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CloneSpy Changelog

What's new in CloneSpy 3.43

Oct 12, 2019
  • Added: You can now exclude sub-folders when marking or unmarking files in a folder via the context menu of the list box in the All duplicates window.
  • Added: Remembered window sizes and positions can now be reset to their default values (see Misc page of the Options window).
  • Modified: Hard links and shortcuts are now created before the file to be replaced is deleted (see Deletion page of the Options window).
  • Modified: Leftover files are now deleted at the end of a scan to prevent deletion conflicts (see Deletion page of the Options window).
  • Modified: Deleted leftover files are now counted in the scan progress window and listed in the log file if deleted files have to be logged (see Logging page of the Options window).
  • Modified: The title of the Main window now contains the program version.
  • Modified: Renamed the Priority page of the Options window to Misc.
  • Modified: Renamed Execute file to Open file in the context menu of the Single duplicates window and All duplicates window.

New in CloneSpy 3.42 (Feb 7, 2019)

  • Added: Folders can now be scanned non-recursively, i.e., sub-folders can be ignored (see Pool frames of the Main window).
  • Added: When moving files to a relative path, the path can now be resolved relative to a retained file (see Deletion page of the Options window).
  • Added: Files with paths that are too long for CloneSpy to process can now be generally ignored (see Files page of the Options window).
  • Modified: The installer no longer requires administrator privileges for unpacking the portable version.
  • Fixed: Added an explanation for the formerly unknown error code 1392.

New in CloneSpy 3.41 (May 28, 2018)

  • Added: Files and folders that are ignored during scanning can now be logged (see Logging page of the Options window).
  • Added: A new option remembers size and position of the Add folder window (see Priority page of the Options window).
  • Added: The new command line option -s allows for silent scans (see the help file for details).
  • Added: A message box now explains the Delete all (!) option on the Time + Size page of the Options window when that option is selected.
  • Modified: Removed the entry Programme from the default folder ignore list (see Folders page of the Options window).
  • Fixed: Hitting the space bar while a scan is ongoing no longer closes the scan progress window.
  • Fixed: The context help now works for the edit box in the Insert mask window.
  • Fixed: Corrected typo (spacing) in the Mode drop-down box of the Main window.

New in CloneSpy 3.4 (Aug 31, 2017)

  • Modified: Reimplemented the pools and consolidated related feedback messages to resolve several visualization issues.
  • Modified: For all Windows versions prior to Windows 10, DPI scaling is now performed by the system to solve icon scaling issues. For Windows 10, you need to adapt the program's DPI scaling behavior if icons are displayed too small (see our FAQ).
  • Fixed: Added an explanation for the formerly unknown error code 53.

New in CloneSpy 3.34 (Mar 26, 2017)

  • Added: The update checker can now download and install the latest version (see the Menu bar of the Main window).
  • Added: A new option remembers size and position of the Main window (see Priority page of the Options window).
  • Added: A new option remembers size and position of the Result presentation windows (see Priority page of the Options window).
  • Added: File properties can now be viewed via the context menu of the Result presentation windows.
  • Added: The View CSC-file window now has a search function.
  • Fixed: When scanning against CSC-files, the Single duplicates window now shows all equal files found (regression since v3.2).
  • Fixed: The pattern matcher now recognizes matching string even if the pattern ends with an asterisk.

New in CloneSpy 3.33 (Jan 22, 2017)

  • Added: When moving files to a relative path, the path can now be resolved relative to the respective file (see Deletion page of the Options window).
  • Added: A checksum is now only stored in the database if the corresponding file is larger than a configurable value (see Database page of the Options window).
  • Modified: The encoding "OEM" is now the default setting for batch files.
  • Fixed: Eliminated a bug where an installed version was detected as portable version.
  • Fixed: Added an explanation for the formerly unknown error code 17.

