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Nimbox Vault Changelog

What's new in Nimbox Vault 2.6.0 Build 1163 Beta

Feb 10, 2018
  • New features:
  • A cleaner landing page has been launched, that included clear links to open files in the Web Editor (and soon, Office 365)
  • Document Collaboration is now accessible on the iOS app
  • German, French, and Portuguese languages are now available on the desktop apps
  • Enhancements and bug fixes:
  • Desktop app (beta) file locking prompt now generates properly at time of accessing locked files
  • Desktop app (beta) auto-lock now supports .PPT, .PPTX, and .ODP files
  • Desktop app (beta) auto-lock menu options have been cleaned up
  • Desktop app (beta) auto-lock duration remains set after restarting the app
  • Desktop app (beta) warning resolution tooltips now actually close
  • Desktop app (beta) sync status improved for more accuracy
  • Desktop app (beta) registration wizard optimised for better performance
  • Desktop app (beta) menus and dialogs now properly render (no more squiggly lines)
  • Desktop app (beta) registration wizard will now start if an unregistered desktop icon is clicked
  • The list of excluded extensions can now be copied from the desktop client (beta) properties menu
  • Web Preview and Document Collaboration no longer auto-launches when accessing the Share page
  • The ‘Return to My Files’ link on Share page now redirects users to the originating location
  • Password complexity error message is now properly displayed on the web in some edge cases
  • Custom-branded logos are now properly displayed on the Share page

New in Nimbox Vault 2.6.0 Build 1154 Beta (Dec 11, 2017)

  • New features:
  • The Collaborative Web Editor is now available through the desktop client (beta version) right-click content menu
  • The share landing page is redesigned with improved branding and collaboration options
  • Users can now preview deleted files that are supported by the Collaborative Web Editor
  • Auto-locking is now enabled by default for all newly created Team Shares
  • The Forgot Password page now better protects against brute force attempts through a 30-minute timeout after five failed login attempts
  • Backup retention settings are now configurable when creating a new organization
  • Enhancements and bug fixes:
  • MacOS File System Watcher is now improved for maximum performance and to better monitor and trigger actions based on file system events
  • Hard-coded excluded extension .laccdb no longer uploads to the cloud
  • DfsrPrivate folder is now included in the list of hard-coded excluded folders and will not sync
  • HTML tab is now listed before the Text tab in the Email Template Settings page
  • The default Daily Digest email layout has been updated for improved readability
  • The desktop client (beta version) Overview and Warnings section columns now display correctly
  • The desktop client (beta version) About dialog box now closes as expected
  • The desktop client (beta version) now automatically unlinks unknown subscriptions
  • The desktop client (beta version) now better handles large sync up jobs
  • The desktop client (beta version) registration screen is now correctly positioned
  • The desktop client’s (beta version) underlying user interface framework is updated to support additional video card configurations

New in Nimbox Vault 2.6.0 Build 1145 Beta (Oct 2, 2017)

  • Enhancements and bug fixes:
  • We’ve included a new ‘Shares’ button in the Guests tab of the web portal, which allows company admins to view all shares accessible by guests
  • We’ve improved the Beta desktop client’s user interface, so it’s even more beautiful
  • The Beta desktop clients will also now receive automatic updates
  • A confirmation dialog box now appears when deleting a guest account, so you’ll no longer be fearful of deleting the wrong guest
  • Folders that have been moved (via drag and drop) no longer duplicate in their original location
  • Guest users that were previously unable to access folders that had been shared with them, can now do that
  • Folders that are created or renamed to included ‘Ä’ and ‘Ö’ will no longer cause errors to appear

New in Nimbox Vault 2.5.4 Build 1072 (Aug 25, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Your desktop app has been updated. You should notice some performance and stability improvements that will improve the speed and reliability of syncing.

New in Nimbox Vault 2.5.4 Build 1070 (Jul 14, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Your organisation dashboard is now displaying accurate usage data
  • Stability improvements for the desktop client

New in Nimbox Vault 2.5.4 (Apr 4, 2017)

  • Improvements and bug fixes:
  • We’ve improved auto-locking, which now properly handles uncommon file names, if that’s your thing
  • The Outlook client’s prompts have received a lick of paint
  • Desktop syncing performance is much better, handling compression in environments that have bandwidth throttling configured, like a pro
  • Outlook email attachments now properly convert to share links in some super rare edge cases
  • Desktop clients no longer randomly report as being offline, because that wasn’t good
  • When you update your organisation’s policies, the desktop client now handles it gracefully
  • The ‘Overwrite Remote’ option will now actually resolve collisions
  • Certain file locks will no longer throw a tantrum, sorry, false collision
  • The desktop client’s filesystem scans will now work in all servers. Luke, these are the files you’re looking for
  • Pie chart graphs now show correctly in the Storage Overview report, because who doesn’t like pie?
  • Filesystem navigation is now successful when searching through large volumes using our file server enablement and backup features. Apparently it wasn’t therapeutic to sit and watch a spinning wheel for hours
  • The ConnectWise integration now loads its menu properly

