[Changelog] Backup4all 4

Claudiu (Softland) · Post by **Claudiu (Softland)** » Mon Jun 18, 2018 8:34 am

Below is the changelog for the public builds of Backup4all 4.0 - Backup4all 4.9. This version was first released in August 2008 and development ended in July 2013. It is currently NOT SUPPORTED, support ended in December 2015.

If you are looking for the latest version of Backup4all, you can download it here:
http://download.backup4all.com/download ... p-full.exe

Changes in Backup4all 4.9.291 (4-July-2013)

New: Added TLS, a new encryption type for sending emails
New: Use environment variables in email notifications (title and message)
New: Default email notification title was updated
Fix: Missing .png file warning when backing up the program configurations

Changes in Backup4all 4.8.286 (3-October-2012)

Fix: Fixed a problem occurring when backing up open files on 32-bit OS

Changes in Backup4all 4.8.285 (24-September-2012)

Fix: Built-in scheduler was not created on Windows 8
Fix: "Backup open files" was not working correctly

Changes in Backup4all 4.8.282 (31-August-2012)

Fix: If the option to "Start at Windows Start-up" was checked, in certain conditions when the computer exited the hibernation state, Backup4all would freeze
Fix: When starting up, the window showing quick actions was displayed behind the main program window, making it unusable
Fix: Backup4all froze when starting a scheduled task with "Close after run" set as an action

Changes in Backup4all 4.8.278 (13-July-2012)

Fix: Password was encrypted twice in some cases, causing problems on restore
Fix: Large split files weren’t deleted from the destination when the option to do so was enabled
Fix: After the second execution of a fast mirror backup an error might occur when testing even if the modified files were correctly backed up
Fix: Error when using the “Yes, limit number of file versions”

Changes in Backup4all 4.8.275 (21-June-2012)

New: Important backup speed enhancements
New: Improved source filter matching
New: Faster file access functions while archiving
New: Detailed log creation speed is faster
Fix: Restoring a file from a mirror with zip had a different modified time
Fix: Cannot force a different backup type for a backup shortcut
Fix: The BD-R disks were not 100% filled when the sources were on multiple drives

Changes in Backup4all 4.7.270 (10-May-2012)

Fix: Problems when backing up files/folders with Korean characters
Fix: Problems when backing up files/folders with Chinese characters
Fix: Some fixes for SFTP destination.

Changes in Backup4all 4.7.268 (11-April-2012)

Fix: For some FTP/SFTP servers, there was a warning about files uploaded with a different size.
Fix: Catalog file was not renamed on some FTP/SFTP servers.
Fix: Backup russian characters from Russian OS and restore to English OS problem fixed.

Changes in Backup4all 4.7.265 (23-03-2012)

New: Added new transfer types for FTP uploads: Binary, Ascii and Auto
New: New option that allows customizing the list of file types to transfer in ASCII mode
New: Time for scheduled jobs is now in the same format as the one on the Windows machine where it's defined
Fix: Scheduled tasks created via the new backup wizard did not start in certain situations.

Changes in Backup4all 4.6.263 (17-02-2012)

Fix: Backup4all did not run at start when using a domain user account.
Fix: Customized filters couldn't be modified after creation.
Fix: Using independent splits when backing up to FTP caused an invalid warning.

Changes in Backup4all 4.6.259 (20-10-2011)

Fix: Outlook accounts with special characters in their names were not backed up
Fix: Backup destination was not changed when opening a catalog from USB
Fix: Layout.ini file was not correctly recreated
Fix: The test for predefined FTP configuration did not work in the new backup wizard.

Changes in Backup4all 4.6.254 (18-07-2011)

Fix: In some cases, the scheduler password was asked again when saving the job
Fix: Backup on demand using OTB button was not working
Fix: When a backup was aborted because the action before it failed, all buttons for that job were grayed out
Fix: When using Mirror backup, the folders were not removed from FTP destination if they were deleted from sources.

