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FileLocator Lite Changelog

What's new in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3434

Apr 25, 2024
  • New: .one (OneNote) file support.
  • Bug fix: Index update was incorrectly re-indexing unchanged files.
  • Bug fix: Owner column was not showing results for folders.
  • Bug fix: Index Manager - Last refresh column was not sorting properly.
  • Other minor changes/fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3425 (Feb 26, 2024)

  • Bug fix: Indexing stuck in 'Analyzing' state when error occurs.
  • Bug fix: Anchored text in index search not highlighting correctly.
  • Bug fix: Zoomed text tab not displaying line numbers properly.
  • Other minor changes/fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3420 (Jan 23, 2024)

  • Improved List View scroll speed.
  • New policy DisableCrashReportSending to stop crash reports being sent to Mythicsoft.
  • Bug fix: Expression editor issue handling '(' in regex.
  • Bug fix: Issue with Boolean expressions where only NOT specified.
  • Bug fix: Contents view out of sync with highlighted file when using TAB after rename.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3418 (Nov 22, 2023)

  • Root archive file (eg file.zip) now displays a list of contents in Text Tab.
  • Bug fix: Empty file warning was preventing file from appearing in result.
  • Revert (3416): Removed CET compatible setting due to issues with 3rd party modules.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3416 (Nov 8, 2023)

  • New: DWG (CAD) file format support.
  • New: Word/PDF attachment searching.
  • Bug fix: Hits tab scrolling fix.
  • Bug fix: Crash when launching after Windows update.
  • Note: Windows 7 requires .NET 4.6 or higher for full functionality.
  • Other minor changes/fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3406 (Aug 28, 2023)

  • Bug fix: Image preview sometimes not working with OneDrive.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3405 (Jul 5, 2023)

  • Added 'Last refresh' date to index list.
  • Text tab scrolls right to show more characters after a hit.
  • LastAccessedDate and CreatedDate added to .NET API.
  • Bug fix: Long path support for reading raw data from Office docs.
  • Bug fix: Lite mode report styles incorrectly shown as disabled.
  • Other minor changes/fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3389 (Apr 27, 2023)

  • Bug fix: Hits not displaying with case-sensitive index NEAR search.
  • Bug fix: Contents view not sized correctly.
  • Bug fix: Expression editor was incorrectly concatenating values

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3386 (Apr 25, 2023)

  • Bug fix: Expression editor was incorrectly concatenating values.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3385 (Apr 18, 2023)

  • New: Edit history option in History settings.
  • Bug fix: Index settings changes were not being saved if monitoring active.
  • Bug fix: Long running index updates could fail with 'This IndexWriter is closed'.
  • Bug fix: Column widths and views were not restoring properly.
  • Bug fix: PDF/OCR issues when document paths included non-ASCII characters.
  • Other minor changes/fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3367 (Feb 7, 2023)

  • Bug fix: Index searching with column filters was causing focus issue.
  • Bug fix: EXIF reading issues on some images.
  • Bug fix: Possible truncation of text with OCR on PDFs with text.
  • Other minor changes/fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3366 (Feb 2, 2023)

  • New: Bulk Copy now supports copying folders.
  • New: Single-instance mode (Shell Configuration).
  • Improved EXIF details for PNG and JPG files.
  • OCR page orientation detection.
  • Summary keyword report speed improvements.
  • Indexing can support larger documents.
  • Visual Studio 2022 supported as external editor.
  • Bug fix: Occassional index search delays between searches.
  • Bug fix: Docking/undocking window restore issues.
  • Bug fix: Context menu rename was not working.
  • Other minor changes/fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3349 (Nov 16, 2022)

  • Index OCR settings now stored separately per index.
  • Indexing summary added to Messages tab.
  • Bug fix: Intermittent crash with screen reading software.
  • Bug fix: Location filters incorrectly processing back slashes.
  • Bug fix: Index search 'unexpected error' fix.
  • Bug fix: Index monitor not detecting 'offline' location source at startup.
  • Other minor changes/fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3341 (Sep 13, 2022)

  • Updated OCR to Tesseract 5.2.
  • Bug fix: Large text settings too big for UI.
  • Bug fix: Indexer no longer overwrites index if data source unavailable.
  • Bug fix: Indexer wasn't using process priority settings.
  • Other minor changes/fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3335 (Jul 7, 2022)

  • New columns 'File name length' and 'Path length'.
  • Improved view state restore when switching between searches.
  • Bug fix: Index search highlighting for CN, JP, KR text.
  • Bug fix: EML file encodings for non-ASCII emails.
  • Bug fix: Column filters not working properly during search.
  • Other minor changes/fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3326 (May 24, 2022)

