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FileList Changelog

What's new in FileList 4.3.2

Oct 17, 2023
  • The date values of some columns could be printed incorrectly depending on the time zone. This error has been corrected.
  • The configuration for /DateFormat now also affects date values of Windows columns.

New in FileList 4.3.1 (Nov 14, 2022)

  • Certain numeric columns like "Duration" are now formatted again properly.
  • The memory consumption when listing folders has been greatly reduced.
  • An error in the output of authors has been corrected.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements were made.

New in FileList 4.3.0 (May 23, 2022)

  • FileList now also supports to report on the number of files and folders within a folder path.
  • FileList always creates UTF-8 encoded output with BOM (byte order mark). You can now omit the BOM using the parameter /NOUTF8BOM.
  • Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008R2 has been discontinued.

New in FileList 4.2.0 (Dec 8, 2020)

  • FileList now supports to enumerate ZIP-files. Simply provide the path to the ZIP-file as if it was a folder. You can even address folders within the ZIP-file this way.
  • The sSupport for Windows Vista / Server 2008 has been dropped.
  • A folder which has been excluded using /EXCLUDE will no longer be enumerated.
  • For EML, EXE and DLL files, the "Author" column now shows available values of the file.
  • The /PRINTSHELLCOLUMNLIST parameter now includes all shell properties FileList can handle, not just the columns available for the folder.
  • Filters containing wildcards within a drive name will now take effect as expected.

New in FileList 4.1.1 (Jul 24, 2018)

  • FileList will no longer calculate extensions for folder names which contain periods.
  • The prompt to close FileList when starting without parameters is now written to the error stream.

New in FileList 4.1 (Jun 19, 2018)

  • FileList can now include all columns supported by Windows Explorer
  • The calculation for the directory level has been adjusted to match the values used in TreeSize. A file which had previously been listed with a directory level of 0 would now show on level 1. This also affects the options /MinLevel and /MaxLevel
  • You can now include the summarized information of the targeted directory by using /MinLevel 0 and an attribute filter which would include folders.
  • The filter options have been extended and now allow to specify separate /INCLUDE and /EXCLUDE filters.
  • Bugfix: Files excluded using /Maxlevel did not count towards the size of their containing folders. They are now taken into account again.
  • The product icon for FileList has been updated.

New in FileList 4.0 (Nov 14, 2017)

  • Increased precision for size calculus and a more flexible column handling

New in FileList 3.3 (May 23, 2016)

  • FileList now scans mobile devices. Simply access your device using "This PC\MyDevice" as path.
  • With the new parameter /MAXLEVEL you may now specify a maximum directory level to be enumerated.
  • Using /MINLEVEL, you can now specify a minimum directory level.
  • Added option /PATHLENGTH which adds an additional column with the length of full path of file or folder.
  • Use /MINPATHLENGTH to show only files whose full path has at least the specified length.
  • Added short parameters for common parameters to enhance the workflow.
  • Improvement: The console help has been completely renewed. It now provides more information about the available functions.

New in FileList 3.2.1 (Jan 18, 2016)

  • Bugfix: Files without attributes were not listed if * was defined as AttributeFilter. This is no longer the case.

New in FileList 3.2 (Mar 25, 2015)

  • The error management of FileList has been improved, exit codes have been added.
  • The new parameter /COLUMNS that adds a comma-separated set of columns to the output has been introduced.
  • Bugfix: Symbolic links can now be included in the FileList output.
  • Bugfix: The directory level is now calculated correctly.
  • Bugfix: Sparse files and folders were not listed if "L" was defined as AttributeFilter.
  • A few minor fixes and improvements have been incorporated.

New in FileList 3.1 (Jul 14, 2014)

  • FileList is now also able to export Folder information
  • Introduced new Attribute Filters: Offline (O), Sparse (P), Directory (D), All Files and Folders (*)

New in FileList 3.0 (Nov 27, 2013)

  • You can now use /ISO to display file dates in ISO format.
  • Added seconds to time values.
  • Improvement: use /FRN to output an additional column with the NTFS file reference number.
  • With /DIRLEVEL the depth of any file can be displayed.
  • Type /NOTITLE to omit the task descriptions but not the column headers.
  • Improved Filters: /ATTRIBUTEFILTER filters files by their file attributes.
  • Added option /MINDATE to define a change date. Only files which have been changed after this date will be displayed.
  • FileList is now using the extremely fast search technology of UltraSearch. The scanning speed has increased about 25% by working directly on the NTFS file system.
  • It's now possible to scan file systems of other machines in your local network by using their names.

New in FileList 2.4 (Feb 16, 2012)

  • Improvement: In case an error occurs that prevents FileList from doing its job, the Windows error code will be set as exit code for the process.
  • If the output is redirected, it now contains the UTF8 BOM
  • Bugfix: If stderr was redirected using 2>, the resulting file was empty
  • A few minor fixes and improvements have been incorporated

New in FileList 2.3.2 (Feb 16, 2012)

  • Bugfix: After FileList was called with redirect (>) on Windows XP, batch files were no longer executed properly.
  • The "FileList.Exe" file now includes version information and an icon

New in FileList 2.3.1 (Mar 3, 2011)

  • Bugfix: Output which is redirected to a file now also properly outputs Unicode
  • characters.

New in FileList 2.3 (Nov 30, 2010)

  • Added option /FULLPATH which outputs one column with the full path of each
  • file instead of one column with the name and one with the directory path.
  • Added option /SHA256 which outputs a column with the SHA256 checksum of each file.
  • Added command line switch /MINSIZE that allows to specify a minimum file size
  • for the files to be listed.
  • Improved support for path fragments when using the /FILTER command line switch,
  • e.g. *\System32\*.DLL
  • Improved performance.

New in FileList 2.2 (Apr 20, 2010)

  • Now paths longer than 255 characters are supported.
  • Now error messages are written to StdError, formerly they were not displayed at all.
  • Some minor improvements have been included.

New in FileList 1.5 (May 7, 2007)

  • A column that shows the file attributes for each file can now be included using the command line switch /ATTRIBUTES