Version 1.3.0.0 Released

Release notes for version 1.3.0.0 follow:

• Added support for NT4 (service pack 6 with Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater)..


• Removed the "hot tracking" style on the primary detail view. This was not consistent with the report lists or the need to double-click a folder to drill into it.


• Added support for UNC paths in the toolbar "path" combo box. Now you can enter network paths directly - as long as they can be accessed without error, they will be scanned by FolderSizes. Note that FolderSizes currently will not prompt for authentication details if they are required to access a network share (make sure you auth in advance of running the scan).


• Added support for dragging and dropping folders into FolderSizes from Windows Explorer (or Windows shell). Simply drop a folder name onto the detail view to initiate a FolderSizes scan.


• Vastly improved handling of errors that occur during the folder/drive scanning process. Now if an error occurs during scanning, once the scan has completed a small warning icon/text will be displayed in the status bar, prompting the user to double-click that location for further details. The folder scan error details window will reveal the path of each scanning error and the cause of the error.


• Resolved a problem with FolderSizes reporting incorrect sizes for very large files (over 4GB).


• Resolved a problem where invalidate file date/time values would cause FolderSizes to throw an odd error and stop scanning a folder.

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Version 1.2.0.0 Released

Release notes for version 1.2.0.0 follow:

• Now formatting all date/time strings according to Windows locale settings.
  
• Several changes / improvements to the appearance of FolderSizes-generated HTML reports.
  
• The "largest files", "oldest files", and "temp files" reports now all allow for multiple items to be selected (by using the ctrl or shift key). When combined with the right-click context menu, this now allows for the deletion of multiple files.
  
• Remedied a minor horizontal scrolling glitch in the graph view.
  
• Added a cool new collapse/restore capability to the horizontal split (between the detail view and the graph view). Clicking inside the centered control box will collapse the graph view, showing only the detail view. Clicking it again will restore it to its former position. Very handy for when you need to see a large number of folders (and/or files) in the detail view.
  
• The previous welcome screen has been replaced with a much more involved wizard that introduces the basic concepts of using FolderSizes. The wizard presents screenshots, formatted text, and options.
  
• Improved the logic used to generate the primary graph title. For drives (including mapped drives), it will now use a title like "share on 'desktop' (Z:)" (rather than just the drive letter). This is much more useful when you're generating reports against mapped drives, for example.
  
• Resolved a defect that caused the primary HTML export cascading style sheet not to be copied into place during installation.
  
• Made minor adjustments to menu labels and hover text.

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What bandwidth??

Wow, the FolderSizes.com website received almost eleven thousand hits on Monday. It pretty much brought my humble 256k Internet connection to its knees.

Lucky for me, the good folks at m6.net have generously offered to sponsor FolderSizes by providing connectivity. Right now I'm just using their bandwidth for downloads, though I may switch the entire site over to them eventually.

But the bottom line is that downloads should now be much faster.