! = Bugfix, + = Feature added, - = Feature removed, ~ = Behaviour changed
3.8.0 (10/20/2025)| ! | A display error in the job description field was fixed. This error is caused by the latest Windows 11 update (KB5066835). As it is unclear if this will be fixed on the Microsoft side, this update of Back4Sure will circumvent the problem |
| - | Windows XP is not supported anymore |
| + | Back4Sure is now also available in Catalan. Like always, a huge thank you to the translator! |
| + | Back4Sure is now available in simplified Chinese. |
| ! | Fixed a bug that deletes the local backup in case the source drive is not mounted. |
| ! | Fixed error where in rare cases a warning about canceling a running backup appears, while the backup is already done. |
| ! | Fixed a bug that deletes the local backup in case a network share holding the source files is disconnected during the backup process. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.2u. |
| ! | Fixed a bug in the copy routines for alternate data streams of folders, that sometimes causes an erroneously set folder date. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.2q. |
| + | Back4Sure is now also available in Spanish. |
| ~ | The compression component of Back4Sure will now backup certain open files just like in uncompressed mode. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.2l. |
| + | A Romanian and a Dutch translation for Back4Sure was added. |
| + | A Swedish translation for Back4Sure is available. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.2h. |
| ! | Fixed wrong sorting of actions before backup in the German interface. |
| ! | Fixed wrong time display of backups that take longer than 24 hours. |
| + | Added an option to allow copying EFS encrypted files to targets that do not support EFS encryption. |
| + | Archive passwords may now have up to 99 characters. |
| + | Back4Sure is now also available in Brazilian Portuguese. |
| + | Back4Sure now also copies the alternate data streams of folders. |
| + | The progress bar has a percent display now. |
| + | The icon in the task bar now shows the backup progress in Windows 7 and higher. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1j. |
| ! | Fixed broken coloring option for partially selected directories. |
| ! | Fixed backup did not work if root directory was selected and system directories were excluded from display. |
| ! | Fixed broken error message if creating the file association for job files fails. |
| + | Trying to change the file associations for job files will now correctly ask for admin privileges. |
| + | Remaining backup time display added. |
| + | Option for additionally comparing file size if file time is the same. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1g. |
| + | A French translation was added. |
| ! | Fixed error where archives did not get updated if Back4sure had no write access to its own directory. |
| ! | Fixed unreadable error message, if the job file cannot be found on start up. |
| + | Added instructions to the manual on how to configure the Windows task scheduler for automatically executing a backup job. |
| + | The manual is now available in PDF format for printing. |
| ~ | More consistent behaviour, if the job file is missing during automatic execution. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1e. |
| ! | Defective keyboard shortcuts fixed. |
| + | An Italian translation is available. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1c |
| + | It is now possible to set a postfix for the drive directory. |
| + | Drive types can be selectively excluded from being shown in the source selection tree. |
| + | Certain folder types can be excluded from display and backup. |
| + | A Russian translation is available. |
| ! | Sometimes wrong sorting of the log file list fixed. |
| ! | Undeletable entries in the recent job list fixed. |
| + | The copy speed is displayed in the backup dialog and also written to the log file. |
| + | Additional size information of the backup job is written to the log file. |
| + | Partially selected directories are easier to recognize now. |
| + | A fixed directory to look for backup jobs can be specified. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1b |
| ! | Modified job files were not saved if a new job file was chosen from the recent job list. |
| + | Confirmation dialog for files to be backed up. |
| + | Files in the confirmation dialog can be sorted by name, size and modification date. |
| + | Possibility to store relative paths in the recent job list. |
| + | Display of the freed space during a cleanup run. |
| + | Crypto algorithm for encrypted Zip archives can be chosen. |
| ! | Fixed in rare cases missing first letters in target folder names |
| ! | Fixed wrong folder sorting in display of FAT32 drives |
| + | 64-bit versions of the program are available |
| + | Automatically check for program updates |
| + | Allow creation of solid archives |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.0d |
| ~ | Update of the 7Zip libraries to version 9.2.0 |
| ! | Fixed a serious bug that effectively deactivated the cleanup function. |
| ! | Fixed some window positioning errors. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.0c. |
| + | Confirmation dialog for files to delete during a cleanup run. |
| + | List of recently used jobs in the file menu. |
| + | Key words can be used in the target definition. |
| + | Option to send a test mail during mail account setup. |
| ! | Crash right after start on some systems with older runtime-dlls fixed. |
| ! | Under certain conditions erroneous write protection message under Windows 7 fixed. |
| ~ | Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.0a. |
| + | Option to disable the creation of directories named as the the source drives inside the target directory. |
| + | Individual drives, e.g. floppy drives, may be excluded from the tree view. |
| + | Actions like running programs or sending a mail with the current log file can be executed before and after a backup run. |
| + | Backup jobs can have a description now. |
| + | The list of available log files shows more details of the respective backup run. |
| + | Directories selected for backup in the tree view can be expanded now with a single button click. |
| ! | Fixed error that enforced a full backup if compression was activated and command line options were specified. |
| ! | Fixed Runtime Error if a file date was before 1970 or after 3000. |
| ! | Name filters with capital letters did not work. |
| ! | Hidden or write protected files in the target directory were not updated. |
| ! | The status display of the progress dialog did not always show correct values if the backup was very small. |
| ! | Source directories which can't be saved due to missing access rights were not reported as backup errors. |
| + | Unicode support for handling files and directories added. |
| + | Support for very long paths (up to 32000 characters) added. |
| + | Compressed backups can be encrypted now. |
| + | Files may be filtered by their file attributes. |
| + | The access times and attributes of target folders are set according to the source directories. |
| + | The progress display is much more detailed and precise. |
| + | The current log file can be opened right from the progress window. |
| + | It is now possible to delete log files directly trom the log file list. |
| + | If Windows doesn't know how to handle log files, the appropriate Windows configuration dialog will appear. |
| + | Back4Sure can now remember its last window position. |
| ~ | A newer version of 7Zip is used. |
| ~ | The pause and cancel buttons of the progress window will now react promptly. |
| - | No support for Windows 98 anymore. |
| ! | Command line argument for starting the application minimized did not work |
| + | Option to ignore a two seconds difference between source and target file added |
| ~ | The link in the help menu now points to my new homepage |
| Initial release |