PowerFolder 5.6.7 - Changelog

What's new in PowerFolder 5.6.7:

January 21st, 2012

Improvements/New features:
· Free edition can now sync up to 2 GB of data.
· New skins: PowerFolder 2012 "Blue Globe" and "Storm"
· System tray icon improvement: Shows a "OK" icons instead of "P" icon when the sync is ok.
· PowerFolders base path will fall back to default if not available, e.g. network drive.
· File browser shows better feedback messages if no files matches the search input.
· Chat popups now show the message and have a reply button.
· Improved and corrected LAN/VPN/Internet connection in complex network scenarios.
· Program update dialog now clearly indicates that the update is for PowerFolder.
· Activation by file not longer supported. Please always use online activation.
· Directory chooser now shows drive names.
· Debug log panel: CPU activity dump button added.
· Folderlist: Not longer shows icons on mouse hover.

Bugfixes:
· Security: Fixed bug, which causes the client to sync if not yet logged in.
· Corrected handling of non-default paths of recommended folders.
· Information section now correctly opens in multi screen environment.
· It's now possible to change the physical directory if it's not accessible.
· Mac: Minimize to system tray also hides the icon in the program bar.
· Up- and downloads now break when files get excluded from sync.
· Corrected several wizard texts.
· Fixed UDT connection bug.

What's new in PowerFolder 5.5.5:

December 19th, 2011

· Improvements/New features =
· New skin: Storm
· PowerFolders base path will fall back to default if not available, e.g. network drive
· File browser shows better feedback messages if no files matches the search input
· Chat popups now show the message and have a reply button
· Improved and corrected LAN/VPN/Internet connection in complex network scenarios
· Program update dialog now clearly indicates that the update is for PowerFolder
· Activation by file not longer supported. Please always use online activation
· Directory chooser now shows drive names
· Folderlist: Not longer shows icons on mouse hover
· Bugfixes =
· Security: Fixed bug, which causes the client to sync if not yet logged in
· Corrected handling of non-default paths of recommended folders
· Information section now correctly opens in multi screen environment
· It's now possible to change the physical directory if it's not accessible
· Mac: Minimize to system tray also hides the icon in the program bar
· Up- and downloads now break when files get excluded from sync
· Corrected several wizard texts
· Fixed UDT connection bug

What's new in PowerFolder 5.0.0:

December 19th, 2011

· New features =
· Greatly simplified first setup. In a nutshell
· PowerFolder has now less wizards, better defaults, and is easier to setup
· Auto detection of Internet connection speed
· Improved conflict handling
· A warning icon is shown in case of a file conflict and
· both conflicting file changes will be saved in the folder
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Conflict_handling
· Typical folders such as Documents, Photos, etc. pp. show up in the List of
· folders as recommended and can be setup with a single click
· Cloud/Available folders can now be mounted as drive via WebDAV
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/WebDAV
· Cloud/Available folders can now be opened with a single click in web browser
· Added three new skins: Black Eye, Classy and Simple 2D
· Directories created in the main PowerFolders directory automatically
· appear in the folders list and get synced, shared or backed up
· Auto setup folders: If checked all folders of the user get synced to the computer
· Auto setup folders will also automatically accept invitations received from friends
· File archive can now clean up itself by date
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/File_Archive
· Sync and exit added to system tray menu. PowerFolder will quit after it is synced
· Files can now be excluded from sync by right-click on the up- and downloadds panel
· Added option to backup "AppData" directory (Advanced settings)
· Improvements =
· On Mac we added an auto-start option (on user login)
· On Mac a link in Places to all PowerFolders gets created
· Fully compatible with the latest Mac OS X (Lion)
· PowerFolder is now fully compatible with Java 7
· Less advertisements in the free edition of PowerFolder
· Window resizing and min-/maximizing code rewritten. Should be more "normal" now
· Folder members which don't know each other (non friends) will connect faster
· Added solution to "Unsynchronized folder" problem: Shows files that are not synced
· Dynamic scan time regulation: Folders with many files get scanned less often
· to save I/O and CPU resources. Folders with less files get scanned more often
· Delta sync in LAN is now enabled by default
· Login from clients with large number of files is much quicker now
· Windows installer patches Windows WebDAV implementation
· Directory chooser in general: Accepts direct text input of path
· Wizard: Custom directory chooser supports multi directory select
· Tray icon: Shows info on connect and login status
· Mass deletion protection disabled by default
· All sending transfer modes use instant sync now by default
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Transfer_Modes
· Server only: Invite user wizard now also works with LDAP/AD usernames
· which are not email addresses
· Server only: Logging in as server admin on the client shows a warning
· Installer EXE works on 64 and 32bit Windows. Removed the "32" in the filename
· 64 bit: Installs in "C:\Program Files" instead of "C:\Program Files (x64)"
· Connects to server for login also in LAN only mode
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/LAN-Only_networking_mode
· Many more minor improvements and enhancements
· Bugfixes =
· Mac version now correctly saves preferences
· Fixed odd min/maximizing behavior on Mac systems
· Unchecking "Remember password" now works
· Fixed bug, that prevented PowerFolder from closing on Windows shutdown
· Fixed bug, that causes the transfer rate drop to 0 KB/s
· Fixed bug, that prevented the log files from rotating daily
· Folder problems tab: Corrected cleanup and selecting behavior
· Server only: Users with no create permission cannot longer open the wizard
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Extended_Security_Control
· Many more minor bugfixes

