Version 2.2.0 of QuickShadow Backup is a minor update which corrects a number of problems and annoyances:
New Features
– 0000091: [setup] Show available space on drives
The setup menu includes a new option that shows the amount of available space on a selected destination volume.
– 0000166: [general] Persistent Error report when away from backup device
The error report when away from a backup device (eg a laptop) had an option “do not show this again”, but this setting only lasted the running life of the program. This has been extended now so that it is remembered. A new menu option is added to clear any errors set to “do not show this again”.
– 0000159: [VSS] VSS Errors
– 0000165: [VSS] VSS Errors
On some (especially) busy systems, VSS would cause errors to be reported. The cause is a failure in the VSS service of the operating system, but is retryable. QuickShadow Backup now implements retries, which should cause the frequency of VSS failures to significantly reduce.
– 0000169: [general] Show file size in list of pending files + highlight
The file currently being copied on the pending copy list is shown in highlight. The size of each file being copied is shown alongside the progress bar.
– 0000167: [VSS] On registration, set Snapshots
Once a user has registered they are prompted to enable VSS snapshots. This encourages use of the feature and reduces the number of emails asking how to resolve problems with backup of Outlook and Thunderbird email boxes.
Improvements
– 0000168: [VSS] Huge File Delay default value is wrong
When VSS is selected, the delay period used for large files was 30 minutes, not the 60 minutes presented on the setup forms. The delay has been corrected to 60 minutes.
– 0000158: [registration] Registration state shown in title bar is not changed when registering
Fixed – when registering the title bar is now immediately modified to show a successful registration.
– 0000170: [exclusions] More exclusion paths
A number of new exclusion paths have been added to suit Vista and Windows 7. Users need to select the button to load the default exclusions.
– 0000160: [general] Exceptions on startup when deferred files saved
A defect caused exceptions for some users, some of the time, on startup when loading the deferred files list. This has been corrected.
– 0000161: [general] Showing failure when all working
Sometimes a failure would be shown even though copies to the backup were OK.
– 0000164: [setup] Won’t auto-start if installed on drive other than C
On Vista and Windows 7, the program would not auto-start on logon if installed on anything apart from drive C. Corrected this.