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Version 2.6.10  2.9.2010

• New Features:

• Added spanish language (thanks to Enrique!)

• added support for folders with more than 260 characters (if supported by the file system, only Windows Vista or newer)

• added an undo, so that overwritten files can be restored

• Fixed bugs:

• Fixed problems with server paths (\\..) with automatic syncs/backup on shutdown/logoff

• Fixed problem with Foto-Sync with target folder withs file dates

• FTP: File filter did sometimes not work

• fixed some little bugs (e..g. user interface)

Version 2.6.9  13.8.2010

• New Features:

• Added an option(settings -> Special) to disable the creation of tmp files

• Now moved folders can be detected and though being moved at the other side as well. Only possible when both sides are lcoal drives

• Detecting rename folders now works for the base folder as well

• Some little improvements

• Now any Mobile Master Version can be installed with PureSync

• Fixed bugs:

• Removed wrong error message when synchronising to a server path (\\server\folder) during shutdown

• Fixed problem when drive was not ready, now an error is displayed

• The option 'Create empty folders' did not work with some configurations

• Fixed some minor bugs 

Version 2.6.8  4.8.2010

• New Features:

• Now in the filter button bar there is a field to filter by size (in advanced mode) to directly change the file size limit (no new compare required)

• A new compare is no longer required after modifying the date filter in the filter button bar

• Fixed bugs:

• Fixed problem with the installtion

• Detecting renamend folders did not work after the 1st backup/sync

• Sometimes folder were not selected in the main window (compare view) in the dropdown tree

• Fixed some minor bugs (display)

• Sometimes autosync were not started

Version 2.6.7 build 1830  20.7.2010

• New Features:

• updated the italian language file (thanks to Gianluca) 

• Fixed bugs:

• Fixed problem with fllter 'exclude file larger than' 

Version 2.6.7  16.6.2010

• Now we keep you updated about pur products PureSync and MobileMaster via Twitter:

• New Features:

• For companies: now you can user interface can be reduced, e.g. hide a button or some menu items

• Exclude files by size: now you can define exceptions

• The tray icon is now restore in case the explorer restarts

• Fixed bugs:

• FTP: fixed bug with large files (> 2GB)

• the tree was not displayed in the compare view to edit fodler 1 or 2

• tray menu did sometimes not appear
  

Version 2.6.6  27.5.2010

• New Features:

• PSY file can now be write protected

• PSY file in the progrma folder are now found automatically

• Fixed bugs:

• Screen update did not work properly .e.g. with filter

• Foto-Sync: copying only newer filed did not always work

• Binary compare of large files always returned true

• ignore diff of e.g. 60:00 did not work. Improved detecting timeoffsets due to day light saving time/summertime
  

Version 2.6.5  27.5.2010

• Is faulty, please update to version 2.6.6

Version 2.6.4  11.6.2010

• Fixed bugs:

• Fixed a crash

• With some configurations newer files but with the same size were not copied
  

Version 2.6.3  27.5.2010

• New Features:

• Status windows now shows unicode names correctly

• Jobs can now be started automatically when a program is closed, e.g. when you close Word, the documents are backuped automatically

• Fixed bugs:

• Backup: older files were not backuped, when files at the destination were deleted
  

Version 2.6.2  27.5.2010

• New Features:

• Delete files older than x days: added filter

• Fixed bugs:

• Fast compare did sometimes not detect all modifications

• Help: some grafics were missing
  

Version 2.6.1  19.5.2010

• New Features:

• Now the date of the folder can be copyied (without that the folder get that date of the last file copied to that folder)

• Now multiple programs can be started after a job

• Dialog settings: added a filter page

• Now file older than ... days can be deleted

• 64 bit windows: now PureSync "sees" the real system32 and not the SysWOW64 folder 

• Fixed bugs:

• Fixed bug in installation (Error 2753 during update, uninstalltion did not work properly)

• Fixed some minor issues
  

Version 2.6  10.5.2010

• New Features:

• Reorganized the settings and global settings dialogs

• Hardlinks (junctions) are now dispalyed again in the setup wizard, in case they can be accessed

• In the compare view, now fodler 1 and fiodler 2 can be removed and added in an explorer like tree view (like in the setup wizard). Ctrl + Shift + 1 or 2

• Improved the setup wizard

• Fixed bugs:

• Fast compare: did not work properly in cse folders have been added

• Fixed some minor issues
  

Version 2.5.3  .5.2010

• New Features:

• Improved wizard to transfer file to another system, e.g. in case of multiple destinations

