Syncrify Changelog

What's new in Syncrify 3.9 Build 884

Feb 19, 2016
  • Restore previous versions from web interface
  • Decommission clients that are no longer in use

New in Syncrify 3.9 Build 883 (Feb 18, 2016)

  • SyncriBox is introduced
  • Restore previous versions from web interface
  • Decommission clients that are no longer in use
  • Client registration is improved

New in Syncrify 3.8 Build 864 (Nov 5, 2015)

  • Bug fix: French version of Syncrify Client generates incorrect email report
  • Bug fix: Occasionally, Syncrify server generates incorrect email alerts related to space left on the disk.

New in Syncrify 3.8 Build 861 (Sep 30, 2015)

  • Master password - Ability to specify a master password when branding Syncrify Client, preventing users from opening Syncrify Client without a password. This is useful if administrators do not want their users to modify configuration on the client's end. (v3.8)
  • Preferred URL - Ability to specify a preferred URL. When specified, clients will use that URL to backup. This is useful when you switch from HTTP to HTTPS and want clients to connect to the new URL.

New in Syncrify 3.7 Build 856 (Mar 23, 2015)

  • VSS is automatically disabled when using BareMetal Plugin
  • Security Fix: CSRF attacks are prevented.
  • Bug Fix: On some Linux servers, files larger than 2.4 GB are not renamed if the TEMP folder and the Repository folder are on different volumes

New in Syncrify 3.7 Build 850 (Feb 19, 2015)

  • Security Fix: A vulnerability related to XSS (Cross-site scripting) attacks if fixed.
  • Bug Fix: Emails are sent continuously when a user runs out of his/her allocated backup quota

New in Syncrify 3.7 Build 844 (Feb 10, 2015)

  • Bare Metal Backup
  • Enhanced Pre/Post plugins that display live status
  • Bug fix: The last backup time gets updated even if backup fails completely
  • Bug fix: Pre/Post plugin is not invoked when backup direction is Server-to-client.

New in Syncrify 3.6 Build 834 (Oct 23, 2014)

  • Disabled SSLv3, which resulted in SSL Handshake errors in some older clients. Most of the affected clients are either running on Windows XP or older versions of Linux. This build adds support for SSLv2Hello, which is used by some older clients during SSL communication. Note that SSLv3 is still disabled. Click here if you need to enable SSLv3 for any reason.

New in Syncrify 3.6 Build 833 (Oct 22, 2014)

  • Security fix: Disables SSLv3, which mitigates POODLE attacks. This is only applicable if you are using HTTPS
  • Bug fix: Syncrify client ignores a folder during backup when all of the following conditions are met:
  • A root drive is being backed up
  • VSS is used, AND
  • A selection filter is specified
  • Enhancement: Report by Date and Remote Clients screen use user's full name when login is not a valid email address.
  • Clients are forced to use a single thread when server is under heavy load, improving the over all scalability of the server.

New in Syncrify 3.6 Build 828 (Sep 9, 2014)

  • Syncrify Client can report permission problems through its GUI. More Info
  • Fix: Email address can now contain a + sign
  • When login ID is not an email, full name is displayed in the User Management screen.

New in Syncrify 3.6 Build 823 (Jul 19, 2014)

  • Security Fix: A security vulnerability is discovered allowing existing users in Syncrify to access and modify unauthorized files on server. We sincerely thank Michael Molho of Certilience for letting us know about this and working with us to solve the issue.
  • Syncrify Client is now available for Simplified Chinese - China
  • Syncrify Client is now available for Traditional Chinese - Taiwan

New in Syncrify 3.6 Build 814 (Jul 3, 2014)

  • Bug fix: Incorrect alerts are generated when two consecutive dots are found in a file name

New in Syncrify 3.6 Build 813 (Jun 27, 2014)

  • Bug fix: Emails containing backup reports are not being sent in certain cases

New in Syncrify 3.6 Build 812 (Jun 19, 2014)