New in Nimbox Vault 2.5.3.1051 (Mar 31, 2017)

  • New features and improvements:
  • Our snapshot feature is now live for backups
  • You can now use Brazilian Portuguese and French on the web and mobile apps
  • Personally identifiable information (username and email address) will now be completely removed from our databases when accounts/organisations are removed
  • TLS certificates are now verified by both the desktop client and the web app, with trusted third parties
  • Changing a user’s password will now end all web sessions
  • File upload alerts on shared folders, sent by email, now include file names and links for easy access
  • These file upload alerts can also now be configured on shares generated using the Outlook add-in
  • Searching the web app’s activity log is now much easier
  • You can now enable downloads, for guests previewing files using web preview
  • Auto-locking has been improved to handle most files with similar names
  • Syncing performance has been boosted, especially for syncs to a machine
  • Bug fixes:
  • File data is now purged according to your organisation’s policy settings
  • The dashboard now displays the correct user count and storage quota
  • The ‘daily digest’ emails will not be sent to deleted accounts
  • The Outlook add-in’s stability has been improved
  • Attachments are now automatically converted to share links, according to the chosen sharing policies
  • Security tokens are now properly verified on all forms
  • Duplication of web app content will no longer happen when, in rare edge cases, files and folders were moved into the desktop client just prior to the machine entering sleep mode
  • When moving files within a shared folder, the folder tree now displays correctly
  • The ‘breadcrumb’ links within the web app now lead to the correct place
  • The API no longer gives a ‘500 error’ when obtaining a list of roots
  • When viewing team share reports, the web app now correctly displays the subscriber list
  • The ‘agreement push’ feature for the ConnectWise integration now sets the effective data to the next push day, or the current day if it is already that day

New in Nimbox Vault 2.5.1.938 (Jul 29, 2016)

  • This update kills an annoying bug.
  • Bug fixes:
  • When accessing a public link, or whilst logged-in as a Guest user, pressing the Download or Preview buttons within a shared folder will no longer result in a 404 error.

New in Nimbox Vault 2.5.1.937 (Jul 27, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Data disclosure bug in the ‘download as ZIP’ API end-point has been squashed (blog to follow).
  • Desktop agents now properly create roots in clients that sync 200+ top-level folders.
  • The desktop agent’s hydration method has several performance improvements.

New in Nimbox Vault 2.5.1.935 (Jul 20, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Python configuration issues that caused today’s incident have been fixed.
  • Activity Logs screen no longer gives a ‘500’ error.
  • Welcome emails now properly send when using send_welcome_email = true through APIv2.
  • The ConnectWise Company dropdown field now populates as expected when configuring ConnectWise settings.
  • The Windows ‘right-click’ menu and icon overlays now load, in an isolated instance where an installation of 2.5.0 auto-updated to 2.5.1.

New in Nimbox Vault 2.5.0.923 (Jul 15, 2016)

  • Major new features and improvements:
  • Selective Sync is here! You can now choose exactly which content you want to download to your computer
  • Email templates can now be customised using HTML (and previewed instantly), so that your brand is consistent
  • A new hydration method enables multiple sync queues with automatic prioritisation, and simultaneous transfers. In short, your files will upload faster
  • Other new features and improvements:
  • You’ll now experience super fast data transfers when receiving data from other computers on your network (via LAN Sync).
  • New organisation setting to customise ‘send-from’ email addresses for system-initiated emails.
  • Sync process will now transfer the full file if the total size of the deltas in the sync queue exceeds half the size of the full file.
  • You will now be alerted of sync conflicts through a system tray icon overlay.
  • The desktop client now displays permission errors for mapped folders.
  • The ‘Rollback’ dialog now features a tooltip to educate users on how different time zones can affect the Rollback feature.
  • We’ve pushed some additional Event IDs to Windows Event Viewer and OS X Console, including:
  • Service start: 0x200 (512)
  • Collision created: 0x300 (768)
  • Collision resolved: 0x301 (769)
  • Collision failed: 0x302 (770)
  • Collision message: 0x303 (771)
  • We’ve launched numerous improvements to APIv2, including:
  • Root creation and management
  • Root subscription creation and management
  • FSE management
  • Guest account information retrieval
  • Bug fixes:
  • The Windows desktop client taskbar icon is now properly branded for customers that have subscribed to custom branding.
  • The Web Activity Log now properly displays the username of an administrator who deletes content from a Team Share that they are not subscribed to.
  • Modifying excluded file extensions no longer enables the Secure Share policy organisation-wide.
  • Selecting multiple files and clicking the “Download Zip” button no longer results in a 500 error.
  • Two-step organisational policy now properly redirects to the web portal when configuration is required.
  • Web cache controls are now active in Edge and Firefox to further protect against expired web sessions.
  • The Machines Tab in the web portal now properly consolidates multiple user profiles on OS X El Capitan.
  • Deactivating nested FSE mappings no longer causes a sync loop.
  • The desktop client property window’s “X” button will now properly close the dialog box.
  • Folder deletions are now properly entered in the event table.
  • Sync down process no longer triggers unnecessary logging of ‘file added’ events.
  • Unlock-specific error message now properly displays when accessing files or folders through the API.
  • Windows desktop client overlays no longer cause Explorer to crash in Windows 7 or 8 environments.