Changes in Backup4all 4.6.253 (27-05-2011)

Fix: Successful email was sent even if external drive was disconnected
Fix: Cache size for burner engine was increased
Fix: The merged files will be deleted only after the resulting zip is uploaded to destination
Fix: Scheduled tasks cannot be created if user name contains a space
Fix: Properties window was not displayed completely for large fonts with small resolutions

Changes in Backup4all 4.6.250 (18-04-2011)

New: Added a Backup4all gadget for Windows Vista and Windows 7
New: The CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning engine was updated
New: An exclamation sound is played when the CD/DVD/Blu-ray needs to be changed
New: New backup tags were added for hour, minute and second
New: When forcing a shutdown during the backup, you will be notified that "Shutting down will corrupt current backup"
Fix: Excluding a file from sources lead to removing the entire folder
Fix: If the upload of a file failed, the retry caused the progress to exceed 100%
Fix: Clean backup was executed on external drives even if those were disconnected
Fix: Filters could not be changed from Include to Exclude
Fix: The application did not start when computer was idle
Fix: When backing up to a CD/DVD/Blu-ray, the fist execution date was not correctly imported after the second session
Fix: If "Test after backup" option was not used, the application was still asking for the disk
Fix: Importing backup jobs in Professional or Standard from Lite was not working
Fix: "After backup" action was not executed if running from command line
Fix: The zip name in log error messages was empty in certain situations
Fix: The log was not open with the selected Log Viewer in all cases
Fix: In the backup list, the last selected group was not saved after a restart
Fix: The dot character was not allowed in a tag name
Fix: The default backup type couldn't be changed in scheduler

Changes in Backup4all 4.5.241 (23-02-2011)

New: Switching between languages will hide the history
Update: Environmental variables are for destination folders on FTP/SFTP too
Fix: Some fixes for backup to FTP and SFTP destinations

Changes in Backup4all 4.5.236(24-01-2011)

Update: French language update
Update: When proxy was not available, check for updates stopped but now tries without proxy too
Fix: Backup jobs were not imported if a job with the same name already existed
Fix: Some errors fixed when backing up to SFTP
Fix: Scheduler at system shutdown did not work correctly when the backup settings were set to All Users
Fix: Changing the scheduler from Main interface to Command line removed the task

Changes in Backup4all 4.5.231(28-10-2010)

Fix: There was a "permission denied" error when backing up to some SFTP servers

Changes in Backup4all 4.5.230(26-10-2010)

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

Changes in Backup4all 4.5.226 (14-10-2010)

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 was not showing the correct details for new open jobs
Fix: Backup jobs from CD/DVD cannot be open because of read-only attribute
Fix: Sheduled backups at 00:00 or 12:00 AM were not correctly listed in Backup view
Fix: Restore Preview page showed the UTC time, not the local time
Fix: Shutdown after backup did not work if no user was logged in
Fix: Standalone scheduler does 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

Changes in Backup4all 4.4.218 (31-08-2010)

Fix: Fixed problem with long "Preparing shadow copy" message during the backup
Fix: Removed false errors during restore of NTFS files with permissions
Fix: Copy NTFS permissions problem fixed
Fix: Dll problem fixed for Windows 2000 server

Changes in Backup4all 4.4.214 (30-07-2010)

Fix: Vscsrv2008 crashes under Windows Vista/7/2008 32 bit.

Changes in Backup4all 4.4.213 (29-06-2010)

Fix: Temporary files were not deleted during the restore of multiple splits.
Fix: Scheduled backup at system shutdown was asking for a password in some cases.
Fix: "Invalid request id" warning when backing up to SFTP.
Fix: Backup view not expanded correctly in some cases.
Fix: Cannot open catalog from a mapped drive.
Fix: Vscsrv.exe crashes under Win XP 64-bit.
Fix: SQL Server Backup was automatically triggered when using backup open files option.
Fix: Rename backup jobs from removable drives.
Fix: Select folder and driver destination does not indicate the specified folder.
Fix: Job was not renamed after changing the destination from CD to local.
Fix: "Exclude from backup sources" option does not work for new files.

Changes in Backup4all 4.4.206 (5-05-2010)

Fix: File/folder icons were not correctly displayed in Explore View.
Fix: Error while restoring Microsoft Outlook backups to original location.
Fix: AV when backing up to CD/DVD using command line.

