create, delete, rename operations

Added new chm help file

Added folder being copied to copy initial/ensure backup dialog box (to show where it is up to)

Fixed file explorer error if drive or folder does not exist

Fixed deleting of watch so it is removed from the display

Hopefully fixed backup explorer file time error on some networks

Removed icon from alt-tab

General code cleanup, minor tweaks & some new larger icons.

1.1.1 (June 2007) - Add ability to Zip old versions;

Added button to view log file;

Fixed new bugs in backup engine

1.1.0 Beta (May 2007) - Add option to limit file sizes in backup;

Added option to delete old versions;

Added option to ensure the backup is current on start and on demand;

If the backup folder goes offline, operations are cached;

If a backup operation files, it is retried over the next 2 minutes.

Added option to ignore subfolders;

Ability to cancel initial backup

Backup folder can now be inside watch folder;

Add context menus;

Added Save As option to backup view;

Added Delete option to backup view;

Ability Compare backup file to current file;

Open/view backup text or image files in custom applications;

Added sortable columns

1.0.2 (April 2007) - Add checking for backup folder in watch folder;

Removed root folder warning every run;

Bad backup folder on startup is ignored (assuming backup folder will come online later);

Fixed deleting backup files with versioning;

Load on Windows startup setting;

Fixed support for move operations

1.0.1 Beta (March 2007) - Fixed file exclusion checking on initial backup;

Fixed delayed tree load in explorer;

Load on Windows startup setting;

Ability to customise comparison applications;

Support file open and restore when viewing backup folder in explorer.

1.0.0 Beta (Feb 2007) - initial version

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