April 17th, 2012What's new:
· "Create Rescue Disk" button in settings which automatically create a WinPE disc or WinPE ISO image
· List view replaced the tree view in backup step 1, 2, restore step 1 and in online storage TAB. An address bar will be visible with the list view.
· Clicking Backup TAB will start a new backup process, so you can immediately set what, where, how and when to backup.
· Shortcuts and profiles where moved into a separate TAB
· Option not to restore NTFS security attributes
· Option to right click -> copy log when backup/restore operation finishes
· Last backup is now a predefined profile in shortcuts TAB
· Right click menu for Online Storage TAB
· Options to exclude system or hidden files from backup
· We support network shares as sources for backup;
· CCloud drive and all mounted backups are visible as removable drives (before they were visible as fixed drives)
· Custom profiles can be scheduled
What's fixed & improved:
· Double-clicking on a CB backup file has no effect if UAC is enabled and CB is open;
· No behavior is implemented when restoring a partition backup while CB is not elevated;
· Backup failing with error code 101003 for "Files and Directories", "Registry Files", "User Folder", "System State" backup jobs using Email as destination;
· Memory leak while submitting files for malware scan;
· The “CBU BackUP” contextual menu shortcut does not work if CB is open and UAC is enabled;
· CB hang when switching between the snapshots for a .cbu backup stored on CCloud;
· A folder transfer from CCloud to the local system hang at 100%;
· Error code 9/crash when trying to save a backup on a CD/DVD already written;
· Messages referring to computer shut down when choosing to restart after restore
· Fixed the file transfer error from online storage to local machine;
· Fixed the first item omission in CCloud tab when deleting a group of files;
· Fixed the file copy error from local to CCloud when CCloud is empty;
· Fixed issue reported by user here ;
· Fixed issue with windows PE function and issue reported by user here ;
· Fixed password issue reported by user here ;
· Fixed issues with shell extension not allowing to backup paths that include the space separator;
· Fixed "An error occurred" and "Check your system date" messages that were randomly displayed when CCloud server was not working properly;
· Fixed "Simple Copy to a network/ftp/ccloud location is successful with no network connection reported here;
· Fixed crash reported by user here;
· Fixed issue with invalid path when setting a network share as location for backups reported in 4.1 BETA and BETA2;
· Fixed restore verify process cancelling issues;
· Gui blocking and hangups for CCloud operations on backup, restore, other profiles and online backup pages;
· COSService monitor Sync Service and vice versa in case one unextpectedly terminates, the other will try to restart it;
· Diagnostics which didn't work properly when a file was replaced with an older version;
· CB automatically cleans left over files from the installation of redistributable pack;
· issue with "Checking if file ... can be used as backup base." displayed when file doesn't exist.
· Mirror (clone) backup crash when multiple disks are present in the system;
· 'Restore now' crash occuring when a text search is in progress;
· Hang at cbwizard logout from CCloud;
· Crash when right clicking the properties menu on a file in the restore screen;
· Mirror (clone) crash when clicking backup now and there`s no destination available;
· Error "file not found" during the file transfer in "Online Storage" which sometimes occurred;
· Custom incremental/differential profiles that could not be edited if the backup base no longer existed;
· Compression issue reported by user here
· Option to remember connection credentials which was not present sometimes in Schedule page for network backups;
· Crash produced during cd backup when the file is larger than the available space on disk;
· Regsitry keys/values backups that failed with code 92 or that could not be exported to script;
· Issue with opening self extracting backups;
· Issue reported here;
· Issue with nothing happening when cbu is elevated and the user double clicks on a backup file;
· Issue with filters, when switching between backup step 2 and 3;
· Issues with Last backup in otherprofiles;
· Issues with address bar in backup step 2, restore step 1 and Online Storage TAB
· Issues with WinPE;
· Issues with shortcuts TAB;
· Issues with sync to CCloud which sometimes may not have worked properly;
· Setup checks first if newer version of CB is available on website and notifies user;
· Changed the way schedules and custom profiles are stored in registry. Now they can be edited using regedit in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComodoGroup\ComodoBackup\ScheduleList;
· Issue with long and special characters passwords for COMODO Cloud;
· Issue with simple copy sparse files from NTFS to FAT;
· CBReparse.sys starting slower on some OS causing diagnostic report to say it's not running;
· Backup verification after creation which failed if macros were used;
· Potential issue with loop when checking for missed schedules;
· Delete propagation issue on simple copy (delete shouldn't propagate on simple copy);
· Potential error code 3 when running scheduled backups;
· Small logging improvements;
· Backup error code 43 for |DATE3| macro;
· 0 KB files created when attempting to create simple copy backups for Microsoft Outlook 2010 when the application is opened;
· Snapshot selection which displayed wrong information in restore step 2 for cbu files that contained more than 1 snapshot;
