What's new in DropSync 3.2.6
Jan 10, 2024
- Fixed an issue where files with some special characters would not sync correctly
New in DropSync 3.2.5 (Nov 28, 2022)
- Fixed an issue where syncs over ssh would sometimes fail due to an inability to retrieve passwords from the keychain
New in DropSync 3.2.4 (Sep 5, 2022)
- Native support for apple silicon macs
New in DropSync 3.1.5 Build 2412 (Mar 25, 2019)
- Fix rsync error that would result in aborted syncs on macOS versions prior to 10.13
New in DropSync 3.1.3 Build 2391 (Sep 24, 2016)
- Bug fixes:
- Upgrade ssh library to support newer forms of key exchange
New in DropSync 3.1.2 Build 2384 (Jan 22, 2016)
- Fixed a bug that would sometimes prevent syncing filenames starting with a number
New in DropSync 3.1.1 Build 2382 (Jan 5, 2016)
- New:
- Automatic network volume mounting can now be turned off in preferences
- Bug Fixes:
- Fix syncing OSX Icon files
- Fix crash due to case insensitivity issue
- Better checking for URL equivalence when working with network mounted drives
- Worked around a crash when displaying a preview for syncing iCloud documents
New in DropSync 3.1.0 Build 2350 (Aug 12, 2015)
- Bug fixes:
- Fix bug where syncing selections would be lost on remounting a drive
- Regular syncs now take account of time spent asleep
New in DropSync 3.0.9 Build 2338 (May 30, 2015)
- Fixed a bug where folders would be greyed out over ssh if left and right paths were the same
- Fixed a bug that could cause folder watching to stop working
New in DropSync 3.0.8 Build 2332 (May 16, 2015)
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed Applescript terminology to properly indicate sync direction
- Fixed a crash with an SSH folder pair and certain path configurations
- Fixed other minor bugs
New in DropSync 3.0.8 Build 2332 (May 16, 2015)
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed Applescript terminology to properly indicate sync direction
- Fixed a crash with an SSH folder pair and certain path configurations
- Fixed other minor bugs
New in DropSync 3.0.7 Build 2315 (May 8, 2015)
- Improvements:
- Dramatically reduced scan times after running a preview or when watching a folder for changes
- Improved handling of files with gatekeeper extended attributes
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed a bug that prevented Folder Watching after an OS reinstall
- Fixed a small memory leak due to over-use of sandboxing resources
- Handles folder pairs where the left is inside the right and vice versa
- Many other small bugfixes
New in DropSync 3.0.6 Build 2252 (Mar 16, 2015)
- Improvements:
- Deletion can now be turned on or off using a contextual menu obtained by right-clicking on a folder pair
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed a serious flaw in rsync 2.6.9 when using the ignore-case option
- Fixed a visual glitch when right clicking on a folder pair
- Fixed incorrect password nagging when using a custom key and dockless mode
New in DropSync 3.0.5 Build 2237 (Mar 4, 2015)
- Bug fixes:
- DropSync no longer leaks memory with each sync
- General changes:
- Removed devices and specials from default options as these are sometimes harmful and rarely useful
- Added new general option "Quote server paths". Some services such as HiDrive require this to be deselected.
New in DropSync 3.0.4 Build 2222 (Jan 16, 2015)
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed a bug where automated syncs would not run from right to left
- Fixed an authentication bug when using key based authentication with a password protected key
New in DropSync 3.0.3 Build 2214 (Dec 19, 2014)
- Bug fixes: Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented automatic syncs from running
- General improvements: If an SFTP connection fails an info button showing a connection log is now shown
New in DropSync 3.0.2 Build 2202 (Dec 3, 2014)
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue that prevented syncs on a timer from running
- Fixed a crash when clearing the log during a sync
- Corrected version requirements
- General improvements:
- SFTP browser now supports IPv6 addresses
New in DropSync 3.0.1 Build 2180 (Nov 19, 2014)
- General Improvements:
- Improved performance and changed appearance of Log window
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed several UI glitches on Yosemite
- Fixed a crash when deleting an SSH FolderPair
New in DropSync 2.4.9 Build 868 (Dec 12, 2012)
- Fixed a bug that would occur when attempting to view a forbidden folder
New in DropSync 2.4.8 Build 860 (Oct 3, 2012)
- Fixed a crash if unable to get attributes for a root path when connecting via SSH
- Fixed default option for excluding DS_Store files
New in DropSync 2.4.7 Build 854 (Aug 13, 2012)
- Fixes keychain access under mountain lion
New in DropSync 2.4.6 Build 848 (Aug 6, 2012)
- Retina Graphics
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed a bug where DropSync would not preserve ordering of user defined rsync options
- Improved help text to explain authentication via public/private key pairs
New in DropSync 2.4.5 Build 833 (May 29, 2012)
- Fixed a bug affecting users with special characters in usernames
- Fixed a minor memory leak
- Improved rsync parsing
- Now avoids escaping paths if the —protect-args option is set (Improves compatibility with some remote servers)
New in DropSync 2.4.4 Build 826 (May 21, 2012)
- New:
- Added support for Gatekeeper in Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
- “Open with …” (available by right clicking on an item) presents a list of applications with which folders and files can be opened.
