Horcrux Changelog

What's new in Horcrux 4.2.3

Sep 18, 2023
  • Fixed a bug in Microsoft 365 where not all email folders were fetched

New in Horcrux 4.2.2 (May 10, 2023)

  • Fix crash related Office 365. Thanks Tom!
  • Added Localization

New in Horcrux 4.2.0 (Mar 24, 2023)

  • Release of Microsoft Office 365 integration
  • Bug fixes regarding the notification of authentication failure
  • Lowering requirement to 10.12 Sierra
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Horcrux 4.1.37 (Sep 11, 2022)

  • Native Support for M1
  • Support for new authentication method for Google.
  • Remove a bug where account list turns red
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Horcrux 4.1.36 (Jul 6, 2022)

  • Avoid high memory allocations

New in Horcrux 4.1.35 (Apr 18, 2022)

  • Enable detailed IMAP logs
  • Fix a crash

New in Horcrux 4.1.34 (Nov 1, 2021)

  • Fix memory issues from the previous version. Thanks Lars!

New in Horcrux 4.1.33 (Oct 20, 2021)

  • Fix backup where a certain type of mailboxes doesn't correctly send headers. Thanks Christoph!
  • The backups should also be slightly faster now

New in Horcrux 4.1.32 (Aug 6, 2020)

  • Fix crashes during the backup process. Thanks Nate!

New in Horcrux 4.1.31 (Aug 3, 2020)

  • Fix crashes due to the previous update.

New in Horcrux 4.1.30 (Jul 21, 2020)

  • Fix slow IMAP responses in cases where there are a lot of UIDs. Thanks Stefan!

New in Horcrux 4.1.29 (Jul 7, 2020)

  • Logic to take care of emails without Message ID. Thanks Stefan!

New in Horcrux 4.1.28 (Apr 20, 2020)

  • Better troubleshooting message for Yahoo.

New in Horcrux 4.1.27 (Mar 18, 2020)

  • Fix memory issues while backing up
  • Accurate Progress indicator when the app is launched using preferences

New in Horcrux 4.1.26 (Jan 8, 2020)

  • Implement copying of fallback files to each backup
  • Avoid alerts when system is going to shutdown

New in Horcrux 4.1.25 (Sep 9, 2019)

  • Optimize Memory and Disk Usage.

New in Horcrux 4.1.24 (Aug 12, 2019)

  • Memory optimizations. More fixes to come in this area!

New in Horcrux 4.1.23 (Jun 26, 2019)

  • Fix handling of mbox files. Thanks Bernhard!

New in Horcrux 4.1.22 (Jun 21, 2019)

  • CRITICAL BUGFIX: Some emails have not been backed up in the last 2 versions of the app due to an error in memory logic. Assume your old backups are incomplete. Thanks Nigel, George, Bernhard for reporting. We apologize profusely for not noticing it earlier. We recommend clearing all your backup folders to start backups afresh.
  • Stop welcome dialog appearing when the app is loaded. Thanks Juan and Oliver!

New in Horcrux 4.1.21 (Jun 11, 2019)

  • Fix handling of mbox files (Thanks Michael)
  • Errors about emails in the exclusion list will not be alerted (Thanks Matthias)
  • Fix Date sort of the browser (Thanks Kim, George)
  • Support folders with / in their name (Thanks David)
  • Attachment names in the Browser

New in Horcrux 4.1.20 (Feb 24, 2019)

  • Fixes crashes for a few mailboxes.
  • Fix a write issue for Turkish encoding.

New in Horcrux 4.1.19 (Jan 20, 2019)

  • Fixes crashes for a particular mailbox name. Thanks Matt, Chris and Phillip!

New in Horcrux 4.1.18 (Nov 21, 2018)

  • Fix memory leak issue with server to server migration

New in Horcrux 4.1.17 (Nov 21, 2018)

  • Fix the issue with INBOX. prefix
  • Fixed a crash and timestamp issue in migration

New in Horcrux 4.1.16 (Nov 18, 2018)

  • Fixes character set encoding issues. Thanks a lot, Werner for helping out!
  • Faster Verification Mechanism.

New in Horcrux 4.1.15 (Nov 11, 2018)

  • Fixes crashes in Mojave

New in Horcrux 4.1.14 (Nov 8, 2018)

  • Dark Mode support for Mojave
  • Change the verification logic to be more robust

New in Horcrux 4.1.13 (Nov 5, 2018)

  • Better Memory footprint on the verification action.
  • [Google Mail] folder quirk for German Gmail users.

New in Horcrux 4.1.12 (Oct 24, 2018)

  • Fix Restore implementation
  • Better communication of missing mailboxes during a backup

New in Horcrux 4.1.11 (Oct 3, 2018)

  • Fix encoding issues with certain emails

New in Horcrux 4.1.10 (Sep 19, 2018)

  • Fix dot delimiter fetch.

New in Horcrux 4.1.9 (Sep 18, 2018)

  • Fix issues with certain mailboxes.
  • Fixed a crash when .mbox is exported.

New in Horcrux 4.1.8 (Sep 12, 2018)

  • Fixed the memory leak that used to occur for large mailboxes. Thanks Greg!
  • Fixed StartSSL configuration. Thanks Felix!

New in Horcrux 4.1.7 (Jun 18, 2018)

  • Minor bug fix that'll enable proper frequency setting.

New in Horcrux 4.1.6 (May 18, 2018)

  • Bug Fix that'll fix the migration process. Thanks Simon for his help.
  • Fixed the Reauthenticate button. Thanks Tom for the report.

