Introducing Beta4

Important

This release is in the Beta stage. We strongly recommend backing up your documents to mitigate the probability of losing data. Developers are not responsible for corruption or loss of data. Report any faults of the file system engine.

Note

This release introduces a new Vault 2.0 format. You'll need to migrate your existing Vaults by following the steps in the app

New features and improvements

• All-new Vault 2.0 format that brings new features and enhancements
• Improved the welcome screen of the vault wizard
• Added a new warning when choosing an invalid or already existing folder when creating a new vault
• Added a new "Recovery" page to the vault wizard when creating vaults
• Added the option to print the recovery key on the "Recovery" page
• Merged "Set password" and "Choose encryption" pages into one
• Added the option to choose which authentication method to use when creating a new vault
• Added new authentication options (Password, Key file, Windows Hello)
• Changed the title of the current vault name in properties to "Vault properties"
• Added a new "Security" field in Vault Properties that shows the currently configured login method
• Added a new "Active File System" field in Vault Properties that the file system the vault has been mounted on
• Added the option to change the first authentication method in Vault Properties
• Added the option to view recovery codes in Vault Properties
• Added new login options that allow for unlocking the vault using the recovery codes
• Added sidebar drag & drop to add an existing vault
• Added new localization (hi-IN, pt-PT, ms-MY, id-ID)
• Improved error UI when trying to access a corrupted vault
• Made file name encryption more reliable and memory-efficient
• Migrated to Uno Platform
• Upgraded to .NET 8 for improved performance

Fixes

• Closing the app when a vault is still unlocked will no longer leave phantom WebDav drives
• Fixed an issue where no vault would be selected after opening the app
• Fixed an issue where overwriting a vault will render it corrupt
• Fixed an issue where dates did not display in the correct format when changing app language
• Fixed an issue where closing the Licenses/Changelog dialog from Settings would not reopen the Settings dialog
• Other minor fixes and performance improvements

Known issues

• Creating a new vault might sometimes require a restart to be able to be unlocked
• Vaults with '%', '(' and ')' signs may not work properly with WebDav
• Window does not remember its size and position

Introducing Beta3

Note
This release is in the Beta stage. We strongly recommend backing up your documents to mitigate the probability of losing data. Developers are not responsible for corruption or loss of data. Report any faults of the file system engine.

New features and improvements

• Added the option to add translations
• Added new localizations (Polish, Danish, German, Ukrainian, Spanish)
• Added the option to check for updates
• Added release notes dialog
• Added a guide dialog when unlocking a vault for the first time
• Added a header with the version to the title bar
• Improved file name encryption/decryption performance
• Improved accessibility

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the WebDav drive wouldn't show in the File Explorer
• Fixed an issue where WebDav file explorer windows wouldn't close after locking the vault
• Fixed an issue where the File Explorer would hang when creating a new file
• Fixed an issue where WebDav would hang when trying to move large files
• Fixed an issue where WebDav would not be able to save Office documents
• Fixed an issue where WebDav would return inappropriate status codes

Known issues

• Vaults with '%', '(' and ')' signs may not work properly with WebDav
• Closing the app without locking the vault first when using WebDav will leave a 'phantom' volume on the drive list which may cause some applications to hang. To circumvent this behavior, unlock the same vault again and lock it for the volume to disappear

Introducing Beta2

Note
This release is in the Beta stage. To mitigate the probability of losing data, we strongly recommend making a backup of your documents. Developers are not responsible for corruption or loss of data. Report any faults in the file system engine.

New features and improvements

• Added vault properties page
• Added tooltip notice for Beta
• Added the option to change the vault password
• Added a visual notification when the provided password is incorrect
• Improved reliability of the Dokany file system

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where widgets would not appear when adding new vaults
• Fixed an issue where graphs would not remember their extended state
• Fixed an issue where it was impossible to unlock more than one vault on WebDav
• Fixed WebDav copy/move operations
• Fixed WebDav file renaming
• Other small fixes and performance improvements

Known issues

• Large files might sometimes fail to copy on WebDav (size differs)

Introducing Beta1

You may encounter instabilities and crashes. Please make a backup of your data before storing it in the secure container in case a data loss event was to occur. Developers are not responsible for corruption or loss of data. Report any faults of the file system engine.

Warning
WebDav is experimental. You may encounter bugs and stability issues. We recommend backing up your data before using WebDav.

Note
To use AvaloniaUI version of SecureFolderFS, refer to "Building AvaloniaUI" section in BUILDING.md instructions file.

New features and improvements

• Added app icon
• Added FUSE (Linux) file system
• Added experimental WebDav file system
• Added an option to pick up where you left off
• Added an option to automatically open vault folder upon unlocking a vault
• Added an option to change theme of the app
• Added licenses section to about page
• Added welcome screen when no vaults are present
• Added animations to InfoBars
• Added experimental AvaloniaUI platform
• Upgraded to Dokany v2.0
• Upgraded to .NET 7
• Improved file system reliability
• Improved animations of graphs
• Improved overall look and feel of the UI

Fixes

• Fixed scrollbar overlapping widgets on vault dashboard
• Fixed an issue where the app became unresponsive when locking vaults
• Fixed an issue where SecureFolderFS didn't detect missing vault files
• Fixed an issue where the window wouldn't remember its size and position
• Fixed a bug where administrator executables could not be run with name encryption
• Other small fixes and performance improvements

Known issues

• WebDav file system will not work correctly when file name encryption is enabled
• When adding a new vault, widgets may not appear. You can fix it by re-adding the vault

Introducing Alpha3

You may encounter instabilities and crashes. Please make a backup of your data before storing it in the secure container in case a data loss event was to occur. Developers are not responsible for corruption or loss of data. Report any faults of the file system engine.

New features and improvements

• Refactored codebase (excluding Core)
• Added Mica backdrop (only available on Windows 11)
• Added minimum size for app window
• Creating new vaults will include a readme file
• Revamped search UX
• Improved responsiveness of graphs
• Small tweaks to vault wizard dialog design

Fixes

• (Core) Fixed an issue where existing items couldn't be pasted
• (Core) Fixed an issue where empty bytes were appended to every file
• Fixed an issue where vault UI persisted when removing last vault
• Speed rates for graphs are now displayed correctly
• Other small fixes and performance improvements

Introducing Alpha2

You may encounter instabilities and crashes. Please make a backup of your data before storing it in the secure container in case a data loss event was to occur. Developers are not responsible for corruption or loss of data. Report any faults of the file system engine.

New features and improvements

• Added initial Settings dialog UI (some features are still missing and might be unavailable)
• Drastically improved write performance
• Graphs now display speed rates
• Improved look of vault dashboard buttons
• Improved memory management
• Improved general look and feel of the UI
• Updated to Windows App SDK 1.0.3

Fixes

• Fixed a bug with Browse button not working on Windows 10
• Removing unlocked vaults is no longer possible
• Fixed graphs displaying data in wrong units
• Updated project configuration in an effort to maximize compatibility
• Other small fixes and performance improvements

Introducing Alpha1

This is the initial Alpha1 release of SecureFolderFS. You may encounter instabilities and crashes. Please make a backup of your data before storing it in the secure container in case a data loss event was to occur. Developers are not responsible for corruption or loss of data.