FreeFileSync 11.28

FreeFileSync 6.13 [2014-01-11]
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Fixed crash when failing to create log file during batch run
Show directory traversal errors as conflict category on grid
Improved file filter behavior for certain edge cases when updating the database
Fixed crash when task scheduler ends FreeFileSync after a certain time (Windows)
Don't show alternative folder paths if volume name is empty
Support silent installation for Inno Setup (Windows)
Fixed recursive yield when minimized into notification area (Linux, OS X)
Include ACLs when copying file and folder permissions (OS X)
New file copy routine including extended attributes (OS X)
Fixed failure to permanently delete directories containing symlinks
Copy extended attributes when creating new folders and symlinks (OS X)
Restore process umask after creating lock file (Linux, OS X)
Copy directory permissions by default (Linux, OS X)
Optimized construction of merged path filters
Exclude items subject to traversal errors when updating the database

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FreeFileSync 7.1 [2015-06-06]
Avoid various access denied errors when synchronizing with admin rights (Windows)
Accept Explorer drag and drop from MTP devices
Support showing MTP files with Explorer
Support opening MTP files with default application
Preselect active MTP folder in folder picker dialog
Work around file not found error when copying alternate data streams
Fixed access denied error when copying file times (Linux)
Work around boost bug causing RealtimeSync to wake PC (Windows)
Fixed naming convention "replace" for versioning
Skip space pre-allocation if not supported (OS X)
Use faster space pre-allocation method (Linux)
Transactional error handling when closing file streams
Fully initialize system image list for medium and large icons (Windows)
Handle XP backwards-compatibility with 32-bit build (Windows 64-bit)
Work around hang due to unsupported AVX2 instructions (Vista 64-bit)
Fixed invalid argument exception during app launch (OS X)
Fixed binary comparison checking for wrong buffer size
Fixed GetLogicalProcessorInformation not found startup error (Windows XP SP2)
Support IP-based UNC paths with folder selector (Windows)
Use standard file permissions for application bundle (OS X)
Updated help file and added tips and tricks chapter

FreeFileSync 7.0 [2015-05-11]
Support synchronization with MTP devices (Android, iPhone, tablet, digital camera)
Implemented file system abstraction layer
New database format supporting generic file ids
Pre-allocate disk space when writing file output stream
Late failure when moving multiple items to recycle bin
Keep UI responsive while loading/saving database file
Improved error reporting indicating failed item when moving to recycle bin
Pass correct thread id when creating Minidump (Windows)
Fixed directory icon loading resource leak (Linux)
Fixed RealtimeSync message provider exception safety issue (Windows)
Avoid locking issues by creating the log file after batch synchronization
Fixed RealtimeSync monitoring for items beyond subfolders (Linux)
Fall back to file extension during file icon load error
Show file icon by extension as temporary placeholder
Work around silent failure to copy file times to external drives (Linux)

FreeFileSync 6.15 [2015-04-07]
Revert to log file naming convention without colon character
Prevent endless recursion when traversing into folder on corrupt file system
Fixed view filter button rendering issue for RTL languages
Fixed grid losing far scroll positions when increasing icon sizes
Flush file buffers before verifying file copy
Update existing items when retrying failed folder traversal
Harmonized bitmap file loading by removing format variance
Fixed invalid argument error when setting file times (Linux)
Fixed application hang when loading icon for named pipe (Linux)
Improved file copy read-ahead performance (Linux)
Use native file I/O for stream operations (Linux, OS X)
Fixed file copy creating zero-sized files (OS X)
Automatically create Minidump files during an application crash (Windows)
Check for missing service pack to help diagnose crash (Windows 7)
New menu item with download link after a version update
Work around C-function memory race condition when formatting time
Added Hindi language

FreeFileSync 6.14 [2015-02-10]
New buttons allow changing the order of folder pairs
New keyboard shortcuts for rearranging folder pairs
Preserve comparison results when deleting a specific folder pair
Allow inserting new folder pairs into the middle of the list
Append status to log file names when warnings occur
Don't interrupt immediate comparison when starting a .ffs_gui file for slow devices
Work around wxWidgets bug eating up command keys in text boxes (Linux)
Fixed incorrect parameter error when checking recycle bin on drive mounted with Paragon ExtFS (Windows)
Use colon as time stamp seperator in log file names
Refactored basic low-level file traversal routine
Optimized file icon startup procedure
Fixed occasional failure to set modification times on Samba shares (OS X)
Transfer creation times during file copy (OS X)
Support copying file times with nano-second precision (OS X)

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FreeFileSync 7.3 [2015-08-01]
New context menu option to copy selected files to alternate folder (create diffs)
Fill a folder pair by dropping two folders at a time from Explorer
Added option to set non-standard SFTP port
Prevent recursive creation of temporary Recycle Bin directories (Windows)
Retrieve grid column label colors from the system
Fixed detection of already existing files when moving (Linux)
Follow os convention for preferences (OS X)
Prevent progress dialog from hiding behind main dialog (OS X)
Fixed config saved status not updating when changing certain settings
Support for high dpi display settings
Fixed crash when help viewer is open during exit (Windows)
Show manual deletion progress within comparison status panel
Further reduced number of file accesses during versioning
Fixed folder picker failing to select Desktop folder (Windows)

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FreeFileSync 7.4 [2015-09-01]
Switch between all folder pair configurations directly in the sync config dialog
Support macros, path by volume name for config files on command line
Support slash as path separator on command line (Windows)
Allow slash as path separator in filter dialog (Windows)
Discard SFTP connection after 20 seconds of idle time
Fixed file already existing error when changing file name case (OS X)
New keyboard shortcuts to open external applications
Fixed clipboard being cleared when opening sync config dialog (OS X)
Workaround wxWidgets bug breaking copy/paste shortcuts (OS X)
Fixed disabled button icons not being updated in the config dialog
Fixed launcher error messages not being shown (Windows XP)
Fixed launcher showing incorrect error about missing service pack (Windows XP)
Revised help file and consolidated into online help

