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General
☯XFS enlargement leads to warningIncreasing the size of XFS file systems resulted in a warning during a file system check. | XFS |
◱BitLocker with Startup KeyUnlocking BitLocker volumes with the startup key from a USB stick now also works with startup key files created by Windows 11. | BitLocker |
On Windows
◱BootSetup: Automatic disk selectionIf the BootSetup detects a USB storage device among the available USB storage devices on which a version of the same product is already installed, this storage device is automatically selected. Otherwise, the automatic selection works as before. | BootSetup |
Self-booting (Symobi)
☯Boot from CD/DVD/Bluray: Delayed shutdownIf the software was started self-booting from CD/DVD/Blu-ray, the shutdown was delayed for no reason by about 30 seconds. | CD-DVD |
↶Touchscreens cannot be used for inputFor some touchscreen types, touch input was not available in the program. | Input |
Self-booting (Linux based)
☯Boot from CD/DVD/Bluray: Delayed shutdownIf the software was started self-booting from CD/DVD/Blu-ray, the shutdown was delayed for no reason by about 30 seconds. | CD-DVD |
General
⇗LVM on disks with 4K sectorsLVM volumes on disks with "Advanced Format", meaning with sector sizes other than 512 bytes, for example 4k disks, can now also be used. | LVM |
⛐App crash during adjustment operations in NTFSIn rare cases, apps that make adjustments to the NTFS file system could crash. | NTFS |
☯Spot: file sorting will mount all volumesWhen sorting by date or size in File Manager Spot, it incorrectly mounted all available volumes. This could lead to unnecessary delays for the user. | Spot |
☯Error saving a screenshotIf a screenshot was taken using the key combination CTRL+ALT+PrtScr on a system without an active online connection, the error message “File already exists” appeared from the second attempt onwards. | Screenshots |
☯System Analysis: Display of incorrect target pathA misleading path was specified for the archive created during the system analysis after upload. | Logs, System |
⇗Open cloud space directly in the file managerOnce the cloud storage is connected, it can now be opened directly via the "Online Services" applet in the "Spot" file manager. | Spot, Cloud |
⛐Doc: Crash when closing a tabIf a tab in the doc was closed and the entire document viewer was closed, the viewer could crash in some cases. | Doc, PDF |
⇗Pad: "Save" as default action when closingIf there are tabs with unsaved changes when exiting the integrated text editor "Pad", the default action has been changed to "Save" to avoid the accidental loss of entered text. | Aux, Pad |
⇗Resizing NTFS file systemsIn rare cases, the size of an NTFS file system could not be changed due to inadequate handling of the NTFS journal. | NTFS, Resize |
⛐Remote support applet crashesInitiating Remote Assistance crashes the online services applet. | Remote |
☯Conversion to DMG images failedAn error occurred while converting an image to DMG format, causing the operation to abort. | DMG, ImageConvert |
☯Renaming file/folder fails on network shareRenaming a file or folder on a network share was not possible in some cases. | NetShare |
☯Spot: Newly created folder not visibleIf a new folder was created in Spot via the folder tree (left side), in case of an FTP or cloud volume, it was only displayed after the view was manually updated. | FTP, Spot, Cloud |
☯File popup does not close when closing the appWhen closing an app, a standard file dialog that was still open in that app was not closed automatically. | Apps, StdDialog |
☯Newly created NTFS volume not recognized by WindowsIf an NTFS file system is created on a partition larger than 16 TiB, Windows will not recognize the volume. | NTFS |
☯Spot: start volume is only displayed brieflyIf the start volume was selected for the first time in the Spot file manager after starting the program, its contents were only displayed briefly and then automatically switched to the drive overview. | Spot |
☯Spot: start volume entry does not disappearIf the medium from which the boot was carried out was removed (e.g. USB stick was unplugged), the entry for the start volume in the Spot file manager was still not removed. | Spot |
↶ReFS driver crash due to faulty ReFS file systemsA corrupted ReFS file system could cause other ReFS volumes to be detected only after restarting the program. This could also cause a copy or restore operation to fail if file system customizations were selected. | ReFS |
↶Access to network share failsAccessing a network share via Spot or File Popups failed when using the SMBv1 protocol, typically when communicating with older PCs or NAS storage. | SMB, Spot, StdDialog |