· Mounting large disk/partition backups which seemed to hang;
· Split backups unmountable;
· Fixed command line multiple partition backup issue;
· Dbginfo.bat file in installation directory to collect debug information for analysis;
· BSOD when scanning computer with CIS caused by cbufs.sys;
· Bug with restoring files from an incremental backup that are partially changed, the files didn't restore properly;
· Xlsx files that could not be edited with Microsoft Excel from CCloud drive;
· Some crashes with COSService.exe;
· Added extra command line parameter "/dont_restore_file_security" to avoid restoring NTFS security attributes;
· Restore issue when part of cbu backup footer is corrupted;
· Fixed issues when logging in/out from CCloud an CB program didn't changed it's state;
· .Zip backup not created correctly when the "Scan for malware" option was selected;
· Mounting and unmouting the CCloud drive several times causing CB to continuously display the last wait dialog;
· CB crashes when attempting to unmount .cbu backups when CB is not elevated;
· CB crashes when submitting files for CIMA scan;
· .Zip backup is not created correctly when the "Scan for malware" option is selected;
· Continuous BSOD when installing CTM 2.9, then CB;
· Some speed optimizations for instant scan;
· Context menu for items in CBWizard;
· Issues with sync to CCloud;
· Error 29 when performing cbu incremental on sparse file;
· Error 29 at the end of the restore process when restoring sparse files from cbu backup;
· Restoring corrupted cbu backups (in previous version error 14 occurred sometimes when trying to restore a corrupted cbu backup);
· Query allocated ranges for sparse files with zero data only;
· Sparse files treated as empty if no data present;
· Large memory leak when restoring sparse files;
· Scheduling predefined backup profiles issue;
· GUI hang after several backup operations and no interaction with the application;
· Improper display of the Manage-Events-"Delete" button tool-tip message;
· Some translation updates and errors fixed;
· "Restore directory structure" enabled for partition backups ;
· Restoring self-extractable backups is now possible with CB;
· Potential crash when mounting a disk backup;
· Scripts issue when ENTER or TAB characters are present inside script;
· The 'Use Default' option not working properly in backup/restore;
· Improper GUI behavior when executing two or more .cbu files;
· Logging issue and potential errors with reparse points;
· The date and time for snapshots for Email Accounts and IM Conversations backups not being displayed in restore step 2 when changing the snapshot;
· Some speed improvements when browsing GUI;
· Backup failes with error code 4 when attempting to create an ISO backup for the system partition;
· Scheduled backup fail with error code 1;
· CBU.exe crash during startup;
· SFX successfully restored to non existent location;
· All the files on an ISO type backup saved with Upper Case;
· Backup fail with error code 97 when attempting to create SFX CBU backups to cd/dvd;
· COSService crash when canceling a .cbu backup to the Online Storage;
· CB crash when closing the application during a file transfer from the online drive;
· Sharing a status on Yahoo Messenger from "Share with friends" not working;
· CB Wizard can create backup during instant scan;
· The used and free space of a mounted drive are not retrieved properly;
· GUI hangs when attempting to start the backup operation during the list population of the backup sources;
· Mixup between compressed/uncompressed size in restore step 3;
· The "Scan all files on this computer" option in the Settings menu appears unchecked by default;
· Improper behavior when editing a custom profile created after a backup operation is complete;
· The "Restore" from the Summary screen not available;
· Items backed up to the installation folder without a .CBU extension if Step2 is skipped, a default path is set and one or more macros are added;
· Invalid path when setting a non-existing path on an existing volume in settings;
· Backup fail with error code 9 when attempting to create ISO backups to cd/dvd;
· CB crash after creating the second snapshot based on a schedule;
· Backup fails with error code 53 for an Email Accounts inc & diff simple copy backup to a FTP Server;
· The "Mount at Windows startup" option;
· Issue with mounting backups and network drives;
· Simple backups to email not working;
· Destination path is not visible for a schedule / history event to CCloud (CCloud was not visible in Manage TAB);
· HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComodoGroup\Common\Settings registry key has options to configure debug log size and to set whether diagnostics should be performed or not;
· Added /noWizard parameter in CB setup in case wizard installation fails it can be installed without wizard;
· Issue with backup created with 3.0 version that contained more than 1 snapshot;
· Self extractable backups created on x64 systems that could not be restored on x86 systems;
· Disabled log attachment for success mail notification in setup tool;
· Isolated first split backups are flagged as corrupted when verified;
· Issue when uninstalling CB, no restart then uninstalling CCloud;
· Other crashes with CBU.exe and CBWizard.exe;
· Some typos
· Other minor issues;
October 27th, 2011What's fixed & improved:
· CBU.exe crash at startup on some machines
· crashes with COS Service
· reduced memory consumption up to 4 times when performing incremental backup for a large number of files > 200000
· improved logging when performing incremental backup for a large number of files. The program seemed to hang at "Comparing information" step.