• The number of simultaneously executed jobs can now be defined (global settings -> user interface)

• Deletions can now be executed delayed, e.g. for minutes, hours or days

• Fixed bugs:

• Fixed bug when source was an exact file

• Exclusion of folders with spaces did not work

• Sometimes files were not deleted

• Fixed bug copying write protected, encrypted files

• Fixed some other minor bugs (menu, user interface)
  

Version 2.5.2 build 1719  14.4.2010

• New features:

• improved speed comparing

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• Display was not refreshed when filter was changed

• Fixed bug with option 'create each time a new version of the file'
  

Version 2.5.2 13.4.2010

• New features:

• Now for each new version of a file a new file in the backup can be created, e.g. file.000.txt, file.001.txt file.txt

• Some changes in the settings dialog

• added the options 'folder 1 always wins' and 'folder 2 always wins'

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• disable menu icons by default due to crashes

• Copying opened files did not work

• fixed several spelling errors
  

Version 2.5.1 10.4.2010

• New features:

• Jump lists in Windows 7 now supported

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• fixed a crash (on Windows 7)
  
  

Version 2.5.0 build 1678  25.3.2010

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• Mirror mode was not setup correctly (option to delete files was not checked)

• Number of files to be synced/deleted was not updated correctly

• Fixed bug deleting files
  
  

Version 2.5.0  24.3.2010

• New features:

• New home screen: easily organize, start, create backups and synchronizations

• Photo-Sync: the destination path with date/time uses now the date/time of the file(s) and not the current date/time

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• In case PureSync gets no access to copy a file, no longer a message box for each file appears, instead the error is written to the log.

• Fixed bugs with the automatic synchronization (did not work with UNC paths (\\server\folder), every x minutes did not work)
  

Version 2.2.4  5.3.2010

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• Some network drives/folders were not found

• Deleted folders were not detected on some configurations

• Fixed bug with command line parameters

• Fixed bug with AM/PM

• Not all empty folders were deleted
  
  

Version 2.2.3  1.3.2010

• New features:

• Sorting the files by file size/date and sync direction now possible

• Improved speed comparing files

• Multibackup (backup with counter or date in the target path): now you can enter a comment

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• Fixed bug backing up outlook files

• Copying to server network path was slow

• Deleting empty folder 1 or 2, did delete at both side

• Windows 98/ME: fixed bug displaying the file list

• Fixed bug copying files to FTP folders

• Focus was grabbed on autosync

• Diff viewer command line: filename 2 was appended twice

• Tooltips were wrong
  
  

Version 2.2.2  2.2.2010

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• Fixed a crash
  

Version 2.2.1  1.2.2010

• New Features:

• Restore files improved:
  In case of multiple backups a date navigator and a list with all backups are now displayed at the right side

• Fast compare for backups: only folders with new/modified files are compared during automatic synchronization, so that e.g. comparing/backing up files with a network or FTP drive is much faster

• Network drives and MTP drives: automatic backup/synchronization when the drive has been connected is now possible

• Updated the help

• Some other improvements

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• FTP: fixed bug retrieving the file dates

• Automatic sync/backup did sometimes start only once

• Compressing files did not work on some systems

• Fixed bug compressing/expanding files with size 0

• Uninstallation did not work properly
  

Version 2.2, 26.1.2010

• New Features:

• New wizard to transfer files to another computer or user. Paths are modified for the target system if required, e.g. C:\Users instead of C:\Documents and settings. Details.

• MTP drives: Improved speed reading folders

• Now on Windows 7 and Vista known network drives are shown 

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• Fixed crash on Windows 7 and Vista when quitting PureSync

• On some Vista systems the menu was black

• Tmp files were not deleted when copying files with Asiatic characters in the file name

• MTP drives: creating folders did sometimes not work

• fixed several minor bugs, e.g. in the protocol
  

Version 2.1.10, 15.12.2009

• New Features:

• improved speed copying to NAS and server drives

• the menus are now in MS Office 2007 style

• PureSync now runs on Windows Server 2008 R2 as well

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• Tabs in the global settings had wrong order

• Fixed crash on Windows 7

• context menu for groups did not work

• adding folder from server (\\server\folder) did not work via drag & drop
  

Version 2.1.9, 17.11.2009

• New Features:

• Now all syncs/backups of a group can be started with 2 clicks

• now deleting empty folders is now possible for either folder 1, folder 2 or both

• When compressing files, file types can now be excluded, e.g. zip. rar. bin etc

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• some tmp file were not deleted

• automatic sync/back:  times between 0:00 and 0:59 were not accepted

• Option 'shut down windows' did not work on automatic sync/backup

• fixed problem copying large files (>500MB)

• Fixed problem reading folders from MTP devices
  

Version 2.1.8, 2.11.2009

• New Features:

• UNIX line feeds can now be converted to DOS/Windows new lines and vice versa (when down-/uploading from/to a FTP server)

• Now subfolders with a specific name can be excluded, e.g. 'bak' to exclude all bak folders.