Changes in Backup4all 4.4.194 (2-03-2010)

Fix: SSL settings were not correctly saved.
Fix: Some language updates.

Changes in Backup4all 4.4.188 (20-01-2010)

New: Option added to open backups from specific locations (Local, Network, FTP/SFTP)
New: Backup jobs can now be moved in the backup list(drag-and-drop)
New: Test runs after the merge operation too
Fix: The number of warnings in email notification was not correct
Fix: Backup4all froze while paused for a longer period of time
Fix: Mirror backup to CD/DVD/Blu-ray spaning on multiple disks
Fix: Warning message when cannot open read-only catalog file
Fix: "Backup all groups" scheduler did not work correctly
Fix: Restore with problems from "Getting Started" page
Fix: "Filter by action" under Scheduler page did not work correctly
Fix: Some fixes when backing up open files
Fix: AV when backing up to CD/DVD/Blu-ray using command line
Fix: "Open" and "View with Notepad" options fixed

Changes in Backup4all 4.3.175 (25-11-2009)

Fix: Hidden scheduled tasks not starting.
Fix: Deleted or excluded files were restored all the time
Fix: Notification sounds not reflecting the backup status.
New: Estonian language was added.
New: SFTP host keys are also backed up with Backup4all configurations plugin.

Changes in Backup4all 4.3.173 (20-11-2009)

Fix: Problem when switching between backup limitation options
Fix: Deleted files were restored all the time
Fix: "Backup all groups" radio button does not correctly work
Fix: Sort files after size does not work correctly
Fix: Backup open files problem fixed

Changes in Backup4all 4.3.168 (5-11-2009)

New: Backup to SFTP was added
New: Added a new option that lets you Backup all groups
New: Option to split files larger than a specific size for FTP backups
New: Select the scheduler priority
New: Split the backup according to a number of files/folders
New: Change the scheduler username and password for multiple jobs
New: New option to "Store temporary catalog data in memory"
New: "Minimize to tray when finished" added for backup on demand
Fix: Pressing Cancel during the Clean operation is not possible anymore
Fix: "Last Backup" and "Last backup status" from Brief view will be updated even if no files were backed up
Fix: Cancel backup during catalog upload will not result in a corrupt catalog
Fix: Test with warnings for Backup4all configurations plugin on Vista
Fix: Index out of bounds during independent test for mirror
Fix: Backup4all did not close after run for backups on demand
Fix: Standalone scheduler fix (was not starting if application was not started)
Fix: Backup open files on 64-bit OS
Fix: Desktop.ini file was modified after backup on Windows 2008 R2
Fix: The scheduled task was not created if switching to another application during setup
Fix: Incorrect OTB device detection fixed
Fix: Skipping files from disconnected source drives is faster
Fix: Restoring file with non-English characters
Fix: Backup at system shutdown was not turning the computer off

Changes in Backup4all 4.2.156 (28-08-2009)

Fix: Volume Shadow Copy problems on Windows 2003
Fix: Some files were not correctly backed up using mirror type
Fix: Faster actions for large number of versions
Fix: Command line speed improvements

Changes in Backup4all 4.2.155 (24-08-2009)

Fix: Volume Shadow Copy problems
Fix: Microsoft Outlook plugin
Fix: Faster catalog loading for large number of versions
Fix: Some tags were not working for Mirror backup
Fix: Empty folders were not removed from FTP backups

Changes in Backup4all 4.2.154 (12-08-2009)

New: Bulgarian language was added
New: Czech language was added
Fix: Excluded folders were not removed from FTP destinations
Fix: Test after backup had false warnings in some cases
Fix: Backup open files fix
Fix: Backup to CD/DVD/Blu-ray fix

Changes in Backup4all 4.2.153 (7-08-2009)

Fix: New backup jobs using existing plugins had wrong paths in sources

Changes in Backup4all 4.2.152 (6-08-2009)

