File Synchronization Changelog

What's new in File Synchronization 1.6.4 Build 219

Jan 18, 2013
  • Fixes a bug that would occur with a uni-directional synchronization on certain type of disk where when the copy would be performed, File Synchronization would invert the source and the destination in the progress dialog
  • Fixes a display problem where the progress dialog would get random lines of text in it if you are using a mouse with a scroll wheel and would scroll the list of pairs under the progress dialog
  • Fixes a problem where if you were to perform a synchronization and nothing would need to be replaced, the last synchronization date would not be updated

New in File Synchronization 1.6.3 (Jul 4, 2012)

  • Added "Show Growl Notifications" checkbox to Interface preferences. By default, it is off so no notifications will appear unless you explicitly turn it on, even if you have Growl installed
  • Replaced the dialog sheet that was causing the application's icon to jump in the dock if the synchronization was performed while the application was in the background. Now, the view showing the progress is always visible, even when the app is in the background and doesn't cause any icon jumping
  • Fixed a problem where the application would not find the proper destination to sync with some volumes. The application would report that all the files in one of the folder were missing but would fail to copy them because it was trying to copy them to a non-existing destination
  • Switched to more modern functions to copy items, insuring greater reliability and better error reporting
  • Enhanced the filtering so that filters based on name will filter out any folder that satisfies the filter, reducing the time for the analysis for modified items
  • Fixed a problem where the log would not be created if the application would crash before the end of the synchronization. Now, the log is created and the sync operations are written immediately to it. In the event that the application crashes, the log will still contain valuable information
  • Fixed a problem with the Chinese localization where the application would crash as soon as a synchronization was performed
  • Removed the "Log extra debugging info" from the Log preferences. Now, all the logs contain all the information needed to troubleshoot a problem
  • Corrected a few incorrect URLs
  • Added the ability to change the deletion of an orphaned file in the preview window so that it will be copied instead of being deleted
  • Added a "Report a Bug" that links to our new website to report problems. Please, use it if you think you discovered a bug
  • Added a "Show Frequently Asked Questions" menu item to the Help menu

New in File Synchronization 1.6.2 (Feb 8, 2012)

  • In Source-dominant (or Destination-dominant) mode with "Delete orphaned files" option set, a Destination (Source) file that was deleted by the user in Preview because of a conflict (red X) resulted in the original Source (Destination) file being marked for deletion (trash can icon) on synchronization. This potentially caused both files to be deleted
  • Corrects a bug where if you were trying to synchronize 2 folders on the same disk and if one of the folder had the beginning of the name of the other folder, there would be errors for some files in that folder and some items wouldn't be copied
  • Corrects a bug where if you were trying to synchronize 2 folders on the same disk and if one of the folder had the beginning of the name of the other folder, there would be errors for some files in that folder and some items wouldn't be copied
  • Improves the copy of files on remote volumes by letting the system decides what the permissions should be for copied items
  • Now synchronizes the pairs set for automatic synchronization at launch in addition to the pairs set for repeated synchronization
  • Prevents showing the progress dialog when the app is in background which caused the application icon from jumping in the Dock when the progress dialog was displayed.
  • Now properly disables menu items when an analysis or a synchronization is in progress
  • Includes complete Chinese Simplified localization
  • Added Growl's support

New in File Synchronization 1.6.1 (Jul 14, 2011)

  • Fixes a problem where the application would use excessive processing power when it seems to be idle
  • Fixes a problem where in some rare circumstances, the application would crash if creating a log file was active
  • Improves the filters so that if you create a filter based on the name, all folders that satisfies the filter will no longer be scanned
  • Fixes a problem where deleting multiple files in the Preview window would result in only the first selected file to be deleted
  • Fixes a problem where if one copy of files in conflict would be deleted from the Preview window, the operation would still be in conflict and the synchronization couldn't be performed
  • Corrects the path of the location of the log file displayed in the “Log” tab of the main preferences
  • Fixes a problem in the scan progress dialog where if the number of minutes would get larger than 60, it would not reset itself to 0
  • Fixes a few problems with the Korean localization
  • Requires Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

New in File Synchronization 1.6 (Jun 16, 2011)

  • New synchronization engine: up to 10 times faster with local disks while using less memory
  • Automatic synchronization: whenever the content of one of the folder you synchronize changes, the synchronization is performed
  • Additional control in the preview window to let you decide which item is going to replace the other
  • New control in the preview window to let you remove items from the synchronization without removing them from the disk
  • More details when analyzing the folders to synchronize
  • Many bugs were fixed, with the filters, among others

New in File Synchronization 1.4.6 (Mar 10, 2010)

  • Now applies the filters in a case insensitive way.
  • Allows including invisible items on a pair by pair basis.

New in File Synchronization 1.4.5 (Feb 8, 2010)

  • Fixes a rare problem where when entering a computer-wide registration number, the application would crash.
  • Will now ignore any invisible file when it does the synchronization.
  • A site license can now be purchased.
  • Now requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger).

New in File Synchronization 1.4.4 (Nov 14, 2008)

  • Fixes a problem with filters by name where a folder would still be scanned for modified files even though it should have been ignored. Can increase performance tremendously in some cases.
  • Fixes a problem with the error dialog where some information were missing for some localizations.
  • Adds the total size of files to be copied and deleted in the Preview window.
  • Fixes some cosmetic problems with hierarchical views resizing incorrectly in all windows that use them.
  • Now requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 (Panther).