New in CloneSpy 3.32 (Jan 2, 2017)

  • Added: The new Extensions page in the Options window allows to specify file extensions that are different but should be considered as equal. This option is enabled by default
  • Modified: The scan progress window can now be closed via the close button in its title bar after a scan is finished
  • Fixed: Corrected an overflow of the "Scanning for duplicates" progress bar in the scan progress window (regression since v3.31)
  • Fixed: If a folder is added to a pool which contains many sub-folders of that folder, then the warning message no longer overflows
  • Fixed: The uninstaller now works properly for 32-bit Windows

New in CloneSpy 3.31 (Oct 28, 2016)

  • Added: When exporting a list of equal files (see Export tab of the Options window) or a CSC-file (see the Export CSC-file window), numbers can now be separated into digit groups.
  • Modified: File sizes in the log file are now separated into digit groups.
  • Modified: When searching for duplicates, the progress bars in the scan progress window now advance more linear on average data.
  • Fixed: The context help now works for the drop-down boxes in the Main window.
  • Fixed: When exporting a list of equal files with aligned columns (see Export tab of the Options window), trailing spaces are no longer generated.
  • Fixed: Copying Cyrillic characters to the clipboard no longer fails.

New in CloneSpy 3.3 (Aug 27, 2016)

  • Added: The Main window is now resizable.
  • Added: Added new search options to the Main window.
  • Modified: Replaced some radio buttons with drop-down lists to make room for the new search options.
  • Modified: The checksum database journal file is now kept permanently for performance reasons.
  • Modified: Changed the order of buttons in several dialogs to be consistent with the standard button order in Windows.
  • Modified: Moved all context help buttons from the window title bars to the lower right corner of the corresponding dialogs.
  • Modified: The Size of main CloneSpy window option now only changes the Main window size at start-up (see Priority page of the Options window).
  • Modified: In the default format for exporting lists of equal files, file time now appears before file path.
  • Fixed: The Copy/Move Dialog Box on Windows 8 and higher is now suppressed.

New in CloneSpy 3.24 (May 9, 2016)

  • Added: After CloneSpy has deleted a file, it can now automatically remove additional files specified in the Options from an otherwise empty folder (see Deletion page of the Options window)
  • Added: The new command line option -u can be used to disable the automatic check for new versions on program start
  • Modified: The default format to explore files now highlights the respective file in the File Explorer (see Report page of the Options window)
  • Modified: Improved database error messages
  • Fixed: Some file dialogs did not remember the last visited folder correctly
  • Fixed: Error messages now correctly reflect that CloneSpy can only support file paths up to a length of 258 characters
  • Fixed: In the All duplicates window files can now be marked based on their path length when searching for files with the same name
  • Fixed: When merging CSC-files now all duplicate entries are removed

New in CloneSpy 3.23 (Jan 5, 2016)

  • Modified: Exchanged "+" by "&" in the Main window to clarify the meaning of the "Search for" options.
  • Fixed: The 64-bit version no longer crashes when clicking the list header in the Zero length files window or the Single duplicates window.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer crashes when scanning long paths on network drives.
  • Fixed: Added an explanation for the formerly unknown error code 183.

New in CloneSpy 3.22 (Aug 23, 2015)

  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer fails to move files to the recycle bin or another folder on Windows XP (regression since v3.21).

New in CloneSpy 3.21 (Jun 27, 2015)

  • Added: In two-pool mode, the colors that highlight files from pool 1 and 2 in the Result presentation windows can now be changed by a right-click on the corresponding legend.
  • Added: More dialogs can now be configured to never show up again.
  • Fixed: Unnecessary system messages are no longer shown if deletion of files fails.
  • Fixed: Added an explanation for the formerly unknown error code 206.