What's new in PowerFolder 4.5.0:

January 12th, 2011

New features:
· Sync and shutdown. Right click the PowerFolder tray icon to start it.

Improvements :
· Mass delete detection warnings are now preserved on restart.
· Folders tab now shows the local target directory for each folder.
· Several internal security improvements.
· Simplified downloads/uploads cleanup slider.
· Removed several unclear warnings dialogs.
· Default excluded "ithmb" files (iPod Photo temporary files).
· Parallel uploads to other computers is not longer limited to 10.
· Several internal changes in preparation of PowerFolder Server 2.2

Bugfixes:
· Fixed connection bug with more than 500.000 files on a single folder.
· Ignore patterns are not longer reset when changing the local directory.
· File browser filter setting "Unsynchronized files" does not longer show
· files, that are excluded from sync.
· File browser correctly updates view when restoring whole subdirectories.
· Warning about not unsynchronized folders now shows the correct number of days.
· Fixed a problem when filename starts with "/" (slash).

What's new in PowerFolder 4.5.0:

January 12th, 2011

New features:
· Sync and shutdown. Right click the PowerFolder tray icon to start it.

Improvements:
· Mass delete detection warnings are now preserved on restart.
· Folders tab now shows the local target directory for each folder.
· Several internal security improvements.
· Simplified downloads/uploads cleanup slider.
· Removed several unclear warnings dialogs.
· Default excluded "ithmb" files (iPod Photo temporary files).
· Parallel uploads to other computers is not longer limited to 10.
· Several internal changes in preparation of PowerFolder Server 2.2

Bugfixes:
· Fixed connection bug with more than 500.000 files on a single folder.
· Ignore patterns are not longer reset when changing the local directory.
· File browser filter setting "Unsynchronized files" does not longer show
· files, that are excluded from sync.
· File browser correctly updates view when restoring whole subdirectories.
· Warning about not unsynchronized folders now shows the correct number of days.
· Fixed a problem when filename starts with "/" (slash).

What's new in PowerFolder 4.4.2:

November 17th, 2010

New features:
· File browser: New options on directories: Restore and download.

Improvements:
· Computers, that are offline 15 days or more, automatically get removed from the folders member view.
· Added chat typing notice.
· Added chat formatting options.

Bugfixes:
· Fixed bug that prevented to store the local archive setting correctly for new shared folders.
· Uploads and downloads detail information are now correctly displayed again.
· File browser/information window closes when the folder is removed.
· Several other bugfixes

What's new in PowerFolder 4.4.1:

November 4th, 2010

New features / Improvements:
· Minimum height of main window can now be smaller.
· Tell a friend link: Now supports tell to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

· Bugfixes
· - Fixed connection bug (Invalid stream header).

What's new in PowerFolder 4.4.0:

October 27th, 2010

New features :
· On 64 bit Windows platforms java 64 bit is automatically downloaded and
· installed if not found.
· New file browser option: Files of other computers and unsynchronized files
· can now be viewed.
UDT / Hole punching protocol now fully supported on 64 bit platforms:
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/UDT_Connections


Improvements:
· Folder tab is now start tab.
· Improved drag and drop support: Simply drop a directory into PowerFolder to
· share, sync or backup that directory.
Backup (Source) mode now uses instant change detection:
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Instant_change_detection
The file archive is now easier reachable in the user interface:
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/File_Archive
· All system tray notification popups now directly open the correct wizard
· when clicking them.
· Introduced a new type of protocol which reduced the overhead traffic by 50-70%.
· The new client is still downward compatible.
· Speed improvements when transferring many small files.
Synchronization of the "Documents" folders on Windows XP is handled better:
· PowerFolder now by default excludes the sub directories "My Pictures", "My Music"
· and "My Videos". These can be optionally selected separately.

