Latest news for Bitser freeware - free zip and backup software for windows

News

15 Jan 2012
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Completely integrated Bitser's cascading context menu into Windows explorer
Added - Calculate folder sizes of all selected folders from Bitser's context menu
Added - Find and delete empty folders from Bitser's context menu
Added - Restore .zip association to windows default when Bitser is uninstalled
Change - Show all archives in the source pane without having to press F5 when archive is opened
Bug Fix - Double clicking "Notes" field in password manager didn’t copy cell data to clipboard
Bug Fix - Changing settings profile could cause checkboxes to be out of sync in file pane
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

29 Dec 2011
Looks like updated version will not be released until early in the new year

20 Nov 2011
Hopefully updated version will be available before the end of november

01 May 2011
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

23 April 2011
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Clicking a URL in password manager automatically opens link in web browser
Bug Fix - Couldnt open archives over a network using the UNC path
Bug Fix - Trying to save changes in the password manager when a cell was empty caused an error
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

18 March 2011
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Archive Type to archive information window
Bug Fix - Couldnt open archive if the archive filename contained the word error
Bug Fix - Open archive dialog box didnt have option to show all file types

06 March 2011
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Updated the underlying 7zip files used by Bitser to the latest version 9.20
Added - Solid .7z files can now be updated
Added - Archives created using LZMA2, PPMd can now be extracted
Added - VHD, XZ, NTFS, FAT, MBR, SquashFS, CramFS, APM, MSLZ can now be extracted
Change - Archives are no longer filtered when browsing in the Manage tab. All files are shown.
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

20 December 2010
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Option to abort during the loading of a large archive by pressing escape key
Added - Column order in archive listview is now remembered when bitser is restarted
Added - Progress window when creating or extracting multiple archives from explorer context menu
Change - Migrated to .Net version 4
Change - Reduced download size of .Net if not already installed on system
Change - Removed dependence on fastexplorer.dll. Created bitser context menu for explorer.
Bug Fix - Changing context menu or extension associations returned error if UAC disabled and user not administrator
Bug Fix - Unlimited number of files and folders can now be selected when using the context menu in explorer
Bug Fix - File type not showing in correct language in archive listview
Bug Fix - Changing language could cause Bitser to crash
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

10 July 2010
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Profiles for saving archive settings and file selections
Added - Full 64-bit compatability. Improved performance on 64-bit systems
Added - Italian translation
Change - Improved code for drag and drop
Change - Fonts indentical for all windows
Bug Fix - Bitser could stop responding when deleting temporary files
Bug Fix - Incorrect text shown when deleting temporary files
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

26 June 2010
Added Italian translation to the support page. This translation will also be included in the next release.

02 May 2010
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Bug Fix - Browsing folders with very large zip files could caused bitser to stop responding
Bug Fix - Taskbar icon in Vista/Windows 7 was shown in low resolution
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

01 March 2010
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Recently opened archives list to the manage tab
Added - Compression percentage graphic to the archives information tab (similar to winrar)
Changed - Simplified the layout of the Manage tab to create more space
Bug Fix - Message prompts not always showing as the top most window
Bug Fix - Selecting 'New Folder' in the extract dialog and pressing 'enter' wouldnt extract to the new folder
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

16 February 2010
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Spanish translation
Bug Fix - Could not extract some archives which had folder names of zero length
Bug Fix - Offline Help slow when no internet connection available
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

19 January 2010
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Language translation system to allow Bitser to be translated into any language
Added - Master Password change option to password manager
Added - Minimise button to checksum window
Changed - Improved handling of updates to existing files via the 'create tab'
Bug Fix - Updates to existing archives were incorrectly reporting a disk space error.
Bug Fix - Reports were not showing split archives correctly
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

23 December 2009
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Manual is now complete and accessible via the help menu.
Added - New icon images for the main tabs
Added - Random password generator to password manager
Added - Prompt to save passwords on exit
Bug Fix - Opening and modifiying files within an archive would not always prompt to update.
Bug Fix - Deleting password entries from password manager could corrupt password file.
Bug Fix - When opening a password file from explorer the last used password file also opened.
Bug Fix - Not all temp working files were deleted on exit.
Bug Fix - Custom parameters with a leading space being ignored when creating archive.
Bug Fix - Closing certain archives resulted in incorrect prompt regarding open files.
Bug Fix - Updating an archive file sometimes resulted in current archive being deselected.
Bug Fix - The horizontal scrollbar in the reports table sometimes disabled.
Bug Fix - The help menu was being shown off screen when using dual monitors.
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