New in CloneSpy 3.2 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Added: The installer now allows you to select between a 32-bit and a 64-bit version of CloneSpy.
  • Added: If you push the "Delete all marked files" button in the Zero length files window or Single duplicates window without first marking any file then an explanation is given on how to mark files.
  • Modified: Optimized the memory management so that now more of the available memory can be used.
  • Modified: Optimized the structure of the checksum database leading to the effect that your database needs to be rebuilt (previously cached checksums will be recreated).
  • Modified: If you scan a large number of files then the percentages in the scan progress window now have decimal places.
  • Modified: Opening and closing a large number of categories in the All duplicates window are now faster.
  • Modified: Marking a large number of files in the All duplicates window is now faster.
  • Modified: The upper limit for the size of scanned files is now deactivated by default (see Time + Size page of the Options window).
  • Fixed: If you have a large checksum database then CloneSpy no longer freezes for some time when you open the Options window.
  • Fixed: The Options window no longer freezes while the checksum database is being cleaned up (see Database page of the Options window).
  • Fixed: In the Options, if "Make new file" or "Replace file" is selected then the corresponding file name may no longer be erased.
  • Fixed: The Single duplicates window no longer shows files that were already deleted manually by the user during the scan.
  • Fixed: If CloneSpy is ran from the installer then it now runs with user privileges.
  • Fixed: Corrected the original file name in the version information of the installer.

New in CloneSpy 3.13 (Jun 28, 2014)

  • Fixed: Directory symbolic links whose target starts immediately with a directory are now recognized.
  • Fixed: Directory symbolic links whose target starts with a backslash are now resolved correctly.
  • Fixed: The View CSC-file window no longer confuses properties of files with the same path.
  • Fixed: The controls in the View CSC-file window is now wide enough to display the file properties.
  • Fixed: The context help now works correctly for the Options button in the Main window.

New in CloneSpy 3.12 (Apr 28, 2014)

  • Added: Equal files can now be explored or marked by an external program (see Report tab of Options window).
  • Added: The new pattern %P of the export list format (see Export tab of the Options window) and the CSC-file export format (see the Export CSC-file window) allow for exporting the source pool number.
  • Modified: Moved "Execute selected file" function of the Result presentation windows to the context menu of the list of equal files.
  • Fixed: The "Override delete selection" indication in the Main window is now only shown if the Action is set to "automatically delete".
  • Fixed: When a CSC-file is created then only relevant settings in effect are now written to the log file.
  • Hard links can be created again on NTFS drives for Windows XP and Windows Vista (regression since v3.0).
  • Fixed: The silent install command line option /ALLUSERSHORTCUT works now properly

New in CloneSpy 3.11 (Mar 1, 2014)

  • Added: The system can now be automatically shut down after a scan is done.
  • Added: System sleep can now be prevented while scanning (see Priority page of the Options window).
  • Added: Some dialogs can now be configured to never show up again.
  • Modified: Mitigated database access problems if several instances of CloneSpy are run in parallel (although not recommended).
  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer asks about saving settings when the user selects to automatically exit the program after scanning.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy can no longer be configured to exit automatically if zero length files should be presented to the user.
  • Fixed: If a folder in an inactive pool is also added into the other pool then this conflict is now resolved silently.
  • Fixed: Eliminated a bug that caused a crash while scanning or aborting a scan which happened in rare cases.

New in CloneSpy 3.1 (Jan 25, 2014)

  • Added: Integrated a database for caching checksums to speed up scanning (see Database page of the Options window).
  • Added: All paths written into a batch file can now be converted into 8.3 form (see Batch page of the Options window).
  • Added: Files generated by CloneSpy can now be encoded in UTF-8 Added: CloneSpy now warns on missing and spurious command line parameters.
  • Added: Before a setting files is upgraded to the current version, the user now has the option to create a backup.
  • Added: The installer now generates a warning if the install path contains a hash character because it will block access to the help file.
  • Fixed: Added an explanation for the formerly unknown error code 80.

New in CloneSpy 3.04 (Oct 13, 2013)

  • Modified: Portable and installed versions can now be run in parallel.
  • Modified: The portable version now initializes paths in the Options window relative to the CloneSpy executable.