Fix: In certain cases installation would stop with an "Ended Prematurely" error
Fix: Changing user settings during installation would result in backup jobs not being imported from the previous version
Fix: Crash when using the Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook plugin
Fix: Scheduled jobs would return an AV in particular cases

Changes in Backup4all 4.2.150 (30-07-2009)

New: Added Unicode filename support (files with non-standard characters can be easily backed up now)
New: Backup4all is now compatible with 64-bit operating systems too
New: Environment Variables can be used when defining new filters (e.g. %temp%, %SystemRoot%)
New: File versions can be compared now
New: Added "Select columns" option in the right-click menu of the versions section (Explore View)
New: Added option to select new filetype for log files (.txt is accepted now too, given that .log files cannot be opened on Blackberry devices)
New: Added option "Remove from sources" when right-clicking a file in Explore View
New: Added "Run With" and "Job Type" in schedule lists
New: Added a new button for "Ignore all" during restore
New: Added message for mirror backups to FTP when splitting large files and there is not enough space in temp (Ftp allows files of max 2GB)
New: Added notification if the CTM gets corrupted (ask user to reinstall application)
New: Added an option to force the after backup action execution
New: Interface now available in French, German, Malay, Portuguese too
Update: If the notification email has an attachment larger than the sending limit, only the email is sent (without attachment)
Update: Sources can be modified now even after selecting a Predefined Backup job (this way a backup job can be used as a "template" for future backup jobs)
Fix: Various fixes for mirror backups (with zip) to removable drives and FTP
Fix: In particular cases the .bkc got corrupted
Fix: Fixed an error when using "Create full paths (including drive letter)" option
Fix: "Destination error" when using the Mirror backup type with a plugin
Fix: The zip split is adjusted to the destination media even if is set to a larger size
Fix: SQL errors were showing in some particular cases
Fix: Some unicode characters were not zipped correctly
Fix: Cannot use a mapped drive as destination in New Backup Wizard
Fix: Changing the time zone caused the back up of all files
Fix: The standalone scheduler was not starting the backup
Fix: Several Access Violations were fixed
Fix: Folders were not erased from FTP using "Remove excluded and deleted files" option.
Fix: Several Access Violations were fixed
Fix: An invalid task resulted when creating a scheduler to load backup job via command line
Fix: Multiple files selection was not working correctly

Changes in Backup4all 4.1.139 (13-05-2009)

New: Files with names up to 255 characters (or special characters such as can be added on CD/DVD/Blu-ray without trimming
Fix: An AV occured after starting a Backup Group when a backup job was already active
Fix: Using CD/DVD/Blu-ray destination from command line generated an AV
Fix: The Merge operation was not using the correct temporary folder
Fix: Testing mirror to ftp with subfolder prefix did not work

Changes in Backup4all 4.1.138 (8-05-2009)

New: "Backup Day of Week (locale)" - number that takes into account the regional settings
New: "Backup Day of Week (name)" - short name of the day in week
Fix: Minimum zip split size was not enforced to 512 KB
Fix: Catalogs were inconsistent after runing cleanup on imported backup jobs
Fix: Corrected some issues related to spanning backup on multiple DVDs
Fix: An access violation was triggered in some cases when running mirror with zip
Fix: Corrected volume shadow copy service issues for jobs using plugins

Changes in Backup4all 4.1.137 (29-04-2009)

Update: The "Prepare files list" operation was optimized so the backup time is reduced
Update: Test operation is now faster for large files
Update: Italian and Spanish languages were updated

Changes in Backup4all 4.1.136 (24-04-2009)

Update: If the user cannot write to Folder locations paths, the default path will be used.
Update: Selecting the backup job after changing the CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive letter, displays a wrong message.
Fix: When backup limit was reached, the zip splits were not always deleted from destination
Fix: The default installation language was not English if the OS was in another language than English
Fix: Cleanup action was not working when using command line
Fix: Changing from Fast mirror to Full mirror was not correctly done in catalog in some cases
Fix: Sometimes there was a problem when loading an imported catalog
Fix: Restoring a single file to a different location was recreating the entire path
Fix: Merge backups was not working for application configurations
Fix: Some SSL problems fixed for email notifications
Fix: In Explore View, when right clicking a file version, the "Open" and "Open with Notepad" options did not work
Fix: Backup was not deleted from catalog after clean if moved from local destination to FTP