New in Horcrux 4.1.5 (Apr 24, 2018)

  • Bug Fix that'll avoid crashes when the location is not available.
  • Corrections to German translation.

New in Horcrux 4.1.4 (Apr 5, 2018)

  • Horcrux now speaks German.

New in Horcrux 4.1.3 (Mar 6, 2018)

  • Added functionalities to get feedback.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Horcrux 4.1.2 (Mar 2, 2018)

  • Bug fix that'll help with offline account for the default backup location.

New in Horcrux 4.1.1 (Feb 27, 2018)

  • Horcrux can now maintain offline backups. Your backups can still exist and can be interacted even if you no longer have access to the email account. Thanks to Freddy for bringing it our notice. Long lives the Horcrux backups.
  • With the above improvement, you'll now be able to easily transfer your horcrux backups to a new computer. We call it - "Horcrux Takeout".
  • Loads of bug fixes, optimizations.

New in Horcrux 4.0.9 (Feb 7, 2018)

  • Fix a restore quirk with Domain Factory.

New in Horcrux 4.0.8 (Jan 10, 2018)

  • Fixes a lot of crashes.

New in Horcrux 4.0.7 (Dec 18, 2017)

  • Major bug fix:
  • People who have the "Limit snapshot" checkbox enabled in the settings might have their older snapshots damaged. This issue was introduced in 4.0.5. This update should fix the issue. Once updated, please re-verify your snapshot to confirm you have all the emails. We apologize for the inconvenience.

New in Horcrux 4.0.6 (Dec 13, 2017)

  • Fix memory issues.
  • Order of snapshot is proper

New in Horcrux 4.0.3 (Aug 28, 2017)

  • Inaccessible backup location is better managed now. Thanks Stefan.
  • You can now set preferable time for the backup process. Thanks Nicholas.
  • The Browse button is easy to find. Thanks Sascha.
  • No more password error when the WLAN is not connected yet.

New in Horcrux 4.0.1 (Aug 11, 2017)

  • Major interface overhaul. Making the app more intuitive.
  • Efficient storage format that doesn't use aliases.
  • Simultaneous backup process.
  • Loads of bug fixes.

New in Horcrux 3.0.3 (Dec 10, 2016)

  • Troubleshooting guide for common setup problems.

New in Horcrux 3.0.2 (Nov 3, 2016)

  • The preference window won't open on every reboot
  • Suppressing Quit Dialog will be persistent

New in Horcrux 3.0.1 (Oct 11, 2016)

  • Minor bug fix.

New in Horcrux 3.0.0 (Oct 7, 2016)

  • Redesigned Account Page
  • Auto-discovery of IMAP servers
  • Bug fixes

New in Horcrux 2.9.3 (Jun 24, 2016)

  • Bug fixes on a few crashes
  • You can now check "Ignore backup integrity errors". The program will not the block the user with an alert. Useful if you have it running in a server.

New in Horcrux 2.9.2 (Feb 17, 2016)

  • Better reporting UI for failing backups.

New in Horcrux 2.9.1 (Jan 15, 2016)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Horcrux 2.9 (Jan 13, 2016)

  • No more silent failures

New in Horcrux 2.8 (Dec 20, 2015)

  • Google OAuth login
  • Bug fixes

New in Horcrux 2.7.1 (Nov 12, 2015)

  • Critical bug fix

New in Horcrux 2.7 (Oct 28, 2015)

  • More verbose "Backup complete" notifications
  • Bug fixes.

New in Horcrux 2.6 (Aug 23, 2015)

  • Restore bug fix

New in Horcrux 2.5.1 (Feb 18, 2015)

  • Health Manager that lets you verify the integrity of a snapshot and fix it if needed.

New in Horcrux 2.5 (Feb 17, 2015)

  • Features:
  • Backup Health Manager: It lets you verify the integrity of any snapshots, fix issues if needed. This phase is run for every backup.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Disabled field in the add account panel

New in Horcrux 2.4.1 (Nov 27, 2014)

  • Minor bug fix

New in Horcrux 2.4 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • Hooks - Actions that run after a backup is completed. Helps create multiple backups.
  • Custom Port setting
  • Bug fixes

New in Horcrux 2.1.1 (Feb 5, 2014)

  • Minor update:
  • Correct datestamp while restoring messages

New in Horcrux 2.1 (Jan 22, 2014)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Last backup in the accounts menu
  • Creates non existing mailbox in the restore process
  • Fix the "Failed" messages (reconnection fixed)
  • Launch at login fix
  • Features:
  • Animated Status bar element during a backup
  • From field in the Browser
  • Better Search in the Browser (Attachments, From and Date field)

New in Horcrux 2.0 (Dec 5, 2013)

  • Mavericks compatibility

New in Horcrux 1.6 (May 2, 2013)

  • Fixes the hang during the restore process

New in Horcrux 1.5 (Mar 1, 2013)

  • Fixes the hang in the Restore process.

New in Horcrux 1.4 (Feb 7, 2013)

  • Vital bug fix causing crashes for a few non English users.

New in Horcrux 1.3 (Jan 23, 2013)

  • Progress bar in the top bar menu
  • Logger to track activity
  • iCloud bug fix
  • Skips junk/spam mail by default
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Horcrux 1.2 (Jan 15, 2013)

  • Snapshots: The backups are versioned by the date of creation
  • Speed optimizations
  • Bug fixes

New in Horcrux 1.1 (Oct 26, 2012)

  • Added "Launch at Login" feature. So, you have an option keep the process alive even after a reboot
  • Bug Fix