New in Nimbox Vault 2.4.2.835 (Mar 21, 2016)

  • Major new features and improvements:
  • Web Preview is now in public Beta! You can view your files online, from right within your web browser. Check out our introductory blog post here.
  • Vault can now be added as a storage location shortcut within Microsoft Office desktop applications
  • A new Overwrite Remote option has been added to the desktop agent’s Resolve Sync Conflicts dialog box
  • Notification options on upload/download can now be configured within a shared folder (includes revisions)
  • The Outlook Add-In is now supported in Microsoft Outlook 2016
  • The Agent UI now displays the status of all locally available roots with the Advanced tab of the Properties dialog box
  • Web App new features and improvements:
  • The Web Preview feature is now available in the Browse File Revisions page
  • The Web Preview feature is now supported in the Microsoft Edge browser
  • The Web Preview feature now supports many additional file formats including MS Visio Drawing files
  • The Web Preview feature’s rendering fidelity has been improved for many file formats, including Microsoft Office
  • Users can now exit out of the Web Preview tool from the share screen
  • Added localisation support for the Web Preview tool
  • File report formatting enhanced
  • Buttons have been redesigned with a neutralised colour scheme for more consistent branding
  • Guest accounts are now included in reports
  • When authenticating, users can now select an Active Directory source nickname
  • Time-sensitive passwords have been added for CSV-imported users
  • When deleting a user account, any associated backup roots will now deactivate on the web
  • The Share Options GUI is now resizable
  • The Restore Deleted feature has been improved to address cases where only a parent folder is restored
  • The Add to Groups and Add to Team Shares subscription widgets have been enhanced to improve the selection process
  • The Activity Log now displays Owned By information when purging individual files from personal roots
  • Locks are now removed if the owner is unsubscribed from a Team Share
  • The {login_link} requirement has been removed from all custom welcome email templates
  • The Lock Info pop-up window now displays time based on account/organisation time zone
  • ConnectWise billing agreement drop-down now reloads when switching companies for ConnectWise billing
  • A new Test Billing Agreement Push button has been added for ConnectWise billing integration
  • In the Share Options dialog box, the Save and Close buttons have been updated to Share and Cancel
  • When managing backups, the Delete button now reads Delete Selected Backups
  • Changes to org policies now display on dashboard activity and reports, and can generate alerts
  • Numerous backend enhancements have been implemented to improve stability, security, and performance
  • Desktop client new features and improvements:
  • The Auto-Lock duration is now configurable from the desktop agent’s Properties dialog box
  • The right-click context menu has been consolidated
  • More descriptive error messages when attempting to unlock item(s) within a locked rootLAN Sync memory utilisation optimised
  • Fixes:
  • Agent no longer prevents print dialog box from appearing
  • Agent no longer unregisters itself on Windows 10
  • Daily Digest now sends as expected on SaaS
  • ‘Restore inaccessible network paths’ button now activates in agent properties when path becomes unavailable
  • Agent deviation no longer causes a sync loop
  • Clear button has been updated in the Activity Log filtered view
  • Reports no longer display Not Available or zero storage
  • Windows path character limit no longer prevents the context menu or overlays from displaying
  • Shared files and folders listed in the guest account drop-down menu now display as expected
  • OSX agents now fully complete the installation process as expected
  • An edge case has been addressed so that Team Shares no longer display negative data in the web portal
  • OSX agent stability issue was addressed to prevent unexpected crashes
  • 500 error no longer displays when enabling ConnectWise billing for a child organisation
  • 500 error no longer displays when viewing an organisation created through the API
  • An edge case has been addressed so that the web portal no longer displays a negative number for User Folders
  • OSX Finder extension is now enabled by default after installing the agent
  • When configuring ConnectWise billing, changing the agreement for one child company no longer changes the agreement for all child companies
  • Daily Digest emails are no longer sent after a user is unsubscribed from a Team Share
  • The Download button now displays as expected in the Web Preview tool
  • The Outlook add-in has been updated with stability improvements
  • The agent service now starts as expected on Windows 10
  • Outlook Add-in no longer randomly crashes as a result of a rare indexing edge case
  • Authentication for ConnectWise integration will now properly succeed
  • Agent Context Menu now properly loads on 32-bit Windows machines
  • Non-ASCII characters are now properly displayed when downloaded as zip
  • Enable Auto Locking for Team Shares will now properly enable for the selected Team Shares only
  • AD Source creation now properly succeeds through APIv1
  • Top Bandwidth Machine Dashboard Gadget now displays usage over past 7 days
  • Web Components now properly align with long organisation names
  • Agent now starts up properly when SYSTEM user does not have permissions to the folder specified
  • Agent GUI now correctly shows registration status on machines that have a domain user and local user with the same name
  • Multi-select action buttons “All” and “None” now properly update the multi-select widget UI to indicate status
  • Colours of multi-select highlight within drop down widgets are now neutral
  • The person usage daily snapshot has been updated
  • Guests that are newly created via sharing a public link will now be properly notified of the share