☯Pad & Hex: Close save popup with ESC keyThe “Close without saving?” popup can now be canceled using the ESC key in the Pad (text editor) and Hex (hex editor) auxiliaries. | Hex, Pad |
☯Error enlarging Ext4In rare cases, a checksum in the metadata was incorrectly set. This was detected and fixed by fsck, but did not result in any further problems. | Ext |
⛐Apps do not display disksIf a connected disk had a faulty ExFAT file system, this could result in no disks being displayed in the apps. | ExFAT |
◱LUKS detectionFile systems encrypted with LUKS are now recognized as such and no longer as unknown/RAW. | FileSys, LUKS |
On Windows
☯Boot Setup: device firmware download failsIn rare cases, when adding or updating external device firmware packages in the Boot Setup, the process could enter an endless wait state. | BootSetup |
☯Correctly reset firmware module in case of errorsIf an error occurs in Boot Setup when creating the firmware module for the bootable version, it is now correctly reset so that it cannot block to be overwritten by an error-free version. | BootSetup |
⇗Boot Setup: Information in case of startup problemsIf the boot setup cannot be started from the application, possible causes are now displayed in a dialog so that the user can eliminate them if possible. | BootSetup |
⇗BootSetup: Cancelling the firmware downloadThe download of the firmware archive can now be canceled in the BootSetup. | BootSetup |
↶No disks visibleDisks were not displayed or they disappeared after starting apps. | Storage |
☯BootSetup: Error downloading firmwareWhen downloading the firmware, in some cases it was incorrectly displayed that the source server was unreachable. | Firmware, BootSetup |
◱Hide confirmation dialog for closing the applicationThe confirmation dialog that appears when closing the application using the Close button can now be permanently deactivated using the option field. | GUI |
⇗BootSetup: Firmware downloadThe integrated firmware download has been streamlined and accelerated in many cases. Additionally, an issue with occasional download failures has been resolved. | BootSetup |
⇗Improved handling of interruptions in SMB accessIf the network connection was interrupted for an extended period while creating or restoring an image, the process would terminate with an access error. Additional measures have now been implemented to reestablish the connection before the process is interrupted, if possible. | Images, NetShare, SMB |
Self-booting (Symobi)
☯Thunderbolt devices not available in "Compatible" boot modeIn the “Compatible” boot mode, devices connected via Thunderbolt (e.g. data storage devices, input devices, network adapters) were not available. | Disks, Net, Thunderbolt, Input |
↶Startup error when booting from USB stickBooting from USB stick fails with error code "FA170002 (Failed to determine location of addon.map"). Even when booting in compatible mode, the USB stick is not recognized as storage media and/or token. | Boot, USB |
↶USB hard drives are not recognizedSome hard drives were not recognized when connected to the running system. | USB, HDD |
☯Thunderbolt or USB4 devices not visibleIn the case of integrated Thunderbolt controllers (e.g. Intel Ice/Tiger/Alder/Meteor/Raptor Lake), it could happen in some cases that Thunderbolt or USB4 devices were not visible in he application. | Disks, Thunderbolt |
↶No input devices on Snapdragon CPUsOn some Qualcomm Snapdragon-based devices (ARM CPU), no input devices were available after the program started. | Input |
☯No graphics output in BIOS/Legacy/CSM modeWhen booting in BIOS/CSM mode, in rare cases no graphics output was possible and the screen remained black. | GFX |
☯USB Mouse is not recognizedASUS ROG STRIX IMPACT USB mice are now correctly detected. This improvement may also affect other models from this or other manufacturers if they were not detected. | Input |
Self-booting (Linux based)
☯Error message when establishing a WLAN connectionSome WLAN adapters incorrectly displayed a message when connecting to a WLAN that the connection could not be established, even though a connection had actually been established. | WLAN |
On Linux
⇗Alternative keyboard shortcuts without the ALT keyUnder Linux, the key combinations CTRL+ALT+<key> (e.g. CTRL+ALT+F12 for system log) are already used by the operating system. Alternatively, the same actions can now be triggered using the Windows key instead of the ALT key, i.e. CTRL+WIN+<key>. | Logs, Screenshots, Input |
⛐Crash when resizing the program windowMaximizing, enlarging or reducing the program window resulted in a crash. | Linux |
↶Application does not start with NVIDIA graphicsOn some Linux host systems, the application did not start when the X11 graphics system was running on Nouveau graphics drivers. | Linux |
