QuickMirror History of Updates

Version 1.30 (January 2007)

• added option to write the log file in either Unicode or ASCII text
• fixed error when deleting a source file having the read-only attribute set

Version 1.29.2 (December 2004)

• added support for unicode names (multi-language filenames and pathnames) and pathnames over 255 characters
• automatically skips mirroring an alias if either source or destination alias is blank
• automatically disables mirroring aliases for CDs and DVDs
• fixed logged count of destination folders added
• fixed error when a non-English file/path name was encountered
• fixed error when prompting for a failed operation
• fixed error when failing to delete a file and skipping the operation
• fixed error when previewing and logging files/folders within an entire folder would sometimes cause previewing to stop

Version 1.28.1 (May 2004)

• fixed failure to add source files/folders when option on Control tab for deleting files/folders before adding files/folders was chosen (fixed from version 1.28)
• set default Advanced tab option for files/folders in destination not in source back to delete from destination (mistakenly set to copy to source
  in version 1.27)
• fixed error when deleting all subfolders within a folder and a subfolder cannot be deleted
• fixed erroneous log message for failure to mirror event log files
• fixed premature completion due to inability to allocate working memory when a large number of files are encountered in a folder
• fixed count of total folders processed when previewing and logging contents of entire subfolders added or deleted
• fixed error where kept files were not logged when logging files not replaced in destination and replacing destination files that do not match the source based on date, time, size and content, or size and content
• fixed error when mirroring/previewing where the stop message would appear in the wrong location in the log when Pause is followed by Stop
• fixed error when copying a complete folder within the same folder as a registry file caused mirroring the registry file to fail

Version 1.27 (September 2003)

• moved file/folder alias name mirroring option from Advanced tab to System tab
• option to exclude files based on size and date
• fixed failure of option to correctly relabel boot drive in registry

Version 1.26.1 (August 2003)

• fixed bug when copying a file and not logging copied files (fixed from version 1.26)
• fixed bug when copying destination files over source files and not logging files replaced in source (fixed from version 1.26)
• options to backup the Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 event log files
• ability to mirror the Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 registry
• options to synchronize date and time when mirroring by size and content
• option to keep short file/folder names (aliases) when mirroring
• added logging of date and time synchronization
• moved log append option from Basic tab to Locations tab
• new sections of help on mirroring the registry, event log files and drive
  mirroring
• added count of files/folders processed to log
• after mirroring/previewing, QuickMirror no longer keeps a lock on the last folder it went into
• fixed failure to set compression for subfolders created
• fixed bug that caused security attributes to be mirrored when mirroring subfolders even when the NTFS security attribute box was not checked
• fixed failure to delete a file in the destination if its read-only attribute is set
• fixed bug when mirroring multiple pairs that caused NTFS compression and security attributes possibly not to be mirrored after the first pair, and failed attempts to mirror these attributes for those pairs
• fixed incorrect count of files/folders processed on progress window
• fixed failure to set NTFS security for owner other than Administrators
• fixed error when creating folders in the "To" location pathname

Version 1.25 (April 2002)

• options to mirror NTFS security and NTFS compression attributes
• added return code for use with running from a command line
• fixed failure to delete a folder if its read-only attribute is set
• fixed stopping of mirroring on failure to access to a folder

Version 1.24 (January 2002)

• fixed random failure to mirror attributes
• fixed occurrences of blank icon in title bar with QuickMirror icon
• checks all possible points of failed file/folder operations and follows the failed file/folder option instead of stopping
• replaced "Close" buttons with "Exit" buttons to allow for Alt-x key combination to exit/close windows

Version 1.23 (October 2001)

• revised log to show statistics for each mirrored pair in addition to the overall total
• option to mirror read-only/hidden/system/archive attributes
• option to log mirrored attributes
• fixed "invalid [exclude] section" error when reading small settings files

Version 1.22 (August 2001)

• added option to log files and subfolders added/deleted within folders that are added/deleted
• setup-less version which allows running QuickMirror without installing (registered version only)
• network-based setup where client computers can run QuickMirror from a server and minimal or no registry entries are created on the client computer (registered version only)
• fixed incorrect file/folder logging and statistics when stopping a mirror while copying/deleting an entire subfolder

Version 1.21 (May 2001)

