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DiskTracker X Changelog

What's new in DiskTracker X 2.4.7

Oct 28, 2013
  • Fix icon drawing issues on Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks).

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.6 (Jun 7, 2013)

  • Fix bug preventing certain items in a catalog file from being searched
  • Application stability improvements — app crashers and potential catalog file issues resolved

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.5 (Sep 25, 2012)

  • GateKeeper support for Mountain Lion (Mac OS X 10.8)
  • Fix intermittent freeze experienced by some users after saving documents on Lion/Mountain Lion
  • Fix undo scan disk behavior when using "Scan Disk" dialog box or drag-and-drop scanner
  • Save and restore disk label attributes - label name, presence on label list, and number of label copies - when updating a volume
  • Values set in label print tweak dialog box are now saved and respected when printing labels
  • Properly trap return key on "Set Starting Serial Number" dialog box
  • Deleting volume name in catalog window rename box properly clears the item's custom name
  • Full screen window height no longer creates windows that are taller than the height of the screen
  • Moving columns around now marks the file as needing to be saved

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.4 (Aug 2, 2011)

  • Enhancements:
  • Add Danish localization
  • Use power-of-10 definition of kilo, mega, & gigabyte (not power of 2)
  • Support right arrow to expand and left arrow to collapse in the view hierarchy, with or without the command key (consistent with Finder view-by-list)
  • All items in catalog window now show their disk serial number
  • Remove 31-character limit from Export As TEXT dialogs
  • Use custom font/font size selection when printing from report window
  • Label Template Editor UI improvements
  • Smooth (anti-aliased) shapes in label template editor and when printing
  • Smooth (anti-aliased) text in label template editor, label printing, dialog boxes, and other windows
  • Label printing now uses rectangular label template, not round rectangle, since most labels are rectangular
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix "Memory corrupt" error while scanning multi-session optical media (CD-ROM/DVD-ROM)
  • DiskTracker application can now be renamed and will still launch properly
  • DiskTracker application now appears in spotlight searches
  • Fix crash when dismissing rename box that was brought up by clicking
  • Fix possible crash after hiding invisible items
  • Fix crash when drilling out of empty folders
  • Fix slow page-up/page-down performance with lots of selections
  • Fix slow Select All performance
  • Export as TEXT "All Items" now shows all items rooted in currently visible directory
  • Fix failure when trying to open a catalog file with 444 permissions
  • Correctly match disks when using "Update" on offline volume
  • Fix crash after creating more than one folder in a directory using Item->New Folder
  • Fix bug where item isn't moved within the catalog when dragging from the root of one disk catalog to the root of another
  • Drag and drop between volumes now copies long file names
  • Fix "corrupt catalog" errors when importing some DiskTracker 1.x files
  • Fix overflowed file sizes when exporting to 1.x files
  • Fix issue where status bar/column headers are not drawn properly when opening certain catalog files
  • Properly show/hide second scroll bar when splitting/unsplitting catalog window
  • Fix "get creator from file" feature in general preferences
  • Fix "get creator/type from file" feature in search dialog box
  • Fix bug causing double-click and context menu to stop working after dragging item from catalog window
  • When exporting a report window with "all items" selected, do not export an empty list
  • Fix "out of disk space" error when saving a previously-saved item filter
  • Fix byte-flipped creator when saving exported as TEXT files
  • When exporting the contents of the search results window, properly respect the "sizes in bytes" checkbox
  • Fix redraw/visual glitches
  • Label Template Editor: Fix indeterminate state ("-") checkbox when template borders are turned on in label template dimensions dialog box
  • Fix bug that deletes contents of label template when using label template editor at the same time as label preview

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.4 Beta 6 (Jul 26, 2011)

  • Fix possible crash after hiding invisible items
  • Fix byte-flipped creator when saving exported as TEXT files

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.4 Beta 5 (Jul 11, 2011)

  • Fixes several bugs in DiskTracker 2.4.3

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.3 (Nov 15, 2010)

  • Live resize and live scrollbars for search result/label list windows
  • Live resize and live scrollbars for label preview window
  • Live resize and live scrollbars for label editor window
  • Live scrollbars for get info window
  • Smooth fonts in dialog boxes and some other windows
  • Fix broken cancel button in "save label template before quitting" alert box

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.2 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Enhancements:
  • Smooth fonts in catalog window, report window, get info window, progress window, and splash window
  • User-selectable font size in Search Result window
  • Live window resizing and scrollbars for catalog window
  • Switch to numerical sorting in list
  • Shift click and command click now have the same meanings as elsewhere in Mac OS X
  • Shift-up/down-arrow extends selection in both catalog and report windows
  • Larger default window size for Search Result window
  • Add "[read only]" title bar text to indicate read-only files
  • Disallow item delete and move-to-trash when file is open read-only
  • Scan long file/folder names within .zip/.sit archives (longer than 31 characters)
  • Scan long archive names (longer than 31 characters)
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Window Zoom box now works in a consistent manner with other Mac OS X apps
  • Fix crash when trying to zoom windows not in the foreground
  • Fix bug where master disk is required to be inserted when changing disk s/n or catalog name for disks which have catalog names set
  • Do not allow items to be drag & dropped into one of their descendants
  • Properly compute directory sizes with files larger than 2GB in them
  • Fix "Corrupt Catalog" error message when canceling catalog open part-way through
  • Fix intermittent error in column header arrangement when resizing columns
  • Improve disk identification intelligence when app asks for a disk to be located
  • Fix reversed characters when setting type/creator codes
  • Setting creator codes in Item Attributes now works properly
  • Fix "Find All" in catalogs with more than 32,000 items
  • Automatically filter out Time Machine folders when scanning
  • Remove vestigial "Get Finder Info..." and "Sharing..." items from Item menu
  • Drag an item to the trash now properly triggers Move to Trash
  • Keyboard alternatives including the shift key now trigger properly
  • Fix intermittent view corruption when typing inexact name into catalog window with more than 32,000 visible items
  • Fix redraw glitch affecting control borders in label template editor when activating Label Template Editor window
  • Reverse initial item selected when pressing up/down arrow with nothing selected in both catalog and report windows (consistent with OS X Finder)
  • Switch from "K" to "KB" for showing sizes in kilobytes
  • Do not show partial search results when canceling search operation
  • Countdown in shareware reminder screen now updates properly
  • Fix crash when opening some dialog boxes with no catalog window opened (for instance, Preferences...)

