Version History of Exiland Backup Free

This page contains a list of changes made to Exiland Backup Free. For stable work of Exiland Backup, we strongly recommend that you update the program to the latest version.

HOW TO UPDATE the Exiland Backup Free to the latest version

Run the program, then select the "Help – Check for Updates" menu and click "Check". If a newer version of Exiland Backup is found, then you can get the instruction on how to update the program.

• - Added: Analyzing ExitCode (ReturnCode) after running external applications
• - Added: Global file masks editor
• - Improved: User interface
• - Fixed: Some bugs and defects

• - Added: Option "[x] Follow symbolic links" in the task settings
• - Fixed: The 'EDatabaseError: Connection is not defined' error when exiting from sleep mode was fixed
• - Fixed: The bug when selecting excluding sub-folders of large nesting was fixed
• - Added: The program was translated into Traditional Chinese (Taiwan/Hong Kong)
• - Fixed: Other inner bugs and defects are fixed

• - Improved: User interface
• - Added: The program interface was translated into Polish
• - Added: Information about the size of each file being copied is added
• - Fixed: The bug of reading directories over SFTP protocol in UTF-8 encoding
• - Fixed: The bug of reading directories by mask is fixed
• - Fixed: Other bugs fixed

• - Added: Garbage Collector was added ("Tools - Junk / Garbage files" menu item)
• - Added: Deleting already copied files if a task was cancelled.
• - Improved: If connection to the source is broken automatically reconnecting while files scanning
• - Added: Control of an unexpectedly interrupted task and notification.
• - Fixed: Some small errors. Detailed logging of errors.
• - Fixed: The problem with shutting down PC was solved.
• - Improved: Limited number of files displayed in the log
• - Improved: Internal optimization of the file scanning is performed

• - Added: New version of website was released
• - Improved: The algorithm of copying files via FTP was optimized
• - Added: Temporary folder cleanup before each task execution
• - Added: Context popup menu in the tooltip above the notification area
• - Fixed: The bug with restoring files from a ZIP archive larger than 2.1 GB
• - Fixed: The problem with parsing of FTP directories was solved
• - Fixed: The problem with long path names on an FTP server (longer than 259 characters) was solved
• - Fixed: Hang of the program when copying files via FTP was fixed
• - Improved: Some improvements in user interface
• - Fixed: Other bugs and defects

• - Added: Now, the Exiland Backup website has its own forum
• - Added: The user interface (GUI) was translated to Ukrainian and Turkish languages
• - Improved: The speed of FTP file transfer was increased
• - Added: On restoring files on FTP (Linux), the access rights (CHMOD) are being restored automatically
• - Added: Now, the integrity of ZIP archive is automatically checked after creation
• - Added: The "[x] Overwrite if backup already exists" option
• - Added: Ability to specify source folders by mask, using "*" and "?" as wildcard characters
• - Improved: Now, password is not required for FTP settings
• - Fixed: The problem of synchronization with the root folder on FTP
• - Fixed: Other bugs and defects

• - Added: The user interface (GUI) was translated to German language
• - Added: Display detailed information on the hint (option "[x] Detailed Information")
• - Added: Option "[x] Compress the settings file when closing the program"
• - Improved: Deleting files during synchronization
• - Fixed: Some problems with unicode characters are solved (for FTP)
• - Fixed: Problem with deleting source files
• - Fixed: Other small defects

• - Added: Ability to specify a path using device name (e.g., "REMOVABLE:\MyFolder", where REMOVABLE is the name of removable disk)
• - Added: Ability to change the font size
• - Added: Ability to move files to the Recycle Bin during synchronization
• - Added: The "[x] Check for free disk space" option to task settings
• - Fixed: The problem with slowly archiving files over a LAN
• - Fixed: The problem with memory leak
• - Fixed: Some errors
• - Fixed: The problem with saving position of the main window
• - Improved: The program behavior after the connection with source was broken
• - Improved: The program behavior after the connection with FTP was broken
• - Fixed: Some small defects

• - Added: Unicode support
• - Improved: Scheduler was added
• - Added: Ability to reduce the usage of CPU, disk and network usage (by changing the priority of the program)
• - Added: Ability to run multiple versions of the Exiland Backup on your PC
• - Improved: The speed of file copying over the local network was increased.
• - Improved: UTF-8 encoding is now used for sending reports via email
• - Improved: The website of Exiland Backup is now operating via HTTPS protocol
• - Fixed: The "Out of memory" bug
• - Fixed: The "The device is not ready" bug for disabled disks
• - Fixed: The "Not enough timers available" bug was fixed
• - Fixed: The "Integer overflow" and "Division by zero" bugs
• - Fixed: Other small defects