• allow excluding source files/folders from mirroring, wildcards okay
• added logging of excluded source files/folders
• made log statistics independent of the actions selected to log
• replaced empty From and To locations with <From> and <To> when saving a settings file

Version 1.20 (March 2001)

• allow appending to existing log files
• destination folder is created if not already present
• added the '/' character as a valid separator in the command line folder listing
• changed settings file structure
• added a command line option to disable the Progress window's pause and stop buttons
• fixed hang when choosing a Location List sort with only one pair
• avoided possible unnecessary replacing of files when the source file system is different from the destination file system (for example, source is on a NTFS, NT FAT, or CD disk, and destination is on a FAT or FAT32 disk)

Version 1.19 (November 2000)

• settings files saved as text-based
• detailed error messages when loading invalid text-based settings files
• allow extra spaces and blank lines in user-created settings files
• added current pair number to progress window

Version 1.18 (October 2000)

• progress window displays current operation and number of files/folders processed
• reads text-based settings files
• command line option to start minimized

Version 1.17 (June 2000)

• optional timed automatic retry of failed operations
• added sort option to Locations List window

Version 1.16 (November 1999)

• added listing of from/to pairs, with ordering and add/remove
• command line option to exit after Stop button hit
• removed abort/retry/ignore message when mirroring from a command line and a settings file does not specify a log pathname

Version 1.15 (March 1999)

• allowed multiple folders to be mirrored
• command line options for showing progress window and mirroring results
• fixed bug that caused QuickMirror progress window to hang after stop button hit when mirroring the last file
• fixed setup so that it deletes the hidden help file mirror.gid, the help file mirror.fst, and the old QuickMirror folder when removing an older QuickMirror version and installing to a new folder
• fixed uninstall so that it to deletes the help file mirror.fst and the QuickMirror folder

Version 1.14 (November 1998)

• added "What's New" section to QuickMirror Help
• added statistics to log file
• allowed mirroring to CD-ROM drives (due to recordable CDs)
• allowed QuickMirror Setup to remove older QuickMirror versions
• fixed setup error when installing to a new folder on a root drive
• fixed setup error when installing to a system without any previous programs to Add/Remove
• fixed uninstall error under Windows NT that caused uninstall to fail

Version 1.13 (October 1998)

• added options to deal with unlikely failed file/folder operations which before caused mirroring to halt
• fixed bug that caused "Stop" button to act like "Skip" button when a failed operation prompt appeared while comparing files by contents and previewing
• fixed bug that caused "Skip" button to halt mirroring when a failed operation prompt appeared while comparing files by contents
• fixed bug that caused the log file to be placed into the last current folder of a drive if the log file was to be placed into the drive's root folder

Version 1.12 (September 1998)

• WinMirror is renamed as QuickMirror
• allowed specifying any location and filename to save a log file
• allowed multiple settings filenames as parameters on a command line
• fixed incomplete termination bug (where window would close but not all system resources were released, which left Mirror in the task list when Ctrl-Alt-Del is hit) when running from command line, or after clicking on the Location tab's From/To button multiple times, or opening/saving a settings file

Version 1.11 (August 1998)

• "Delete first" option: while mirroring, files/folders that are to be deleted are deleted first before copying (this helps for when disk space is limited and to possibly decrease file fragmentation)
• added ability to save/load personalized default settings

Version 1.10 (July 1998)

• added option to pause or stop mirroring, or minimize the window as mirroring takes place
• added options to deal with failed file/folder operations

Version 1.01 (April 1998)

• registered QuickMirror file type under Win NT (so double-clicking a QuickMirror settings file starts QuickMirror, and typing "mirror filename.mir" at a command prompt begins mirroring using the settings in filename.mir) as in Win 95
• fixed install (setup) program bug that gave message "Can't set current folder." under certain circumstances (especially Win NT)
• fixed false nonfatal error message when canceling an "Open" or "Save As" dialog box to open or save a mirror settings file (esp. Win NT)
• fixed "Illegal Operation" error when mirroring/previewing AND choosing Advanced tab's "For files/folders not found in source" the option "copy them to source" AND choosing not to log this event AND this condition is met
• fixed "Illegal Operation" error when mirroring AND choosing Basic tab's "For files/folders in source not found in destination" the option "delete them from source" AND choosing not to log this event AND this condition is met

Version 1.0 (March 1998)

• first version of QuickMirror