AllSync Version History

3.4.35

UPD: Scheduler / Options / Startup Mode 'When exiting Windows': Added new rules for the actions "Log off user", "Restart / shut down Windows" and "Standby / Hibernate".
UPD: Scheduler / Options / Startup Mode 'When exiting Windows': Removed the option "Abort exiting Windows, start tasks and perform this action".
UPD: Scheduler / Options / Startup Mode 'When exiting Windows': Activating the option "Increase response time until the Windows shutdown dialog is displayed" will be permanent now.
UPD: Scheduler / Task / Startup Mode 'When exiting Windows': The option "Standby / Hibernate" will be deactivated when using Windows Vista or higher. Windows Vista or higher don't support canceling this actions.
FIX: Various optimizations and new enhancements have been introduced in various sections of AllSync. Various bugs have been fixed.

3.4.22

NEW: Scheduler / Task / Options: Added the option "Wait this number of seconds before starting the profiles".
NEW: Scheduler / Task / Options: Added the option "User must confirm task start".
NEW: Scheduler / Task / Options: Added the option "Show info message after the task has completed".
NEW: Profile Properties / File Conflict: Added the option "Compare the file size of the source and destination files when no file conflict has been detected".
NEW: Profile Properties / Connect Drives: Added the option "Wait this number of seconds after the drives has been connected".
FIX: Various optimizations and new enhancements have been introduced in various sections of AllSync. Various bugs have been fixed.

3.4.14

NEW: Scheduler / Task / Startup Mode / Link: Added a new button to convert the drive letter to %driveletter:drivename% and vice versa.
NEW: Scheduler / Task / Options: Added a new button at the option "Do not start task unless this folder is accessible" to convert the drive letter to %driveletter:drivename% and vice versa.
UPD: Profile Properties / File Options / "Delete destination file when the source file can't be copied without any errors": Now the destination file also will be deleted if the verification check fails.
FIX: Various optimizations and new enhancements have been introduced in various sections of AllSync. Various bugs have been fixed.

3.4.8

NEW: Profile Properties / Copy Rules: Now you can specify the compression level, the compression method and the encryption method at the option "Store source file as compressed ZIP file at destination"
FIX: Various optimizations and new enhancements have been introduced in various sections of AllSync. Various bugs have been fixed.

3.4.0

NEW: Profile Properties / File Options: 'Use Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to copy open files' option added. (Professional and Business Editions)
NEW: Report / context menu: 'Windows Explorer Context Menu' added.
NEW: Profile List / toolbar: 'Create New Profile Using Wizard' added.
NEW: Profile List: The various profile properties can now be opened directly via the context menu of a profile.
NEW: Profile Properties / Backup Options / Compress files: The LZMA compression method has been added.
NEW: Profile Properties / Backup Options / Compress files: Added the option "Backup files from all source folders into one single zip file".
NEW: Profile Properties / Folders / Toolbar: Various folder templates can now be additionally added via the 'Select and Add Folder' button.
NEW: Scheduler / Options / General: The new option "Timer Interval" enables you to change the interval how often the scheduler check if a task have to be started.
NEW: Log pane / toolbar: 'Error Log' button added.
NEW: Profile Wizard: An overview has been added for the source folders, destination folders, folder filters and file filters selected.
UPD: Profile Wizard: More than one folder template can now be selected.
UPD: Profile Wizard: Source folder templates have been added for "Windows Mail", "Windows Calendar", "Windows Fax", "Windows Contacts", "Microsoft Outlook", "Microsoft Address Book", "Outlook Express", "Program Files (x86)", "Start Menu (All Users)", "Favorites (All Users)", "Program Files (All Users)", "Program Files (x86 All Users)" and "Internet Explorer Downloads".
UPD: Copy Mode / Backup: Folders can now be excluded by the folder filter when compressing files into a ZIP file.
UPD: AllSync Scheduler: Tasks with the 'When starting Windows' startup mode can now be started via AllSync Scheduler Service.
FIX: Various optimizations and new enhancements have been introduced in various sections of AllSync. Various bugs have been fixed.

3.3.0

3.3.0 NEW: Profile Properties / Copy Mode / Backup Options / Generations: Limiting the number of backup generations can now be specified in days.
NEW: Profile Properties / Options / Data Protection / Backup folder / Generations: Limiting the number of backup generations can now be specified in days.
FIX: Various optimizations and new enhancements have been introduced in various sections of AllSync. Various bugs have been fixed.

3.2.5

NEW: AllSync Service Tool: The AllSync Scheduler Service can now also be installed via the command line using the following command: -InstallService.
NEW: Report Window / toolbar: The new 'Full Pane' option enables the profile list and log pane to be hidden.
UPD: Profile List: The first source and destination folder activated is now shown in the ToolTip text of a profile.
FIX: Various optimizations and new enhancements have been introduced in various sections of AllSync. Various bugs have been fixed.