• - Fixed: The problem of determining of the new/modified files was solved
• - Fixed: Cyrillic symbols on notification window
• - Fixed: Bug when you excluding a subfolders/files
• - Improved: When you delete a task the backups remains on the disk
• - Fixed: Some bugs and defects

• - Added: The multi-threaded copying files support
• - Added: Ability to exclude subfolders/files from backup by mask
• - Improved: Reliability of the program was increased
• - Fixed: The problem with the file path length longer than 259 characters
• - Fixed: The "1219 - Multiple connections to a server or shared resource be the same user, using more than one username, are not allowed" bug
• - Improved: The algorithm of the deleting source files was corrected
• - Added: Ability to run a third-party applications under specified account
• - Added: Showing information (time/speed) when backing up files
• - Added: The "[x] Interrupt group execution if this task has errors" option
• - Added: The "Task - Save settings to ..." menu item
• - Added: The "Copy" and "Scan" buttons was duplicated in context menu
• - Added: The "Change" button was added in the "Help - About Exiland Backup" window
• - Improved: Saving positions of the groups in the task list
• - Fixed: The problem of switching between backups and logs was solved
• - Fixed: Some bugs and defects

• - Improved: Procedure of updating of the program is simplified
• - Added: Ability to delete of the source files after performing a task
• - Added: Ability to select of charset e-mail notifications
• - Improved: The "Source files and folders" tab moved to a task properties. Added this column to the task list.
• - Improved: The button of scanning source data/analyzing changes is moved to the upper toolbar.
• - Improved: The log became more informative
• - Fixed: The "Access denied" bug during synchronizing was fixed.
• - Fixed: Some defects

• - Added: The option "[x] Compress the source files in the temporal folder, then copy the archive over the LAN"
• - Added: Total time of task execution is added to log
• - Added: Ability to set "Pause after successfully finishing the task" (other task settings)
• - Fixed: Fixed an issue where you can not close the tip window
• - Fixed: some small bugs

• - Improved: Minor GUI improvements
• - Improved: By default, the program offers the temporary folder for duplicating of settings file
• - Fixed: Some defects

• - Added: Synchronization files from FTP to a local/network disk
• - Added: Ability to use the "archive bit" to determine whether a source file is changed (attribute of file)
• - Added: SSL/TLS support (ports 465,587) for sending e-mails from @gmail.com, @ukr.net, etc
• - Improved: Algorithm of synchronization files was greatly optimized
• - Improved: Algorithm of copying of files via local network is greatly accelerated
• - Improved: Algorithm of ZIP compression was also accelerated
• - Improved: Algorithm of scanning of files was optimized
• - Added: Checking of accessibility of source/destination disk when file copying error
• - Added: Checking of accessibility of main storage location before starting a task
• - Added: Ability to cancel of current task on the top panel (the "Run Task" button changes to "Cancel Task")
• - Added: The "Open folder with backup" context menu item was added to "Created backups" tab
• - Added: The "Tools - Language" menu item
• - Added: The [DayOfWeek] variable for template of backups naming
• - Added: The log became more informative
• - Added: The "Open folder with backup" context menu item is added to "Created backups" tab
• - Added: Scale when deleting files from destination folder (synchronization)
• - Added: The "Columns settings" context menu item was added in the tasks list/backups list
• - Fixed: Fixed an error where hidden main window is incorrectly shown when restoring application from tray
• - Fixed: The problem with cyrillic symbols in the attachment file name
• - Fixed: The error "Access violation at address ... Read of address 0000000A"
• - Fixed: Delete files with Read-Only attribute
• - Fixed: Fixed an issue where the application may create full backup instead of incremental/differential
• - Fixed: The error "Floating point division by zero"
• - Improved: Now, the option "[x] Create FULL backup in any case" is also active for full backup
• - Improved: Minor GUI improvements
• - Fixed: Fixed an error where all files were saved in one folder (synchronization)
• - Fixed: Fixed an errors "invalid REST argument" and "Permission denied" where Exiland Backup download files via FTP
• - Fixed: Other errors and defects