New in CloneSpy 3.03 (Sep 22, 2013)

  • Fixed: CloneSpy can now represent invalid file dates correctly.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy now supports daylight saving time when displaying file dates.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer crashes if a date in the distant future is chosen in the calendar on the Time + Size page of the Options window.
  • Fixed: The list of equal files in each Result presentation window can now be sorted by the entries in the CSC-file column.

New in CloneSpy 3.02 (Sep 2, 2013)

  • Fixed: CloneSpy now correctly resolves relative symbolic links.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer resolves links on a network drive.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer rejects mapped network drives.

New in CloneSpy 3.01 (Aug 12, 2013)

  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer crashes when a file with invalid date is acquired.
  • Fixed: Corrected the version information of the CloneSpy executable.
  • Fixed: Completed information in Windows' Add/Remove Programs.
  • Fixed: Corrected some minor visual glitches.

New in CloneSpy 3.0 (Jul 29, 2013)

  • Added: Reparse points and substituted paths can now be resolved to their true paths due to use of new compiler and libraries:
  • A folder will no longer be considered more than once if it is found several times due to reparse points or substituted paths.
  • When hard links have to be created, a scan is only started if the true paths of all folders in the pool(s) are on the same drive.
  • When hard links have to be created, a sub-folder is ignored if its true path is on a different drive.
  • Modified: Creation of hard links no longer requires administrator rights.
  • Modified: Reduced memory consumption when deleting files to the recycle bin.
  • Modified: Reduced memory consumption when merging CSC-files.
  • Modified: Windows 2000 is no longer supported.
  • Fixed: Deactivated controls on the Time + Size page no longer complain about missing input.
  • Fixed: Deletion of hard links no longer affects the calculation of freed space.
  • Fixed: Corrected several minor visual glitches.

New in CloneSpy 2.7 (Dec 17, 2012)

  • Added: The Main window now has an Options button.
  • Added: Folders entered to a pool can now be explored via the context menu.
  • Added: The summary of a log file now also shows the number of categories of equal files found.
  • Added: The scan progress window now also shows the number of categories of equal files found.
  • Added: After a batch file is created or a list file is exported, the scan progress window now shows a button to view that file.
  • Added: Files shown in the Result presentation windows can now be executed by pressing the Return key.
  • Added: Adding all sibling folders to a pool in the Add folder window can now be aborted if errors occur.
  • Added: The new command line option -i can now be used to ignore errors while scanning and to exit automatically afterwards.
  • Added: The installer now offers command line options for silent installation (specify "/?" on the installer command line for usage details).
  • Modified: The default for characters that cannot be represented in files with OEM encoding is now the same as for ANSI encoding.
  • Modified: The default for characters that cannot be represented in batch files with ANSI or OEM encoding can now be changed (see Batch page of the Options window).
  • Modified: When adding file masks in the Files or Names page of the Options window, you can now browse for or paste multiple file names.
  • Modified: Multiple file paths can now be pasted to the Manual input control in the Add folder window.
  • Modified: Windows NT4.0 is no longer supported.
  • Fixed: If a hard link cannot be created then CloneSpy tries to restore the original file.
  • Fixed: After changing the encoding for batch files or export lists, a new file can now be created without changing the corresponding file path.
  • Fixed: When searching for files with same name, the Single duplicates window now allows to preselect files based on their folder/path length.
  • Fixed: When searching for files with same name, the Action frame of the Main window now allows to automatically delete files based on their folder/path length.
  • Fixed: The default batch file format now also supports hidden file deletion (see Batch page of the Options window).
  • Fixed: When exporting a list of equal files, the correct encoding is now applied (regression since v2.62).
  • Fixed: When browsing for a file pattern from the context menu of the All duplicates window, the correct dialog is now shown.
  • Fixed: Added an explanation for the formerly unknown error code 112.

