AllSync Version History

In the AllSync version history, you will find all new features, improvements, and bug fixes in current and past program versions – clearly and chronologically documented.

4.2.0

Date: 08.12.2025

NEW: The texts of the user interface and the documentation have been completely revised.
NEW: The user interface is now also available in the following languages: French, Dutch, Italian and Spanish.
NEW: Language Editor: With the new language editor, language files can be edited directly in the program or new languages can be added.
NEW: The language of the user interface can now also be changed via the toolbar in the right main menu.
NEW: Profile Properties / Folder: Using the „Select Folder Template“ button, system folder, custom folder templates, and drives can now be added to the source or destination folder list via a selection dialog.
NEW: Profile Properties / Filter: With the new „Filter Combination“ option, you can specify whether all or at least one of the activated file and folder filters must apply.
NEW: AllSync / Log Manager / Toolbar: Added button to close the opened log file.
NEW: AllSync / Log Manager / Toolbar: Added „Miscellaneous“ button to open various log files: AllSync Service Tool, AllSync Update Tool, QuickSync, Copy Method Benchmark, Language Editor, and ZIP log.
NEW: AllSync / Menu Bar / Extras: With the new menu item „AllSync Application Data“, the folders „Archive“, „Log“, „Profile“, „Screenshot“, „Scripts“, or „Task“ can be opened with Windows Explorer.
NEW: AllSync / Menu Bar / Tools: The following menu items have been added: „Windows Task Scheduler“, „Windows Disk Management“, „Windows Services Management“, „Windows Event Viewer“, and „Windows Task Manager“.
NEW: Scheduler / Menu Bar: A new menu item „Tools“ has been added with the following sub-items: „Windows Task Scheduler“, „Windows Disk Management“, „Windows Services Management“, „Windows Event Viewer“, and „Windows Task Manager“.
NEW: AllSync Options / Layout: With the new option „Font Size of Menus and Toolbars“, the font size of all menus and toolbars in the program can be changed.
NEW: AllSync Options / Log: The option „Automatically archive log files“ has been extended to include logs from QuickSync, the Language Editor, the Copy Method Benchmark, and the Update Tool.
NEW: Scheduler / Task / Task End: For the option „Log task status in Windows Event Viewer“, a new button has been added to open the Windows Event Viewer.
NEW: The Speed Test Tool has been renamed to „Copy Method Benchmark“ and completely revised.
NEW: Copy Method Benchmark: Individual file sizes or multiple file sizes within a defined range can now be tested.
NEW: Copy Method Benchmark: The size of the test file can now be flexibly specified in bytes, kilobytes, or megabytes.
NEW: Copy Method Benchmark: The number of copy tests per copy method and data block can now be set individually.
NEW: Copy Method Benchmark: Starting from three copy tests per copy method, the average and median values are now calculated and displayed in the test results.
NEW: Copy Method Benchmark: The test results can now be logged into a CSV file for further evaluation.
NEW: Copy Method Benchmark: The progress is now displayed during the copy test.
NEW: Installation File: Added command line parameters /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES and /DeleteFolders.
UPD: The storage format of the language files has been optimized. Older language files are no longer compatible.
UPD: Language files are now stored in the AllSync application data location and no longer in the program folder.
UPD: Various components for displaying the user interface have been updated.
INFO: Profile Properties / Copy Method / Options for Copy Method C and File Comparison / Data Block: Extensive tests with the Copy Method Benchmark tool have shown that a block size of 32 KB delivers the best average performance across different file sizes and storage media. Even though other values may be faster in individual cases, 32 KB is a recommended standard choice.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes have been implemented.

4.1.18

Date: 26.06.2025

NEW: Profile Properties / Filter: A new filter type „Date“ allows you to filter files and folders that are older, newer, or match a specific date.
NEW: Profile Chaining / Toolbar: Added button „Remove All Profile Chains“.
UPD: Updated the component for rendering the user interface.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.1.16

Date: 25.04.2025

NEW: Profile List: Added a toolbar with a search field to search all profiles by the following properties: profile name, profile notes, source and destination folders, and filter texts.
NEW: Profile Properties / Filter / Filter Type „Text“: New option „Partial Match“ allows the filter text to match only part of a name or path.
UPD: Updated the component for rendering the user interface.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.1.14