New in Nimbox Vault 2.4.0.815 (Mar 11, 2016)

  • New Features & Improvements:
  • LAN Sync
  • End users who work within a Local Area Network now have the option to sync files between machines on the same network.
  • Full Support for OS X El Capitan.
  • ConnectWise Billing Integration
  • Nimbox’s integration with ConnectWise now allows administrators to systematise their billing process related to accounts, total storage, or whether File Server Enablement is being utilised.
  • Drag and drop functionality for moving files and folders within the web portal.
  • Multi-select in web portal file browser
  • Users can now take mass action on content, such as selecting multiple files to delete.
  • ‘Items shared with me’ list improvements
  • In the Shares tab of the web portal, ‘Shared with you’ list items are now hidden when the end user no longer has access. Additionally, these shared items are now sorted from newest to oldest.
  • Users can now upload entire folder structures using Google Chrome.
  • Enhanced Persons Report
  • The Persons report that can be generated from the administrative web portal is now enhanced to include organisation name, backup subscriptions, and information related to guest accounts.
  • More detailed machine health and backup reports, and usage information is now included in reports.
  • Reports can now be downloaded or emailed in Excel or CSV file formats, in addition to the current PDF format.
  • Additional log activity on backups
  • In the Activity Log page, administrators can now view information on which accounts deactivated a backup, and whether or not the backup is web-only.
  • Administrators can now search and track share link activity.
  • Improved formatting in the ‘bandwidth over time’ widget.
  • New activity alert to report when an email server is changed for an organisation.
  • Expose custom email server errors in the web portal.
  • Cleaned-up debug messages in logs.
  • New loading indicator when sending share links from the web portal.
  • New tooltip description added to Password Expires field.
  • System administrators can now create organisations regardless of organisation policy settings.
  • File locking for users now included in the Create Org Command API.
  • WebDAV subscriptions are now enabled by default for externally invited Team Share subscribers.
  • Groups are now included in CSV imports.
  • Updates to 3rd party libraries and tools.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Send Message button now displays correctly when the ‘Let Organisation Admins
  • Create Users’ policy is disabled.
  • Client installer now removes existing installation files before installation.
  • Leading and trailing periods are no longer allowed when naming Team Shares.
  • OS X Agent Properties dialog box now opens after hiding desktop icon.
  • File Server Enablement mappings now display correctly in all cases.
  • ‘Date created’ timestamp displays correctly when modifying a file in the agent.
  • Credentials preserved when configuring FSE on a network path.
  • ‘Machine name’ dropdown now shows the correct file size.
  • Common and branded icons now split into separate bundles
  • Now icons such as the agent’s sync conflict warning will always be displayed.
  • Revisions sync up without delay now for .doc files.
  • Agent now correctly displays user quota when user is above quota.
  • Hostname field is now marked as required.
  • Download as Zip now performs as expected in supported versions of IE.
  • Change password field no longer accepts integers less than or equal to 0.
  • Complete code refactoring for the Outlook Plugin.
  • Numerous Outlook Plugin crash fixes that occurred intermittently, and occasionally when closing Outlook.
  • Outlook Plugin forwarded attachments correctly convert to share links dependent upon policy configuration.
  • Outlook Plugin no longer generates two attachments when automatically converting a local attachment.