New in CloneSpy 2.63 (Apr 30, 2012)

  • Added: Reparse points can now be excluded from a scan (see Folders tab of the Options window).
  • Modified: File access error message boxes now remind the user of potentially missing administrator rights for Windows Vista and higher.
  • Modified: When exporting a list of equal files and no equal files are found then this is now stated in the exported list file.
  • Fixed: When searching for files with same name, the context menu of the list box in the All duplicates window now contains options for retaining files based on folder/path length.
  • Fixed: The installer now shows the correct license agreement.
  • Fixed: Added an explanation for the formerly unknown error code 124.

New in CloneSpy 2.62 (Sep 26, 2011)

  • Added: Exported lists of duplicate files can now be configured to contain a header and a summary (see Export page of the Options window).
  • Added: Exported CSC-files can now be configured to contain a header (see the Export CSC-file window).
  • Modified: Redesigned the Options window from tab-based to page-based view in order to solve scaling issues with different font sizes.
  • Modified: The options for creating batch files and for exporting lists of duplicate files are now separated into two individual option pages.
  • Modified: If started for the very first time CloneSpy now asks for saving the settings on program exit.
  • Modified: Floating-point numbers are now represented according to the user's preferred native locale.
  • Modified: Improved the error message which is shown when hard links cannot be created due to insufficient rights of the user running CloneSpy.
  • Modified: Hard links are no longer replaced by new hard links.
  • Fixed: The number of hard links that can be created is no longer limited.
  • Fixed: The command line options for changing the setting of the Mode frame in the Main window no longer cause a crash (regression since v2.6).

New in CloneSpy 2.61 (Jun 27, 2011)

  • Added: The vertical size of the Main window can now be reduced (see Priority tab of the Options window).
  • Modified: Improved the error message which is shown when a file cannot be deleted due to insufficient rights of the user running CloneSpy
  • Modified: The folder "$Recycle.Bin" is now ignored by the default settings (see Folders tab of the Options window)
  • Fixed: Enlarged the fields showing the numbers of open and closed categories in the All duplicates window to hold more than four digits
  • Fixed: Improved the scaling of the tab pages in the Options window for all font sizes on Windows Vista and Windows 7
  • Fixed: When resetting all settings then the most-recently-used lists of the pools are now erased

New in CloneSpy 2.6 (Jan 30, 2011)

  • Added: Zero length files can now be handled as normal files (see Time + Size tab of the Option window).
  • Added: Checksums can now be exported by using %c in the export list format (see Export tab of the Options window).
  • Added: Folders in a pool can now be explored in the Add folder window.
  • Added: Default command line parameters can now be specified in the registy.
  • Modified: The tree view of the View CSC-file window is now generated faster.
  • Modified: The uninstaller now removes CloneSpy.ini for better cleanup.
  • Modified: If errors occur while all sibling folders are added to a pool in the Add folder window then more precise error messages are shown.
  • Modified: If a settings file cannot be loaded at startup then a more precise error message is shown.
  • Modified: The symbol used as digit group separator for large numbers is now taken from the locale settings of the user.
  • Modified: Windows 98se and Windows ME are no longer supported (regression since v2.5).
  • Fixed: The check boxes in the View CSC-file window are now shown in disabled state because they cannot be modified by the user.
  • Fixed: If a settings file could not be loaded at startup then the title of the Main window no longer says the opposite.
  • Fixed: The context menu in the Single duplicates window no longer shows wrong entries.
  • Fixed: Invalid file errors no longer occur when making a CSC-file from the second pool while logging is enabled (regression since v2.51).
  • Fixed: A CSC-file no longer includes an entry about itself, which occurred when the CSC-file was stored in the scanned folder.