Date: 06.03.2025

UPD: Updated the component for rendering the user interface.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.1.12

Date: 19.12.2024

NEW: Options / Mail Server / Email Account / Subject: New placeholders %D and %T allow the date and/or current time to be displayed in the email subject.
NEW: Profile Properties / Copy Options / Folder Options: Added option „Transfer folder date from source to existing destination folders“ to retroactively apply folder dates.
NEW: Documentation: Added guide „Sync files between Android phone and computer“.
NEW: User interface now also available in Chinese.
UPD: Updated the component for rendering the user interface.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.1.10

Date: 19.07.2024

NEW: Profile Properties / Options / Log: Added option „Copy profile log file to each destination folder“.
NEW: Profile Properties / External / VB Script: Added script „RenameFileAndCreateFileHistory.vbs“.
UPD: Updated the component for rendering the user interface.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.1.2

Date: 15.02.2024

NEW: Profile Properties / Filter Assistant / Toolbar: New „STOP“ button allows early termination of folder expansion for all source and destination folders.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.1.1

Date: 12.02.2024

FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.1

Date: 08.02.2024

NEW: User interface redesigned for new Dark Mode, allowing switch from light to dark appearance.
NEW: AllSync Menu Bar / View Menu: Added „Dark Mode“ option.
NEW: Options / Layout / User Interface: Added „Dark Mode“ option.
NEW: Profile Properties / VB Scripts: New button „Select VB Script“ allows adding existing scripts without creating new ones.
NEW: Profile Properties / Profile Chaining: Chained profiles can now be disabled.
NEW: Profile Properties / Profile Chaining: Chained profile is now selected via a dropdown text field.
NEW: Profile Chaining / Toolbar: Added buttons to jump to next or previous profile chain.
UPD: Profile Chaining: Profile name now shown in a separate column.
UPD: Profile Chaining: Drag & drop functionality improved.
UPD: Profile List: Drag & drop functionality for profiles and folders improved.
UPD: AllSync Options / Layout / User Interface: Theme designs now sorted from light to dark.
UPD: Profile Properties / Copy Options / „Identify process blocking file access“: If error 103 occurs during compression, the blocking process is now automatically identified and logged.
UPD: Log Manager: Changed font size is now saved and restored on next launch.
UPD: Folder/file selection dialog redesigned.
UPD: Documentation revised in several areas.
UPD: Updated the component for rendering the user interface.
UPD: Updated the email sending component.
INFO: AllSync is no longer compatible with Windows Vista.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.56

Date: 16.11.2023

NEW: AllSync Professional/Business Edition: New log archiving feature automatically moves and compresses general log files once they exceed a certain size.
NEW: Options / Log: Added option „Archive log files larger than ... MB“.
NEW: AllSync Backup / Export: Added option „Archived log files“.
NEW: AllSync Backup / Import: Added option „Archived log files“.
NEW: Profile Properties / Profile Chaining: Added button to delete profile chain.
UPD: Updated the component for rendering the user interface.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.54

Date: 12.10.2023

NEW: Profile Properties / External / Drives: TrueCrypt and VeraCrypt containers can now be mounted with a drive letter.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.52

Date: 09.09.2023

NEW: Profile Properties / Filter: New Filter Assistant provides an overview of how folder filters affect subfolders and allows creation of new filters.
NEW: Profile Properties / Filter: Added button to launch Filter Assistant.
NEW: Profile Properties / Filter List: Added context menu to edit, copy, and remove filters.
NEW: Profile Properties: Windows environment variables now shown in a table and can be copied to clipboard via double-click.
NEW: Scheduler / Task / Start Type „Monthly“: Added selection assistant for calendar days and weekdays.
NEW: Scheduler / Task / Start Type „Weekly“ and „Monthly“: Selection assistant now also accessible via context menu.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.50

Date: 11.08.2023

NEW: Profile Assistant: Subfolders of selected source and destination folders can now be excluded.
NEW: Profile Properties / Folder List / Context Menu: Added command „Select and exclude subfolders“.
NEW: Options / Folder Templates: Folder template list can now be searched.
NEW: Speed Test Tool: Added toolbar.
NEW: Profile Chaining: Added toolbar.
UPD: Profile Properties / Filter: Menu actions „Add multiple file filters“ and „Add multiple folder filters“ moved from „Filter Templates“ dropdown to new „Add Filter“ dropdown.
UPD: Updated the component for rendering the copy preview.
UPD: Updated the component for rendering the user interface.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.48