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.2 Beta 7 (Jul 22, 2010)

  • It adds enhancements and fixes bugs in DiskTracker 2.4.1, but please use it at your own risk, as the changes fixes have not yet been fully proven.

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.2 Beta 6 (Jul 7, 2010)

  • It adds enhancements and fixes bugs in DiskTracker 2.4.1, but please use it at your own risk, as the changes fixes have not yet been fully proven.

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.2 Beta 2 (Jun 4, 2010)

  • Adds enhancements and fixes bugs in DiskTracker 2.4.1, but please use it at your own risk, as the changes fixes have not yet been fully proven.

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.2 Beta (Jun 4, 2010)

  • Anti-aliased fonts in catalog window, report window, get info window, progress window, and splash window
  • Larger default window size for Search Result window
  • User-selectable font size in Search Result window
  • Window Zoom box now works in a consistent manner with other Mac OS X apps
  • Live window resizing and scrollbars for catalog window
  • Switch to numerical sorting in list
  • No more crash when trying to zoom windows not in the foreground
  • Fix bug where master disk is required to be inserted when changing disk s/n or catalog name for disks which have catalog names set
  • Do not allow items to be drag & dropped into one of their descendants
  • Properly compute directory sizes with files larger than 2GB in them
  • Fix "Corrupt Catalog" error message when canceling catalog open part-way through
  • Correctly scan long archive names (longer than 31 characters)
  • Fix intermittent error in column header arrangement when resizing columns

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.1 (Jan 5, 2010)

  • Snow Leopard: Fix intermittent crash when scanning disks
  • Snow Leopard: Fix intermittent disabled "Scan" button in "Scan Mounted Volume" dialog
  • Fix intermittent crash while searching empty volumes
  • Fix intermittent crash when doing a "go to parent" from a empty directories
  • Fix intermittent disabled UI elements after scanning volume
  • Allow sort order to be reversed by clicking on "Scanned Date", "Serial Number", "Disk Label", and "Free Space" column headers.

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.1 Beta 2 (Nov 4, 2009)

  • Snow Leopard: Fix incorrect dates when scanning some volumes, files, and folders.

New in DiskTracker X 2.4.1 Beta 1 (Sep 21, 2009)

  • Fix disk scanning issues encountered using DiskTracker 2.4.

New in DiskTracker X 2.4 (May 23, 2008)

  • Universal Binary version
  • Scan into .zip, .sit, and .sitx archives
  • Allow decompression from .zip, .sit, and .sitx archives
  • Allow compression into .sit and .sitx archives
  • Catalog window contents can now be sorted on the contents of any column
  • Icons now consistently draw properly on Leopard
  • Correct icons and item kinds are now returned far more often
  • Properly color icons according to label color
  • Exported text file name now has correct .txt extension
  • Allow initial serial numbers greater than 9999
  • New "Scan Mounted Volume" media selector dialog box
  • Decrease scroll wheel sensitivity
  • Correctly handle left/right scrolling on scroll wheel/ball
  • Fix -36 scan errors when trying to scan server volumes with insufficient privileges
  • Fix hang when scanning folders with more than 32,000 items
  • Fix "Find" dialog date pickers to work with scanned date or modification date criteria types
  • Improve corrupt catalog file handling
  • Improve responsiveness when clicking column headers to change sort order
  • Fix broken Item filter edit dialog box
  • Fix "Edit Parameter" dialog date pickers to work correctly
  • New system to identify media during update process makes process more foolproof
  • Allow cancellation of scan process from the "names match" or "dates match" alert boxes
  • Add "Force Update" button to "disk is already scanned" dialog box
  • Properly present user interface to ask for permission to update disks when using batch scanner
  • Fix scan error causing some files to be omitted from some StuffIt archives
  • Fix possible crash during label printing
  • Fix possible catalog corruption causing catalog window to open blank
  • Fix possible crash when closing search report window
  • Fix 100% processor utilization after clicking path pop-up button in catalog window
  • Fix potential crash when application starts up
  • Eliminate Mac OS X-irrelevant "Faster batch scanning (disables "Stop" button)" checkbox in General Preferences
  • Fix potential crash when scanning corrupt self-extracting .sea archives
  • Fix minor visual glitches

New in DiskTracker X 2.4 Beta 9 (Mar 27, 2008)

  • Fully compatible with Mac OS X Leopard (10.5)
  • Scans into .sitx and .zip files
  • Fixes several bugs in DiskTracker 2.3.3

New in DiskTracker X 2.4b5 (Dec 5, 2007)

  • Universal Binary version runs native on Intel Macs
  • Fully compatible with Mac OS X Leopard (10.5)
  • Scans into .sitx and .zip files
  • Fixes several bugs in DiskTracker 2.3.3