AllSync Version History

3.0.51

NEW: Profile Properties / Options / General: Added option "Log an error if the folder statistics are not identical".
UPD: Profile Properties / Options / General: Renamed the option "Calculate size of source and destination folders after copy operation" to "Calculate the folder statistic of the source and destination folders after copy operation".
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.49

NEW: Profile Properties / Copy Rules / Rules for copy files and folders: Added new sub option "Delete all source folders that are empty before the source files are moved" at the option "Move source files to destination folder".
UPD: Profile Properties / Copy Rules / Rules for copy files and folders: Renamed the option "Delete empty source folders" into "Delete all empty source folders after the source files are moved".
UPD: Profile Properties / Filter: Now the filter texts for system files and folders from the profile wizard options ("?:\Recycled"...) will be automatically added (but not activated) to the filter lists when creating a new profile.
UPD: Profile Wizard / Options: Added the filter folder "?:\$RECYCLE.BIN".
UPD: Profile Properties / Options / Data Protection / Backup Folder: Now all files and folders of the backup progress will be shown at the progress indicator "Last Action".
UPD: Profile Properties / External / VB-Script: The script "Outlook.vbs" was updated.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.47

NEW: Options / Copy Preview: Added the option "Remove All Profiles Without Report Entries Below The Source And Destination Folder".
NEW: Report / Toolbar: Added the sub item "Remove All Profiles Without Report Entries Below The Source And Destination Folder" at "Removes items from the report".
NEW: Menu Bar / Log: Added the item "Open Log Folder".
UPD: Scheduler / Task: Now you can use the variable %driveletter:drivename% at the Data Source.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.45

NEW: Profile Properties / Folders: Added a new button at the 'Process Folder' window to convert the drive letter to %driveletter:drivename% and vice versa.
UPD: Scheduler / Toolbar: Added new keyboard shortcuts for some buttons. (See toolbar description at the documentation)
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.43

NEW: Profile List / Toolbar: Added the command "Reload profile list".
NEW: Scheduler / Task / Monitoring: Added the option "Pause monitoring during copy operation".
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.41

NEW: Log Pane / Toolbar: Added the command "Maximize Log Pane".
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.40

NEW: Scheduler / Task / Startup Mode / Weekly: Now you can select several calendar weeks when the task should be started.
NEW: Report Window: All available properties of a file or folder will be automatically shown with a balloon tip when moving the mouse over an item in the report window.
NEW: Report Window / Toolbar: Added the command "Enable/Disable Balloon Tips".
NEW: Profile List: The copy mode and the last run will be automatically shown with a balloon tip when moving the mouse over an profile.
NEW: Profile List / Toolbar: Added the command "Enable/Disable Balloon Tips".
UPD: Scheduler / Task / Options / Upon completing processing of task: Now the scheduler don't get deactivated after starting the action Standby, Hibernate and Lock Desktop.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.39

NEW: Profile Properties / External / Services: Now you can change the services of other computers at the network.
NEW: Protocol: The profile statistic show now the number of the created hard-links.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.37

NEW: AllSync / Options / Profiles: Added new options "Set application priority to 'low' when running a profile" and "Reduce the number of hard disk accesses per second".
NEW: Scheduler / Options / General: Added new option "Reduce the number of hard disk accesses per second".
NEW: Scheduler / Progress Indicator: Added new options "Set application priority to 'low' when running a profile" and "Reduce the number of hard disk accesses per second".
NEW: Command-Line / Progress Indicator: Added new options "Set application priority to 'low' when running a profile" and "Reduce the number of hard disk accesses per second".
NEW: Profile List / Context Menu: Added the command "Open Folder".
NEW: Command-Line: Now you can specify a profil folder to start all profiles inside automatically.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.35

UPD: Profile Properties / Backup Options / Compress Files: The maximum split size of 4 GB has been removed.
UPD: Protocol: The profile statistic show now the File Date conflicts and the Structure conflicts.
UPD: Profile Properties / Folder Options: The option "Check source and destinations folder for availability" also will be used when performing a copy preview.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.34