Changes in Backup4all 4.1.135 (6-04-2009)

Fix: Backup to spanned CD/DVD/Blu-ray had a wrong date or the date was missing
Fix: When restoring a selective file to another location, the entire original file path was added
Fix: In some cases, importing jobs from version 3 did not add them in the backup list

Changes in Backup4all 4.1.134 (31-03-2009)

Update: On Vista, the "Code error: 0x8007052E" message is now more explanatory
Update: Spanish interface language added
Update: Notification emails are sent without attached log if the file size is too large
Fix: Reduced Backup4all start time when using network sources

Changes in Backup4all 4.1.133 (26-03-2009)

Update: Russian language available for the user interface
Fix: "No argument for format %s" error was displaying for some scheduled backup jobs

Changes in Backup4all 4.1.132 (25-03-2009)

Update: Scollbar for Language box in Backup Properties
Update: Improved selective restore from a spanned backup on CD/DVD
Fix: Uploading files larger than 2GB on FTP using Mirror with zip, did not work
Fix: Fixed several "Access volation" errors
Fix: Drive A: and B: were not allowed as a CD/DVD/Blu-ray destination
Fix: Fixed an error in "Always use temporary folder" for backups to removable drives
Fix: False error message in the cleanup log when there were no files to clean
Fix: Standalone scheduler did not start in specific cases

Changes in Backup4all 4.1.131 (20-03-2009)

Update: Obsolete plugins are detected and removed from the Plugins folder on startup
Fix: An access denied error was returned when trying to access MyDocuments folder in Vista in some particular cases
Fix: An access violation was shown when the destination was set to a CD/DVD/Blu-ray without writing capabilities

Changes in Backup4all 4.1.130 (17-03-2009)

New: Backup to Blu-ray discs and HD-DVD (or from Blu-ray/HD DVD) is now supported
New: Added support for backing up to dual layer DVDs
New: Added plugin to backup Microsoft Outlook automatically
New: Added show excluded file no. and excluded folder no. (in Test/Cleanup window, Backup View, Restore/Choose backup numbers window)
New: Added text description field for selected filter in Options->Filters
New: Predefined global filters are added automatically to new backup jobs
New: Added new predefined splits for Blu-ray and dual layer DVDs
New: Show text description for selected filter in Options->Filters
Update: Optimized "Update catalog" process for jobs with many backup numbers
Update: Before/After actions now allow shortcuts
Fix: When using mirror with zip, files with long path were not copied
Fix: "Delete sources after successful backup" did not remove folders from sources
Fix: ICO images with resolution over 32x32 and alpha blending were not loaded as backup job icons
Fix: Filters containing absolute paths were ignored
Fix: Testing a mirror backup (with zip and AES encryption) to FTP returned errors even when successful
Fix: Timeout while waiting to stop expand
Fix: In specific cases, "Close after run" was ignored for scheduled groups
Fix: Disabled schedulers were still executed on Vista
Fix: Files were not deleted during incremental backups set to keep only 3 versions
Fix: Use existing FTP configuration in New Backup Wizard
Fix: "Limit number of backups" and "Merge backups" are now taken into account when backing up to USB flash drives (if the backup is not spanned)
Fix: Scheduled jobs for other users were available for the current user too
Fix: Miscelaneous fixes for filters
Fix: When running a full backup to an external drive, no error was shown in some cases if the drive was disconnected
Fix: Bandwidth limitation was ignored when set through the Options-Ftp window
Fix: When using the Merge backups option, files that only have one version and have the status excluded will be deleted
Fix: Pause during a restore operation was ignored
Fix: Security password is not enforced when switching from current user to all users
Fix: Changes to a general predefined filter were not propagated to locked backup jobs using it
Fix: Changes to a general predefined ftp configuration were not propagated to locked backup jobs using it
Fix: When cancelling a backup to a removable drive during merge, a temporary folder was kept in the destination
Fix: Restoring deleted files from a mirror backup wasn't working in certain conditions
Fix: Too many tests were performed for a spanned back-up to CD/DVD
Fix: Standalone scheduler was still executed if disabled
Fix: Importing (from version 3) a backup job based on a plugin was not importing the plugin too
Fix: Status progress bar inaccuracies when backing up registry files
Fix: Show only Active jobs filter was not working correctly
Fix: "Backup4all could not find the locally cached backup catalog for..." error fixed
Fix: Catalog folder pointed to the wrong folder when reinstalling with different setup options
Fix: Folder filters when performing a restore were ignored
Fix: Restoring from an Outlook Express backup was not working correctly if the Windows username was different

