March 14th, 2012· Fixed issue with Sony memory sticks. Fixed issue with Sony Memory Sticks cards that could result in data corruption under certain circumstances, for cards with file system other than FAT. Now the issue is solved and Folder Scout can work with any file sytem (FAT, FAT32, NTFS or exFAT) without problems.
· Minor fixes and changes. Version 1.3.1 also includes minor fixes to known bugs and issues found in previous releases.
October 4th, 2011· Full compatibility with Windows 7 - 32 bits and 64 bits Editions. Folder Scout is now fully compatible with Windows 7 family. Both 32 bits and 64 Bits Edition are supported.
· Added new Shared Catalogs Engine for LAN/WAN environments. Folder Scout version 1.3 includes a completely new architecture that dramatically improves performace on networked environments like Offices, Company Branches, Corporative WANs, etc. This new architecture is based on the fact that one PC (Server PC) shares its Folder Catalogs with other PCs (Clients PCs) in the LAN/WAN. That is what we call Server Shared Catalogs or more simply, from a Client PC point of view, Remote Catalogs.
· Added Search Keyword Highlight in results list. This new feature shows search keywords highlighted in the folder search result list. This provides a visual aid to identify folder we are looking for more easily. This option can be configured by user under Applications Preferences.
· New Restart function. Folder Scout can now be restarted in a single click. It can be used to refresh LAN settings and network drives availability, for example, when changing from office to home.
· Improved Graphic User Interface. Folder Scout includes some changes related to GUI, including new Vista and Windows 7 icons for Drives, Folders, etc.
· New color skin 'Silver Scout'. A new color scheme has been added, as suggested by many users, resulting in better color contrast and more "Windows like" style. The new skin is named 'Silver Scout' and offers a clean white background for an easier text reading.
· New Welcome window. A new Welcome window has been added to give basic information to new users, including tips about F7 Hotkey and direct links to Help and Tips. This option can be configured by user under Applications Preferences.
· Minor fixes and changes. Version 1.3.0 also includes minor fixes to known bugs and issues found in previous releases.
March 25th, 2009· Drive Panel (Root Folder Quick Jump) can now be collapsed to free space on results area. Drives Panel can be collapsed/expanded, resulting in more space for Disk Tree and Find Folder results.
· Auto-Hide feature after jump to folder can now be configured. Folder Scout Auto-Hide feature when Exploring, Opening or Searching can now be enabled/disabled by the user under application preferences menu.
· Added keyboard shortcuts (ALT + Key) for all the contextual menu commands. This new feature assigns an ALT + Key combination to every contextual menu allowing quick access to any command keeping 'hands on the keyboard'.
· Added Export Wizard: Data and Results can now be exported to standard format files. Folder Scout allows now to export in .TXT (Notepad and others) and CSV (Comma Separated Values - Excel and others) format the list of Find Folder Results, Favorites, Recent Folders and Recent Docs for later use with third party applications.
· Added AND (:) and EXACT ("") folder search operators. This new feature allows progressive filtering of results using several words separated by colons or quotation marks to identify a concrete folder. For Example: "Microsoft":NET
· Added configurable Recent Documents Maintenance Wizard alert level. The Recent Docs maintenace wizard alert level can now be configured by the user, setting the max number of recents documents to be stored. Once the configured level is reached, the maintenance wizard is displayed to the users, allowing them to clean Recent Docs history automatically or manually.
· Added option to catalog folders with 'system' attribute. Folders with Windows 'system' attribute are now also cataloged. This feature allows advanced users to also find system folders. This feature is disabled by default, together with Windows 'hidden' attribute folders.
· Minor fixes and changes. Version 1.2.0 also includes minor fixes to known bugs and issues found in previous releases.
October 20th, 2008· Added new Recent Documents Maintenance Wizard: A new control module and dialog has been added to check Window's Recents Documents history size. When Recents Documents history becomes relatively large (limit is set for 500 Recent Documents), a Maintenace Wizard is displayed to the users, allowing them to clean Recent Docs history automatically or manually.
· Added support to catalog UNIX NAS Devices: Previous versions of Folder Scout displayed an error while cataloging UNIX Network Attached Storage devices.
· Fixed Windows XP SP2 Shut Down blocking : Some v1.1.0 users experienced problems with Windows XP Shut Down process. After investigating the case, we have found that under certain circumstances some computers could refuse to initiate Windows Shut Down process when users try to shutdown their computer, restart computer or close session. The bug is now fixed and included in Folder Scout v.1.1.1.
· Fixed issue with Hot Key (F7): If Folder Scout was not minimized/hidden while changing to another application, user have to press F7 twice to bring Folder Scout back to foreground.
· Minor fixes and changes: Version 1.1.1 also includes minor fixes to known bugs and issues found in previous releases.
November 27th, 2007· Folder Scout 1.0.0 Build 209 is the final release from previous Beta editions.
· Standard and Professional Editions: Folder Scout is available in two different editions. Both versions support the same basic features. Professional edition additionally supports Network Drives catalog, allowing fast folder search also in this type of drives. Oriented to bussiness with multiple net drives or multiple servers.
· 30-day Free Trial: The Evaluation Version of Folder Scout is an unlicensed "try before you buy" version distributed at no charge. The evaluation version is fully functional like Professional Edition for thirty days. All of the features work in the ways described.
· Fixed bug with Disk Tree catalog load: There was a known bug at Disk Tree that made Folder Scout to load unavailable/off-line drives catalog.
· Fixed bug with drive catalog add or remove: There was a known bug in Catalog Add/Refresh or Catalog Remove where some incoherences occurred. For catalog Add/Refresh, unavailable net drives where shown. For catalog Remove, an error message was shown when trying to delete any unavailable drive (Fixed, CD/DVD, Removable or Network Drive)
· Fixed bug when accesing Windows Registry: There was a known bug (Access Violation) when trying to read/write Windows registry for users with insufficient privileges.
May 28th, 2007· Now with CD/DVD support
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