UPD: The toolbar component has been updated.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.32

NEW: Scheduler / Options / Email: Added new option "Send an email to the following addresses if a task couldn't be started"
UPD: The profile wizard has been revamped.
UPD: Profile Properties / External / Programs: Now you can specify necessary command-line parameters. The path of the program has to be enclosed by double quotes.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.30

NEW: Scheduler / Task / Options: Added new options "Exit Scheduler" and "Lock Desktop".
NEW: Scheduler / Options / Startup Mode: Added new option "Lock Desktop".
NEW: AllSync / Progress Indicator: Added new option "Lock Desktop".
NEW: Command-Line: Added the new option "Lock Desktop" at the parameters -X and -XE.
NEW: Report / Toolbar / File Size: Added new option "Automatic". With it the file size will be automatically shown with a suitable unit size.
NEW: Options / Report Window / File Size: Added new option "Automatic".
UPD: Profile Properties / File Options / Verification Check: The comparison method "Byte for Byte" has been optimized to compare faster.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.29

UPD: AllSync / Application Data Backup / Export: The name of the zip file can be formulated as desired.
UPD: Profile Properties: The option "Transfer access permissions for files" have been moved from the "File Options" to the "Copy Rules".
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.28

NEW: Scheduler / Task / Options: "Don't ask which file is to be copied when a File Date/Time Conflict occur" option added.
NEW: Profile Properties / File Date/Time Conflict: Timeout option added.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.0 - 3.0.27

General Changes:
NEW: AllSync now supports file and folder paths with an overall length of up to 32,000 characters and file and folder names containing Unicode characters. See Help/Reference/Unicode.
UPD: The user interface of all modules has been completely revamped.
UPD: Various optimizations and new enhancements have been introduced in various sections of AllSync.

Key Changes:
(!!!): Windows 95/98/ME/NT are no longer supported.
(!!!): Profile Properties \ Synchronization Conflicts: The saved reference list of version 2 can no longer be read as AllSync's internal storage format has been completely revamped.
(!!!): Profile Properties \ Data Protection \ Backup Folder: Backup generations no longer needed are now determined on the basis of the created date of the folder or ZIP file in the specified backup folder.
(!!!): Command-Line Options: The options -x and -xe have been removed.

