FreeFileSync 10.16 Linux

* Show which processes lock a file during synchronization (Windows Vista and later)
* Use unbuffered copy to speed up copying large files (Windows Vista and later)
* Preserve NTFS sparse files
* Support referencing all logical volumes by name (including FreeOTFE virtual drives)
* Fixed lag showing "Searching for directory" on comparison
* New context menu filter option: exclude by short name
* Use clicked-on row rather than anchor when determining action for shift-selection
* Refresh grid after pressing "CTRL + A"
* Add base folder pairs to CSV export
* Show full path in tooltip if multiple folder pairs are used
* Show child dialogs on same monitor as parent dialog on multiple monitor systems
* Added statistics at beginning of batch log file
* Fixed batch mode final speed statistic and reset graph after binary comparison
* RealtimeSync: Automatically retry after 15 seconds if an error occurrs
* Show button images untrimmed (Linux)
* Fixed problems with auto-closing progress dialog (Linux)
* Fixed unresponsive progress dialog and systray icon (Linux)
* New option in GlobalSettings.xml: "LockDirectoriesDuringSync"
* Added Lithuanian translation
* Added Norwegian translation
* Updated translation files

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Changelog v5.4
* Copy all NTFS extended attributes
* Improved statistics panel
* Improved main grid
* Support context menu for files in overview tree
* Process double-clicks outside main grid
* Allow quoted paths ending with backslash in command line: "C:\"
* Fully localized number formatting (Windows)
* Fixed deletion dialog header being trimmed (Linux)
* Fixed exclusion via context menu (Linux)
* Preserve row label width after comparison (Linux)
* Updated help file
* New batch mode return codes, see help file
* Prefix custom deletion directory with job name
* Use the same time stamp for log file and versioning
* Handle folder drag and drop outside main grid
* Avoid name clash having multiple folder pairs delete into the same versioning folder
* Exit FreeFileSync automatically while upgrading to new version
* Accessibility: Support high contrast color schemes
* Yet another UI design overhaul
* Fixed "access denied" issue on OS X-hosted network shares
* Support Citrix folder shares
* Support Arch Linux (Chakra)
* Updated translation files

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New database format for variant: old database files are converted automatically
Tuned performance for variant when saving database for millions of files: > 95% faster
Support partial database updates for variant respecting current filter
Reduced size of database files by 30%
Fine-tuned algorithm to avoid certain conflicts after changing comparison settings
Lower peak memory consumption when reading database participating in multiple sync jobs
Refined symlink categorization and variant handling
Always save log of last syncs to %appdata%\FreeFileSynce\LastSyncs.log (128 kB limit)
"Save" and "Save As" menu options
Properly show status message after save configuration
Avoid issues applying file modification time on certain NAS
Refined last-used configuration handling
Avoid race-condition: database file is only read if directory is existing
Protect against temporary network drop between comparison and synchronization
Rearranged statistics panel to save vertical space when vertically aligned
Removed limitation for number of conflicts shown in the warning message and log
Consider both global and local filter when estimating whether folder could contain matches
Updated translation files

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Changelog v5.13

Time out for not existing directories after 10 seconds
Check directory existence in parallel
Inform about all missing directories via a single error message
Show remaining time considering relative error of 10%
Check for grid icon updates only when needed
Revised directory lock process detection
Implemented high resolution icons
Accessibility: fixed unreadable labels
More polished user interfaces
Fixed time stamp not being set on NFS/Samba shares (Linux)


Changelog v5.12
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Dynamic statistics adjustment during synchronization
Allow to save active view filter settings as default (context menu)
Stay responsive while checking recycle bin existence on slow disks
Reset option "Delete on both sides" upon each manual deletion
Added context menu to allow deletion of last used configurations
Support numpad add/subtract keys for overview tree
Revised external application integration
Call external applications for multiple selected items
Automatically schedule abandoned recycle bin temp directories (.ffs_tmp) for deletion
Binary comparison speed estimate considers errors and short-circuit evaluation
Use full time window of sync phase when calculating overall speed
Added Arabic language


