Back4Sure Changelog

What's new in Back4Sure 3.7.9

Mar 10, 2024
  • Back4Sure is now also available in Catalan. Like always, a huge thank you to the translator!

New in Back4Sure 3.7.8 (Jun 5, 2022)

  • Back4Sure is now available in simplified Chinese.

New in Back4Sure 3.7.7 (Jun 7, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug that deletes the local backup in case the source drive is not mounted.
  • Fixed error where in rare cases a warning about canceling a running backup appears, while the backup is already done.

New in Back4Sure 3.7.6 (Apr 26, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug that deletes the local backup in case a network share holding the source files is disconnected during the backup process.
  • Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.2u.

New in Back4Sure 3.7.5 (Feb 13, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug in the copy routines for alternate data streams of folders, that sometimes causes an erroneously set folder date.
  • Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.2q.

New in Back4Sure 3.7.4 (May 28, 2017)

  • Back4Sure is now also available in Spanish.
  • The compression component of Back4Sure will now backup certain open files just like in uncompressed mode.
  • Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.2l.

New in Back4Sure 3.7.3 (Nov 7, 2016)

  • A Romanian and a Dutch translation for Back4Sure was added.

New in Back4Sure 3.7.2 (Jun 22, 2016)

  • A Swedish translation for Back4Sure is available.
  • Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.2h.

New in Back4Sure 3.7.1 (Jun 18, 2015)

  • Fixed wrong sorting of actions before backup in the German interface.
  • Fixed wrong time display of backups that take longer than 24 hours.
  • Added an option to allow copying EFS encrypted files to targets that do not support EFS encryption.
  • Archive passwords may now have up to 99 characters.
  • Back4Sure is now also available in Brazilian Portuguese.

New in Back4Sure 3.7.0 (Jan 12, 2015)

  • Back4Sure now also copies the alternate data streams of folders.
  • The progress bar has a percent display now.
  • The icon in the task bar now shows the backup progress in Windows 7 and higher.
  • Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1j.

New in Back4Sure 3.6.0 (Apr 24, 2014)

  • Fixed backup did not work if root directory was selected and system directories were excluded from display.
  • Fixed broken error message if creating the file association for job files fails.
  • Trying to change the file associations for job files will now correctly ask for admin privileges.
  • Remaining backup time display added.
  • Option for additionally comparing file size if file time is the same.
  • Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1g.

New in Back4Sure 3.5.4 (Jul 30, 2013)

  • A French translation was added.

New in Back4Sure 3.5.3 (Jun 28, 2013)

  • Fixed error where archives did not get updated if Back4sure had no write access to its own directory.

New in Back4Sure 3.5.2 (Jun 17, 2013)

  • Fixed unreadable error message, if the job file cannot be found on start up.
  • Added instructions to the manual on how to configure the Windows task scheduler for automatically executing a backup job.
  • The manual is now available in PDF format for printing.
  • More consistent behaviour, if the job file is missing during automatic execution.
  • Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1e.

New in Back4Sure 3.5.1 (Jan 7, 2013)

  • Defective keyboard shortcuts fixed.
  • An Italian translation is available.
  • Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1c

New in Back4Sure 3.5.0 (Nov 28, 2012)

  • It is now possible to set a postfix for the drive directory.
  • Drive types can be selectively excluded from being shown in the source selection tree.
  • Certain folder types can be excluded from display and backup.
  • A Russian translation is available.

New in Back4Sure 3.4.0 (May 11, 2012)

  • Sometimes wrong sorting of the log file list fixed.
  • Undeletable entries in the recent job list fixed.
  • The copy speed is displayed in the backup dialog and also written to the log file.
  • Additional size information of the backup job is written to the log file.
  • Partially selected directories are easier to recognize now.
  • A fixed directory to look for backup jobs can be specified.
  • Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.1b

New in Back4Sure 3.3.0 (Aug 29, 2011)

  • Modified job files were not saved if a new job file was chosen from the recent job list.
  • Confirmation dialog for files to be backed up.
  • Files in the confirmation dialog can be sorted by name, size and modification date.
  • Possibility to store relative paths in the recent job list.
  • Display of the freed space during a cleanup run.
  • Crypto algorithm for encrypted Zip archives can be chosen.

New in Back4Sure 3.2.1 (Jul 25, 2011)

  • Fixed in rare cases missing first letters in target folder names

New in Back4Sure 3.2.0 (Jun 13, 2011)

  • Fixed wrong folder sorting in display of FAT32 drives
  • 64-bit versions of the program are available
  • Automatically check for program updates
  • Allow creation of solid archives
  • Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.0d
  • Update of the 7Zip libraries to version 9.2.0

New in Back4Sure 3.1.2 (Jan 25, 2011)

  • Fixed a serious bug that effectively deavtivated the cleanup function.

New in Back4Sure 3.1.1 (Jan 5, 2011)

  • Fixed some window positioning errors.
  • Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.0c.

New in Back4Sure 3.1.0 (Dec 6, 2010)

  • Confirmation dialog for files to delete during a cleanup run.
  • List of recently used jobs in the file menu.
  • Key words can be used in the target definition.
  • Option to send a test mail during mail account setup.

New in Back4Sure 3.0.1 (Sep 7, 2010)

  • Crash right after start on some systems with older runtime-dlls fixed.
  • Under certain conditions erroneous write protection message under Windows 7 fixed.
  • Update of the OpenSSL libraries to version 1.0.0a

New in Back4Sure 3.0.0 (Aug 30, 2010)

  • Option to disable the creation of directories named as the the source drives inside the target directory
  • Individual drives, e.g. floppy drives, may be excluded from the tree view
  • Actions like running programs or sending a mail with the current log file can be executed before and after a backup run
  • Backup jobs can have a description now
  • The list of available log files shows more details of the respective backup run
  • Directories selected for backup in the tree view can be expanded now with a single button click

New in Back4Sure 2.0.3 (Jul 19, 2010)

  • Fixed error that enforced a full backup if compression was activated and command line options were specified

New in Back4Sure 2.0.2 (May 16, 2010)

  • Fixed Runtime Error if a file date was before 1970 or after 3000.

New in Back4Sure 2.0.1 (Apr 30, 2010)

  • Name filters with capital letters did not work.
  • Hidden or write protected files in the target directory were not updated.
  • The status display of the progress dialog did not always show correct values if the backup was very small.

New in Back4Sure 2.0.0 (Apr 13, 2010)

  • Source direcories which can't be saved due to missing access rights were not reported as backup errors.
  • Unicode support for handling files and directories added.
  • Support for very long paths (up to 32000 characters) added.
  • Compressed backups can be encrypted now.
  • Files may be filtered by their file attributes.
  • The access times and attributes of target folders are set according to the source directories.
  • The progress display is much more detailed and precise.
  • The current log file can be opened right from the progress window.
  • It is now possible to delete log files directly trom the log file list.
  • If Windows doesn't know how to handle log files, the appropriate Windows configuration dialog will appear.
  • Back4Sure can now remember its last window position.
  • A newer version of 7Zip is used.
  • The pause and cancel buttons of the progress window will now react promptly.
  • No support for Windows 98 anymore

New in Back4Sure 1.0.1 (Apr 13, 2010)

  • Command line argument for starting the application minimized did not work
  • Option to ignore a two seconds difference between source and target file added
  • The link in the help menu now points to my new homepage

New in Back4Sure 1.0.0 (Apr 13, 2010)

  • Initial release