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Folder Sync Changelog

What's new in Folder Sync 2.24.0

Aug 3, 2023
  • Adds a preset option to perform a binary comparison of files that have the same date/size to confirm they really are the same
  • Changes comparison result "Same Time but Different Size" to just "Different" which can also now be determined by the binary comparison option
  • Updates the Sync Type defaults so that "different" now copies to the other side in directional syncs (users current settings will not change so if you want to take advantage of this, please review the Sync Type configurations within Preferences)
  • Fixes an issue where files with diacritics did not align properly in the comparison view
  • Adds colour coding to the sync preview sheet and improves the rendering of the floating header rows
  • Fixes an issue with text layout in the main comparison window when using fixed pitch fonts

New in Folder Sync 2.23.0 (Jul 10, 2023)

  • Fixes an issue in the duplicate finder which caused it to not search all specified folders in some rare circumstances, it would incorrectly log a message to say that the folder would not be searched as it was a sub folder which had an ancestor which was already being searched for duplicates

New in Folder Sync 2.22.0 (Jun 26, 2023)

  • Updated in-app purchase status feedback

New in Folder Sync 2.21.0 (Jun 26, 2023)

  • Fix issue with log pane not restoring its height correctly after app restarts

New in Folder Sync 2.20.0 (Aug 31, 2022)

  • Reduced number of buttons in compare view toolbar
  • Select left/right folder buttons moved from compare view toolbar into main view
  • Moved the read-only-mode toggles higher up in the compare view
  • New compare assistant layout updated

New in Folder Sync 2.19.0 (Aug 29, 2022)

  • Home screen redesign to simplify it and make the Presets table the centre of attention
  • Adds a "+ New" button to the home screen screen toolbar to quickly provide ability to start a new compare, a new compare using the assistant, open a Duplicate Finder or create a Preset
  • Moves the "Start New Compare" view into its own modal presentation
  • Further clean up of the home view selection highlighting

New in Folder Sync 2.18.0 (Aug 23, 2022)

  • Preset Manager: updated design, added New Preset button, improved open in tab indicator, improved context menu and folder selection
  • Preset Manager and compare tabs now use a selection highlighting colour derived from user accent colour in macOS System Preferences
  • Compare tab / Filtering: add selected item path to filter (using OPTION with context menu)
  • Filtering: added option to filter file type is alias or symbolic link

New in Folder Sync 2.17.0 (Dec 27, 2021)

  • New Menu Bar Helper (MBH), requires macOS Monterey
  • MBH provides sync queue activity and error indicators at a glance
  • MBH provides a view to visualise and manage the sync queue
  • MBH provides a view to easily reopen presets in a compare tab or add them to the sync queue
  • More UI clean up

New in Folder Sync 2.16.2 (Dec 5, 2021)

  • The minimum required macOS version for Folder Sync 2.16.* is now macOS 10.14 Mojave.
  • Folder Sync 2.15.* was the last version to support macOS 10.13 High Sierra.

New in Folder Sync 2.16.1 (Nov 17, 2021)

  • Make errors in the logs more noticeable by displaying a dock icon badge
  • Make the 'Duplicate Finder' features discoverable from the Home tab
  • More UI clean up

New in Folder Sync 2.16.0 (Oct 31, 2021)

  • Improvements to the 'Duplicate Finder' tab providing a flexible and powerful way to search for and remove duplicate files

New in Folder Sync 2.15.4 (Oct 12, 2021)

  • Toolbar layout and icons updated (some icons require Big Sur or newer)
  • Added ability to toggle hidden .files and .folders from toolbar
  • Added ability to toggle empty folder trees from the toolbar
  • Toggling Diffs on the secondary filter no longer locks status changes to changing visibility of hidden .files and .folders or empty folder trees
  • Preset Editor "Hide filtered items" changed to "Show filtered items" to better align it with toolbar toggle for same
  • Clean up view layout above right hand side outline view
  • Fixed the floating group headers in the sync preview, they are no longer transparent

New in Folder Sync 2.15.3 (Oct 12, 2021)

  • Compatibility updates and bug fixes

New in Folder Sync 2.15.2 (Jan 26, 2021)

  • Fix for log table not expanding to fill all available width
  • Fix for 14-day trial failing to fully validate and allow sync to be used in some scenarios