3.2.0

NEW: Profile Properties / Copy Mode / Backup Options / Compress files / Options: The 'Save file permissions' option has been added.
NEW: Profile Properties / Options / Log: The 'Forward log via email' option has been added.
NEW: AllSync Scheduler: A separate log file is now kept for each task.
NEW: AllSync Scheduler / Task List: The status of a task is now shown via an icon before the task name.
NEW: AllSync Scheduler / Task List / context menu: 'Log' item added.
NEW: AllSync Scheduler / Task / Options: An option has been added for shortening the task log file ('Automatically remove entries from log file when they are more than x day(s) old' option).
NEW: Shortcut Manager: Shortcuts can now be created using a profile folder ('Start AllSync with one or more profile folders' option).
UPD: Profile Properties / Filters / Filter History: Double-clicking on a text in the filter history now causes it to be directly added to the filter list.
UPD: Command Line: More than 10 profiles can now be specified.
UPD: Options / General / Location of Application Data: When selecting a new folder, the application data can now be optionally copied to the new folder.
UPD: AllSync Internet Update / Options / 'Check for new version when starting program': When automatically checking for updates, the update dialog is now automatically closed when no new update is found, and this information shown in the log.
UPD: Profile Properties / External / Connect Drives: Windows environment variables can now be used when specifying a user name.
UPD: Profile Properties / Folders: Windows environment variables can now be used when specifying a user name.
FIX: Various optimizations and new enhancements have been introduced in various sections of AllSync. Various bugs have been fixed.

3.1.1

FIX: Various optimizations and new enhancements have been introduced in various sections of AllSync. Various bugs have been fixed.

3.1

Profile Properties / Copy Modes / Sync / File Conflict
NEW: The 'File Date/Time Conflict' has been renamed 'File Conflict'.
NEW: The option 'Compare the contents of the source and destination files when no file conflict has been detected' has been added.
NEW: A file conflict is now triggered if there is a difference in the size of the source and destination files.
NEW: The option 'Rename source and destination file and create copy in the folder on the other side' has been added.
NEW: The option 'Rename source and destination file' has been added.
NEW: File Copy: The placeholders %1 (file name without extension) and %2 (file extension) can now be used in file names.
NEW: File Copy: System variables can now be used in the name of a file copy.
NEW: File Conflict Dialog: The user interface has been completely revamped.
NEW: File Conflict Dialog: Buttons have been added for opening the source and destination folders.
NEW: File Conflict Dialog: Buttons have been added for comparing the source and destination files.
NEW: File Conflict Dialog: A button for canceling timeouts has been added.
NEW: File Conflict Dialog: The option 'If there are other conflicts, don't ask any more and always perform last action' has been added.
NEW: You can now specify whether the File Conflict dialog is to be popped up when running a copy operation from the command line.
NEW: Timeout: The option 'No longer show File Conflict dialog after X timeouts' has been added.
(!!!): File Copy: Copies are now no longer automatically excluded from a copy operation.

Profile Properties / Copy Modes / File Options
NEW: Copy Method: Speed Tool for testing which copy method is the fastest.
NEW: The option 'Method for Content Comparison' has been added.
NEW: Copy and compare options have been added.
NEW: Content Comparison: The option 'Automatically determine the most optimal method' has been added.
NEW: The option 'Delete destination file when the source file can't be copied without any errors' has been added.
UPD: Verification Check: The option 'Method for Comparing Contents' has been removed.
UPD: Copy Method: The options 'data packet' and 'pause' under Copy Method C have been removed.

Miscellaneous
NEW: Options / Layout: There is now a selection of 8 different themes for the color rendering of the user interface.
NEW: Report: A menu bar has been added.
NEW: Report: The new info table below the report provides a convenient, easy-to-ready overview of the differences between the source and destination files.
NEW: Report / Context menu: The path or path+filename can now be copied to the Windows Clipboard.
NEW: Profile Properties / External / Programs: The 'Window focus' option has been added so you can specify the focus for the program that is launched.
NEW: Profile List / Context menu: The 'Create Screenshots' option now causes screenshots to automatically be made of all the profile properties in PNG, JPG or BMP format.
NEW: The info balloon 'The program is stored here' can now be deactivated via the context menu of the AllSync icon in the info area of the Windows taskbar.
UPD: Profile Properties / Copy Modes / Copy Rules: The option 'Method for Comparing Contents' has been removed.
UPD: Profile Properties / Options / General: The folder statistics now indicate the file system, data medium name and the data medium type in the log.
FIX: Various optimizations and new enhancements have been introduced in various sections of AllSync. Various bugs have been fixed.

3.0.56

FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.55

NEW: Profile Properties / File Options / Copy Method: Added the option "Automatic selection of the fastest copy method".
NEW: Scheduler / Task / Startup Mode / Monthly: Now you can select calendar days AND weekdays.
NEW: Scheduler / Task / Startup Mode / Monthly: Now you can select more than one weekday.
NEW: Report / Toolbar: Added the option "Only Open Folders Containing Actions (Without Filter)".
NEW: Options / Copy Preview: Added the option "Only Open Folders Containing Actions (Without Filter)".
NEW: Main Window / Toolbar: Added the button "Process Copy Preview".
NEW: Main Menu: Added the button "Process Copy Preview".
NEW: Profile List / Toolbar: Added the button "Process Copy Preview".
NEW: Added a help button at many program options to open quickly the appropriate help section.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

3.0.53

NEW: Scheduler / Task / Options: Added the option "Start the task immediately when the last run is older than x day(s)".
UPD: Scheduler / Task List: Now every row with an activated task will be highlighted.
UPD: Report / Copy Preview: Now the balloon tip of any file or folder show more detailed information of the properties.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been introduced.

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.