· improved CBU.exe startup speed
· error 29 which occurred sometimes when performing second incremental on large files (> 4GB)
· explorer.exe which hanged sometimes when CB and COS are both installed
· Huge memory and speed optimizations in CB Wizard
· Thumbnail previews for more files in CB Wizard
· Misc user interface fixes in CB Wizard.
· some typos for Turkish and German languages (according to feedback) and other typos
· issues with task to run before/after backup in a script file
· fixed abort issue when a chunk is missing during restore. Restore could not be aborted
· CBWizard issue which forced logout during backup operation on Online Storage
· CBWizard crash when creating incremental backups
· The “Register for free” option in the CB Wizard
· CB Wizard detecting files in the Recycle bin
· missing "Unmount" shell extension option
· synchronization issues to COS
· Synchronization service which may have been reported sometimes as not started when start was pending
October 11th, 2011What's new:
· Automatic scan for certain file types (pictures, documents, music, video) and preview of these file types with the new eye-catchy CBWizard
· 5GB free Online Storage
· Default backup type is incremental
· Cbu file properties in explorer to show extended backup information
· Schedule to run every X minutes
· Success & error email notifications for backup contain log file as attachment (if a log file was specified).
· COS setup is optional to install with CB
· All logs are located in %TEMP%\ComodoLogsFolder (user programs) and \Windows\Temp\ComodoLogsFolder (services) for debugging easier any issues. They should be posted with each bug report.
What's improved:
· More detailed logging including size of the backup compressed / uncompressed when finished
· All advanced backup/restore settings were grouped in backup/restore step 3
· Descriptive text for error codes encountered during backup / restore
· All strings are translated in all languages except logging strings and some strings in setup. You can help us improve existing translations here.
· Comodo Backup runs by default as invoker. This avoids UAC prompt for each program start.
· Better speed when uploading/downloading via CB Online Storage TAB
· Better speed for file&directories cbu backup / restore
· Improved incremental cbu backup to Online Storage
· Corrupted .cbu files&directories backups can now be restored. If a portion of a backup is corrupted, CB restores as many files as possible
What's fixed:
· Issues with WinPE
· Issues with 120DPI and other minor issues
· Issues when appending a backup to same backup file (error 90)
· Issues with incremental simple copy
· Memory leak in COSService.exe when backing up large files
· CBU launches very slow
· Setup update & repair issues
· Support for netbook resolution
· Backup which failed for some partitions with unrecognized or without volumes
· Some CBU.exe crashes
· Issues with backup to email and email notification
· Disk priority issue (using other priority than default caused backup speed to be very slow)
· Diagnostic issues when running under limited account or with UAC on
· Some restore options which were not added to the .cbs script
· Check disk running sometimes when "raw read" option was used
· Progress for backup to ZIP
· Installation which stall in some cases
· Mirror(clone) backups which sometimes corrupted the operating system
June 6th, 2011· potential BSOD in CBUFS.sys
· issue with register page in Online Backup TAB. In old version it pointed to https://accounts.comodo.od.ua/cos/management/signup, now it points to https://accounts.comodo.com/cos/management/signup
· issue with mounting disk backup larger than 4GB
November 26th, 2010IMPROVEMENTS:
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synchronized backups
· Synchronized backups work both ways now, so any change performed on source will be reflected into destination and the other way around. Synchronization is completely automatic and it doesn't create any unnecessary files.