• - Improved: Reliability of FTP transfer was increased
• - Improved: Installer was perfected. By default, installation folder without a version number
• - Fixed: Status for "Synchronization" type is fixed
• - Fixed: Rare error "Invalid floating point operation" is fixed
• - Fixed: Some defects

• - Added: Portable version
• - Added: You can show/hide columns in the main window
• - Added: Two status icons: 1) Task was cancelled 2) No error(s), but the backup was not created
• - Added: Column "Previous start" in the task list
• - Added: Animation for executing task in the task list
• - Added: The "[x] Create FULL backup even If no files have been modified since the last full backup" option
• - Improved: Windows size are adjusted to minimal screen resolution 800x600
• - Improved: The restriction of 2147 MB during the ZIP archive spliting into volumes is removed
• - Improved: Flashing the proggram on starting Windows is removed
• - Improved: The "Duplication" column contains the list of all destination folders
• - Fixed: The problem with synchronization of root of a disk is solved
• - Fixed: The problem with running of expired task having the "On starting PC" schedule is solved
• - Fixed: "Out of memory" error
• - Fixed: The problem with switching Alt+TAB is solved
• - Fixed: The problem with horizontal splitter is solved
• - Fixed: Some bugs and defects

• - Added: For the full backup type creating full backup in any case, by pressing the "Run" key
• - Added: Check for updates function in the main menu
• - Added: Specifying a comment (label) for a future backup, by pressing the "Run" key
• - Improved: Tips at run the program are shown in a random order
• - Improved: User interface
• - Fixed defect: The program was not appear in taskbar
• - Fixed: Many bugs and defects

• - Added: Capacity to select Code Page in FTP settings for reading of FTP directories, containing cyrillic characters
• - Added: Automatically capacity to close the program after a task is complete
• - Added: Capacity to add "(incremental)" or "(differential)" to a template of naming backups for incremental/differential backup types
• - Added: New variable for template of naming backups is "DayOfWeek" (day of week as text)
• - Improved: Algorithm of scanning of FTP directories is optimized
• - Improved: Interface is improved; flashing of task log is eliminated; some confirms are added
• - Fixed: The program priority in Windows Vista/7/2008 didn't change
• - Fixed: The error of import of a tasks from previous versions is fixed
• - Fixed: Other errors and defects are fixed

• - Added: the "Window visibility state" option in a task settings (see the "Launch external applications" section)
• - Fixed: The problem with automatic changing the template of naming backups during the change of task name is solved
• - Fixed: The error "Failed to open database" is fixed
• - Fixed: Other errors and defects are fixed

• - Added: Running external applications without console windows
• - Improved: Some functions are optimized
• - Fixed: several bugs and defects

• - Added: Ability to set the working folder (with the "exilandbackup.tid" settings file) in any place.
• - Fixed: Some small bugs and defects

• - Added: parsing FTP directory listing in MS-DOS format
• - Added: restoring of broken FTP connection with error codes 425, 426.
• - Added: preserving file dates when copying files from FTP server
• - Added: the "[x] Automatically lock the program on minimizing to the System Tray" option is added. This option is addition for protection the program with a password.
• - Fixed: Error with "Monthly" schedule type is fixed.

• - Fixed: Problem with cyrillic characters during FTP operations is solved
• - Added: By default, the duplication of the settings file "exilandbackup.tid" is enabled for reliability purpose
• - Fixed: small defects

• - Fixed: Some small bugs and defects

• - Registration procedure is simplified
• - Added: Automatic removing old versions from autostart after installation of the new version
• - Added: Support of templates of backups naming containing text variables of month. For example, the [month] variable gets the value 'April'. This allows you to make backup name like "MyTask April 19, 2012 (15-50).zip"

• - Fixed: Some small bugs and defects
• - Improved: Help

• - Fixed: Exiland Backup does not copy a renamed or moved source files
• - Fixed: File modified date problem, for example, 10/18/2030 (future date), when that file is always new, even if it was not changed
• - Added: English version
• - Added: Sending a backup (ZIP archive) via e-mail as an attachment
• - Added: Back up the settings file "ExilandBackup.tid" (all settings) automatically to an additional folder
• - Added: After performing a task you can now: "Shut down PC", "Log off", "Sleep", "Hibernate", "Restart PC". This setting you can choose in the task properties
• - Added: User can open files (for example, with Notepad) from a backup copy
• - Added: Saving width of columns in the main window: task list, source data list, created backups list
• - Added: Scheduler - run tasks on shutting down your PC
• - Added: Build date information in About window is added
• - Improved: Synchronization. You can set to keep deleted files in the destination folder
• - Improved: Help
• - Improved: Group report
• - Fixed: Incremental,differential: The program does not create Full backup if the list of source data has changed
• - Fixed: Some small bugs and defects