Bugfixes:
· Corrected synchronization when directories with temporary/meta files like
· "Thumbs.db" or ".DS_Store" in it get deleted.
· Corrected recovery from MD5-Hashsum problems after download.
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Delta_sync
· Many speed improvements and bug fixes of the file browser.
· Now correctly handles invitation when folder with the same name already exists.

What's new in PowerFolder 4.3.0:

August 24th, 2010

New features:
· Added new fresh default skin "LightSky".
· Instant change detection (Instant sync) is now enabled by default.
· Info: http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Instant_change_detection
· New wizard option "All typical" to easily sync, share, backup all common
· directories such as Documents, Music, Pictures, etc.pp.
· Windows Installer now supports command line options to control the
· installation process: http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Windows_installer
· Ignore patterns/exclusion list now gets synced between clients.
· Added file browser filter settings to view files of other computers.
Extended security control for PowerFolder Server clients:
· It's now possible to delete all folder files from a client by revoking the permission.
· Info: http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Extended_Security_Control

Improvements:
· Drastically reduced CPU usage.
· Several memory improvements.
· Reworked notification system for invitations, friendship requests and warnings.
· Wording change: "Online folders" are now renamed to "Not local folders".
· They may exist on other computers only - not necessarily in the cloud.
· Installer java detection now downloads 64 bit java on 64 bit systems.
· Many improvements of the simplified/backup only client mode.
· Incoming files info line on status tab is now clickable.
· License information now gets displayed in Info/About dialog.
· Improved communication between client and server to reduce number of remote calls.
· Many other user interface improvements.

Bugfixes:
· Fixed many connection problems.
· Fixed weird window resizing behavior.
· Fixed problem with file archive option "Unlimited" versions.
· Fixed bug that causes the user interface to freeze sometimes.
· Fixed several memory leaks.
· Bulk file archive restore is now available on existing files - to restore
· previous file versions. Info: http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/File_Archive
· Folder name is not longer empty when choosing to sync a whole drive.
· Prevent PowerFolder folders to become system directories.
· Disconnected devices (USB Stick, etc.) on Mac OS X are handled better now.
· A warning/notification is shown.
· Fixed bug that causes instant change detection to crash on unavailable devices.
· Fixed bug in daily sync logic.

What's new in PowerFolder 4.2.9:

August 24th, 2010

Bugfixes:
· Contains several bugfixes regarding network stability.

What's new in PowerFolder 4.2.6:

August 24th, 2010

New features:
· Fully 64 bit support for 64 bit Java installations.
· It's now possible to pre-configure all settings (also user interface related) centrally by the server administrator.

Improvements:
· Client now clearly shows failed login attempts.
· Auto-update: Silently download and update is now the default option.
· Added option to automatically shutdown any running instance when starting
· PowerFolder. Available as entry in config file only. Add the following line to
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Configuration_file
· kill.running.instance=true
· Several other minor improvements.

Bugfixes:
· Removed problem when setting up a new folder (e.g. by invitation)
· when one of the existing folders was inaccessible.
· Fixed a minor issue with the HTTP-Tunnel.
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/HTTP-Tunnel
· Several other minor bugfixes.

What's new in PowerFolder 4.2.5:

May 24th, 2010

New features:
· Administrators with own PowerFolder Server can now disallow user to change
· the client settings.
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Server_configuration_file#Security_parameters

Improvements:
· Simplified "New folder" setup wizard: Advanced setup options now hidden
· under "More options".

Bugfixes:
· Fixed several connection problems.
· Several other bug fixes

What's new in PowerFolder 4.2.3:

May 14th, 2010

· New features
· Simplified usage and setup of PowerFolder: Less questions - better defaults.
· Removed option "Sync previously setup folder" from wizard.
· Now simply choose sync, backup, share to setup folders on all computers.
· Client now automatically switches to better license key if current one is no longer valid (expired or exceeded).