Changelog v5.11
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New file versioning scheme: move to folder replacing existing files
Fixed high CPU consumption after longer syncs
Improved .ffs_batch configuration file handling
Allow to quick save .ffs_batch files on main dialog and program exit
Convert batch-exclusive settings when opening a .ffs_batch file on main dialog
Redesigned configuration dialog layout
Enhanced all file I/O error messages to show locking processes (Windows Vista and later)
Separator in CSV file now locale dependent
Avoid "Windows Error Code 2" for truly empty directories
Macro %month% resolves to decimal number
New macro %timestamp%
Revised sync progress graph
Fixed progress graph graphics glitch for RTL layout
Allow XML element values to contain non-escaped quotation marks
Updated help file
Updated translation files


Changelog v5.10
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Show synchronization log as a grid in results dialog
Improved grid scrolling performance (most noticeable on Linux)
Allow grid selection starting from outside of the grid
RealtimeSync: Support drag & drop on main dialog for *.ffs_real and *.ffs_batch files
Optimized memory consumption when generating log for millions of items
Optimized memory consumption when exporting to CSV file
Have grid row height match window default font size
Catch out of memory when copying huge lists into clipboard
Fixed failure to resume aborted sync after having FFS implicitly create target directory
Fixed horizontal mouse wheel scrolling direction for RTL languages (Hebrew)
RealtimeSync: Fixed drag and drop not working (Linux)
Set maximum size of LastSyncs.log in GlobalSettings.xml element
Show error when trying to copy a named pipe rather than hang (Linux)
Improved copy routine minimizing file accesses (Linux)
Copy file access permissions by default (Linux)
Fixed unexpected "File or Directory not existing" error during file copy (Linux)


Changelog v5.9
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Scroll grid under mouse cursor
Move files directly to recycle bin without parent "FFS 2012-05-15 131513" temporary folders
Offer $HOME directory alias in directory dropdown list (Linux)
Support for tilde (~) character in input folder paths (Linux)
New environment variables for RealtimeSync: %change_action%, "%change_path%
Use Internet Explorer proxy settings for new version check (Windows)
Show proper error message after failed symlink creation
Start comparison upon double-clicking config list
New batch return code: "Synchronization completed with warnings"
Hide files that won't be copied by default if direction "none" is part of the rule set (e.g. update variant)
Remember save config and folder picker dialog positions separately
New sync completion sound
Fixed sync completion sound not playing (Ubuntu)

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FreeFileSync 5.22 [2013-10-01]
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New options for automatic retry after error
Improved compliance with Windows User Experience guidelines
Harmonized popup dialog layouts
Correctly show program menu when main dialog receives focus (OS X)
Revised configuration dialog layouts and designs
Fixed crash on startup for CPUs without SSE2 support (Windows XP)
Work around wxWidgets bug for sorted list boxes (Linux)
Updated and revised help file
Early parameter validation for filter and sync config dialogs
Fixed followed directory symlinks being incorrectly excluded
Automatically calculate best initial message box size
Progress graph and status icons support high contrast color schemes
Include directory child-elements when manually setting filter
Allow manual filter for short name on overview panel
Don't treat file drops on directory input fields as URI (Linux)
Updated translation files


FreeFileSync 5.21 [2013-09-02]
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Detect moved/renamed files in mirror and custom variants
New database format for two way variant: old database files are converted automatically
Support double-clicking ffs_gui/ffs_batch files (OS X)
Integrated search panel (Ctrl + F, F3) into main dialog
Merged variant names into top button labels
Hide dock icon while minimized to notification area (OS X)
New keyboard shortcuts: F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10
Further reduced size of database files by 10%
Fixed Outlook *.ost files found missing on VSS snapshot volumes
Added include filter context menu option
Correctly scroll to search hits on different grid
Always remove .ffs_tmp files permanently
Fixed layout for buttons with text and graphics for RTL languages (Arabic, Hebrew)
Revised file filter parser: new syntax for excluding items in subdirectories
Improved configuration merge algorithm
Fixed crash when showing help due to wxWidgets 64-bit bug in help component (Windows 8)
Avoid progress dialog graph flicker during resize when too few samples are available
Progress status when deleting files not greyed out anymore
Increased time-out to 20 seconds when checking for directory existence
Exclude broken symlinks via filter before showing error message
Follow symlinks when checking file/directory existence (Linux)
Consistently set batch error codes during startup phase
Updated translation files


FreeFileSync 5.20 [2013-08-03]
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Fixed crash on startup due to wxWidgets 64-bit bug in font enumeration (Windows 8)