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.126 (23-12-2008)

Fix: Merge problems when using plugins
Fix: The visualization mode was ignored
Fix: Filter by date was not correctly working
Fix: New tags were not inserted in the correct order
Fix: Test was not correctly performed after a backup to FTP with independent splits
Fix: Sometimes, after backup, "Format '%s' invalid or incompatible with argument" error was shown.
Fix: Failure when performing computer shutdown after backup
Update: Faster "Expand all" in Backup View and Explore View
Update: Faster catalog update after backup
Update: Plugins are listed in alphabetical order

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.125 (12-12-2008)

Fix: SQL error (primary key constraint violation) when removing deleted files from backup
Fix: In some cases, the new files were not displayed in Explore View.
Fix: Sometimes the zip was not correctly split on FAT32 hard drives.
Fix: Independent test was not canceled on removable drive when drive not accesible.
Fix: SQL error "UPDATE TempVersionDelete SET StartSpan = -1 ..." when deleting backup numbers.
Fix: Av when creating a new backup job while another backup job is writing a CD\DVD
Fix: "Backup name" was terminated abnormally. Press OK to reindex the backup catalog
Fix: Fixed some minor gui errors when using custom dpi (120 dpi)
Update: Explorer like multiselect handling in Backup View / Explorer View

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.124 (8-12-2008)

Fix: Restore stops when a file cannot be overwritten
Fix: Sometimes an AV appears in Backup View after backup is finished
Fix: "No argument for format ..." error when deleting backup versions

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.123 (5-12-2008)

Fix: Error when backing up to FTP using XCRC
Fix: Sometimes an AV appears when loading a job after the backup has finished

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.122 (4-12-2008)

Fix: The Restore button was not disabled during the backup execution
Fix: The Standalone scheduler was running even if disabled
Fix: Restoring the configurations did not add the jobs in the backup list
Fix: Sometimes the application froze when running a scheduled backup
Fix: Fixed "Cannot exit aplication when busy" message after running a backup group using shortcut
Fix: Some files were not restored if using the advanced restore configuration
Update: Added text box on the Compression page, informing about the encryption feature applicability

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.121 (28-11-2008)

New: "Check all"/"Uncheck all" buttons were added to Restore Wizard.
Fix: "Duplicate Object index" error fixed
Fix: "Invalid backup numbers specified" error when running the cleanup action with command line
Fix: "Backup is already running" erorr when running a cleanup from command line
Fix: Sometimes the application froze when running a scheduled backup

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.120 (21-11-2008)

Fix: "Zip the files" option from Mirror page was not saved
Fix: History window was not listing the backup actions
Fix: Fixed a "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window" error
Fix: Files were not found because of a double slash in path on some FTP servers

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.119 (18-11-2008)

Fix: Fixed an AV when choosing an .exe file as a job icon
Fix: Testing a backup (created using plugins) returned an error if registry keys were missing from the source
Fix: The Outlook Express plugin didn't work correctly
Fix: Mirror backup was running slow in some cases
Fix: Fixed a "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window" error
Fix: The catalog wasn't removed from the old location when changing the destination folder for an FTP backup
Update: During open file backup, if a file is not found via the shadow copy volume service, it looks for it directly in the source

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.118 (11-11-2008)