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Create missing synchronization base folders only on demand
Improved main grid text search performance by 40%
Restore correct main dialog height after restart (Linux)
Default to standard main dialog size after unmaximize (Linux)
Prevent creation of irregular folder names (Windows)
Support MTP devices over WiFi with null modification times
Do not apply invalid vertical main dialog positions (OS X)
Support Yosemite full screen window mode (OS X)
Use buffered lock file I/O (Windows)
Correctly setup OpenSSL for multithreaded use
Added COM initialization for worker threads (Windows)
Forward focus to sync button after comparison
Streamlined file system abstraction layer interfaces

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New comparison variant: compare by file size
Buffer SFTP read/write accesses for optimal packet sizes
Configure folder access time out via GlobalSettings.xml
Drag and drop config files anywhere on main dialog
Work around "argument list too long" file copy error (OS X)
Work around "invalid argument" file copy error (OS X)
Support case-change when syncing to case-sensitive SFTP (Windows)
Select between sync completion sounds gong/harp.wav
Set up sync completion sound file in GlobalSettings.xml
Validate monitoring data to avoid RealTimeSync crash
Updated help file
Updated translation files

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Mark temporary copies created by %local_path% read-only
Fixed crash when accessing Bitvise SFTP Servers
Support nanosecond-precision file time copying (Linux)
Start maximized instead of in full screen mode (OS X)
Fixed crash while setting privileges during shutdown
Fixed crash when failing to clean up log files
Fixed EOPNOTSUPP error when copying file to gvfs Samba share (Linux)
Fixed default external applications command line (Linux)
Thread-safe translation change even during app shutdown
Don't consider port and password when comparing SFTP paths
Updated translation files

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FreeFileSync 8.5 (2016-09-16)
Support multiple SSH connections per SFTP folder traversal: N times speed up
Support multiple SFTP channels per SSH connection: additional N times speed up
Fixed installer crashes by using correct DEP-compatibility
Fixed notification area icon being generated too often
Thread-safe SFTP deinitialization on shutdown
Thread-safe mini-dump creation during shutdown
Fixed case-insensitive migration of new csidl macro names
Reduced SFTP access serialization overhead
Buffer SFTP sessions independently from usage context
Detect and discard timed-out SSH sessions
Pre-empt SFTP session disconnect via dedicated SFTP cleanup thread
Run SFTP tasks directly on worker threads without helper thread overhead

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FreeFileSync 9.8
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New option to auto-close progress dialog
Update last sync time if no differences found
Added 5 seconds countdown before shutdown/sleep
Preserve XML attribute creation order
Support HTTPS web accesses without redirect
Connect network share upon logon type not granted
Fixed invalid pointer error when reading MTP
Fixed temporary db file triggering RealTimeSync
Fixed runtime error during uninstallation
Continue status updates during sync cancellation
Log number of items found during comparison
Warn about outdated nviewH64.dll instead of crashing
Show default log file path when saving a batch job
Consider only full days for time since last sync


FreeFileSync 9.7 [2018-01-12]
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New configuration management panel
New column showing days since last sync
Support starting FreeFileSync via Windows Send To
Minimized memory operations for I/O buffer
Allow multiple config selections on Linux
New command line option -DirPair
Fixed ENTER key not working for most dialogs (macOS)
Show only one warning about failed directory locks
Show correct synchronization time when resuming from system sleep
Don't resolve symlinks that are dropped via mouse
Detect and notify LCMapString compatibility mode bug
Fixed incorrect file permissions within macOS bundle
Fixed wrong results dialog panel selection (Linux)


FreeFileSync 9.6 [2017-12-07]
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New installation command line option /disable_updates
Fixed crash when closing main dialog during sync
Fixed RealTimeSync crash after recursive mutex locking
Improved file copy performance on macOS
Clean up obsolete files during installation
Don't use threads for running async command line (Linux)
Avoid main dialog flash after minimized sync
Disable file list export until after comparison
Directly close progress dialog during sync
Redirect escape key from main dialog to progress dialog
Fixed startup delay during consistency checks
Updated translation files


FreeFileSync 9.5 [2017-11-05]
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Allow to change error handling option on progress dialogs
Set up shutdown behavior during sync (summary, exit, sleep, shutdown)
Conditional execution of the post sync command line
Directly use native shutdown/sleep API (Windows and macOS)
Run post sync command even when fail on first error was set
Merged batch and GUI error handling options
Write post sync command to log file
Update GUI-specific options when saving as batch job
Progress graph area matches processed data ratio
Delete files permanently with Shift+Del
Apply correct quotation for CSV-exported folder list
Replace Unicode arrow chars with ASCII for variant description
Updated libcurl, OpenSSL to latest builds


FreeFileSync 9.4 [2017-10-05]
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Fixed copying files with locked byte ranges using VSS
Fixed wrong FTP working directory reuse in libcurl
Allow retry upon failure during online update check
Repackaged Donation Edition to reduce AV false positives (Norton)
Apply correct directory path encoding during FTP traversal
Fixed strict weak ordering for SFTP session ID sorting
Clean up read-only temporary files during failed sparse file copy
Fixed access denied file copy error for ADS while using BackupWrite
Workaround broken non-Windows SMB implementations reporting sparse support
Support hash characters in FTP directory listing
Prepared auto-updater to support new installer format
Refined installer error reporting
Streamlined sync config dialogs
Resized installer window dimensions