New in CloneSpy 2.52 (Aug 28, 2010)

  • Added: The list box of each Result presentation window can now be configured to show the name of scanned CSC-files via the context menu.
  • Added: The list box of the All duplicates window now has additional entries in its context menu for unmarking files in a more advanced way.
  • Added: Categories in the All duplicates window can now be opened and closed based on whether they contain marked files or not.
  • Added: Directory deletion commands are now written to batch file if empty folders should be removed (see Deletion tab of the Options window).
  • Modified: Memory management is slightly improved.
  • Fixed: The "Stop scanning" button in the Zero length files window is now working again (regression since v2.31).

New in CloneSpy 2.51 (Apr 12, 2010)

  • Added: The list boxes in the Result presentation windows now have a context menu offering copy-to-clipboard operations and grid lines.
  • Added: The list box of the All duplicates window has additional entries in its context menu offering more advanced file marking and statistics.
  • Added: In the Add folder window it can now be configured whether the last visited folder in the tree view should be remembered for both pools.
  • Added: The Add folder window now has a "Remove selected folder from list" button that removes directory paths from the pool list box.
  • Added: The user now receives feedback if errors occur while files are being acquired (can be disabled in the Report tab of the Options window).
  • Added: The settings associated with a scan can now be written to the log file (see Logging tab of the Options window).
  • Added: CloneSpy can now be configured to play a sound when equal files are immediately displayed (see Priority tab of the Options window).
  • Added: File entries in the Result presentation windows can now be marked by pressing the Ctrl key plus the left mouse button.
  • Added: The installer now allows you to change the folder in the start menu or even to create a new folder.
  • Modified: The Options window now remembers the last visited tab until the next program start.
  • Modified: The All duplicates window can now be closed with the close button in the title bar.
  • Modified: Improved wording of the header written to the log file.
  • Modified: Improved readability of numbers in the log file summary.
  • Fixed: The option "Close categories above selected item" no longer affects the currently highlighted category in the All duplicates window.
  • Fixed: Controls in the Logging tab of the Options window are now correctly enabled/disabled if logging is enabled/disabled.
  • Fixed: Corrected the log file entry for deleted or moved zero length files for the case that deletion of equal files is deferred to batch file.
  • Fixed: After clicking one of the "Make CSC" buttons in the Main window unrelated error messages are no longer shown.
  • Fixed: Added an explanation for the formerly unknown error code 19.

New in CloneSpy 2.5 (Dec 16, 2009)

  • Added: CloneSpy now fully supports Unicode.
  • Added: Output files can now be encoded in ANSI, OEM, or Unicode.
  • Added: In two-pool mode you can now click on the legend of the Result presentation windows to mark all files of the corresponding pool.
  • Modified: The Add folder window now remembers the last visited folder for each pool individually.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer fails on finding all equal files when searching for duplicates with the same name which happened in rare cases.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy now handles files with sizes larger than 2 GB correctly.
  • Fixed: When exporting file lists the %f column now gets correctly aligned.
  • Fixed: Added version information to installer and CloneSpy executable.
  • Fixed: Added explanations for the formerly "unknown" error code 120.
  • Fixed: When adding a folder into a pool while its parent folder is in the other pool then the parent folder is correctly removed again (regression since v2.4).
  • Fixed: The "total time of scanning" shown in the scan progress window no longer resets to 00:00:00 after 24 hours.
  • Fixed: File paths longer than 255 characters no longer cause a crash.

New in CloneSpy 2.5 Beta 5 (Nov 6, 2009)

  • The new features are:
  • Added: CloneSpy now (hopefully) fully supports Unicode.
  • Added: Output files can now be encoded in ANSI, OEM, or Unicode.
  • Added: In two-pool mode you can now click on the legend of the Result presentation windows to mark all files of the corresponding pool.
  • Modified: The Add folder window now remembers the last visited folder for each pool individually.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer fails on finding all equal files when searching for duplicates with the same name which happened in rare cases.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy now handles files with sizes larger than 2 GB correctly.
  • Fixed: When exporting file lists the %f column now gets correctly aligned.
  • Fixed: Added version information to installer and CloneSpy executable.
  • Fixed: Added explanations for the formerly "unknown" error code 120.
  • Fixed: When adding a folder into a pool while its parent folder is in the other pool then the parent folder is correctly removed again (regression since v2.4).
  • Fixed: The "total time of scanning" shown in the scan progress window no longer resets to 00:00:00 after 24 hours.