New in Folder Sync 2.15.1 (Jan 19, 2021)

  • Fix for overlapping UI components in Dark Mode

New in Folder Sync 2.15.0 (Jan 17, 2021)

  • New in Version 2.15.0:
  • Further UI updates to better align with Big Sur.
  • Added option to read and display Finder Tags.
  • Added ability to Select items with different Finder Tags and copy only the tags to the other side.
  • Improvements to Sync Type empty folder handling. You can now specify if you want to delete all empty folders after a sync or just those that only exist on one side.
  • Added ability to rename a Preset from the Presets row menu.
  • Known Issues:
  • The toolbar Filter Mode control is not clear enough at feeding back the currently selected item.

New in Folder Sync 2.14.3 (Dec 31, 2020)

  • Fixed selection highlighting on Big Sur
  • Added support for Apple Silicon

New in Folder Sync 2.14.2 (Dec 28, 2020)

  • Preset table search improved
  • Preset tags now offer autocompletes as you type
  • Preset table rows now also display time stamp of last run in the Sync Queue
  • Preset table rows sorted by date now also takes account of Sync Queue time stamp
  • The log can now be manually cleared
  • Fixed an issue whereby Presets schedules were being incorrectly linked when duplicating a Preset

New in Folder Sync 2.14.1 (Dec 6, 2020)

  • Compatibility Improvements

New in Folder Sync 2.14.0 (Nov 16, 2020)

  • Refreshed App Icon
  • Compatibility Improvements

New in Folder Sync 2.13.0 (Sep 3, 2020)

  • Following analysis of user feedback, we've made some changes to the filtering system.
  • Improved filtering on New Presets to filter out .File and .Folders by default
  • Filtering is now a two stage process and you can choose which to apply or apply both
  • Primary Filters are quick and very easy to use, many users wont need anything more
  • Secondary Filters are for those that want or need fine grained control
  • View Mode is now Filter Mode to better represent what it actually does
  • Differences Filter Mode now also lets you manually control visibility of the filtered items

New in Folder Sync 2.12.0 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Added a single check box option to Sync Preset Editor to more easily filter out .Files and .Folders
  • Added a comprehensive Duplicate File Finder
  • Start a new Duplicate Finder tab from the Folder Sync 2, File Screen Menu
  • Search Multiple Folders to locate duplicates within them
  • Use File Name and Size as match criteria or match on File Contents to detect duplicate files with different names
  • All duplicates found are presented in a UI which supports Quick Look
  • Select multiple duplicates found to Delete batches of them
  • Comprehensive preview of all files marked for deletion prior to committing to delete
  • Accidental deletion prevention mechanism to prevent you accidentally deleting all copies of a file found in the search

New in Folder Sync 2.11.0 (Jul 15, 2020)

  • Added Preset option to delete files before copy (free up space on small target disks)
  • Simplified handling of .DS_Store & Thumbs.db files. Now hidden in Differences view mode and Filtered view mode (of new Presets) by default
  • Right clicking on an item and adding to Filter now automatically toggles view mode to Filtered
  • UI clean up of Home tab, Start a New Compare view
  • UI redesign of the Preset Editor to clean up and separate out Settings, View Mode & Filtering and Scheduling
  • UI clean up of the Log. Compare tabs are now consistent with Home tab and allow log filtering to show errors and warnings only.
  • Compare tab outline size column now uses user locale

New in Folder Sync 2.10.0 (Jun 1, 2020)

  • Added Snapshots feature giving ability to detect and "sync" deleted items
  • Added ability to sort the Outlines by Name, Size or Date in ascending or descending order
  • Added ability to read item permissions and add as a column within the Outline
  • Added ability to read item extended attributes and add as a column as a means to help identify and resolve sync issues
  • Simplified the Sync Preset Editor when used within a Compare Tab

New in Folder Sync 2.9.0 (Jan 6, 2020)

  • Added option to skip reading of filtered folders from disk and use [+] Placeholders instead
  • Further improved disk reading error handling. Problematic sub folders are now substituted with [+] Placeholders

New in Folder Sync 2.8.2 (Dec 4, 2019)

  • Further empty folder handling improvements

New in Folder Sync 2.8.1 (Dec 3, 2019)