Date: 13.06.2023

NEW: Profile Properties / Options / Copy Preview: Actions for removing files and folders in copy preview can now be customized per profile.
NEW: AllSync / Options / Profiles: Added option „Disable source/destination folder overlap check“.
UPD: AllSync / Options / Time Format: Improved compatibility check for deleting old log entries.
UPD: Documentation revised.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.47

Date: 25.05.2023

NEW: Log Window: Toolbar context menu now allows changing icon size.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.46

Date: 22.05.2023

NEW: Copy Preview: Context menu for folders and files redesigned for faster access to commands.
NEW: Report Window: Added „Expand“ and „Remove“ toolbars for quicker access to commands.
NEW: AllSync Options / Copy Preview / File Comparison: Added button „Select and download program“.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.44

Date: 02.05.2023

NEW: Email: Option „When should the email be sent“ now includes „only if no changes were made“.
UPD: Options / Copy Preview / File Comparison: Parameters for external comparison program must now be entered in a separate text field.
UPD: Folder templates for system folders and program storage locations revised and expanded.
UPD: Email sending component updated.
UPD: Updated the component for rendering the user interface.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.42

Date: 16.03.2023

NEW: Documentation: Added guide „Restore files from a backup“.
UPD: AllSync Options „Sounds“: All sound files (*.wav) from Windows „Media“ folder can now be selected via dropdown list.
UPD: Profile Properties / Copy Method D: Command line parameters for external program must now be entered in a separate text field.
UPD: Profile Properties: Expert view can now be activated via an option below the menu.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.40

Date: 13.02.2023

NEW: Folder Templates: New templates allow quick selection of predefined folders across program areas without manual entry or tree navigation. Access via dropdown text field. Unlisted folders are automatically added.
NEW: AllSync Options „Folder Templates“: Manage the template list by adding, editing, or removing folders. Optionally auto-add source/destination folders from all profiles.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.38

Date: 24.12.2022

NEW: AllSync Professional/Business Edition: New ZIP Tool allows you to extract, verify, and list contents of ZIP files created by AllSync. See AllSync Menu Bar → Extras → ZIP Tool.
NEW: Profile Properties / Copy Mode „Backup“ / Compression / File Splitting: New option to define compatibility of split ZIP files.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.36

Date: 04.11.2022

FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.34

Date: 13.09.2022

NEW: AllSync Professional/Business Edition: New File-Lock Tool identifies which process is blocking a file. See AllSync Menu Bar → Extras → File-Lock Tool.
NEW: Profile Properties / Copy Options: Added option „Identify blocking process for locked files“. This detects the blocking process when error 32 („The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process“) or error 33 („The process cannot access the file because another process has locked part of the file“) occurs during copying.
NEW: Profile Properties / External / Drives: Added option „Wait x seconds before disconnecting a drive“.
NEW: Log Window / Context Menu: Right-clicking a log entry with an error now allows checking the source or target file using the new File-Lock Tool.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.32

Date: 02.08.2022

NEW: AllSync Backup: Import and export of application data revised and optimized.
NEW: AllSync Backup: Detailed information about the backup is now displayed in a log window during import or export.
NEW: AllSync Backup / Import: Added „Restart“ button to restart AllSync and apply imported data.
NEW: Documentation: Added guide „How to transfer AllSync to another computer“.
UPD: Documentation / Copy Mode „Synchronize“ / Reference File: Added important note on using multiple source and destination folders.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.30

Date: 13.07.2022

NEW: Profile Properties / Copy Options / Copy Method D: Added options „Delete source file“ and „Secure delete“.
UPD: Documentation: Guide „Secure deletion of source files“ updated to reflect new „Delete source file“ option.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.28

Date: 17.06.2022

NEW: AllSync / Log Window / Toolbar: New button „Change Position“ allows positioning the log window at the bottom or right side of the main window.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.22

Date: 09.03.2022

NEW: Profile Properties / Data Security / Backup Folder: Added button to convert drive letter to „%{DriveLetter}:{DriveName}%“.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.20