• Deleting of files and folders is not logged

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• Comparing: sometimes there was a endless loop

• Fixed problem with daylight savings (summertime) with FTP

• Fixed bug when uploading to a FTP server in case  the destination folder did not exist

• Fixed bug with automatic backup: scheduled backup/sync was not started when the computer was not powered during the scheduled time.

Version 2.1.7, 6.10.2009

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• Tmp-files were sometimes not deleted (in case the file was write protected)

• fixed minor bugs
  
  

Version 2.1.6, 10.9.2009

• New Features:

• Now PureSync can shutdown Windows after a synchronization or backup has been done

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• For drive A. the folders were not shown (in the setup wizard)

• Automatic sync/backup did start only once in case more than one option for the automatic sync was selected

• Solve bug detecting conflicts

• fixed bug with the command line parameters

• files will less that 4 characters and no extension were not copied
  

Version 2.1.5, 10.8.2009

• New Features:

• Filenames with Unicode characters (e.g. Asian):
  - Compressing and decompressing files is now working
  - Backup/synchronization with drives that do not support unicode (e.g. FTP) is now working

• Automatic backups/synchronizations can now be scheduled for logoff or shutdown (on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7)

• Now the user interface in available in Norwegian (Thanks to Inge!)

• Checking the filenames for case can not be turned off.

• Organize-Window: now in the context menu you can select to start a sync/backup in a new window/process.

• Now you can define up to 3 destination folders (for only one source, backup only)

• Added the submenu 'Got' (in the Edit menu)

• Setup wizard: Improved defining the destination with year, month etc. in the destination folder.

• Cut and Copy with files/folders is now possible (but only one file/folder per copy/cut)

• Added some shortcuts to select files e.g. Ctrl + Shift + A to select all conflicts
  

• Solved problems and fixed bugs:

• Windows Vista with SP 2.: Fixed bug: PureSync did not start on

• Windows 7: fixed crash

• Fixed little problem with the focus

• Fixed little bug: texted for the buttons in the button bar were wrong

• Fixed bug: compare file start with a date did not work properly

• Fixed bug: no error were displayed when compressing a file failed

• Fixed bug: compressing a single file did not work

• Fixed bug: copying files with unicode characters did work but PureSync reported an error

• Fixed bug: list with only one file did not show the filename etc.  correctly

• Fixed bug with automatic synchronization (did not start, or did start sometimes multiple times)

• Fixed bug: On Windows Vista/7 the tray icon tooltip was show each start

Version 2.1.2, 17.7.2009

• Added a menu to select the language

• Fixed bug: Focus was 'stolen' on automatic sync/backup

• Fixed bug: Setting for number of backups was not stored

• Fixed bug: conflict recognition did sometimes not work

• Fixed bug: Sync direction was sometimes wrong when using a file for date

• Fixed bug when files were opened/locked or write protected
  
  

Version 2.1.1, 1.7.2009

• Setup wizard: added option 'Mirror'

• Fixed problem with UNC paths (e.g. with NAS)

• Fixed bug in the list displaying the folder names

• fixed bug (settings): Autosyncs were lost, in case more than one autosync was selected

• Empty folders were sometimes not created

• Now the password has to be entered twice (for encryption)

• Fixed bug: Copying files from some FTP server did not work and the file had the file size 0

• Fixed bug, when a filename was entered instead a path in folder 1

• fixed some minor problems/bugs
  
  

Version 2.1.0, build 11492  24.6.2009

• Now backups can be encrypted (with password) and/or compressed (zipped)

• Fixed bug: folders with server path (e.g.(\\Server\folder) were not created

• StarOffice-files have been added to the predefined files/folders in the setup wizard for backups

• FTP:
  - File size is now verified after write
  - fixed bug

• Fixed bug: large files were sometime not copied to server paths (\\Server\...)
   