FreeFileSync 5.19 [2013-08-02]
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Redesigned progress dialog including new items graph
New command line syntax: set directory names of a .ffs_gui/.ffs_batch externally
Explicit button on progress dialog to minimize to systray
Fixed progress graph labels being truncated (Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE)
Resolved main dialog z-order issues during sync (OS X)
Reduced progress dialog layout twitching
Further improved comparison speed by 10%
Use proper config file path in file picker dialog (OS X)
Never interrupt when updating a file with fail-safe file copy after target was deleted
Prevent crash when closing progress dialog while paused (OS X)
Support external command lines starting with whitespace (Windows)
Show warning before starting external applications for more than 10 items
Start external applications synchronously if needed to avoid running out of system resources
Don't show hidden progress dialog when showing an error message in silent batch mode (OS X)
Correctly show file names containing ampersand characters in progress dialog
Adapt size of results dialog to fit contents
Correctly execute file move before parent directory will be deleted
Show a blinking system tray icon on errors instead of a modal dialog in RealtimeSync
Added installation size for Windows' Add/Remove Programs


FreeFileSync 5.18 [2013-07-02]
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Work around boost 1.54 bug "The procedure entry point GetTickCount64 could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll" (Windows XP)


FreeFileSync 5.17 [2013-07-02]
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Consider target file when updating followed file symlinks
Support moving files to recycle bin contained in followed directory symlinks
Move instead of copy updated files into versioning directory
Reduced memory peak when loading large database files after comparison
Check recycle bin existence only once per base folder and only if deletions occur (Windows)
Revised and enhanced error messages
Show moved files in same category as updated files
More pessimistic calculation of required disk space reducing false positives
Implemented platform-specific standard button ordering (Linux, OS X)
Set configuration panel primary orientation to vertical
Added new checks and error message strings for translation file parser
Revised middle grid inactive color and duplicate equality symbol
Skip XML comments while parsing config files
Redesigned confirmation popup dialogs
Standard button spacing conforms to operating system conventions
Shrinked memory consumption of file hierarchy data structures
Don't show file deletion dialog if selection is empty
Fixed incorrect progress statistics if a file or directory is deleted externally after comparison
Focus grid cursor row after switching sides with keyboard direction keys
Improved localization process: find translation deltas more easily, better error reporting
Reset initiated grid selection when changing grid cursor
Improved sync progress dialog layout
Suppress dubious wxWidgets error message "locale 'es_AR' can not be set". (OS X)
Don't show busy cursor on synchronization results dialog
Log error message upon retry as type info only
Updated translation files


FreeFileSync 5.16 [2013-06-01]
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Integrated both category and sync action view into middle grid
Condensed folder pair display names on overview panel
Consider symlinks and junctions when copying locked files (Windows Vista)
Resolved failure to set directory lock within Windows XP as Virtual Box guest
Period resolves to working directory again
Fixed "DecodePointer could not be located in KERNEL32.dll" (Windows 2000)
Support closing progress dialog forcefully during sync (OS X)
Don't disable all child items if directory traversal fails for a single item only
Simplified deletion confirmation dialog (removed "delete on both sides")
Work around wxWidgets leaking memory on exit (OS X)
Avoid wxWidgets crash when deleting folder pair control (OS X)
Prevent wxWidgets corrupting stack when wxLocale is allocated statically (Linux)
Use GetUserDefaultLangID to determine installer default language
Avoid progress speed and remaining time jitter
Check existence only once for duplicate base directories
Detect invalid file symlinks pointing to directories (Windows)
Disable unsuitable buttons in pop up dialogs when checkbox is set
Copy folder attributes if source is a junction already on Windows XP instead of Vista
Mark failed UTF conversions with replacement character
Do not restore main dialog position outside visible screen area (multi monitor setup)
Support detection of moved files through symlinks
Reduced memory consumption when detecting moved files
Check for duplicate file ids when detecting renamed files
Redetermine volume id for followed directory symlinks
Removed "Compare_Complete.wav"
Don't accept file deletion confirmation in less than 50ms
Systematically resolved translation bugs
Added Serbian language