· Improvements
· Cleaned up user interface: Removed boxes around folder and computers.
· Also simplified status / home window.
· Client configuration options can now be restricted to administrators only.
· This prevents accidental change of client settings by users.
Useful when running PowerFolder in-house with own server:
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Server_Overview
Added more placeholder / parameters to script execution after download:
· http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Script_execution
· Added several enhancements to client/server protocol to make it more robust against further changes.
· Updated Spanish translation. Big thanks to Javier!
· Several other improvements.

· Bugfixes
· Eliminated a memory leak.
· Fixed problem when trying to sync, share or backup custom directories.
· Fixed problem while restoring older files from online cloud: http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/File_Archive
· Fixed problem while storing preferences.
· Fixed chat display problems.
· ixed problem while downloading files with zero size.
· Fixed problem while installing PowerFolder as system service under Windows 2003: http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/System_Service
· Fixed window resizing behavior.
· Now correctly remembers pause mode setting after restart.

What's new in PowerFolder 4.2.2:

May 14th, 2010

· Internal release

What's new in PowerFolder 4.2.1:

May 14th, 2010

· New features
· Introduced "connect on demand" feature to reduce the number active connections. http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Connect_on_demand
· Special Linux client with web interface available. Contact us for details.

· Improvements
· Linux client takes hostname instead of username by default as nick/computer name.

· Bugfixes
· Several minor bugfixes.

What's new in PowerFolder 4.1.3:

March 23rd, 2010

· Fixed file browser problem.

What's new in PowerFolder 4.1.2:

March 11th, 2010

· Improvements
· Usability improvement: Warns user if trying to create a folder twice.
· It's now possible to control the number of online archived files in the client under Folder / Settings / File Archive (online). http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/File_Archive
· Replaced directory chooser with a more robust version.
· Better auto-recovery logic on hash error after download.
· Shows better reason text if account is disabled.

· Bugfixes
· Fixed "flickering" icons on folder tab.
· Fixed bug on Linux that causes user interface to freeze.
· Fixed bug that prevented to save preferences.
· Better auto-login recovery from lost server connection.
· Fixed several cosmetic issues.

What's new in PowerFolder 4.1.1:

January 26th, 2010

Improvements:
· Folder action buttons (such as sync, browse files or invite/send files) now appear when hovering over folders with the mouse.
· Improved HTTP tunneled connections.
· Several other improvements.

Bugfixes:
· Read only folders such as DVDs, network drives or write protected USB sticks now correctly appear in PowerFolder.
· Fixed bug in instant file detection that caused directories rarely turn into 0 byte files.
· Fixed server change problem when UI was locked.
· Several other bugfixes.

What's new in PowerFolder 4.1.0:

December 22nd, 2009

· New features
· Instant file change detection for zero-delay syncing. Files now get instantly
· synchronized after they have been updated, created or deleted.
· This new feature also drastically reduces CPU load and hard drive activity when
· running PowerFolder. Feature must be manually enabled under Preferences/Advanced.
· File archive bulk restore: PowerFolder now supports to restore multiple files
· at once. Restore the latest version or select the version by date/time.
· Wiki: http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/File_Archive
· Improvements
· Completely reworked synchronization progress display.
· Now sync dates and activity info is much more accurate.
· Completely reworked system service: Status under Preferences/Pro Settings
· is now kept identical to the installation status of the service.
· Warning about a running instance when starting the user interface won't
· longer appear unless there is a problem actually. System service
· always automatically starts after closing the user interface when enabled.
· Wiki: http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/System_Service
· Many performance improvements. PowerFolder should now use less CPU.
· Wiki: http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Performance_optimization
· Added completed date to up and downloads list.
· Folders can now be removed/de-configured by script.
· Wiki: http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Script_configuration
· Manual sync button now triggers instant sync even if folder is setup to
· scheduled sync. Wiki: http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/Scheduled_synchronization
· Slightly reduced CPU load while scanning for changes.
· File archive details now indicates the availability (local or online).
· Online storage usage bar now shows the correct total value
· (online data + online archive)
· Bugfixes
· Fixed bug that causes synchronization to stop on mix-case named directories
· that had been manually copied/created before using PowerFolder.
· Fixed never ending synchronization display problem.
· Fixed re-appearing empty directories after they have been deleted.
· Corrected stuck synchronization in LAN only mode.
· Wiki: http://www.powerfolder.com/wiki/LAN-Only_networking_mode
· Invitations directly sent to computers not longer get lost.
· Fixed mass deletion detection. Sometimes did trigger without any harmful deletion.
· Fixed timeout when connection takes more that 20 minutes to get established.
· Sync percentages now get recalculated when changing the list of ignored files.
· Many more minor bugfixes.