Fix: Running a shortcut for a backup group using a bat file didn't do anything
Fix: Group filters were ignored when the backup list was switched to the icon view
Fix: Fixed a "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window" error occuring in some cases when clicking the calculate statistics button
Fix: Fixed a "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window" error occuring in some cases when clicking the view log file button from the Logs and history window
Fix: Fixed "Cannot connect to the FTP server" error occuring when merging files for a backup having FTP as destination
Fix: Fixed an AV occuring when trying to edit the filter in Backup View
Fix: "Copy files in a subfolder" option sometimes erase destination folder
Fix: The "Remove excluded or deleted files from backup" option did not work for the first mirror backup
Update: Optimized the speed for backup jobs that were created using predefined plugins.
Update: Modified the merging procedure when using independent zip splits

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.117 (4-11-2008)

Fix: Fixed SQL error (sqlite_close, database is locked) occuring when a scheduled group backup was executed
Fix: Command line version didn't unblock the bkc file after backup displaying an error "Catalog file ... does not have a valid signature."
Fix: Fixed bug occuring when testing a mirror backup to CD (with compression)
Update: Drastically reduced the time needed to reindex the backup catalog (after a backup terminated abnormally)

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.116 (30-10-2008)

Fix: The "Allusers" setup command line parameter was ignored
Fix: When using the merge backups option, the custom split size was not respected
Fix: Backup to FTP didn't work in certain cases (created an infinite loop)

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.115 (28-10-2008)

Fix: Fixed AV that occured when finding files (in some particular cases)
Fix: For a protected backup, the password was corrupted starting with the second backup run
Fix: Fixed error that occured when backing up to CD without using local catalog
Fix: Fixed error that occured when backing up to removable drives without using local catalog
Fix: Fixed "Application seems to be frozen" error
Fix: File size was different in destination than in source for full, incremental and differential
Update: Automatically detection and conversion of backup catalog from version 3 to 4 (when needed)
Update: Added command line parameters for setup

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.114 (22-10-2008)

Fix: Several Volume Shadow Copy errors occured (.pst file was not always copied in the destination)
Fix: "Size of file in destination different than in source" error message fixed
Fix: If the interface was locked and update check enabled at application startup, update didn't work
Fix: When adding a new scheduled backup job, the windows logged in user was not filled by default
Fix: "List index out of bounds" error was shown when displaying backup job hint (some specific cases)

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.113 (17-10-2008)

Fix: Fixed file splitting errors for large backups
Fix: Import from previous versions didn't work in certain situations
Fix: Username for SMTP and FTP server configurations was not remembered if it consisted of over 16 characters
Fix: In certain situations when using mirror backup with "Remove excluded or deleted files from backup", the files were copied to the destination but deleted on completion

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.112 (16-10-2008)

Fix: The destination drive selection was not remembered when using the New Backup Wizard
Fix: Test and restore for files with chinese names did not work
Fix: Backup to FTP did not work correctly for files over 2GB (files were copied each time)

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.111 (14-10-2008)

New: Added the possibility to enable/disable automatic weekly updates during setup
Fix: Fixed AV that occured in some cases when displaying backup job hints
Fix: Fixed AV triggered by using some specific backup plugins
Fix: An SQL error was generated when opening some backup jobs
Fix: Merging backups did not work if the source was on a network location
Fix: Merging backups did not work after importing a backup job that had merge configured
Fix: The Restore, Test and Cleanup windows were not displayed correctly on Windows 2000
Fix: Fixed other AV errors that occured in particular situations

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.110 (9-10-2008)

Fix: Fixed AV that occured in some cases when using incremental backup
Fix: Corrected "Not enough disk space" error when backing up to FAT32 formatted destinations
Fix: Importing backups with plugins didn't work correctly
Fix: Running backup jobs with plugins
Fix: Exclude status for filter was not saved
Fix: Sometimes an SQL error was raised when 2 or more jobs were scheduled at the same time
Fix: Name of the merged archive did not have the prefix added (when using incremental with merge)
Fix: After importing from v3, past statistics were wrong
Fix: Locked status of filter was not saved
Fix: During backup, connecting to an inexisting mapped drive letter (used as source or destination) returned "Program stopped working" error on Vista

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.108 (30-09-2008)

Fix: Configurations lost after switching to "All Users" and restarting Backup4all.
Fix: Multiple filters were not imported correctly.
Fix: If you started the application from a different user, installed plugins were not available.
Fix: Slow loading of a backup job on external drive.
Fix: Statistics are cleared during backup.
Fix: "Clear archive bit" for folders did not work.