Version 2.0.6, build 1032  16.6.2009

• Speeded up binary compare

• Solved problem with FTP User and password

• Fixed problem with filenames without extension

• Improved support for MTP devices, e.g. binary compare now possible

• Fixed problems with file names with unicode characters

• The size of the log file is now limited (can be changed)

Version 2.0.5, build 1013 9.6.2009

• Added export as CSV file

• fixed bug: Autosync did not start when destination was a net work drive

• fixed little bug in the settings dialog

Version 2.0.5, 8.6.2009

• Improved Setup Wizard

• Write protected files can now be overwritten

• Automatic sync/backup: now e.g. scheduled AND sync on connecting is possible.

• Changing of case in the file name is now detected

• some other little improvements

• Fixed bug: Restoring files from FTP with wildcards such as  [weekday] did not work

• Fixed bug: File date with FTP was sometimes wrong

• Fixed bug: Photo-Sync with folders like  'E:\DCIM\1??_PANA\*' did not work

• Fixed bug: Deleting of folders was sometimes not recognized

• Fixed bug with UNC paths

• FTP: Fixed bug with folders with many files

Version 2.0.4,  22.5.2009

• Exceptions: now full names can and wildcards can be used to exclude files

• Windows 7: the menu had black text on black background

• debugger was not started in case of a crash

• fixed bug: to delete files, always the recycle bin was used

• fixed some other little issues

• completed the English help
  

Version 2.0.3,  14.5.2009

• Fixed bug with unicode filenames

• Fixed bug starting the automatic synchronization

• Fixed bug time for automatic synchronization was reset to 12:00 each time the dialog was opened

• Fixed bug comparing files (with subfolders)
  
  

Version 2.0.2,  7.5.2009

• Now the cpu (and HD) can be reduced (settings -> miscellaneous-> Execution options)

• Fixed bug in the Updater: did show that is a new version although it was the same version

• Improved the filter (displaying)

• Little improvements

• Fixed problem with special characters in the name (e..g. < > * ?).
  
  

Version 2.0.1,  5.5.2009

• Done english help file

• Display:
  - now the file list supports Unicode (e.g. for Asian characters)
  - fixed problems with the column width
  - fixed bug: sometimes a wrong destination path was displayed

• Restore files was improved: if there are several backups, e.g. with date in the backup folder, now you select from list the appropriate backup.

• Done tests with Windows 7 RC (32 and 64 bit): no problems found

• Differences of word files are now displayed in MS Word

• Differences of excel files are now displayed in MS Excel

• Now a counter variable can be used in the destination folder ([n]), to have backups like X:\backup\1, X:\backup\2 etc. And you can set a limit for the number of backups to be kept

• Setup wizard: now you can specify the number of backups to keep

• Some little improvements

• Fixed bug: Copying of opened/locked files did not work on some systems

• Fixed bug in the setup wizard, when selecting multiple folders

• Fixed bug: creating if folders with Unicode characters did not work always

• Fixed bug: deleting of hidden and system folders did not work

• Fixed bug in the setup wizard: sometimes the option 'synchronize only newer files' was checked automatically (only for backups).

• Fixed some minor bugs, e.g. buttons in the upper tool bar did not work
  

Version 2.0,  23.4.2009

• Many thanks to all beta testers and their feedback

• Added mechanism to prevent multiple starts of the same synchronization or backup

• FTP: fixed problem accessing FTP servers, fixed problem saving the user and password

• FTP: folders can now be deleted

• Windows Vista: on some systems PureSync did not start at all

• Fixed bug in the tree view

• Fixed bug: show log did not work in Beta 2

• Fixed bug with the Photo Sync: the last sync date was not stored correctly

• Fixed bug: filter for files did not work properly (in beta 2)

• Fixed bug: copying when files where specified (instead of folders) did not work

• Fixed bug with FTP, network paths and MTP drives: creating folders did not work

• Fixed bug executing as different user when the new user did not had access to the ini files and registry of the current user
  

Version 2.0 beta 2,  3.4.2009

• Organize Synchronizations (Key F4): organize your synchronizations and backups in groups

• PureSync now runs on Windows 98 and Windows ME (not tested on Windows 95 but may work)

• Support for files name with unicode characters (such as Asian characters): copying files does work, although the special characters are displayed as ?

• Several improvements

• Button bar: sometimes the buttons did not work

• The default path (for the psy files) can now be changed

• Fixed bug: empty folder were not created

• Empty folders can now be deleted (optional)

• Fixed bug: Autosync (when plugging in a drive) did not work when folder exclusions have been defined

• Fixed bug: deleting files sometimes did not work

• Fixed bug: hidden files were not deleted

Version 2.0 beta, 19.3.2009

• FTP: now PureSync can synchronize with FTP servers are save, load backups on/from FTP servers

• Copying of opened file is now possible, e.g. Outlook pst file(s) when Outlook is active (only on Windows XP with NTFS drives)

• MTP devices: PureSync can now read and write some MTP devices, such as media players and digital cameras

• Improved restoring of files

• Added some standard backup sources, such as the Outlook PST files, Outlook macros, Thunderbird emails and address book, Palm Desktop data, etc.