09 November 2009
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - The archives folder pane now supports drag and drop.
Change - The users 'show hidden files' setting in windows is applied to Bitser's interface.
Bug Fix - The context menu was failing to load in 64-bit versions of Windows (added using options tab)
Bug Fix - When editing a password, selecting 'show password' failed.
Bug Fix - Minor fixes and changes

27 October 2009
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Password Manager to store multiple passwords in a single AES encrypted file.
Added - SHA-256 to the list of checksums that can be calculated.
Added - Option to disable archive reporting function
Change - Improved application startup time.
Change - Improved performance when creating archive and checking items.
Change - Disabled Bitser application errors from being recorded in the windows event log
Change - Folders selected when calculating md5 and sha checksums from the context menu are now ignored
Change - Optimised code for handling application options
Change - Reports sorted by date
Change - General code optimisation and minor bug fixes

29 September 2009
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Ability to calculate MD5 and SHA-1 checksums to verify file integrity
Added - when viewing reports the associated archive can be opened by clicking the report
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

15 September 2009
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Change - Moved extract options onto extract form.
Bug Fix - Reports unavailable when running on 64bit Windows
Bug Fix - Disassociating Bitser from non-zip extensions resulted in association with "CompressedFolder"
Bug Fix - When trying to open some unsupported archives password prompt would appear.
Bug Fix - Unable to open Bzip2 file
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

08 July 2009
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Change - Improved performance when opening and browsing archives
Change - Column sort order is maintained when browsing/editing zip files
Change - Archive is not completely reloaded if delete operation cancelled
Change - Archive extension shown when viewing archives
Bug Fix - Main window unresponsive when dragging a large number of files into a zip file.
Bug Fix - Drag and drop drag content image removed (slow and not always shown correctly)
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

10 June 2009
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Open, Add and extract buttons to toolbar when managing archives in full view
Added - Drag and drop from folder pane
Added - Drag and drop shows contents while dragging
Added - additional context menu item when extracting multiple archives
Added - Alternate set of tab icons
Changed - Allowed drag and drop whilst in flat view
Changed - Improved startup speed
Changed - Improved speed of file size calculations when creating archive
Changed - Offset main window position when opening multiple instances
Changed - Selecting multiple items from within archive with the mouse is now easier
Changed - Improved drag and drop when working with files or archives on network drives
Bug Fix - File and folder sizes calculations more accurate when creating archives
Bug Fix - Context menu extract all to another folder was extracting zip twice
Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

06 May 2009
Updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Extract multiple archives from Explorer (context menu)
Added - Create multiple archives from Explorer with full config (context menu)
Added - Drag and drop from Bitser to desktop/explorer
Added - Password prompt accepts return key
Changed - Compression ratio % definition: cmp size / uncmp size (eg Cmp Ratio 4:1 = 25%)
Bug Fix - Extracting encrypted archive would not prompt for password
Bug Fix - Extract report data mixing into other reports
Bug Fix - Show password checkbox when creating zip not working

23 April 2009
New updated Beta released...
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Changes

Added - Option to Convert existing archives to a new format or config
Added - Option to create archives from Explorer with full control over config
Added - Type column to List view of archived files
Added - Encrypted item to reports
Changed - main window layout to increase viewing area
Bug Fix - Dragging and dropping files when folder not selected caused corruption.
Bug Fix - Dragging and dropping files causing intermittent errors
Bug Fix - Progress window flickering in Vista when first shown
Bug Fix - Duplicate password prompts still occurring on some actions
Bug Fix - Logging in as a different user causing prompt for reinstall and request for source files
Bug Fix - Not all supported archives were listing contents correctly when 'Show all' selected
Bug Fix - Sorting archived files by name in listview mixing files and folders together
Bug Fix - Some images not opening correctly from archive in default viewer
Bug Fix - Selecting large archive(20gb+) in Vista causing Bitser to hang
Bug Fix - Pressing escape key to cancel long running task caused bitser to stop functioning
Bug Fix - removed "Open" option from job dialog window when archive not created
Bug Fix - Archive Info showing blank size when archive less than 1mb in size
Bug Fix - 7zip Solid archive warning showing on wrong update mode
Bug Fix - Report list horizontal scroll bar being disabled
Bug Fix - Destination Folder not remembered after using Explorer for drag and drop
Bug Fix - Non-admin user in XP changing extension assoc. or context menu receiving incorrect error msg.
Minor Bug fixes, changes and code optimisations