• - Improved: Synchronization algorithm
• - Improved: Fault tolerance: Restarting Exiland Backup in a critical error case; resuming files via FTP after the connection was broken
• - Added: Incremental,differential: Creating full backup in any case (optional)
• - Added: The "Other settings" section in a task properties
• - Added: The "Program behavior in an error case" section in common settings
• - Fixed: Some bugs and defects

• - Added: Back up new files or files that have changed since the last backup (incremental backup, differential backup)
• - Added: Synchronizing Files and Folders
• - Added: Grouping of tasks, run tasks consecutively
• - Added: Run tasks on PC start, on connect USB device
• - Added: Indication of backup process in System Tray
• - Added: Task management (pause, stop, cancel) during a task execution
• - Added: You can exclude files from backup with the following attributes: hidden, system и read-only
• - Improved: User Interface
• - Added: Flexible scheduler
• - Added: Unlimited number of folder to store backups
• - Added: Grouping backups by years, months
• - Added: Expired tasks management
• - Added: Three notification types (e-mail, Net Send, screen) after a backup
• - Fixed: Many bugs and defects

• - Removed the message window "The Exiland Backup Starter service on Local Computer started and then stopped" on starting the program by the service;
• - Removed the error message Range Check Error on sending a report via e-mail from the program.

• - Added Windows Vista support.
• - Fixed some errors.
• - Fixed the "Could not use "; File already in use" error which appears in Terminal Session.
• - Fixed bug with deleting a task which appears on some computers.
• - Improved interface.

• - Added canceling backup operation during preprocess activity.
• - Added changing a priority of the program during task operation.
• - Fixed bug where command 'Open' the file from a ZIP archive had no effect.

• - Fixed error where error message "Insufficient free disk space for the duplication of the backup copy" appears wrongly if an additional folder had not been created.

• - Fixed the "A call to an OS function failed" error which appears on some computers.

• - Fixed the "Multiple transactions are not supported for multi-volume archives - Native error: 00062" error which appears while the splitting a ZIP archive into multiple volumes.
• - Fixed problem with extracting of large Zip64 archives.
• - Added extracting files from a ZIP archive to the original locations.
• - Added saving size and position of the Main window on closing the program.

• - Added SMTP-authentication for sending a report via e-mail.
• - Added ability to specify a path to a file or a folder like \\comp1\c$\ (i.e. without shared folders)
• - Added ability to select excluded subfolders for each folder.
• - Fixed bug with wrong place of storage of a passwords to an archives.
• - Added support of templates of naming a backup copies.
• - Added skipping files used by another application.
• - Improved interface.
• - Fixed bug with deleting old backup copies.

• - Added simple copying of files (without pack in ZIP)
• - Fixed bug with duplicating of archive to an additional folder.
• - Minor performance improvements.

• - Added support of large archives (more than 2,1 Gb). Applying Zip64 format.
• - Added splitting an archive into multiple volumes.
• - Added canceling of a task performance.
• - Added running a third-party utilities before or after a task performance.
• - Improved interface.
• - Added saving and loading a task's settings (*.tsk).
• - Added opening a file from an archive with/without Notepad.
• - Fixed small bugs.

• - Added creating a sequences of the tasks.
• - Added setting conditions of performing a task.
• - Added setting a password for archives.
• - Added setting a limit of amount of backup copies (autodeleting of the oldest backup copies).
• - Added proxy settings of duplicating to FTP.
• - Added launching the program by the service Windows NT.
• - Added hint indicating a backup process.
• - Fixed bug with cutting the backup log.

• - Creating backup copies automatically on the schedule or on the user's request.
• - Selecting files with a mask, excluded subfolders for each folder of backup task.
• - Standard ZIP compression data to save disk space or simple copying (copy files as is).
• - Storage of backup copies on various locations: LAN, local disks, removable disks, remote servers, shared folders, etc.
• - Duplication of backup copies to FTP servers, LAN, local disks or USB drives, etc.
• - Viewing of the created backup copies.
• - Restoring a lost files after a virus infection or a hard disk crash.
• - Backing up in the background mode not interfering with the other programs' activity.
• - Logging backup operations.
• - Sending an e-mail or Net Send notification with the backup creation details.