What's new in PowerFolder 4.0.3:

November 26th, 2009

· New features
· Information tabs (Folder, Files, Transfers, etc.) can now be displayed in same window with main tabs.
· Added support for Windows Live Mail.

· Improvements
· Added bulk restore from file archive.
· Reduced memory usage.

· Bugfixes
· Made file detection more robust: Not longer crashes on invalid file timestamps.
· Fixed rare bug that caused files be marked as deleted and moved into the archive.
· System service did not start after GUI was closed sometimes.
· Download of large files not longer occasionally timeout.
· Several other minor bugfixes.

What's new in PowerFolder 4.0.2:

November 11th, 2009

· New features
· PowerFolder is now again available as open source version at sourceforge.net.
· Please keep in mind that the open source version don't contain important features like transfer encryption and secure computer verification.

· Bugfixes
· Corrected problem that sometimes arises when setting up folders twice.
· Several other minor bugfixes.

What's new in PowerFolder 4.0.1:

November 5th, 2009

· New features
· User interface can now be locked. Unlock with PowerFolder account email and password.
· Improvements
· Added less I/O and CPU intense transfer mode "Backup Source (once a hour)".
· Automatic chooses less I/O and CPU intensive transfer modes on large folders (>10.000 files).
· Slightly reduced I/O and CPU while scanning folders for changes.
· System service auto-update now also tries to update windows installation path of PowerFolder.
· Configuration can now be the same for ALL users on a computer.
· Added Spanish installer texts.
· Slightly changed license texts.
· Update splash screen.
· Bugfixes
· Now correctly migrates configuration/settings from 3.X version on upgrade to version 4.
· Installer does not longer remove program shortcuts on upgrade.
· Correctly detects disconnected drives (again) for example external HDDs, NAS or USB sticks.
· Fixed mass delete protection detection.
· Fixed wrong "Unsynchronized folder" problem although folders were actually in sync.
· Fixed memory leak on big file lists.
· Filename problems now show the affected filename.
· Corrected logo in about box.
· Minor other bugfixes.

What's new in PowerFolder 4.0.0:

October 16th, 2009

New Features:
· New FREE 5+1 GB client! Sync up to 5 GB and get 1 GB online space as bonus
· Totally free of charge - and NOT limited to 30 days!
· Improved usability for faster and easier setup
· New user interface: Clean and simple
· File archive: Restore previously versions of a file
· Improved security: Rights / Permission system
· http://wwwpowerfoldercom/wiki/Security_Permissions
· Mass delete protection: PowerFolder detects unintended deletions and warns the user
· Play Music online / View Photos online! Share your photos and view them online as gallery
· https://accesspowerfoldercom
· Easy folder join: Securely access folders of own computers without invitation file
· Drag and drop support: Drag folders onto the interface to send, sync or backup these
· Invite other users quicker and easier
· Nearly all important workflows have been reworked and simplified
· Sync of empty directories Now fully mirrors whole directory structures
· Support for skins: Change the look of the program interface
· Friendlist/Computerlist is now stored online and shared among all computers
· Completely reworked and heavily improved Windows installer
· Transparency of program windows
· New splash screen

Improvements:
· Reduced default sync speed from 5 down to 1 minute
· Displays quality of the connection to other computers
· Possibility to invite multiple invitees
· Better view of used Online Storage space Warns user if space is about to exceed
· Activation wizard is less intrusive
· Installer does not requires include full Java runtime Instead it downloads it on demand
· Memory usage and configuration optimized: Out of memory should happen less often now
· Folder statistic percentage now also considers partial transfers
· Duplicate folders with the same name are now supported Default prefix of folder names (computer name) was removed
· Automatic cleanup of Up- and Downloads after X days
· Several performance improvements
· Online Backup only version
· Always encrypts traffic, even in LAN
· Quit: Now asks the first time if PowerFolder should be minimized or exited
· Folder Settings: Added buttons to configure the most important options: Online backup, Preview and Remove
· Moved PowerFolder configuration to Application data directory
· Added Tell-a-Friend function to invite other people to PowerFolder
· PowerFolders now appear under "Links" at Windows
· Simplified transfer mode configuration
· Shows logged in user of remote computers
· Reduced number of popups to PowerFolder homepage Now only opens on demand