  • Syncrify client is now available in Norwegian
  • Italian version of Syncrify client has been updated
  • Ability to specify an email for reports when login ID is not an email address. Click here to see the priority rules for email recipients.
  • Bug fix: In certain cases a tricky path sent from a client is not caught

New in Syncrify 3.6 Build 809 (May 7, 2014)

  • Profile is not locked when running backup on one particular folder
  • Ability to increase timeout for directory listing. This is useful when you have thousands of small files in a folder
  • Bug fix: Error is not reported when server takes a long time to examine a folder and the client times out

New in Syncrify 3.6 Build 800 (Mar 13, 2014)

  • UPnP Support
  • Plugin for MS-Exchange 2010 and above
  • New report - upcoming and missing records
  • Troubleshooting wizard - help figure out connection problems
  • Event logs are created to Windows Event Viewer when backup starts and finishes (Windows only)
  • Ability to Explore folder on client machine by selecting a folder and selecting Explore from pop-up menu
  • Client cache can be stored in a folder other than Data Folder on client machine
  • Next run time for a job is added to access.log file
  • Bug fix: A deleted folder occasionally reappears when using Two-way sync
  • Bug fix: Server-side file size is incorrectly displayed in file tips

New in Syncrify 3.5 Build 785 (Jan 3, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Unwanted files are excluded when a similar path exists in the excluded list
  • Bug Fix: Files are not restored properly when days to go back is set to 0
  • Ability to extend stale time for a job. The default behavior is to consider a job stale after 23 hours.

New in Syncrify 3.5 Build 781 (Oct 24, 2013)

  • Bug Fix: The restore button is disabled even when direction is Client-to-Server
  • Small translation fixes for languages other than English
  • A new field is added in synusers table that holds disk usage for a user. This only applies if you use an RDBMS for user managment.
  • File deletion is enhanced when two-way sync is used. Click here for details.

New in Syncrify 3.5 Build 778 (Oct 11, 2013)

  • Status viewer
  • Server-side cache
  • Service-based client for Mac OS X
  • Cache is ignored when backup is run on a selected folder
  • The Backup button reads Synchronize when direction is either Two-way sync or Server-to-client.
  • The Restore button is disabled when direction is either Two-way sync or Server-to-client. Restore options from the pop-up menu are still accessible.
  • File ownership during restore is inherited from the owner of the profile.

New in Syncrify 3.4 Build 749 (Sep 24, 2013)

  • Significant performance enhancement during block-matching when large number of non-matching blocks are encountered.
  • Ability to forcefully terminate backup jobs after a specified timeout period. Click here for details.

New in Syncrify 3.4 Build 741 (Sep 24, 2013)

  • BUG Fix: Empty folders are created on the server when backup direction is Server-to-client and a new folder is created on the client machine.
  • Profiles can be made read-only on the server. Click here for details.
  • Files are automatically decrypted when a user downloads an encrypted file through the web interface.

New in Syncrify 3.4 Build 735 (Sep 24, 2013)

  • BUG Fix: An error appears in the log when a file content match on both server and client but last modified file is different.

New in Syncrify 3.4 Build 725 (Sep 24, 2013)

  • Disaster recovery has been added to provide high availability
  • Older versions of every file can be restored for a desired folders by providing the number of days to go back.
  • Deleting files on the client machine once backup is successfully completed.
  • Plugins for SQL Server and MySQL have been enhanced to restore older versions of the database.

New in Syncrify 3.3 Build 704 (Sep 24, 2013)

  • An email is sent to the administrator when a new version is available.
  • Bug fix: Daily reports via emails are not sent when Syncrify is running on Linux

New in Syncrify 3.3 Build 700 (Sep 24, 2013)

  • Bug fix: Folder cache on the client gets corrupted if a disk I/O error occurs on the server

New in Syncrify 3.3 Build 696 (Sep 24, 2013)

  • Bug fix: File on the server is removed when direction is server to client and delete files is checked
  • New version is checked automatically and administrators are notified under the Quick Links section
  • Pre-post scripts plugin is modified to run Windows Power Shell, allowing MS Exchange backups to run.