◱Hide confirmation dialog for closing the applicationThe confirmation dialog that appears when closing the application using the Close button can now be permanently deactivated using the option field. | GUI |
☯AppImage does not start via X11 forwarding over SSHStarting the AppImage over an SSH connection using X11 forwarding failed if the local machine's X11 server used the "MIT-SHM" extension. | X11 |
General
☯FTP connection attempt hangsIf incorrect data was entered when connecting to an FTP server, the connection attempt continued indefinitely and could not be interrupted. | FileSys, FTP, NetFS |
☯Menu button accidentally closes appWhen navigating to the menu button using the keyboard (“Win + ←/→” or “Ctrl + Alt + ←/→”) without activating it, the button was triggered automatically, for example closing the currently opened app. | GUI, UI |
⇗Using 32-bit Windows system disksIn case Windows is not completely shut down, the file system of 32-bit Windows systems can now also be corrected automatically. | NTFS |
⇗Pad: Full file path in tab tooltipIn Pad, the full file path is now displayed in the tooltip of the file tab. | Pad, Aux |
⇗Hex: Full file path in tab tooltipIn Hex, the full file path is now displayed in the tooltip of the file tab. | Aux, Hex |
⇗Spot: Behavior when changing volumes or directoriesConsistent behavior of Spot when changing folders or volumes. Previously, the current view sometimes did not start at the topmost item or an item was preselected. | Aux, Spot |
⛐Crash message when accessing NTFSWhen using disks with NTFS volumes, in some cases a crash error message was displayed. | NTFS |
☯MultiRestore settingsWith MultiRestore, individual settings per disk now take priority over global settings. | MultiDeploy |
◱File dialogs now with history of the directory path (address line)The address line in the standard file dialogs ("Open file", "Save file") now remembers the last directory paths used. These can be accessed via the dropdown arrow in the address bar. | Spot |
☀Secure SMB - Protected in the NetworkNo need to worry about malware when making network backups. Unlike standard server or NAS integration, secure SMBs remain concealed from other programs and even the host operating system, providing complete protection against unauthorized access. Create backups and images directly from Windows to the network with confidence, knowing your data is completely safe on the target server or NAS. | Net |
↶Crash message when closing an appIn some cases, a crash message occurred when closing an app or an auxiliary, even though they ended correctly. | Apps, Aux |
⛐Failed WebVNC connection causes VNC service to crashIf establishing a WebVNC connection failed, the VNC service crashed, so that no further VNC connections could be established without restarting the software. | Remote, VNC |
☯Spot: Incorrect display of deleted filesIf files and/or folders were deleted in the "Spot" file manager, the number of items in the progress bar was too high. However, the deletion was listed correctly; the error only affected the display. | Spot |
On Windows
☯Console window under Windows 11In Windows 11, two bugs in the program's integrated (Toolbox applet) console windows "Windows Command Prompt" and the "Windows PowerShell" console windows were fixed. The window could not be closed with "exit" and the backspace key deleted the entire input line instead of just the last character. | Shell |
☯Tab characters not handled correctly in the command shellTab characters are now displayed correctly including indentation in the various integrated shells. | Shell |
⛐Program window freezes at startupIn some cases, an automatic or user-selected change in the size of the program window (e.g. maximizing) during program startup resulted in unusable graphics display, requiring the program to be closed and restarted. | GUI, Windows |
Self-booting (Symobi)
☯Double key presses with on-screen keyboardWhen the on-screen keyboard was used on a multi-touch touchscreen, key presses were sometimes triggered twice. | Input |
↶Direct power operation is not displayed in the system barThe symbol for direct power operation was not displayed in the system bar even when the battery was fully charged. | Driver, HW |
↶NVMe/M.2 not available on Intel chipsetNVMe/M.2 disks were not available on some Intel chipsets with specific settings (for example, Intel RST enabled). | NVMe, Disk, HW |
⇗Improved support for USB network adaptersSupport for additional, newer USB network adapters. | |
☯No access to network/InternetIn some cases, access to the LAN or the Internet was no longer possible. | Devices, Net, HW |
⇗QEMU NVMe controller supportedNVMe controllers under QEMU (QEMU option “-device nvme”) are now fully supported and are therefore visible in the program. | HW, Disk |