FreeFileSync 5.15 [2013-05-01]
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New menu option to activate/deactivate automatic update checking
Show status message while checking for program updates
Faster start up times through asynchronous config file checking
Automatically migrate configuration files to new format
New context menu options to copy and paste filter settings
Support file and folder names with trailing space or period characters
Do not show superfluous scroll bars for multiple folder pairs
Correctly show long file paths when moving to recycle bin failed (Windows Vista and later)
Status feedback before blocking while creating a Volume Shadow Copy
Do not show dummy texts while initializing progress dialog (OS X)
Allow to maximize filter dialog
New column for item count on overview panel
Allow CTRL + C to copy selection to clipboard on overview panel
Consider current view filter for file selection on overview panel
Workaround silent failure to set modification times on NTFS volumes (Linux)
Avoid main dialog flash when closing progress dialog (Linux)
Do not show middle grid tool tip when dragging outside visible area
Reduced file accesses when loading XML files
Simplified structure of GlobalSettings.xml
Allow to change default exclusion filter via GlobalSettings.xml: "DefaultExclusionFilter"
Split filter entries over multiple rows in ffs_gui/ffs_batch XML files
Resolved failed assert during start up (ReactOS)
Create directory locks after one-time existence check
Show warning when locking directory failed
Reset main dialog layout to fix top panel default height being too small
New help file topic "Expert Settings"
Updated translation files


FreeFileSync 5.14 [2013-03-31]
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Do not process child elements when parent directory creation fails
Start comparison after pressing Enter in directory input fields
Lead grid is determined via keyboard input instead of input focus change
Ignore empty directory entries in RealtimeSync
Restored mouse cursor "snap to default button"
Implemented file icon support for sync preview (OS X)
RealtimeSync exit via menu working again
Restore main dialog even if "close progress dialog" is selected
Show full path when failing to create directory on not existing target drive
Middle grid tool tip shown correctly again (Suse Linux/X11)
Prevent process hang when manually writing to directory history (Linux and OS X, wxWidgets 2.9.4)
Resolved crash after showing help dialog (OS X)
Properly handle non-ASCII characters for external commands (OS X)
Support UTF8 format restrictions on file systems like HFS (OS X)
Do not stretch small thumbnail icons (Linux)
Use 32x32 instead of 48x48 as medium icon size on Windows XP
Properly size non-jumbo icons in thumbnail view (Windows Vista and later)
Reduced GDI resources for file icon buffer (Windows)
Automatically check for updates weekly without showing pop up on first start
Restored program logo in systray progress indicator
Fit grid row label to match wide font sizes
Added macros %csidl_Downloads%, %csidl_PublicDownloads%, %csidl_QuickLaunch% (Windows Vista and later)

FreeFileSync 6.5 [2014-05-01]
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Support preview for RAW CR2 image files (Windows Vista and later)
Fixed startup exception when using task scheduler (Windows XP)
Correctly resolve SystemRoot NT path syntax for symbolic links
Fixed incorrect error codes being reported (Windows XP)
Fixed config dialog shortcut key presses getting lost (OS X)
Allow vertical layout for top button panel
Code cleanup: removed support for old database and XML config formats
Center sync progress dialog
Updated help file


FreeFileSync 6.4 [2014-04-01]
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Combined comparison, filter and sync config dialogs
Support alternate GlobalSettings.xml file via command line
Toggle between config panels with F6, F7, F8
Show config status icons in notebook panel caption
Redesigned configuration dialog layouts
Fixed startup error after moving installation directory
Fixed retry on failure to resolve path by volume name
Resolved ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS when creating temporary recycle bin subdirectory
Added "save as gui job" button on main dialog
Added Bulgarian language


FreeFileSync 6.3 [2014-03-01]
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No wait time anymore while searching for recycle bin (Windows Vista and later)
Revised synchronization progress graph
Clean up "On completion" considering last usage
Fixed CTRL + C keyboard short cut in filter dialog (OS X)
Resolved static initialization order issues
Reduced disk accesses when resolving directory name
Added view filter labels
Updated translation files
Updated help file


FreeFileSync 6.2 [2014-02-01]
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New synchronization progress graph
Skip binary comparison for files excluded via time span or size
Fixed configuration panel ordering for entries starting with numbers
Filled gap after last grid column to cover full window width
Workaround wxWidgets image button bug showing obsolete disabled state
Refined file existence checks to handle restricted permissions
Disable file filter button during comparison
Fixed mouse wheel grid scrolling for GTK2 (Linux)
Avoid dummy texts during progress dialog init (OS X)
Translated external application default commands in global settings
Support cancel while encoding extended time information
Highlight non-zero synchronization statistics


