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What's new in Freeze 4.0

Feb 11, 2024
  • Maintenance: update bundled 3rd party software.
  • Allow drag and drop to upload even if archive list takes up entire window.

New in Freeze 3.16 (Jul 11, 2022)

  • The download part size is now configurable in the advanced preferences.
  • Fixes a bug that could cause an incorrect "insufficient disk space" error.
  • Adds support for AWS region: Asia Pacific (Jakarta).

New in Freeze 3.15 (Dec 7, 2021)

  • Optimized build for Apple Silicon Macs.
  • Improves compatibility with macOS Monterey, drops support for macOS Sierra.
  • Improves file access error messages in the transfer log.
  • Adds the ability to negate search queries by prefixing them with an exclamation mark.

New in Freeze 3.14 (Jan 10, 2021)

  • Fix issues uploading large files from network shares with Big Sur.
  • Stability improvements and bugfixes.

New in Freeze 3.13 (Sep 1, 2020)

  • Compatibility-update for upcoming macOS 11 (Big Sur).
  • Adds support for AWS regions: Europe (Milan) and Africa (Cape Town).
  • AWS key pairs with restricted access to AWS regions are now supported.

New in Freeze 3.12.1 (Mar 8, 2020)

  • Fixes a bug that could prevent deleting or initiating archive retrieval for an entire folder.

New in Freeze 3.12 (Feb 3, 2020)

  • Adds support for AWS region: Middle East (Bahrain).
  • Adds the ability to search for archives across multiple vaults (as described in the Guide).
  • Stability improvements and bugfixes.

New in Freeze 3.11.1 (Jul 25, 2019)

  • Fixes a crash that could occur when invoking Compare Mode.

New in Freeze 3.11 (Jul 21, 2019)

  • Fixes sorting by archive description in inventory table.
  • Fixes the mapping file import.
  • Stability improvements and minor bugfixes.

New in Freeze 3.10 (Jun 3, 2019)

  • Adds support for AWS region: Asia Pacific (Hong Kong).
  • Allows configurable part size up to 4 GB.
  • Adds new vault option "Remove local inventory".
  • Stability improvements and bugfixes.

New in Freeze 3.9 (Jan 15, 2019)

  • Adds a warning if you choose "Expedited" as retrieval tier (because it can get very expensive).
  • Adds a warning if you try to upload many small archives.
  • Adds an option to remove the license.
  • Adds an option to remove successfully completed transfers when you quit the app (Advanced Settings).
  • Simplifies the region selection UI.
  • Fixes a random crash that could occur when choosing "Initiate Archive Retrieval".
  • Fixes a bug that could prevent an archive retrieval from downloading if you removed the target directory during the archive retrieval phase.

New in Freeze 3.8 (Dec 28, 2018)

  • Improves auto-retry handling for flaky internet connections.
  • Adds support for AWS regions: EU (Stockholm), South America (São Paulo), GovCloud (US-East).
  • Shows folder contents (number of archives and total size) in info box.
  • Stability improvements and bugfixes.

New in Freeze 3.7 (Oct 1, 2018)

  • Adds support for Dark Mode (macOS Mojave).
  • Improves automatic database optimization.

New in Freeze 3.6 Build 275 (Jul 30, 2018)

  • Adds an option for case-insensitive inventory-search.
  • Fixes an issue that could cause the vault inventory to be empty after a crash.
  • Shows download progress in Finder for archive retrievals.
  • Identical archives (same hash and same destination path) are skipped automatically when initiating archive retrievals.

New in Freeze 3.5 Build 273 (Mar 26, 2018)

  • Adds support for AWS regions: Singapore, Beijing, Ningxia, Osaka-Local.
  • Stability improvements and minor bugfixes.

New in Freeze 3.4 Build 269 (Dec 21, 2017)

  • Adds support for new AWS region: EU (Paris).
  • Improves transfer queue performance.
  • Improves compatibility with SSL-decrypting firewalls.
  • Transfers with expired upload IDs will now be re-initiated automatically.
  • Other bugfixes and performance improvements.

New in Freeze 3.3.1 Build 263 (Nov 20, 2017)

  • Workaround for a High Sierra bug that can crash the app while performing a window resize.
  • Database integrity check after unclean shutdown can now be skipped.
  • Fixes for german translation.

New in Freeze 3.3 Build 261 (Nov 17, 2017)

  • Fixes crashes on macOS High Sierra.
  • Improved compatibility with Synology NAS mapping files (Thanks Andreas).
  • Uploading files from within "Compare mode" now preserves directory structure.
  • Added a global log file to simplify support troubleshooting.