☯Thunderbolt devices are not recognizedIn some cases, connected Thunderbolt devices (data storage devices, docks with input devices, network adapters, etc.) were not recognized correctly. | Disk, Input, Net, HW |
☯Improved support for SD card readersAdditional models of integrated SD card readers are now supported. | Disk, HW |
☯Thunderbolt/USB4 devices interfere with other devicesIn some cases, after connecting Thunderbolt/USB4 devices, other devices such as storage devices or input devices were no longer available. | HW, Disk, Input |
⇗Support for Thunderbolt 2 controllersThunderbolt 2 controllers are now also supported (except on Apple systems). | HW, Disks, Input |
☯Unnecessary query of access data despite cancellationIf the entry of the access data was canceled when adding network shares, the access data was still requested two more times before the process was finally canceled. | NetShare |
☯Network share: No access to "Readonly"For network shares to which the user only has read-only permissions, no access to files was possible at all. | NetShare |
↶Network shares: Access data requested unnecessarilyAccess data (name and password) that had already been entered were requested again for further network shares, although this was not necessary. | NetShare |
☯Network share (SMB): Errors when deleting, renaming and movingIf files or folders in the root directory of a network share were deleted, renamed or moved to the root directory, the action was aborted with an error. | NetShare, SMB |
⛐USB LAN adapter causes problems with other USB devicesSome USB LAN adapters caused problems with other USB devices. It could happen that, for example, USB mice, USB keyboards or USB storage devices were no longer available until the system was restarted without the USB LAN adapter. | Storage, USB, Input |
☯Reading error when creating imageWhen creating a volume image from a local NTFS file system, files could not be read correctly if they were stored compressed using the "compact" command line program or automatically by Windows. Volumes connected via the network (SMB, NAS, FTP ...) were not affected, even if they were physically located on the host in an NTFS. | NTFS, VolumeImage |
Self-booting (Linux based)
☯Unnecessary query of access data despite cancellationIf the entry of the access data was canceled when adding network shares, the access data was still requested two more times before the process was finally canceled. | NetShare |
☯Network share: No access to "Readonly"For network shares to which the user only has read-only permissions, no access to files was possible at all. | NetShare |
↶Network shares: Access data requested unnecessarilyAccess data (name and password) that had already been entered were requested again for further network shares, although this was not necessary. | NetShare |
☯Network share (SMB): Errors when deleting, renaming and movingIf files or folders in the root directory of a network share were deleted, renamed or moved to the root directory, the action was aborted with an error. | NetShare, SMB |
☯Tab characters not handled correctly in the command shellTab characters are now displayed correctly including indentation in the various integrated shells. | Shell |
On Linux
☯Unnecessary query of access data despite cancellationIf the entry of the access data was canceled when adding network shares, the access data was still requested two more times before the process was finally canceled. | NetShare |
☯Network share: No access to "Readonly"For network shares to which the user only has read-only permissions, no access to files was possible at all. | NetShare |
↶Network shares: Access data requested unnecessarilyAccess data (name and password) that had already been entered were requested again for further network shares, although this was not necessary. | NetShare |
☯Network share (SMB): Errors when deleting, renaming and movingIf files or folders in the root directory of a network share were deleted, renamed or moved to the root directory, the action was aborted with an error. | NetShare, SMB |
☯Tab characters not handled correctly in the command shellTab characters are now displayed correctly including indentation in the various integrated shells. | Shell |
General
⊕Time-out before automatic shutdownBefore the automatic shutdown and automatic restart, a dialog box with a short time-out is now displayed so that the process can be stopped by the user. | |
⇗Automatic restart addedIn addition to automatic shutdown after completion of a process, automatic restart can now also be selected. | |
☯NetDisk: Immediate termination causes the app to crashIf the NetDisk app was started and then immediately closed again during startup, the app crashed and a corresponding message was displayed. | NetDisk |
Self-booting (Symobi)
↺Wandering mouse pointerOn systems with a touchpad, the mouse pointer could sometimes move on its own. | Input |