07 March 2009
New updated Beta released.
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Changes

Added option to show/hide 'Extract To' Folderview pane
Added option to always prompt for destination when extracting
Added Percentage of files encrypted to archive information
Improved functions that interact with the archives
Improved compatibility for PCs using non-english regional settings
Improved loading speed of archives
Improved handling of drag and drop and rar
Removed duplicate password prompting when archive encrypted
Removed option to delete extracted files if extract job is cancelled
Added option to always set 'My Computer' as Extract-To startup folder
Added archives filename to main window title when open (visible in taskbar)
Changed most prompts to be centered on main window
Cleaned up Options tab layout
Cleaned up report layout
Bug Fix - Disk space required to complete update jobs
Bug Fix - Reports not being produced for all regional settings
Bug Fix - Options allowed non-valid directory to be selected as working folder
Bug Fix - Small variance in Job start time & throughput in progress window and reports
Bug Fix - Incorrect archive being re-opened after adding,deleting or encrypting archives
Bug Fix - Reports showing incorrect compression percentage on multi drive jobs
Minor Bug fixes, changes and code optimisations

18 February 2009
Another update released.
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Changes

Added option to convert archive into encrypted archive
Added option to delete extracted files if extract job is cancelled
Improved speed of flat file view when selecting an archive
Bug Fix - Extract Job, calculation of disk space required incorrect
Bug Fix - Opening same archive caused prompt re files open from archive
Bug Fix - Opening archive from job details window failed on split archives
Bug Fix - Unable to reenter password when updating a previously modified archive
Bug Fix - Context Menu - showing incorrect extract to when folder existed
Bug Fix - Context Menu - Filenames with spaces not opening correctly
Bug Fix - Context Menu - Flickering on screen when open and closed
Changed method of determining temporary working path when creating archives
Improved clean up of temporary working folders
Set Create tab root folder to 'my computer'
Selected folder is now remembered when going into drag drop view mode
Added F5 to refresh open archive when working in 'Manage tab'
Trialing some graphics on the tabs
Cleaned up message prompt text layouts in Vista
Added jobs solid mode setting to reports
Minor Bug fixes, changes and code optimisations

10 February 2009
Updated Beta released!.
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Changes

Added File view pane option to improve drag and drop function
Changed the way in which archives are selected and modified
Added option to specify mode for drag and drop
Exe and 7z archives can now be added to if solid
Set Extract panel to automatically resize itself
Bug Fix - Size calculations not registering when selecting certain file or folders
Bug Fix - Error caused when dragging and dropping files when no archive open
Bug Fix - Uninstall from start menu failed
Bug Fix - Event log source not added during install
Bug Fix - Arithmetic overflow error on zip
Bug Fix - Archives split by size and not by drive failing
Bug Fix - Create tab - File/Folder checkboxes not always in sync
Bug Fix - Context menu only detecting lowercase filenames
Improved handling of passwords in protected zip, 7z and rar files
Updated Help Tool Tips
Many minor bug fixes and code optimisations

05 February 2009
Updated Beta released!.
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Changes

Added option to hibernate PC after archive is created
Added option to create separate archives when selecting multiple files or folders
Added option to create and save an archive into any folder from explorer
Added Option to create Self extracting archives (exe)
Changed the way in which archive destination selections are handled
Changed format of Ratio in reports to 2 decimal places
Update 7zip to version 4.65
Changed menu font to match main tabs
Fixed bug where editing and saving an encrypted file would lose its encryption
Fixed bug where incorrect zip password was being accepted as correct
Changed encryption indicator icon overlay
Changed the way temporary working folder selected when when viewing files within archive

16 January 2009
First Beta version of Bitser released!.
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