FreeFileSync 6.1 [2014-01-01]
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Released RealtimeSync for OS X
Handle errors loading reference batch config
Disable user mode exception swallowing for Windows 7 SP1
Always exclude root nodes on manual selection when excluded items are hidden
Fixed showing duplicate custom "on completion" commands
Close old directory handle first before executing directory traversal fallback
Show negative batch synchronization result in log file name
Avoid file system race when creating temporary files
Transfer creation and modification times on folder creation
Fixed empty main dialog configuration migration issue on Mac OS X


FreeFileSync 6.0 [2013-12-01]
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Revised main dialog panel layout
Show arrow icon for shortcut files and symlinks
Execute the "on completion" command asynchronously
Resolved invalid grid background when context menu is shown
Set negative file time tolerance to disable file time check
Optimized sequence of steps when saving database files
Prevent temporary incorrect statistics after unexpected increase in workload
Fixed default height when mixing panels with and without caption on main dialog
New view filter button "show excluded items"
New keyboard shortcuts for file filter and sync settings
Removed libpng15.so dependency for openSUSE 13.1
Updated help file
Updated translation files


FreeFileSync 5.23 [2013-11-01]
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Allow sorting root nodes on overview panel
Support retry on failure to resolve path by volume name
Copy high-precision modification times for files and symlinks
Align top panel height with comparison and sync buttons
Show lock owner while waiting on a locked directory
Resolved help file W3C validation issues
Fixed high contrast accessibility issues in help
Fixed crash for CPUs without SSE2 when using VSS (Windows XP)
Prevent progress statistics timer overflow
Save RealtimeSync settings before forced exit due to shutdown or log off
Resolved contract violation error due to out of memory
RealtimeSync does not block system shutdown anymore
Added "select all" context menu option for progess log
Have progress log keyboard input ignore focus
Fixed category icon background color issues
Report error when reading active config file failed during save
Preload adjacent file icons on grid

FreeFileSync 6.9 [2014-09-01]
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Reuse FreeFileSync taskbar link when available (Windows 7)
Limit number of retries when creating temporary files
Fixed bitmap rendering issue for high-contrast color schemes
Revised and fixed unclear GUI texts
Updated deprecated system call when suspending idle (OS X)
Fixed retry when failing to determine recycle bin status
Added progress graph legend
Updated translation files


FreeFileSync 6.8 [2014-08-01]
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New comparison option to ignore file time shift in hours
Tentatively disabled DST hack affecting FAT file creation times
New menu option to reset GUI layout
File sizes ignore sync direction in overview panel
Sort by file name also sorts folder names
Main grid column "full path" includes file name
Always position comparison progress below main buttons
Fixed high-precision tick count calculations
Fully restart directory traversal on errors
Updated help file with steps to schedule a batch job (OS X)


FreeFileSync 6.7 [2014-07-01]
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Redesigned comparison progress statistics
Fixed crash when loading incompatible config file
Added "new" button to config panel
Avoid sync progress dialog repositioning
Resolved crash when loading sync settings for Arabic locale
Restored cancel button width
Help window not forced to float over main dialog (Windows)
Fixed overwriting old-format batch files
Harmonized view category sequence
Merged similar translation items
Fixed crash when scrolling help window without focus


FreeFileSync 6.6 [2014-06-01]
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Fixed large font size standard button layout
Fixed config dialog graphics glitch with large font sizes
Exit FreeFileSync launcher process during update
Exclude temporary files from RealtimeSync monitor
Implement correct standard button spacing (OS X)
Fixed SELinux compilation issue (Linux)
Installer adds RealtimeSync link to desktop (Windows)
Improved makefile (Linux, OS X)
Reduced binary file size (Linux)
Updated translation files

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FreeFileSync 6.10 [2014-10-01]
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Fixed crash when accessing recycle bin in compatibility mode (Windows 7, 8)
Draw middle grid selection irrespective of focus column
Don't show parts of progress graph if nothing to sync
Break on missing directories before evaluating warnings
Ignore leading/trailing whitespace in search panel
Disable search panel during comparison
Disable shortkeys during comparison
Log folder pair only if files are synced
Fixed number separator formatting for english locale
Copying locked files now inactive by default
Show all affected folders when warning about a shared sub folder

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