  • Note: Index logs moved to local device instead of index store folder.
  • New policies DisabledSearchPaths and AllowedSearchPaths to limit permitted search paths.
  • Added MOBI file support.
  • Improvided index monitor network error recovery.
  • Bug fix: Context menu keyboard functionality fixed.
  • Bug fix: Occassional crash when using 'name:' prefix on Index Search.
  • Bug fix: Favorites list sort functionality fixed.
  • Other minor changes/fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 2022 Build 3314 (Mar 24, 2022)

  • New column 'Last Saved By'.
  • Bug fix: Issue installing 32-bit portable version.
  • Bug fix: FR/ES issue with FILELIST.
  • Bug fix: Middle mouse button on tab was closing more than one tab.
  • Bug fix: Compressed archives locked until app closed.
  • Bug fix: Index monitor issue with archives and emails.
  • Bug fix: Phone searching, item selection issue.
  • Other minor fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 9.0 Build 3307 (Feb 27, 2022)

  • New columns Folder Depth, Product Version, File Version.
  • Improved filtering and sorting of 'complex' columns like Owner and Product Version.
  • Fixed issue exporting parent PST emails to a folder.
  • Fixed issue with indexing MSG files with ZIP attachments.
  • Fixed issue with searching open Word documents in Lite version.
  • Accessibility improvements with Hits tab.
  • New policy option to switch off crash reporting.
  • Other minor fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 9.0 Build 3304 (Feb 24, 2022)

  • New columns Folder Depth, Product Version, File Version.
  • Improved filtering and sorting of 'complex' columns like Owner and Product Version.
  • Fixed issue exporting parent PST emails to a folder.
  • Fixed issue with indexing MSG files with ZIP attachments.
  • Fixed issue with searching open Word documents in Lite version.
  • Accessibility improvements with Hits tab.
  • New policy option to switch off crash reporting.
  • Other minor fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 9.0 Build 3294 (Feb 8, 2022)

  • Accessiblity issue with File List fixed.
  • LIKE now working with index searches.
  • Improved index memory management for very large files.
  • DE language updates.
  • Restored sorting defaults for size and dates.
  • Other minor fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 9.0 Build 3289 (Jan 20, 2022)

  • Drop down list history issue fix.
  • Spinning wait cursor on 'more' context menu fix.
  • FR language updates.
  • Index real-time monitor fixes.
  • Other minor fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 9.0 Build 3286 (Jan 15, 2022)

  • Summary tab Zoom level not restoring properly.
  • Files incorrectly flagged as 'Partial Indexed'.
  • Added index monitor delay to avoid locking working files.
  • Right-click drag file fix.
  • Other minor fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 9.0 Build 3283 (Dec 31, 2021)

  • Possible crash when scrolling through thousands of results.
  • Search performance fix.
  • Search stats not always updated properly.
  • Other minor fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 9.0 Build 3278 (Dec 16, 2021)

  • Installer issue updating previous installation fixed.
  • Help file localization improvements
  • Increased size of some dialog fields.

New in FileLocator Lite 9.0 Build 3277 (Dec 12, 2021)

  • Full Release Announcement
  • Optical Character Recognition (OCR) functionality
  • New visual themes (including a Dark theme)
  • Improved indexing functionality
  • Automatic index update scheduler
  • Index groups
  • Many other improvements and bug fixes

New in FileLocator Lite 9.0 Build 3276 (Dec 11, 2021)

  • Optical Character Recognition (OCR) functionality
  • New visual themes (including a Dark theme)
  • Improved indexing functionality
  • Automatic index update scheduler
  • Index groups
  • Many other improvements and bug fixes

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2951 (Nov 20, 2020)

  • Reduced background CPU usage when idle
  • Improved parsing of MBOX/EML date time format.
  • Improved SearchTask recovery if 3rd party IFilter causes problems.
  • Bug fix: "A required resource was unavailable" error when lots of search terms (> 10,000) specified.
  • Bug fix: Relative date/time searching issues with FR/ES/NL languages.
  • Minor fixes/improvements

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2947 (Aug 19, 2020)

  • Additional installer flags /regdetails /langfile /ui
  • Bug fix: Exporting index based searches much faster if content not required.
  • Minor fixes/improvements

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2946 (May 30, 2020)

  • Japanese translation (beta).
  • Bug fix: Keyword summary report not displaying empty keywords properly.
  • Minor fixes/improvements

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2944 (Jan 30, 2020)

  • Bug fix: OneDrive folders not searching properly.
  • Bug fix: Numeric column filters not working with '<' directive.
  • Bug fix: UI sometimes becomes unresponsive when using Index Searching and column filters.
  • Minor fixes/improvements

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2941 (Jan 21, 2020)

  • Bug fix: Index searching reporting errors with some queries
  • Bug fix: Portable device searching not filtering sub folders correctly
  • Minor fixes/improvements

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2936 (Nov 20, 2019)

  • Bug fix: Printing issue

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2935 (Nov 19, 2019)

  • Minor error logging change

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2934 (Nov 17, 2019)

  • Bug fix: Missing installation files for Win 10

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2933 (Nov 15, 2019)

  • Folders are now sorted ahead of files.
  • Bug fix: LIKE not highlighting correctly for Index searches
  • Bug fix: Environment variables not working with Lite version
  • Bug fix: Shell Integration configuration issues, ie settings were not showing correctly in the user interface
  • Bug fix: .NET library exception.
  • Various language updates.