• Added a new button bar and invented a compact mode

• Many new details for better usability

• fixed some bugs

Version 1.5.1,  10.3.2009

• Deleting files now can be either move to the recycle bon or just deleted

• Now the weekday can be entered in the destination path ([weekday]

• Fixed installation: the path was ignored

• Fixed several bugs 

Version 1.5,  26.2.2009

• FireSync has been renamed to PureSync

• Created a new installation

• Now empty folders can be created

• The setup wizard now has explorers for easy selecting folders

• Backups:
  Now PureSync has a list with standard paths such as documents, templates, iTunes library

• New icons

• Conflict detection improved

• The settings 'Ignore difference less than x seconds' and 'Ignore difference of exact .. minutes' are now additive.

• Add and option to create new file in case of a conflict (when a file has been modified on both side since the last sync/comparison)

• Many little improvements

• Now the colors can be changed

• Fixed bug: file exclusions did not work when starting a sync via the command line or by a double click at a fsy files

• Fixed bug: folder exclusions did sometime not work

• Fixed bug: the option 'exclude this folder' did not work (in the  Setup wizard')

• Fixed bug: sometimes conflict were not detected

• Fixed bug: FireSync.exe sometime remains active

• Fixed bug: file exclusions did not work in subfolders

• Fixed bug, when after deleting files and then same files ware added again

• Fixed bug on Windows 9x, ME: the language file was not loaded

• Fixed bug: the 'Compare' Button sometimes disappeared

Version 1.3.2,  2.2.2009

• the Setup wizard windows is now resizable

• File types can now be specified for each folder

• Now environment variables can be used in folder names such as %USERPROFILE%.

• Input box for folder 1 and folder 2 has now multilines.

• Fixed bug: explorer integration did not work on Windows Vista

• Fixed problems selecting files with the mouse or keyboard

• Fixed bug excluding of folders

• Fixed bug with 'drive not found'

• Fixed problem with 'drive is full' error

• Fixed bug: conflicts were not recognized with file names with big letters in the filename

• Fixed bug: auto sync did sometimes not work

• Fixed bug with excluding files

• Fixed bug:: Backup was reset to synchronization

• Fixed bug: Setup wizard sometimes changed the path(s), e.g. when using [month]\[day]

• Fixed but 'Saving as'

• Fixed bug in the comparison

Version 1.3.1,  27.1.2009

• Added an option to ignore time differences of e.g. exact 60 minutes

• Fixed bug with the command line parameters

• Fixed problem creating a new backup via the explorer context menu

• Fixed some little bugs in the user interface

• Fixed bug with filenames with a - in the name 

Version 1.3.0,  20.1.2009

• Now copying of opened files such as *doc *xls files supported. But opened *.pst or ntuser.dat not yet supported. Planned for version 2

• Improved speed displaying the files (took several minutes with > 10000 files

• Fixed problem with the tree structure

• Fixed bug: auto-syncs where sometimes not performed

• Fixed bug with the command line options and added more command line options

• Fixed bug: files with special characters as first character like * or - did cause a wrong comparison (order was wrong)

• Fixed bug: Firesync tray did sometimes "steal" the focus

• Fixed bug: sometimes the error 'wrong  property' was displayed, although the file was copied correctly

Version 1.2.3,  17.1.2009

• Now deleting of folders is possible

• Done some little improvements and bug fixing

Version 1.2.2,  12.1.2009

• Now you can define a start and end date/time for the files

• Fixed a bug with the binary compare: subfolder where not compared binary

• Improved display

• Done a new installation (Start menu items are not recreated automatically)

• Improved Updater

• Fixed bug: sometimes the settings were deleted when a manual sync was done while an automatic sync was performed with the same sync profile

• Improved the explorer context menu

Version 1.2,  20.12.2008

• Fixed bug with deleting file

• Added a question box before deleting files

• Enhanced the start parameters (command line parameters)

• Improved Setup-wizard

• Fixed bug: sometimes 'Drive is full' was displayed although there was enough free space

• Added 'Check for update'

• Added an explorer context menu

Version 1.1,  13.12.2008

• Added deleting of files

Version 1.0.1,  4.12.2008

• Fixed some bugs