Bugfixes:
· A problem with the ZIP compressed transfers was resolved
· Fixed a bug which caused corrupt configuration file during update
· Inviter now automatically gets added to the friendlist
· Uninstaller now also removes PowerFolder system service

What's new in PowerFolder 3.1.10:

August 11th, 2009

Improvements:
· Added several forward compatibilities for upcoming 4.0 version.
· Updated to Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 15

Bugfixes:
· Removed security warning caused by Online Storage certificate change.

What's new in PowerFolder 3.1.9:

July 6th, 2009

New features and improvements:
· Added option to automatically update system service when a new version of PowerFolder is available.
· PowerFolder can now be configured by command line / script. Optimal when deploying a large number of clients.
· Added the possibility to remotely monitor up- and downloads of a client.

Bugfixes:
· Delta-sync hashing does not longer timeout after three minutes.

What's new in PowerFolder 3.1.8:

April 29th, 2009

New features and improvements:
· Optimized speed of folder initial scan / when detecting new files.
· Reduced number of connection when running as supernode (fix DNS or dynDNS).
· Several other performance improvements.

Bugfixes:
· Fixed bug, that prevented remote deletions to be locally synchronized.
· Fixed bug, that causes to download a old file version if file could not be moved into recycle bin on remote computer, e.g. if file was open during the download. Now rolls back complete download in such a case.
· Default ignore patterns (e.g. Office temporary files) are correctly added when joining a folder. This fixes the wrong sync percentage display.
· Fixed race condition, that caused files to be moved into recycle bin.
· Added more debug log output on "duplicate connection" problem.

What's new in PowerFolder 3.1.7:

March 25th, 2009

· Added support for separated peer-to-peer networks
· Simplified connection setup to custom server
· Does not longer initially load nodes file from PowerFolder website for Internet use.
· Added support for direct UDT high speed connections.
· Added low level network tuning options
· Several minor improvements.

What's new in PowerFolder 3.1.6:

February 10th, 2009

New features and improvements:
· Auto-cleanup of downloads is now turned on by default.
· Speed improvements of file up- and downloads.
· Activation wizard now clearly indicates that account creation is mandatory.
· Added start menu link to Wiki documentation.
· Invitation can now also be sent to own email address only.
· User interface is now more responsive during many file transfers.
· Reduced the overhead traffic on transfer failures.
· Empty recycle bin is now faster.
· Renamed "Setup" to "New" in toolbar.

Bugfixes:
· System service now correctly starts when running as default user.
· List of recently completed downloads do not longer leave temporary files open.
· Fixed race condition that caused files to get moved into recycle bin.
· Checks actual file on disk before moving file into recycle bin during remote deletion synchronization.
· Stuck downloads should not longer occur.
· Fixed crash of automatic files requestor which caused the sync to stop.
· Manual sync now requests all incoming files instead of 10 only.
· Now completely excludes ".PowerFolder" meta-directories from sync, e.g. when setting up a PowerFolder inside a PowerFolder.
· Installer does not longer overwrite PowerFolder.l4j.ini memory settings files.
· Fixed duplicate system service entry under Preferences/Pro Settings.
· Many other minor bugfixes.

What's new in PowerFolder 3.1.5:

December 28th, 2008

Enhancements:
· Less memory use. Better user interface responsiveness
· Possibility to setup of HTTP-Proxy for all HTTP based contact
· (e.g. activation or check for program updates)
Several preparation for the PowerFolder server beta release:
· Setup of the server connection
· New networking mode: Server only
· Disallow removal of encrypted transfers plugin
· Disconnect/Connect messages not longer shown in chat unless running in debug mode.
Bugfixes:
· Downloads of old file versions now get prevented
· Wrong warning about non-writable directories in setup are now gone
· Removed a small memory leak
· Dyndns now get validated only once when OK is clicked in preferences

What's new in PowerFolder 3.1.3:

November 7th, 2008

Enhancements:
· Passwords get now encrypted stored if "Remind password" is checked.
· The Activation wizard not longer pops up every 5 seconds.
· Several other minor improvements.