- Bug fixes:
- Fixed a bug that would sometimes occur if symbolic links were present in the root path
- Fixed 2 minor memory leaks
- Removed rsync timeout setting in preferences because it is no longer needed
New in DropSync 2.4.3 Build 808 (Mar 29, 2012)
- Fixed a hang that would occur when connecting via ssh.
- Added default settings for FAT filesystems.
New in DropSync 2.4.2 Build 801 (Mar 16, 2012)
- Better handling of network disconnects when browsing remote files
- Other minor bugfixes
New in DropSync 2.4.1 Build 786 (Feb 20, 2012)
- A preference item to globally disable Growl notifications
- Bug fixes
New in DropSync 2.4.0 Build 766 (Feb 8, 2012)
- Includes a dockless mode, shortcuts for immediate syncing and a major upgrade to the sftp engine.
- Features:
- New dockless mode, which allows the app to run as a menu item only
- Keyboard and menu shortcuts for fast syncing without previews
- Improved sftp engine should result in better browser performance over slow network connections
- Now a 64 bit application
- Bug fixes:
- Icons in the browser should now appear much sharper
- Accented characters should now display properly in previews
- Fixed the cause of several crashes
New in DropSync 2.3.0 Build 612 (Oct 20, 2011)
- Scheduled and automated one-way syncs
- A DropSync system menu item
- Significant performance improvements to the activity log
- Item and change type are now shown as a simple badged icon when viewing detailed changes.
- Reorganised the preferences window
- Fixed a serious bug in the browser view that would cause random crashes
- Browser view now provides better feedback when connecting to slow connections or when timed out
- Removed the ability to mark a selected item as “active” or “inactive” in the list view because this functionality is redundant and confusing
- Recursive syncs (from a parent folder into its child) are now checked for and disallowed
- Other minor bug fixes
New in DropSync 2.2.1 Build 444 (Jun 25, 2011)
- Features"
- The detailed log for a sync now includes a “Save Report” button to export the entire log as a text file.
- UI Improvements:
- Columns in the Browser view are now delimited by faint lines to guide clicking in the deletion columns.
- Icons for deletion (left) and (right) now point left/right rather than up/down.
- For new users, deletion will now be enabled by default in preferences.
- Bugfixes:
- The browser view now updates itself properly after a sync with errors occurred.
- Fixed an important bug in the sftp framework which was responsible for several crashes.
- Added parsing rules for two new error types.
New in DropSync 2.2.0 (Jun 6, 2011)
- Major upgrade to the rsync parsing engine and error handling
- Errors are grouped and stored in the Activity log
- Help is now available as tooltips and in the help-book on common errors
- The browser view now has a status column which appears if errors or warnings are present
- A hang that occurred under certain conditions has been fixed
- Bundled rsync upgraded:
- Latest rsync upgraded to 3.0.8
- Apple rsync upgraded to version 40
- Bugfixes:
- The configure window for synced places now handles unsaved changes properly
- Several rare crashes were fixed
- Old cache files are now thoroughly cleaned up
New in DropSync 2.1.6 Build 349 (May 4, 2011)
- Added “Select All” to allow selecting all subfolders of a synced item
- Fixed Four Bugs
New in DropSync 2.1.5 Build 340 (Apr 6, 2011)
- Fixed a crashing bug introduced in the last update (sorry!)
New in DropSync 2.1.4 Build 337 (Apr 5, 2011)
- Authentication with remote hosts via an identity file is now supported
- Fixes a crash that would sometimes occur when syncing multiple folders simultaneously
New in DropSync 2.1.3 Build 323 (Mar 22, 2011)
- Fixed a bug that prevented deletion options from being selected in the list view
- The application is now signed which should reduce the number of dialogs asking for keychain access
- Fixed some other minor bugs
New in DropSync 2.1.2 Build 123 (Mar 2, 2011)
- Fixed a critical bug caused by a missing framework