New in Freeze 3.2 Build 247 (Jun 28, 2017)

  • Compatibility fix for upcoming macOS release 10.13.

New in Freeze 3.1 Build 245 (Apr 4, 2017)

  • Adds automatic crash recovery for the internal database.
  • Fixes a bug that could prevent the folder compare mode from being dismissed.
  • Fixes an erroneous "No free disk space" error message for archive retrievals.

New in Freeze 3.0.1 Build 243 (Feb 6, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug where transfers could get stuck for too long before they time out.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in Freeze 3.0 Build 239 (Jan 6, 2017)

  • Adds support for new Glacier retrieval methods (Bulk, Standard, Expedited).
  • Transfers can now be filtered by status (e.g. Failed, Completed).
  • The "Clear" button now allows you to keep failed transfers.
  • Fixes a bug that could prevent the "Preventing Sleep" feature to function properly.
  • Some minor bug fixes.

New in Freeze 2.8.1 Build 237 (Dec 14, 2016)

  • Adds support for new AWS region: EU (London).

New in Freeze 2.8 Build 235 (Dec 11, 2016)

  • Adds support for new AWS region: Canada (Central).
  • Fixes a crash when changing the data retrieval policy.
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

New in Freeze 2.7 Build 233 (Nov 2, 2016)

  • Adds support for new AWS region: US East (Ohio).
  • Auto-retry a transfer when Glacier replies with a ThrottlingException.
  • "Clear" doesn't clear failed transfers anymore. Only completed or user cancelled transfers are removed from the queue.
  • Minor bugfixes and performance improvements.

New in Freeze 2.6 Build 231 (Sep 29, 2016)

  • Fixes Layout issues with macOS Sierra.
  • Fixes failing uploads for older Yosemite releases (

New in Freeze 2.5 Build 227 (Aug 15, 2016)

  • New transfer engine for more accurate bandwidth throttling.
  • Improved import process for huge inventories.
  • New option "Delete all archives" to completely empty a vault.
  • Support for QNAP NAS archive description format. (Thanks, Steven)
  • General bugfixes and performance improvements.

New in Freeze 2.4 Build 219 (Jul 11, 2016)

  • Support for new AWS region: Asia Pacific (Mumbai).
  • Bug fixes.

New in Freeze 2.3 Build 215 (Jun 10, 2016)

  • Show a warning if you try to initiate archive retrieval without having set a Data Retrieval Policy.
  • Improved handling for transfers that have expired after 24 hours: Expired inventory retrievals are re-initiated automatically (as this operation does not produce additional costs). Archive retrievals can be re-initiated manually. These are not re-initiated automatically, as this may produce additional costs.
  • Reduced CPU usage.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in Freeze 2.2 Build 208 (May 16, 2016)

  • Fixes a bug that could prevent automatic scheduling of retrieval jobs into the "Waiting" state upon exceeding the current data policy's retrieval rate limit.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in Freeze 2.1 Build 201 (Apr 29, 2016)

  • Adds support for Cloudberry's Archive Description format.
  • Data Retrieval Policy can be changed via the context menu of the info area for the selected region.
  • Adds German localization.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Freeze 2.0 Build 200 (Apr 15, 2016)

  • Folder support - Freeze now supports the concept of folders. Although Glacier has a flat structure with no hierarchy, it does that by using forward slashes in archive descriptions as folder separators. This is a common concept used by most Amazon S3 and Glacier clients. You can enable and disable folder view within the app by selecting "Inventory -> Folder View".
  • Folder synchronization - When you try to upload a folder that already exists at the destination, Freeze will ask you if the remote folder should be synchronized with the local folder, so that only new and changed files will be transferred. Additionally, you have the option to delete orphaned archives from the destination.
  • Drag&drop from Finder - To make uploading more convenient, you can now upload files and entire folders by dragging them from Finder to the desired destination vault/folder.
  • Other changes:
  • Adds support for Synology database files. Allows restoration of empty archive descriptions for backups created with Synology NAS.
  • Adds new sorting options for the list of vaults.
  • Fixes a crash that could occur while browsing large inventories.
  • Improved performance and bugfixes.

New in Freeze 1.5 Build 12 (Apr 13, 2016)

  • Features:
  • Archive retrieval adds support for folder structure reconstruction for archive descriptions that contain pathnames.
  • Adds support for CrossFTP's archive description format.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixes a crash that could occur while browsing large inventories.
  • Fixes a crash that could occur while restoring cancelled uploads.