New in CloneSpy 2.5 Beta 3 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • The new features are:
  • Added: CloneSpy now (hopefully) fully supports Unicode.
  • Added: Output files can now be encoded in ANSI, OEM, or Unicode.
  • Added: In two-pool mode you can now click on the legend of the Result presentation windows to mark all files of the corresponding pool.
  • Modified: The Add folder window now remembers the last visited folder for each pool individually.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer fails on finding all equal files when searching for duplicates with the same name which happened in rare cases.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy now handles files with sizes larger than 2 GB correctly.
  • Fixed: When exporting file lists the %f column now gets correctly aligned.
  • Fixed: Added version information to installer and CloneSpy executable.
  • Fixed: Added explanations for the formerly "unknown" error code 120.
  • The beta 3 also fixes a problem of the beta 1:
  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer closes itself when exporting ANSI list or batch files.

New in CloneSpy 2.5 Beta (Jul 27, 2009)

  • Added: CloneSpy now (hopefully) fully supports Unicode.
  • Added: Output files can now be encoded in ANSI, OEM, or Unicode.
  • Added: In two-pool mode you can now click on the legend of the Result presentation windows to mark all files of the corresponding pool.
  • Modified: The Add folder window now remembers the last visited folder for each pool individually.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer fails on finding all equal files when searching for duplicates with the same name which happened in rare cases.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy now handles files with sizes larger than 2 GB correctly.
  • Fixed: Added version information to installer and CloneSpy executable.
  • Fixed: Added explanations for the formerly "unknown" error code 120.

New in CloneSpy 2.41 (Jun 13, 2009)

  • Added: The expansion progress of the folder tree in the Add folder window can now be aborted by pressing the Escape key.
  • Added: The location of the CloneSpy.ini and the default output folder can now be modified through the registry (only available for standard installation).
  • Fixed: The creation of the folder for the CloneSpy.ini at program start no longer fails for users with Unicode characters in their names (only occurred in standard installation).
  • Fixed: The date format is now correctly retrieved from a settings file.

New in CloneSpy 2.4 (May 23, 2009)

  • Added: CloneSpy now comes with an installer. Alternatively, the program can still be unpacked and executed without installing it.
  • Added: CloneSpy can now create hard links (see Deletion tab of the Options window).
  • Added: Environment variables can now be used for specifying file and folder paths in CloneSpy (see Specifying paths in the help file).
  • Added: All folders in the tree view of the View CSC-file window can now be expanded/collapsed at one time via context menu.
  • Added: If a settings file is loaded automatically (see Command line options and Automation window) its path is displayed in the main window title.
  • The date can now be displayed in ISO 8601 format (see Time + Size tab of the Options window).
  • Modified: Checking for a newer version is now activated by default (see the Menu bar of the Main window).
  • Fixed: The list boxes in the Options window (see Files tab, Folders tab, and Names tab) now allow entries that are prefixes of other entries.
  • Fixed: When merging CSC-files entries with the same name and content but different file path are no longer removed.
  • Fixed: The default text color of the pool list boxes in the main window is now no longer black but taken from the system color scheme.

New in CloneSpy 2.4 Beta 3 (Apr 26, 2009)

  • Fixed: The list boxes in the Options window (see Files tab, Folders tab, and Names tab) now allow entries that are prefixes of other entries.
  • Fixed: When merging CSC-files entries with the same name and content but different file path are no longer removed.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer crashes when started for the very first time which happened occasionally in version 2.4 beta 1 and 2.