Changes to the Profile Properties:
NEW: Copy Mode \ Sync: The File Date/Time Conflict option is now able to detect that two files of the same name but with different modified dates at the source and destination have been added since the last sync operation.
NEW: Copy Mode \ Sync: The File Date/Time Conflict option is now able to detect when old files have been restored.
UPD: Copy Mode \ Sync \ File Date/Time Conflict: The 'Ask which file is to be copied during a copy operation' option is now applied by AllSync Scheduler.
NEW: Copy Mode \ Backup: The copy options 'Differential backup' and 'Create hardlinks' have been added.
NEW: Copy Mode \ Backup: AES encryption for ZIP files. (Business Edition)
NEW: Copy Mode \ Backup: Compression formats Deflate64 and BWT. (Professional and Business Editions)
NEW: Copy Mode \ Backup: 'Delete existing ZIP file' option added.v NEW: Copy Mode \ Backup: 'Use the following folder for creating the temporary ZIP file' option added.
NEW: Copy Mode \ Backup: 'Copy log file to backup folder' option added.
NEW: Copy Mode \ Copy Rules: 'Do not search folders (NTFS junction points) pointing to the contents of another folder' option added.
NEW: Copy Mode \ File Options \ Verification Check: Optional verification algorithms CRC32, MD5 and SHA added.
NEW: Copy Mode \ File Options \ Verification Check: 'Don't perform comparison for file sizes over xx MB' option added.
NEW: Copy Mode \ File Options \ Copy Attempts: The option 'Resume interrupted copy operation of a file' enables a copy operation of a file to be resumed at the point it was interrupted when another copy attempt is made.
NEW: Copy Mode \ File Options: 'Transfer attributes of source files to existing destination files' option added.
NEW: Copy Mode \ File Options: 'Transfer upper- and lowercasing of the source files to existing destination files' option added.
NEW: Copy Mode \ Folder Options: 'Transfer attributes of source folders to existing destination folders' option added.
NEW: Copy Mode \ Folder Options: 'Transfer modified upper- and lowercasing of source folders to existing destination folders' option added.
NEW: Folders: Requisite access data can now be defined for each source and destination folder.
NEW: External: The processing sequence of external options can now be specified.
NEW: External \ Services: This option enables various services to be started, paused and completed before and after a copy operation. (Business Edition)
NEW: External \ Drives: The [AUTO] option causes an unused drive letter to be automatically determined for the link.
NEW: External \ Drives: 'Abort profile if a drive can't be connected to' option added.
NEW: External \ Programs: 'Do not run program upon profile completion if errors occurred during copy operation' option added.
NEW: External \ Programs: 'Exit Program' option added.
UPD: External \ Programs: The return value (error level) of a started program is now evaluated via the option 'Abort profile if the program can't be launched for starting the profile'.
NEW: VB Scripts: The activated source and destination folder can now be used by inserting placeholders in the script.
NEW: Data Protection \ Backup Folder: There is now the option of specifying that a subfolder be created in the backup folder.
NEW: Data Protection \ Backup Folder \ Generations: Files are now created in the backup folder with a sequentially numbered file extension ('.0001', '.0002'...) when the options for creating subfolders and a ZIP file are deactivated.
NEW: Data Protection \ Backup Folder: The name of the backup folder or ZIP file can now be individually specified as needed.
NEW: Data Protection \ Options: You can now specify what data is to be backed up to the Windows Recycle Bin or a backup folder.
NEW: Filters \ Properties: The following options are now included for attribute filters: 'Symbolic link', 'Temporary', 'Compressed', 'Offline', 'Encrypted', 'Sparse' and 'Index'.
NEW: Filters \ Properties: The file and folder date to be checked can now be specified for the filter options 'Age' and 'Period'.
NEW: Options \ General 'Safely remove hardware after copy operation' option added.

Changes to the Report Window:
NEW: The file and folder properties are now displayed in separate columns.
NEW: Report filter toolbar added.
NEW: The results of the report filter are now displayed directly in both report windows.
NEW: The contents of the two report windows can now be printed out separately.
NEW: The report window can now be tiled horizontally or vertically.
NEW: Toolbar: 'Remove Files + Folders Without Any Actions Or Non-present' option added.
UPD: Copy Preview: The quick keys for modifying the actions of files and folders have been changed to keys 1 to 9.

Changes to the Command Line:
NEW: Command-Line Options: The -Q command enables you to pass two folders to QuickSync and have a copy preview automatically generated.
NEW: Command-Line Options: The -rh option now enables you to safely remove hardware at the end of a copy operation.
UPD: The command-line options -X and -XE enable you to specify which action is to be performed when a copy operation has completed.

Changes to AllSync Scheduler:
NEW: Task \ Schedule: The new Monitoring startup mode enables a task to be automatically started as soon as a certain number of changes have taken place in a specified folder.
NEW: Task \ Schedule: The new Link startup mode enables a task to always be started when a link to a new data source is detected.
NEW: Task \ Schedule: The 'When exiting Windows' startup mode now provides for the following options: 'Log off user', 'Restart/shut down Windows', and 'Standby/hibernate'.
NEW: Task \ Schedule \ Monthly: 'On last day' option added.
UPD: Task \ Profiles: The starting sequence of profiles can now be specified.
NEW: Task \ Email: 'Include the following files as attachments:' option added.
NEW: Options \ Startup Mode: 'Increase waiting time until displaying the Windows shutdown dialog' option added.