MacPAR deLuxe Changelog

What's new in MacPAR deLuxe 5.0.1

Sep 20, 2014
  • This version requires OS X version 10.9 (Mavericks) or later.
  • The application now processes archives created with rar version 5.
  • Each finished unrar (both successful and unsuccessful) is reported in the notification center.
  • Removed the option to automatically show the unrar result in the Finder; this is now accomplished by clicking the notification.
  • If a rar archive contains just one item, the application does not create an enclosing folder anymore.
  • If the unrar destination already exists on disk, the application now has the option to rename the existing item before extracting the new item.
  • A number of stability and reliability improvements.

New in MacPAR deLuxe 5.0 (Sep 13, 2014)

  • This version requires OS X version 10.9 (Mavericks) or later.
  • The application now processes archives created with rar version 5.
  • Each finished unrar (both successful and unsuccessful) is reported in the notification center.
  • Removed the option to automatically show the unrar result in the Finder; this is now accomplished by clicking the notification.
  • If a rar archive contains just one item, the application does not create an enclosing folder anymore.
  • If the unrar destination already exists on disk, the application now has the option to rename the existing item before extracting the new item.
  • The new release includes a number of stability improvements.

New in MacPAR deLuxe 4.4.1 (Sep 3, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the par2 check to fail with an “internal error” in par2 sets with many files.

New in MacPAR deLuxe 4.4 (Aug 19, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the unrar function to create a “flat” folder structure.

New in MacPAR deLuxe 4.3 (May 7, 2013)

  • The Unrar function sometimes produced incorrect results (resulting in a "checksum error"). This has been fixed.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the Help window to be shown without contents.
  • Improved overall stability

New in MacPAR deLuxe 4.2.6 (Jul 30, 2011)

  • Previously processed files do not appear in the Dock anymore (in Mac OS X 10.7).
  • Fixed a potential crash when processing a par2 set.

New in MacPAR deLuxe 4.2.5 (Jul 7, 2011)

  • The program now works with OS X 10.7 (Lion) as well as Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).

New in MacPAR deLuxe 4.2 (Apr 13, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the program to crash when an incorrect rar password was entered.

New in MacPAR deLuxe 4.1 (Jan 11, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the program to take a very long time opening a par2 file.
  • Added a new post-process macro for command line rules.
  • Added an icon for rar documents (becomes visible if you link the “rar” extension to MacPAR deLuxe).
  • Upgraded all document icons to large size (512 x 512 pixels).

New in MacPAR deLuxe 4.0 (Jan 3, 2010)

  • This version requires Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" or better. It does not run on previous versions of the operating system.
  • The program uses Snow Leopard techniques (most notably Grand Central Dispatch) to speed up the par process, and to improve the distribution of the work load over multiple processor cores.
  • The program now runs fully 64 bit (on a 64-bit Mac); this goes for the user interface as well as the par and rar engines. It comes as a universal binary, so it runs on 32-bit Macs as well.
  • Improved ease-of-use by re-organizing the tool bar, adding more descriptive tool tips, and rewriting parts of the documentation.
  • Fixed a few technical issues, improving stability and reliability.

New in MacPAR deLuxe 3.8 (Mar 20, 2008)

  • You can now configure a folder where the Unrar results will always be written.
  • Added a configuration option for fully unattended operation.
  • Added a configuration option to limit the number of CPU cores used for par2 processing. Default is still to use all cores.
  • In Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) on an Intel Macintosh the par2 process now runs in 64-bit mode, resulting in a slight performance improvement.
  • The Quit menu is now disabled while a par or unrar is running. You must explicitly cancel before quitting.
  • Before starting the par / par2 process the program now checks if the folder is writable.
  • The program no longer runs on Mac OSX 10.3.x (Panther). Supported systems are 10.4.x (Tiger) and 10.5.x (Leopard).