  • Fix for outline view content not always fully refreshing after a sync
  • Improved empty folder handling after a sync

New in Folder Sync 2.8.0 (Nov 25, 2019)

  • Add All Presets or All User Named Presets to Sync Queue from Screen Menu
  • Add All Presets with a specified tag to Sync Queue from Screen Menu
  • Added option to never use Trash/Bin for deleted items
  • Fixed View Mode selection on macOS 10.13 and 10.14
  • Minimum required macOS version is now 10.13

New in Folder Sync 2.7.0 (Nov 11, 2019)

  • New simplified View Mode setting for quick access to All/Differences/Filtered items. Also available from toolbar
  • New toggle filtered item display direct from toolbar
  • Improvements to importing of version 1 settings into version 2
  • Dark Mode toolbar icon fixes

New in Folder Sync 2.6.1 (Oct 23, 2019)

  • UI fixes for macOS 10.15 Catalina

New in Folder Sync 2.6.0 (Jul 15, 2019)

  • Significant sync speed improvements (multiple concurrent file operations)
  • Option to control the number of concurrent syncs in the Sync Queue
  • Reread folders from disk without re-comparing everything (run from context menu)
  • Smart Expand Folders to only expand folders that contain visible differences (OPTION click on toolbar expand button)
  • Improvements to sort order on initial read of files from disk
  • Improvements to handling of misaligned items (a file path that matches with a folder path on the opposite side)
  • Further improvements to disk reading errors to automatically identify and attempt to reread to correct
  • Further Improvements to the "Delay reading of sub-folders" workflow for working with very large data sets

New in Folder Sync 2.5.0 (Jun 20, 2019)

  • New functionality to allow archive/backup and restore of Presets
  • Import Presets from a Folder Sync Version 1 .presets file
  • Improved Security Bookmark status feedback and functionality
  • Right click on a file/folder to easily add it as a filter
  • Added regular expression filter support
  • Context sensitive Sync improvements
  • Progress reporting bug fixes when copying small files

New in Folder Sync 2.4.0 (Dec 3, 2018)

  • Added Sync Both Ways functionality
  • User can now customise all options for built-in Sync Types (Mirror, Update, Sync Both Ways)
  • Context Sensitive Sync (Using sync from outline context menus now syncs only the selected folder and its descendants)

New in Folder Sync 2.3.1 (Nov 5, 2018)

  • Sync Queue functionality added (queue Presets for automatic syncing, run multiple presets in parallel with no user intervention)
  • Scheduling functionality added (simple repeat every X mins/hours/days or Advanced to set multiple specific days/times per preset)
  • 14 day Free Trial no longer adds any delays allowing full functionality to be evaluated
  • 14 day Free Trial reset so users who previously tested on versions 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 are able to test again, this time without delays being added
  • Version 2.3.1 contains bug fixes and improvements to dark mode compatibility

New in Folder Sync 2.3.0 (Oct 16, 2018)

  • Mojave support improved (including dark mode)
  • Toolbar added
  • User configurable colours added
  • Tab functionality improved

New in Folder Sync 2.2.1 (Sep 23, 2018)

  • Mojave compatibility improved
  • Mojave Dark Mode support added

New in Folder Sync 2.2.0 (Sep 17, 2018)

  • Preliminary Mojave support added
  • Toolbar added
  • User configurable colours added
  • Tab functionality improved

New in Folder Sync 2.1.0 (Apr 16, 2018)

  • Added option to automatically mirror left-right selection state
  • Added option to reopen and re-compare open tabs on app startup (Thanks to Robert Lee for suggestion)
  • Added option to automatically close tab after a sync
  • Added quicklook support into Sync Preview
  • Added ability to search within the Sync Preview
  • Added action menu to Sync Preview
  • Improved visual feedback of file operations within Sync Preview
  • Improved discoverability of ability to remove items from a Sync Preview
  • Improved quicklook in comparison view to order items based on selected item "row" and not by "side"
  • Improved MRU folder ordering when selecting folders (Thanks to Jan Leemans for suggestion)

New in Folder Sync 2.0.4 (Feb 23, 2018)

