[Major update] Backup4all 4.5 was released

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Claudiu (Softland)
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[Major update] Backup4all 4.5 was released

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We've released a major update for Backup4all, 4.5 build 229, which contains new features and various fixes (the update is free for registered users of Backup4all 4.x).
What's new in Backup4all 4.5.229:
  • New: Added "Progress view"
  • New: The progress bar contains now more details
  • New: New GUI translation added (Finnish)
  • New: Scheduled jobs now show an extra icon in the backup list
  • New: Added command line parameters for "Difference Viewer"
  • New: Added "Active" checkbox for filters
  • New: Scheduled tasks can be created via Remote Desktop
  • New: Shutdown pop-up notification is shown even if backup is running in background
  • New: Repair function from "Control Panel" works even if installed from exe
  • Fix: Changing the destination folder name was not updated on FTP
  • Fix: Pause during merge was not working properly
  • Fix: Brief view not showing the correct details for new open jobs
  • Fix: Backup jobs from CD/DVD cannot be opened because of the read-only attribute
  • Fix: Scheduled backups at 00:00 or 12:00 AM were not correctly listed in Backup view
  • Fix: Restore Preview page was showing the UTC time, not the local time
  • Fix: Shutdown after backup did not work if no user was logged on
  • Fix: Standalone scheduler didn't not run at startup or at logon
  • Fix: Command line Access Violation when local catalog was not used
  • Fix: CD/DVD was not refreshed after backup
  • Fix: User intervention was expected for scheduled groups
  • Fix: In some cases, the application did not start at Windows startup
  • Fix: Message not clear when the CD/DVD was missing for a scheduled job
You can download the new version here: Backup4all 4.5.229
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Re: [Major update] Backup4all 4.5 was released

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We've released a new build, 4.5 build 230, which only corrects 2 minor issues:
* Fix: Limit number of file versions did not work for FTP/SFTP
* Fix: Canceling backup in Progress View was hanging the process in some cases
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Re: [Major update] Backup4all 4.5 was released

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We've released build 231, this contains only a small fix related to SFTP backup:
* Fix: There was a "permission denied" error when backing up to some SFTP servers
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Re: [Major update] Backup4all 4.5 was released

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Build 234 was released, it contains an important fix for users that were using Backup4all on Windows XP systems - because of a recent Windows Update, Backup4all wasn't starting up, we've fixed this now so if you experienced problems with Backup4all you are strongly advised to download and install the latest version from here: Backup4all 4.5. build 234
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Re: [Major update] Backup4all 4.5 was released

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We've released a new build, 4.5 build 236, which contains several fixes:
  • French language update
  • When proxy was not available, check for updates stopped but now tries without proxy too
  • Backup jobs were not imported if a job with the same name already existed
  • Some errors fixed when backing up to SFTP
  • Scheduler at system shutdown did not work correctly when the backup settings were set to All Users
  • Changing the scheduler from Main interface to Command line removed the task
Depending on your edition, you can download the latest version here: Backup4all 4.5 build 236
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Re: [Major update] Backup4all 4.5 was released

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We've released a new build, 4.5 build 241, which contains several fixes/updates:
  • Switching between languages will hide the history
  • Environmental variables are for destination folders on FTP/SFTP too
  • Some fixes for backup to FTP and SFTP destinations
Depending on your edition, you can download the latest version here: Backup4all 4.5 build 241
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