FreeFileSync - Folder comparison and synchronization software

FreeFileSync 11.15 Released (December 3, 2021)
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Spoiler: Changes v11.15

FreeFileSync 11.15
Dec 3, 2021

• Play sound reminder when waiting for user confirmation
• Enhanced crash diagnostics with known triggers
• Defer reporting third-party incompatibilities until after crashing
• Support running FreeFileSync from Dokany-based encrypted volumes
• Fixed Server 2019 not being detected for log file
• Use native representation for modified config (macOS)
• Improved WinMerge detection for external app integration

 

FreeFileSync 11.16 Released (January 2, 2022)
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Spoiler: Changes v11.16

FreeFileSync 11.16
Jan 2, 2022

• Allow to select and remove invalid config file
• Migrated all HTTPS requests to use libcurl (Linux, macOS)
• Set keyboard focus on config panel after startup
• Added computer name to log file trailer
• Context menu instead of confirmation dialog for swap sides
• Fixed config selection lost after auto-cleaning obsolete rows
• Install app files with owner set to root (Linux)
• Don't override keyboard shortcut "CTRL + W" (macOS)
• Migrated key conversion routines deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0
• Boxed app icon to fit OS theme (macOS)
• Fixed manual retry after automatic update check error
• Fixed missing ampersands in middle grid tooltip

 

FreeFileSync 11.17 Released (February 4, 2022)
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Spoiler: Changes v11.17

FreeFileSync 11.17
Feb 4, 2022

• Show per-file progress in percent when copying large files
• Log app initialization errors
• Fixed uncaught exception after installation
• Defer testing for third-party buggy DLLs until after crashing
• Consider ReFS 128-bit file ID failure states (Windows)
• Refer to volume by name: support names including brackets
• Support local installation with non-standard home (Linux)

 

FreeFileSync 11.18 Released (March 7, 2022)
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Spoiler: Changes v11.18

FreeFileSync 11.18
Mar 7, 2022

• Add comparison time to sync log when using GUI
• Added user-configurable timeout for Google Drive
• Consider port when comparing (S)FTP paths for equality
• Fixed SFTP key file login error on OpenSSH_8.8p1
• Add error details for NSFileReadUnknownError (macOS)
• Disable new config button when already at default
• Use user language instead of region locale during installation

 

FreeFileSync 11.23 Released (July 23, 2022)
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Spoiler: Changes v11.23

FreeFileSync 11.23
Jul 23, 2022

• Format local file times with no limits on time span
• Deferred child item failure when traversing MTP folder
• Fixed occasional wrong thumbnail orientation for MTP
• Support additional image formats for MTP preview (e.g. CR2)
• Fixed folder pair window being squashed after text size increase
• Fixed wrong folder pair order when loading config (Linux)
• Fixed some images being stretched on high-DPI monitors
• Fixed config panel tab text being mirrored in RTL layout
• Fixed parsing file times one second before Unix epoch (Gdrive, FTP)

 

FreeFileSync 11.24 Released (August 28, 2022)
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Spoiler: Changes v11.24

FreeFileSync 11.24
Aug 28, 2022

• Enhanced filter syntax to match files only (append ':')
• Fixed "Some files will be synchronized as part of multiple base folders": no more false-positives
• Detect full path filter items and convert to relative path
• Auto-detect FTP server character encoding (UTF8 or ANSI)
• Cancel grid selection via Escape key or second mouse button
• Apply conflict preview limit accross all folder pairs
• Require config type and file extension to match
• Fixed view filter panel vertical layout
• Strict validation of UTF encoding

 

FreeFileSync 11.25 Released (August 31, 2022)
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Spoiler: Changes v11.25

FreeFileSync 11.25
Aug 31, 2022

• Fixed crash when normalizing Unicode non-characters
• Fixed crash when accesssing Google Drive
• Fixed regession for decomposed Unicode comparison
• Fixed "exit code 106: --sign is required" error on macOS
• Reset icon cache after each comparison

 

FreeFileSync 11.26 Released (October 6, 2022)
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Spoiler: Changes v11.26

FreeFileSync 11.26
Oct 6, 2022

• Faster file copy for SSD-based hard drives (Linux, macOS)
• Don't fill the OS file cache during file copy (macOS)
• Removed redundant memory buffering during file copy
• Fixed ERROR_FILE_EXISTS on Samba share when copying files with NTFS extended attributes
• Show warning when recycle bin is not available (macOS, Linux)
• Customize config item background colors
• Fixed macOS menu bar not showing after app start
• Fixed normalizing strings with broken UTF encoding
• Fixed sound playback not working (Linux)
• Don't allow creating file names ending with dot character (Windows)

 

FreeFileSync 11.27 Released (October 17, 2022)
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Spoiler: Changes 11.27

FreeFileSync 11.27
Oct 17, 2022

• Fixed a "Some files will be synchronized as part of multiple base folders" false-negative
• Fixed "Unexpected size of data stream" for Google Drive
• Fixed crash when downloading empty file from Google Drive
• RealTimeSync: fixed ffs_batch not accepted as valid configuration
• Fixed top buttons vertical GUI layout
• Fixed progress dialog font on Ubuntu MATE
• Support cut/copy/paste for filter settings
• Fixed free disk space calculation if target folder not yet created

 

FreeFileSync 11.28 Released (November 16, 2022)
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Spoiler: Changes 11.28

FreeFileSync 11.28
Nov 16, 2022

• Recover from corrupted database file
• Save database files pair-wise as a transaction
• Fixed FTP access for Xiaomi "File Manager"
• Fixed filter full path detection for root directory (Linux/macOS)
• Fixed recycle bin double initialization bug (Windows)
• Fixed incorrect case-insensitive string comparison for i and ı
• Round progress percentage numbers down

 

FreeFileSync 11.29 Released (December 16, 2022)
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Spoiler: Changes 11.29

FreeFileSync 11.29
Dec 16, 2022

• Fixed crash after 1-byte file copy from MTP device
• Fixed incorrect installer z-order during auto-update (macOS)
• Compress copied file only if target folder is marked as NTFS-compressed (Windows)
• Show install errors without requiring access to "System Events" (macOS)
• Fall back to creation time if modification time is missing on MTP device
• Copy/paste filter config via operating system clipboard
• Show FreeFileSync startup error message when called from RealTimeSync
• Avoid server round trip when preparing summary email
• Show path conflict warning aggregated into groups
• Don't assume path conflict if single write and multiple ignored items
• Fixed CTRL + Insert clipboard copy for some text controls (Windows, Linux)

 

FreeFileSync 12.0 Released (January 21, 2023)
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Spoiler: Changes 12.0

FreeFileSync 12.0
Jan 27, 2023

• Don't save password and show prompt instead for (S)FTP
• Fast path check failure on access errors
• Support PuTTY private key file version 3
• Respect timeout during SFTP connect
• Removed 20-sec timeout while checking directory existence
• Avoid hitting (S)FTP connection limit for non-uniform configs
• Fixed middle grid tooltip icon not always showing (Linux)
• Optimized file accesses when checking file path existence
• Fixed overview navigation marker not always showing on main grid
• Clear all grid selections after view filter toggle
• Fixed mouse selection starting on folder group
• Don't require sudo during non-root installation (Linux)
• Stricter type checking when deleting file/folder/symlinks
• Succinct error messages when path component is not existing