  • Added option to increase font sizes used throughout entire app
  • Added option to use fixed pitch fonts in comparison view and log view
  • Added Goto commands to quickly navigate between differences (Accessible using CMD+G and from the context menus)
  • Added Sync screen menu
  • Added Presets screen menu
  • Added ability to simultaneously open multiple Presets which have the same tag
  • Improved CMD- and CMD= keyboard shortcuts so focus no longer required within outline to use them
  • Fixed help menu online link to FAQ

New in Folder Sync 2.0.3 (Feb 12, 2018)

  • 12 Month Subscription option added
  • App Metadata and screenshots updated
  • New and Improved Features:
  • Improved User Interface
  • Use tabs to allow working on multiple pairs of folders
  • Improved outline view display of files/folders
  • Simple icons within outline provide feedback without distraction
  • Improved feedback in realtime as files/folders are read from disk
  • Presets are automatically saved
  • Presets can be renamed and tagged
  • Folders can be set as Read-Only-Mode within the App
  • Uses the Trash for deleted files where available
  • Support for moving files/folders
  • Support for renaming files/folders
  • Improved handling of packages
  • Improved handling of folders
  • Improved handling of empty folders
  • Massively improved filtering (using predicates)
  • Editing of filters doesn't require re-read of content from disk
  • Filtered items can be shown in the UI but are still ignored in Sync
  • Feedback of estimated time remaining during sync
  • Feedback of bytes copied during sync
  • Individual items can be removed from the Sync Preview
  • Predicate based Selection system
  • Prevents App Nap while busy comparing or syncing
  • Partial Compare, delay reading folders, a HUGE time saver!

New in Folder Sync 1.4.11 (Nov 17, 2017)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Folder Sync 1.4.10 (Oct 2, 2017)

  • support for macOS 10.13 High Sierra

New in Folder Sync 1.4.9 (Oct 15, 2016)

  • More Bug Fixes for macOS Sierra compatibility
  • DO NOT update if you use Folder Sync on OSX 10.7, 10.8 or 10.9
  • Requires OS X 10.10 as a minimum

New in Folder Sync 1.4.8 (Oct 13, 2016)

  • Bug Fixes for macOS Sierra compatibility
  • Requires OSX 10.10 as a minimum
  • DO NOT update if you use Folder Sync on OSX 10.7, 10.8 or 10.9

New in Folder Sync 1.4.7 (Jan 30, 2014)

  • More fixes for Mavericks:
  • Fixes preset editing issues
  • Fixes sync option editing issues
  • Fixes preset group editing issues
  • Requires OS X 10.7+

New in Folder Sync 1.4.6 (Jan 21, 2014)

  • Fixes menu bar not showing in OSX 10.9
  • Restores Folder Sync support for OSX 10.6+

New in Folder Sync 1.4.5 (Jan 15, 2014)

  • Fixes menu bar not showing on Mavericks.

New in Folder Sync 1.4.4 (Dec 3, 2012)

  • Fixes problem with crashing on Mountain Lion

New in Folder Sync 1.4.3 (Mar 7, 2012)

  • Fixes bug affecting copy of large files

New in Folder Sync 1.4.2 (Feb 22, 2012)

  • Bug Fixes.
  • Added "Add All Presets to Sync Queue" Commands.
  • Added ability to suppress the Menu Bar Mode Warning.

New in Folder Sync 1.4.1 (Jan 6, 2012)

  • Bug fixes.
  • Now auto starts compare after selecting left/right paths (can be disabled in settings).
  • Autosave log folder moved.

New in Folder Sync 1.4.0 (Nov 10, 2011)

  • Added new Menu Bar only mode.
  • Added built in scheduling of Presets to run at a particular time on any selected day.
  • Vastly Improved Logging System.
  • GUI Updates to Preferences.
  • Preset Edit now supports keyboard shortcuts for Copy, Paste etc.
  • Preset Edit now automatically saves changes. No longer need Save Button.
  • Fixed rename Preset bug which temporarily caused Presets to become read only.
  • Improvements to Select Folder Browsing with more appropriate defaults used for each specific folder being browsed for.
  • Select Folder Dialogs now enable user to toggle visibility of and select hidden Files/Folders.
  • Improved detection of users selecting syncs prior to even running a compare of Left/Right Folders.
  • Fixed a delay after a sync/copy/delete operation completed when using large data sets in Diffs mode.
  • All built in keyboard shortcuts removed. Users can add their own shortcuts via system preferences.
  • Fixed a bug with days calculation for Preset repeat interval (for some date locales)
  • App icon reduced in size by 5%.
  • Added new growl notification in situation where a sync failed to be added to sync queue.