New in CloneSpy 2.4 Beta 2 (Feb 21, 2009)

  • Added: CloneSpy now comes with an installer. Alternatively, the program can still be unpacked and executed without installing it.
  • Added: CloneSpy can now create hard links (see Deletion tab of the Options window).
  • Added: Environment variables can now be used for specifying file and folder paths in CloneSpy (see Specifying paths in the help file).
  • Added: All folders in the tree view of the View CSC-file window can now be expanded/collapsed at one time via context menu.
  • Added: If a settings file is loaded automatically (see Command line options and Automation window) its path is displayed in the main window title.
  • Added: The date can now be displayed in ISO 8601 format (see Time + Size tab of the Options window).
  • Modified: Checking for a newer version is now activated by default (see the Menu bar of the Main window).

New in CloneSpy 2.35 (Oct 20, 2008)

  • Added: When dropping files into a pool their folders can now be inserted.
  • Fixed: The Add folders window now opens without time lag.

New in CloneSpy 2.3.4 (Sep 30, 2008)

  • Added: The new command line option -csc inserts CSC-files into the CSC-pool.
  • Added: The new command line options -c1 and -c2 allow you to automatically start a CSC-file generation for the corresponding pool.
  • Added: If all files in the Single duplicates window or all files within a category in the All duplicates window are marked while the delete button is pressed then a warning is issued.
  • Added: The new patterns %i and %I of the export list format (see Export tab of the Options window) and %i of the CSC-file export format (see the Export CSC-file window) allow for the enumeration of file entries.
  • Added: When exporting a list of duplicates, alignment of columns can now be switched off (see Export tab of the Options window). The same holds for CSC-file export (see the Export CSC-file window).
  • Fixed: If "Make new file" is selected in the Logging tab of the Options window the View log button in the scan progress window now opens the correct log file.

New in CloneSpy 2.3.3 (Jul 14, 2008)

  • Added: A new check box in the scan progress windows makes CloneSpy close after a scan if results are exported or deleted automatically.
  • Added: If a log file is generated, it can now be viewed after a scan by pressing the corresponding button in the scan progress window.
  • Added: The date can now be displayed in different formats (see Time Size tab of the Options window).
  • Added: Folders entered manually in the Add folder window can now be added to a pool by pressing the return key.
  • Added: If a pool cannot be scanned because of restrictions in the Options window, CloneSpy now provides a better explanation about the cause.
  • Modified: The command line option -e is now ignored if results are to be handled by the user (see the Action frame of the Main window).
  • Fixed: Solved some display problems when using large fonts.

New in CloneSpy 2.3.2 (Jun 15, 2008)

  • Added: The command line options -p1 and -p2 can now handle multiple folders.
  • Added: The new command line options -m1, -m2, -m12, -m1c, and -m2c can be used to override the scanning mode. See the help file for details.
  • Added: CSC-files can now be merged (see the Menu bar of the Main window).
  • Added: Data from CSC-files can now be exported to text files (see the Menu bar of the Main window or the View CSC-file window).
  • Fixed: The command line options -p1 and -p2 can now handle folders that end with a backslash. See the help file for details.
  • Fixed: CloneSpy no longer crashes when the View CSC-file window is closed before the tree view is fully generated.
  • Fixed: Folders in the tree view of the View CSC-file window are now shown in the order of acquisition.
  • Fixed: Adding CSC-files to the CSC-pool now works correctly again.
  • Fixed: Solved some display problems when using 120 DPI setting.

New in CloneSpy 2.21 (Jun 17, 2006)

  • Fixed: When an XP-Style is activated on Windows XP all CloneSpy windows have now a context help button in their title bar.
  • Fixed: When a path is inserted manually in the Add folder window leading and trailing white spaces are ignored now.
  • Fixed: When searching for duplicates with or without same name the checksum generation progress will not exceed 100% any more.
  • Fixed: The icon next to "Sorting acquired files" in the scan progress window will not flicker any more when searching for duplicates.