FilExile Changelog

What's new in FilExile 3.0.6245.37673

Feb 7, 2017
  • Converted the entire application to C# and moved it to GitHub
  • Completely recoded the shell extension to be a proper .dll (this is in C++ however)
  • Further improved the GUI for ease of use
  • Added "Always On Top" functionality
  • Added disabling of the progress monitor for increased performance

New in FilExile 2.00 (Feb 26, 2015)

  • Changed the base framework to use .NET 2.0 instead of .NET 4.0 for enchanced compatibility
  • Redesigned the GUI for increased ease of use
  • Fixed an error where the shell extension would remain enabled after uninstalling
  • Added offline help
  • Code enhancements to increase performance and efficiency
  • Added a debug mode

New in FilExile 1.51 (Dec 10, 2013)

  • Eliminated the need to choose whether a file or folder was being deleted
  • Fixed an error where the progress bar would cause an exception in certain cases
  • Various cleanup and fixes

New in FilExile 1.50 (Jun 4, 2013)

  • Update check is done asynchronously to prevent the application from appearing frozen on slower connections
  • More control over threading options (1-128 threads)
  • Translated additional areas that had been overlooked
  • Progress bar added for deletion operations
  • Remaining Files / Total Files added for deletion operations
  • FilExile now properly asks for the Administrator rights it requires
  • Additional UI bug fixes

New in FilExile 1.42 (Feb 7, 2013)

  • Bug fixes - removed some places where FilExile shouldn't be touching the registry anymore
  • Added Shell Extension icon

New in FilExile 1.41 (Jan 15, 2013)

  • Bug fix - References to VBPowerPacks have been removed

New in FilExile 1.4 (Oct 22, 2012)

  • Added support for the following languages: Romanian, Italian, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, and German

New in FilExile 1.35 (May 18, 2012)

  • Settings - leaves the registry alone except for shell extension
  • Settings - has own GUI that is easier to navigate, has all options
  • Shell Extension can be enabled/disabled from settings
  • Can "Add to PATH" from settings
  • Single files names with spaces can now be deleted
  • Different directory for logging can now be specified

New in FilExile 1.32 (Feb 24, 2012)

  • Added Shell Extension (Context Menu) option during installation - allows user to delete any folder or file by right clicking and choosing, "Delete with FilExile"
  • Drag and Drop functionality added
  • Fixed an oversight with the command line parameters where the new single file deletion would not work if only a single file was passed

New in FilExile 1.3 (Feb 20, 2012)

  • Added the ability to delete individual files as well as directories
  • Enabled support for multi-threading for Robocopy (faster deletion)
  • Corrected an error with the VBscripts that add FilExile to the %PATH%
  • All references to "C:" changed to environment variable %SYSTEMDRIVE%
  • Errors in contacting the update server will no longer crash the application

New in FilExile 1.28 (Dec 13, 2011)

  • Added workaround for Robocopy.exe not being found
  • Various improvements/bug-fixes

New in FilExile 1.27 (May 5, 2011)

  • Modified output settings
  • JOB file support
  • Robocopy.exe check

New in FilExile 1.26 (May 5, 2011)

  • Added support for command-line input/parameters

New in FilExile 1.25 (Nov 24, 2010)

  • Cleaned up the code
  • Optimization applied
  • Added more advanced updating
  • Users can now have FilExile check for updates on startup and automatically go to the download site when updates are found (options are saved in registry)
  • Further GUI improvements

New in FilExile 1.23 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • Fixed issues with missing msvcr100.dll
  • Added "logging" option
  • Added ability to check for updates
  • Changed interface
  • Allowed for text input

New in FilExile 1.21 (Nov 10, 2010)

  • Application was crashing when user didn't have certain library files, this has been fixed
  • Installer added so user could easily add desktop/start menu shortcuts
  • File size greatly reduced

New in FilExile 1.2 (Nov 1, 2010)

  • Now a easy to use GUI interface with built in security feature to prevent deletion of important directories (can be disabled by going to Settings - Advanced Mode)