New in Folder Sync 1.3.0 (Sep 14, 2011)

  • Presets can now be set to repeat automatically at user defined time intervals
  • Added Preset Group functionality (allows user defined groups of presets to be easily added into the Sync Queue)
  • Presets dialog now has a swap left/right paths button
  • Added support for Lion full screen mode
  • Growl notifications now include date/time
  • Further improvements to fixing target file modified dates which don’t get set correctly when copied
  • Fixed bug with ctrl-click on a magic mouse not pulling up the context menu
  • When you select a preset in the Add to Sync Queue Dialog, the sync type now automatically changes to the sync type saved within the preset (although you can still change it if you want).
  • When editing the current preset in the edit preset dialog, changes made are now propagated through to the main window (paths, filters and view mode)
  • Setting for “Disable Adding of Presets to Sync Queue on start-up” is now “Disabling of all Scheduling of Presets”
  • Fixed a bug with ignoring small time differences in conjunction with ignoring differences in daylight saving time
  • Added option to prioritise deleting files on target drive prior to copying new files (to free up space prior to copying)
  • Can now select file packages as left/right folders (e.g. the iPhoto Library)
  • Improvements to date handling on newly created folders
  • Added Edit Current Preset command
  • Added Destek Support email link into Help menu
  • Compare and Sync operations are now timed within the Log Window
  • Various other bug fixes and stability improvements

New in Folder Sync 1.2.0 (Jul 14, 2011)

  • Added Growl Support
  • User can now disable built-in sounds
  • Added Toolbar buttons for Delete Empty Folders on Left and Delete Empty Folders on Right
  • Improved Layout of Edit Presets Dialog
  • Fixed an issue with modified dates on copied files not matching the original file
  • Other Misc Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements

New in Folder Sync 1.1.0 (Jun 22, 2011)

  • Added new Sync Queue and Sync Queue Manager, it is now possible to perform Sync operations in the background while continuing to work in the main window.
  • Can now set Presets to add them to the Sync Queue when Folder Sync Starts (which also enables basic scheduling abilities using iCal)
  • Ability to have Folder Sync Auto Quit after 10 minutes of inactivity
  • New setting to Auto Save the Log on exit into path /~/Library/Logs/FolderSync
  • Improved layout of left/right folder controls in main window
  • Improved use of Sheets in place of modal dialogs
  • Added Ability to Exclude Folders, settings are Preset specific, like Exclude File Filter
  • Added RMB Context menu for quickly adding existing file/folder names into filters
  • Improved Folder and File Exclude filter fields, now with cancel/clear button
  • Up and Down arrows on keyboard in Preferences:Edit Preset table now select preset for editing
  • Added a "Select All Same" Files command
  • Can now create new folders when browsing for left right folders
  • Added Ability to Manually Delete All Empty Folders on Left or Right
  • Added Ability to Automatically Delete All Empty Folders on Left or Right as part of Sync Settings
  • Can now toggle open the log via screen menu during an active sync
  • During Syncs, main table view now scrolls delete/copied lines to visible
  • Autostart of compares has been revised, using combo boxes or browse for folders does not automatically start compares
  • Added a new Presets screen menu
  • Added a new Tools screen menu
  • Added new toolbar buttons for manual copy/delete operations
  • Added Delete Empty Folders Toolbar button
  • User can now disable previews of manual file copy/delete operations
  • Manual Copy/Delete of files can now be done via keyboard shortcuts
  • "Base Folder" and "Up one Folder" are now accessible from keyboard shortcuts
  • Added basic support for dragging/dropping folders into main window for left/right

New in Folder Sync 1.0.3 (Jun 14, 2011)

  • Interim release fixing several minor bugs.

New in Folder Sync 1.0.2 (May 31, 2011)

  • Minor Bug Fixes

New in Folder Sync 1.0.1 (May 16, 2011)

  • Significant speed improvements.
  • Minor bug fixes.