Bugfixes:
· Fixes incomplete sync/transfer errors in some rare cases.
· Fixed Webinterface folder join functionality.
· Mac/Linux: Unmounted devices not get correctly detected.
· Several other minor bugfixs.

Other changes:
· Added check for fair use policy during trial period: During the 30 days trial period PowerFolder Pro limits the total amount of managed data to a fair use of 10 GB and 3 managed PowerFolders (The number sub-directories is not limited).

What's new in PowerFolder 3.1.2:

September 17th, 2008

· Folder database maintenance added to save memory
· Support for relative path in invitations
· Added warnings if target directory is not writable on folder setup
· Several other minor improvements
· Fixed several activation bugs
· Now gracefully handles folder scanner crash caused by low memory

What's new in PowerFolder 3.1.0:

July 19th, 2008

· Automatic setup of a default synchronized folder across all computers.
· Swarming (Multi source) Download. Download single files from multiple sources.
· Upload file history. See what files were uploaded.
· Added distribution with bundled Java Runtime (6.0)

What's new in PowerFolder 3.0.0:

March 25th, 2008

· Major connectivity improvement: Router / Port forwarding setup procedure is now obsolete!
· Router/Firewall piercing UDP/UDT network protocol support.
· Support for relayed connections over the PowerFolder servers.
· PRO only: Added CSV-filelist writer: Dumps a CSV/Excel readable file of new/changed files into the root directory of a PowerFolder.
· PRO only: Multi-Instance guide: This HOWTO explains how to setup multiple instance of PowerFolder on one computer.
· Folder preview: Take a look into the folders before joining them!
· Sortable tables: Downloads, Uploads, Recycle bin
· New splash screens

What's new in PowerFolder 2.1.1:

December 17th, 2007

· New translation: Polish
· New translation: Arabic
· Less CPU usage
· Less memory usage
· Less bandwidth usage
· Uploads no longer get stuck
· Local change detection should not longer crash
· Online Storage now correctly working with Internet Explorer 7.0
· Removed memory leak
· Preferences now get correctly remembered
· Various other minor bugfixes

What's new in PowerFolder 1.1.2:

April 1st, 2007

· Backup sync profiles added! Optimal for backing up data featuring decreased change detection time.
· Remote synchronization commando. Manually trigger the refresh/file scan on the remote machine!
· Automatic Windows firewall setup. Let PowerFolder setup your Windows Firewall to get optimal connectivity.
· Improved limited connectivity detection.
· PRO only: Easily track the newest files in your folder. Filelist can now be automatically written to disk as CSV file.
· PRO only: License file can be loaded from disk now.
· Send by mail should now be working again. Only available on Windows.
· Double click on an invitation file not longer opens PowerFolder again.
· Several bugfixes in folder scanning / change detection.
· Fixed resume download.
· Connect/Disconnects: Fine tuning added to fix the problem.

What's new in PowerFolder 1.1.0:

February 2nd, 2007

· New security features: Encryption

What's new in PowerFolder 1.0.1:

July 13th, 2006

New Features:
· Local network mode (LAN only)
· French added
· Italian (re-) added
Enhancements:
· refactor PreferencesPanel to use one class per tab
· Ask on Folder creation to store invitation file into local directory of folder
· Show warning when running on Java 1.4 or below
· Improve Friendship question dialog
· Project Work: "only receive" as option to sync
· Download: Memory/File efficiency enhancements
· Activity visualisation for time intense tasks
· DynDnsManager needs some i18n
· LAN users should be shown under "Not on Friendlist"
· Folder Database file: Set attribute (hidden/system) only on creation time
· Bugfixes
· Download problem: Always downloads the same files again
· Check correct synchronization of file deletion
· Does not automatically start download after joined a folder with "Auto-download"
· PowerFolder sometimes deletes files
· ERROR [Icons]: Icon not found 'icons/ScanFolder.gif'
· missing icons / good way to refer to images?
· Member.reconnect() leaves open Socket
· Project work detects on start.
· online friend count incorrect in quickinfo home panel and friend search
· Clients sending chunks of unrequested files
· Navigation: Diretory snaps in when download is completed
· OutOfMemory Exception
· Ask for exit on unsynced folders buggy?
· Unable to mark file for auto download spam
· Problem with connected users list
· white screen deadlock
· Uploadlimit bug on internet connection
· Fix Fonts for non-ascii languages