BackupLoupe
- Version 2.1.5 | Release Date: 2011-03-20 | Download
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New features
- Added support for diff via FileMerge.app (#DA1U448QD1); See included help file for details.
Bug fixes
- Stability issues when handling indexes of multiple computers
- Version 2.1.4 | Release Date: 2011-02-07 | Download
Bug fixes
- crash when switching between info- and browser view
- crash during program start (#PMEY521H9N)
- crash when searching for items w/ names including quotes or brackets
- Version 2.1.3 | Release Date: 2010-11-22 | Download
Bug fixes
- Background indexing did not work under OSX 10.6.5; OSX 10.6.5 stores information about the configured Time Machine disk in a different way
- Some menu items would be enabled only when a file was selected (not a directory)
- Crash when searching an item "in currently selected snapshot" while no snapshot is selected
- Version 2.1.2 | Release Date: 2010-11-19 | Download
Bug fixes
- Addresses an issue where indexing of some snapshots would fail (#19A1D3YQ18, #P4JX6TQH6S, #83NR5LV29Y, #89B31YAR9X, #GD45UZ28VY)
- Version 2.1 | Release Date: 2010-11-16 | Download
- Version 2.1 uses a modified cache file format. Rescanning required!
New features
- Added option to index snapshots in background
- Added Growl notification support. When background indexing is enabled, BackupLoupe can notify the user about unusually big/small snapshots
Bug fixes
- The devices and machines popups now remember their last selection
- Resource forks were sometimes ignored when calculating the size of a file (#JXZHQXP776)
- Version 2.0.6 | Release Date: 2010-10-21 | Download
Bug fixes
- Find window would sometimes report negative item sizes (#W55YE3HYXQ)
- Crash when acquiring the history of items contained in directories with restricted permissions (#89EJA8ZWEJ)
- Issue when selecting a snapshot after scrolling
- Version 2.0.5 | Release Date: 2010-09-14 | Download
Bug fixes
- BackupLoupe would sometimes refuse to index snapshots
- Version 2.0.4 | Release Date: 2010-09-13 | Download
New features
- added support menu
- Made location of cache directory configurable
Bug fixes
- improved stability
Miscellaneous
- enabled close button in main window
- Actions may be performed via menu (in addition to the toolbar)
- Version 2.0.3 | Release Date: 2010-07-19 | Download
Bug fixes
- Switched from Clang LLVM 1.0.2 to LLVM GCC 4.2, which solves various crashing issues under OSX 10.5
- Version 2.0.2 | Release Date: 2010-07-13 | Download
Bug fixes
- Indexing directories with enabled read- and disabled execute permission would fail.
- Alignment issue in statistics view
- Application did hang when quit while Time Machine finished its work
- Version 2.0.1 | Release Date: 2010-07-11 | Download
Bug fixes
- The program was started whenever a folder w/ folder actions applied to it was modified
- Version 2.0 | Release Date: 2010-07-09 | Download
New features
- Scanning backups does no longer block the user interface; scanning and browsing may finally be done at the same time
- Added search functionality; This feature is also available via system service from any system services enabled file manager
- Browsing and searching indexed snapshots is possible w/o the backup device being connected
- Scans may optionally be performed as superuser; This allows to monitor changes to directories the user doesn't have execute permission to
- History view now displays size of directories as well
- BackupLoupe detects snapshots made while the program is running and updates its window accordingly
- Display type of change in history: new, modified, removed
- Added statistics view for backup devices / machines
- Info/Reveal supports CocoaTechs Path Finder
- Added 'Request a featureâ¦' and 'Report a problemâ¦' to Help menu
- User may configure, how much backup data is unusual. This setting is considered when visualizing the relative size of a snapshot or its deviation from the average size of snapshots
- Extended documentation
- Added auto index feature; New (unindexed) snapshots may optionally be indexed automatically, as soon as they appear
Bug fixes
- Icons in path control where not displayed correctly
- Reduced memory usage
- QuickLook now working for Snow Leopard as well
- Version 1.8.4 | Release Date: 2009-11-29 | Download
Bug fixes
- Excluding items from backup did not work, when no items have been excluded using TimeMachine System Preferences before
- Version 1.8.3 | Release Date: 2009-11-19 | Download
Bug fixes
- Handle empty snapshots in a sensible way
- Adding/Removing non-standard backups now updates the list of devices
- Version 1.8.2 | Release Date: 2009-10-28 | Download
Bug fixes
- fixed a bug which could crash BackupLoupe while looking for backup devices
- Version 1.8.1 | Release Date: 2009-10-24 | Download
New features
- added preference option: support for file sizes as calculated by Snow Leopard (base 10)
- Version 1.8 | Release Date: 2009-10-05 | Download
New Features
- drag&drop copying (restoring) of items directly from the browser view- Version 1.7.1 | Release Date: 2009-09-27 | Download
Bug fixes:
- Excluding files or folders from backups did not work for items in a users home directory- Version 1.7 | Release Date: 2009-08-28 | Download
- color coded sizes of snapshots
- the auto-purge option is now split to distinguish between snapshots which cannot be found because they have been purged and snapshots which cannot be found because the backup device is not mounted- Version 1.6 | Release Date: 2009-07-21 | Download
- Provide information (type of file) about currently selected item in status bar
- Display how many times a file has been backed up and how much space this file occupies in all backups
- log level now configurable via defaults write com.soma-zone.BackupLoupe logLevel -integer [0..7], where 0 == emergence and 7 is debug; defaults to 4 (warning)- Version 1.5 | Release Date: 2009-07-10 | Download
Added toolbar for improved usability
Added 'Reveal in Finder' button- Version 1.4 | Release Date: 2009-07-07 | Download
- files/folders to exclude from TimeMachine backups can be specified in BackupLoupe
- remove outdated caches upon exit- Version 1.3 | Release Date: 2009-06-20 | Download
Whatâs new:
- drastically reduced memory usage
- instant load/save of cached results
- QuickLook panel will be updated if selection changes
- file/directory sizes are colored according to their magnitudeBugfixes:
- crash when saving scan results of large snapshots
- crash when switching between snapshots- Version 1.2 | Release Date: 2009-06-13 | Download
New features
- BackupLoupe notices device mount/unmount events
- the PathControl at the bottom is interactive now- Version 1.1.1 | Release Date: 2009-05-26 | Download
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