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explicit logging
· For incremental and differential backups you can now see which items are changed, new or deleted. Log also includes information about where the backup is created and which backup is used as base for incremental/differential.
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online drive
· We made some speed improvements for transferring files and we fixed some browsing issues for other programs that access online storage drive.
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languages
· Thanks to our translators we added Korean language and improved existing translations.
FIXED ISSUES:
· profiles and scheduled incremental/differential backups
· editing scheduled backups and profiles
· backup to ISO
· email notifications and backup to email
· diagnostics with server 2008 R2
· mount issues
· other minor GUI bugs reported by users
October 14th, 2010New features:
· New backup formats. CB can now create ZIP and ISO archives.
· New backup methods. You can backup locked files using Volume Shadow Copy or using raw read (direct read).
Improvements:
· Online backup got better. It supports all type of backups including .cbu, .zip, .iso, sync and simple copy.
· Scripting got better. it has support for global variables such as %TEMP%, %USERPROFILE% and for all new features in CB.
· Better speed. Since last public release we improved our cbu backup speed with 30%.
Innovation & technology:
· Smart synchronization. Minimize bandwidth using block level synchronization.
· Incremental and differential backups. Minimize storage space using block-level incremental backups.
· Versioning capabilities. You can store multiple incremental and differential backups in the same .cbu file.
January 8th, 2010What's new:
· simple copy to Online Backup
· all information on scheduled backups is editable
· CBS files are, by default, Comodo Backup Script files
· scheduled backup jobs can be exported to script files
· backup/restore process can be exported to script files
· Japanese Language
· Italian Language
What's fixed:
· all issues with Synchronized copy
· BSOD that occurred in some cases with CBUFS.sys
Known Issues:
· COB Related issues
November 7th, 2009· BSODs that occurred in some cases at boot time or while Windows was running
· Issue with calculating progress and time remaining
November 2nd, 2009· Software now features command line and scripting support
· 'Synchronized copy mode' now provides real time backups by copying a file to backup immediately after the used has saved a new version
· Auto-click finish / Auto-close for GUI when running scheduled backup
· 'Silent' scheduled backup – now possible to specify that scheduled backups run in the background without the GUI popping up
· Service mode scheduled backups run silently even when user is logged off
· Now possible to schedule a backup to run when computer is in 'idle' status
· Now possible to specify a delay before 'At Logon' scheduled backup tasks are run. This helps ensure smooth operation of the software by avoiding the typically excessive resource usage and process congestion immediately after Windows startup
· Added a 'Missed schedules' manager – user can specify actions to be taken in the event that a scheduled backup did not take place
· Added 'last run status' column for scheduled backups list
· Added resource usage information for disk/ network/ FTP connection/ CPU
· Network drives and virtual drives can now be selected as backup destinations
· Added the ability to search text within a backup (.cbu) file so users can confirm it contains the data they need before committing to a restore operation
· Added ability to pause and resume a backup during operation
September 29th, 2009· Comodo BackUp includes a variety of backups such as disk and partition backup, files and folders, entire registry and custom registry keys, user settings, messenger, mail accounts and system state backup.
· With it's Windows Explorer integration it can do backups and restores with a simple click.
· Multiple mail clients supported such as Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird, Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft Outlook 2007, Windows Live Mail and Outlook Express
· Multiple messenger clients supported such as Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Skype and Pidgin.
· Comodo BackUp can perform scheduled backups that run automatically at a suitable timetable including 'synchronization mode' backups that run silently.
· Scheduled backup names can be set with different macros such as date stamp, time stamp and revision number stamp
· Backups can be compressed and encrypted with a variety of encryption algorithms
· You can store the backups on your local machine, network or on a ftp server.
· Built-in integrity verifier for backup files.
June 3rd, 2008· Built-in scheduler is now responsible for both Scheduled jobs and Synchronization jobs
· Comodo BackUp can now be configured to automatically check for updates every time you start the application
· Comodo BackUp can be configured to automatically load every time a user logs in
· Fixes to Built-in scheduler functionality
· Fixes to Service scheduler functionality
· Fixes to Synchronization mode functionality
· Various minor bugs reported by users
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