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.107 (26-09-2008)

Fix: Backup4all did not start on WinXP in Czech language
Fix: Minor bug fixed when importing from version 3

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.106 (25-09-2008)

Fix: "One touch backup" did not start the backup
Fix: Backup to FTP - executing a full after a previous mirror generated an AV
Fix: "Import from version 3..." didn't work if the Settings folder was redirected in Backup4all 3

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.105 (24-09-2008)

Update: Added a portable version for Backup4all
Fix: "Cannot insert file into image" error when backing up to CD without using local catalog.
Fix: Canceling a backup generated an AV (sometimes).
Fix: Testing files with limited NTFS permisions generated errors.
Fix: Cannot add a new filter in Backup Properties when a predefined filter is already defined.
Fix: Create Shortcut: show a drop-down list with the names of all defined backup groups and backup jobs.
Fix: Importing jobs from Lite 4 to Professional 4 generates an error.
Fix: Files greater than 2GB could not be uploaded on FTP (split file error).
Fix: Explore View/Backup View: after expand all cancel, files in the root folders were duplicated.

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.103 (16-09-2008)

New: Added the possibility to see passwords while typing them
Update: List the file paths from destination in the test log
Update: Mirror backup: if a source drive is not available (network share, usb stick, ...) then the files from that drive are not excluded from backup
Update: Scheduler: "Abort backup when network sources are not available" option applies to all types of sources
Fix: Pause backup during file splitting did not work properly
Fix: Wrong error message generated when adding the same plugin twice
Fix: Save the layout of the Backup View
Fix: Backup execution status was not changed when warnings or errors occurred during Test
Fix: Bkc file was not deleted from the catalog folder if a job was deleted from interface
Fix: Legacy comparison criteria didn't work
Fix: Log folder limit did not work properly
Fix: Allow commas in the job and group names
Fix: Check for updates did not run at startup

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.102 (24-08-2008)

New: Multiple files/folders can be selected in Sources folder tree in New Backup Wizard and Backup Properties
New: Added icon for selected destination and selected backup type in Backup Properties
New: New version automatically upgrades existing installation (no need to uninstall first)
Update: Updated internal CD/DVD burning engine
Update: Added warning on scheduling with blank passwords
Update: New backup group is created by default on first run
Update: Sources tree list resizes with window
Update: Mouse wheel can be used to scroll Sources tree list
Update: Defined folder filters now apply to full folder path too
Update: Plugins used in backup jobs cannot be deleted
Fix: Fixed creating directory structure on certain FTP servers with specific user rights
Fix: Backup to CD using UDF works now
Fix: If backup finished with errors, test will not run
Fix: Fixed "List index out of bounds" when using predefined backup on FTP
Fix: Fixed log folder size limit bug
Fix: Specify destination folder on install
Fix: User interface corrections for large fonts

Changes in Backup4all 4.0.101 (21-08-2008)

Update: Main windows will remember their last size and position
Update: Show a message when the added plugin (*.xml) is not valid
Fix: Fixed the "Browse" buttons from Default Settings page in the installer
Fix: Fixed SQL error for differential backups on FTP
Fix: Fixed drag and drop on the Sources page in Backup Properties window
Fix: Fixed AV when editing the Backup View filter
Fix: Fixed tab key order
Fix: Fixed inserting tags in zip prefix
Fix: Fixed AV when opening a job with an already existing name
Fix: Fixed AV when trying to open an non-existing backup icon
Fix: Fixed list index out of bounds when switching Backup List to Icons view mode

You can read the changelog for different versions of Backup4all here:
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Backup4all 8.x (previous version)
Backup4all 7.x (older version)
Backup4all 6.x (unsupported version)
Backup4all 5.x (unsupported version)
Backup4all 4.x [YOU ARE READING THIS]
Backup4all 3.x (unsupported version)
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