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On Site Backup Changelog

What's new in On Site Backup 1.6

Oct 4, 2014
  • [Fix] No longer checks the version visually on every launch
  • [Fix] When backing up MySQL with the Database field empty, it now includes the database name in the SQL backup file.
  • [Fix] When gathering the list of FTP files to backup, it now correctly ignores files and folders containing the ignore text. It no longer even bothers to search those folders containing the ignore text in their path names.

New in On Site Backup 1.5 (Mar 24, 2014)

  • [Fix] Closing the main window with Command-W now quits the application.
  • [Fix] The MySQL backup now reconnects to the server upon each table download. This resolves the problem where some ISP hosts timeout after 15 seconds of inactivity.
  • [Fix] When launching the first time, the application asks where the user wants to store the backup files. It also requests this with the Apple App Store version to resolve issues around accessing folders outside the application’s sandbox.
  • [New] There is now an option to backup all available MySQL databases the login has access to.

New in On Site Backup 1.4 (Feb 12, 2014)

  • You can now leave the MySQL database field blank and it will backup all databases (and tables) you have access to (except information_schema)
  • Backup names with foreign characters (acutes, graves, umlauts, etc) are now supported.

New in On Site Backup 1.3 (Oct 15, 2013)

  • [New] You can now set the number of minutes between backup instead of the hour of the day. This allows multiple backups per day or multi-day backups.
  • [Fix] Closing the main window with the close-button no longer wipes the preferences (sorry!).
  • [Fix] Getting FTP listings before an FTP backup is now much faster, especially with secure FTP transfers.
  • [Fix] The Log window is no longer slow in updating under Windows.
  • [Fix] The progress bars are no longer jumpy under Windows.
  • [Fix] The timer displaying how long until the next timed backup no longer shows this time when a backup is running.
  • [Fix] The total size of the previous ‘Last Backup’ is now correct (no longer calculates the whole backup folder)
  • [New] If you have not set a backup Location, you are now warned on startup.
  • [New] MySQL queries are now fully multi-processing, so should be faster and not affect the UI.
  • [New] There is now a Prefs button to show you the location of the preferences file in case you want to back it up or keep multiple different versions.
  • [New] You are now shown the total size of the latest ‘Last Backup’.
  • [New] You can now cancel in the middle of a MySQL download.

New in On Site Backup 1.2 (Oct 15, 2013)

  • [Fix] Running a non-secure FTP backup set after a secure FTPS backup set no longer runs as secure FTPS.
  • [Fix] Backing up to a Directory no longer gives the error that it can’t write to that directory when the directory is writeable.
  • [Fix] Changing the Zip-All-Backups setting is now stored properly.
  • [Fix] Directory backups now support foreign characters.
  • [Fix] Shows the time remaining before the next backup in hours and minutes rather than just minutes.
  • [Fix] The Backup Time is now retrieved properly.
  • [Fix] The Zipping of an individual Backup set if now remembered when editing that set.
  • [New] After a Backup is finished you have the options to: do nothing, Quit, Sleep, Log Out, Restart or Shutdown.
  • [New] As the backups progress, the log list auto-scrolls to the latest action.
  • [New] Each Directory Backup now includes a text file with a list of the files on the Source directory.
  • [New] Each FTP Backup now includes a text file with a list of the files on the server.
  • [New] Each FTP Backup now includes a text file with a list of the FTP Messages sent from the server. Note this may include error messages useful for diagnosing problems.
  • [New] If a Backup is compressed it now shows you the size before and after compression.
  • [New] If an FTP Backup cannot access the files within a directory because the LIST command fails, it is noted in the FTP log. Files within this directory will not be backed up.
  • [New] The number of potential Backup sets to keep has been increased.
  • [Note] In a Directory Backup set, and files and folders that are aliases or shortcuts will backup the original file, not the alias or shortcut itself.

New in On Site Backup 1.1 (Oct 15, 2013)

  • [Fix] Fixed an FTP error where the transfer would stop and no longer proceed when it met with a protocol error such as not having access privileges for an FTP server directory.
  • [Fix] Fixed an FTP error where large files were being downloaded every time because the file size was converting to exponential format.
  • [Fix] FTP Backup files use their cached Previous Backups copy if their file sizes are the same or up to one character different (because some systems have one or two EOF characters).
  • [Fix] It now displays which Backup Type and Name it is currently processing.
  • [Fix] The current backup progress bar now changes as it cycles through MySQL records within a table.
  • [Fix] The current backup progress bar now changes as it cycles through MySQL tables within a database.
  • [Fix] The ignore file option now works properly for FTP and Directory Backups.
  • [Fix] The thread size for the Backup process has been increased to 1 Mb.
  • [Fix] When a Previous Backup FTP file is copied the Date Created and Date Modified is set to the FTP Server file’s dates.
  • [Fix] When testing FTP settings it now logs out any existing session, clears any old log messages, logs in, changes directory then logs out when it has finished.
  • [New] Compatible with Retina Display.
  • [New] The Backup folder now contains the Description rather than the host, since you may have multiple backups from the same host, which made it hard to distinguish one from another.
  • [New] There is now an option to Zip compress each individual Backup after it completes. This is useful where a backup is less than the 4 Gb limit, but the total of all backups exceeds the limit.