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2904 (Apr 4, 2019)

  • Bug fix: Occasional crash with index search and Reports Tab.
  • Bug fix: Occasional crash with large searches left running in background.
  • Bug fix: Issue exporting result list with .NET run-time engine.

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2901 (Mar 14, 2019)

  • Bug fix: Indexer incorrectly including additional files.
  • Bug fix: Lite version not reading Office documents properly.

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2900 (Mar 8, 2019)

  • Bug fix: Searching standalone MSG files with lots of attachments issue.
  • Bug fix: Lite registration code verification issue.
  • Bug fix: Unable to re-import some MSG files exported from Outlook.

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2897 (Mar 5, 2019)

  • Moved to SHA-256 code signing
  • Various minor bug fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2889 (Feb 4, 2019)

  • Moved to SHA-256 code signing
  • Various minor bug fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2888 (Jan 21, 2019)

  • Moved to SHA-256 code signing
  • Various minor bug fixes.

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2887 (Jan 11, 2019)

  • Updated Dutch translation

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2883 (Dec 24, 2018)

  • Reducing load times on workspace files.
  • Bug fix: Temp files not deleting until app closed.
  • Bug fix: Short-cut link searching issues.

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2875 (Nov 24, 2018)

  • Added Dutch translation
  • Added Turkish translation
  • Bug fix: Issue reloading saved searches

New in FileLocator Lite 8.5 Build 2874 (Nov 16, 2018)

  • IFilter crash protection functionality
  • Bug fix: Removed external resources from local help
  • Bug fix: DE and IT language file improvements

New in FileLocator Lite 2016 Build 867 (Mar 12, 2017)

  • Moved to SHA-256 code signing
  • Various minor bug fixes

New in FileLocator Lite 2016 Build 865 (Nov 6, 2016)

  • Bug fix - Fixes in French translation
  • Bug fix -Crash when changing criteria type during search.
  • Bug fix - Rare crash when search had finished.

New in FileLocator Lite 2016 Build 864 (Nov 6, 2016)

  • Improvements to French translation
  • Bug fix - Invalid context menu entry
  • Bug fix - Registration code expiration issue

New in FileLocator Lite 2016 Build 863 (Nov 6, 2016)

  • Bug fix - Registration code issue

New in FileLocator Lite 2016 Build 862 (Nov 6, 2016)

  • Tabbed Searching
  • Keyword color highlighting
  • Search warnings/errors
  • Search threads monitoring window
  • Boolean support on File Name criteria
  • Full IFilter support
  • Agent Ransack icon that works well for dark backgrounds
  • Exclude folders
  • Faster searching
  • UTF-8 auto detection
  • Improved date/time parsing
  • Bug fix - Installation issues
  • Many other improvements and bug fixes

New in FileLocator Lite 2014 Build 828 (Nov 25, 2014)

  • Bug fix: Include file name in content searching could not be switched OFF.

New in FileLocator Lite 2014 Build 825 (Sep 15, 2014)

  • Bug fix: Accepting single-quotes in XML UTF declaration.

New in FileLocator Lite 2014 Build 822 (Jun 25, 2014)

  • Bug fix: Missing installation file for x64.

New in FileLocator Lite 2014 Build 821 (Jun 24, 2014)

  • Search engine upgrade.
  • Bug fix: *.* not matching ALL items.
  • Bug fix: Browse for folder not including current path.

New in FileLocator Lite 2014 Build 820 (Jun 24, 2014)

  • Bug fix: Installation issues on some computers (installer was leaving just a single InstallIssue.txt file).
  • Bug fix: Double-click column header divider to auto size.
  • Bug fix: Registration code crash.
  • Windows 8.x related minor fixes/improvements.

New in FileLocator Lite 2014 Build 819 (Jun 24, 2014)

  • Bug fix: Closing app when minimized causes problems when re-starting.
  • Other minor fixes/improvements.

New in FileLocator Lite 2014 Build 816 (Jan 8, 2014)

  • Browse for folders limit bug.
  • Updated help file.

New in FileLocator Lite 2014 Build 813 (Jan 8, 2014)

  • New reporting tab.
  • Improved file handling functionality.
  • Improved User Interface.
  • New crash reporting functionality.
  • Enhanced DOS Expression functionality.
  • Improved exporting functionality.
  • Lots of bug fixes.