Date: 11.02.2022

NEW: Scheduler / Task / Email: You can now choose to send the log as text in the email and/or as an attachment.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.18

Date: 20.01.2022

NEW: Toolbar: The main window of AllSync, the Scheduler, and the Service Tool can now be positioned on the desktop with custom size using a new button.
NEW: Service Tool / Options: Added option „Automatically start Service Tool after user login“.
NEW: Service Tool / Options: Added option „Show notification in Windows system tray for the following events“ for task start, task end, or error messages.
UPD: Service Tool: System tray icon optimized to better reflect Scheduler service status.
UPD: Service Tool: Service can now be started or stopped via context menu of the system tray icon.
UPD: Scheduler / Task List: Last task status is now retained after restarting the Scheduler.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.15

Date: 30.12.2021

NEW: Scheduler / Options / General: New option „Scheduler Activation“ allows automatic activation on startup or restoration of last activation state.
NEW: Scheduler / Options / General: Option „Automatically start and activate Scheduler on Windows startup“ now includes „Minimize window“.
NEW: Scheduler / Options / Layout: Added option „Minimize Scheduler instead of closing it“.
NEW: Scheduler / Options / Layout: You can now choose to show the Scheduler in the Windows taskbar and/or as a system tray icon.
NEW: Scheduler / Options / Task: Option „Show notifications in Windows system tray“ added to toggle all notifications.
NEW: Scheduler / Task / Task Start: Added option „Show notification in Windows system tray“.
NEW: Scheduler / Task / Task Run: Added option „Show error messages in Windows system tray“.
NEW: Scheduler / Task / Task End: Added option „Show notification in Windows system tray“.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.12

Date: 24.12.2021

NEW: Report / Filter Templates: New toolbar added for quick access to standard filter templates and the first 10 user-defined templates.
NEW: Profile Start Confirmation Window: Added option „Deactivate profile chaining“.
UPD: Profile Properties / Copy Options: For the option „Monitor file size for changes before copying“, the check interval can now be set in milliseconds instead of seconds.
UPD: Scheduler: System tray icon optimized to better reflect Scheduler status (active/inactive).
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.8

Date: 30.11.2021

NEW: Profile Properties / Data Security: New option allows defining how folder structure is stored in the backup folder: „Store data with full path in backup folder“ or „Store data with path starting from last destination folder in backup folder“.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.5

Date: 09.11.2021

NEW: Copy Mode „Backup“ / Backup Options: Login credentials can now be set for the full backup path.
NEW: Profile List / Toolbar: Right-click menu now allows showing or hiding individual buttons.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.3

Date: 17.10.2021

INFO: Internet Update: The downloaded update file was always deleted before it could be executed. Please log in to the customer area to download the current update.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0.2

Date: 16.10.2021

NEW: During AllSync installation via setup file, additional desktop shortcuts for AllSync, Scheduler, and Service Tool can now be created to launch with administrator rights.
NEW: During AllSync installation via setup file, additional program shortcuts for AllSync, Scheduler, and Service Tool are now created in the Start menu for launching with administrator rights.
NEW: Profile Properties / Source and destination folders: Folder templates now include profile folders for Mozilla Thunderbird.
NEW: Profile Properties / Source and destination folders: Folder templates now include profile and download folders for Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge.
FIX: Various optimizations and bug fixes applied.

4.0

Date: 02.10.2021

GENERAL

User interface completely redesigned and optimized throughout.
Unicode Compatibility: AllSync now supports displaying, entering, and saving Unicode text throughout the program.
All profiles and tasks from AllSync version 2 or 3 can be imported.
AllSync 4 is compatible with Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista. Windows XP is no longer supported.
User interface and help file available in German and English.
Various optimizations and bug fixes applied across multiple program areas.

ALLSYNC

Custom keyboard shortcuts can now be defined for menu and toolbar commands.
New Log Manager allows viewing all log files directly in the main window.
Copy Mode „Synchronize“: Saving and loading the reference list optimized for large numbers of files and folders.
Report Window / Filter Toolbar: Filter settings can now be saved as filter templates.
Report Window: Windows Explorer context menu can now be opened for a file or folder using the middle mouse button.
Copy Preview / Info Statistics: Double-clicking a file or folder action resets the current filter and applies the clicked action as a new filter.
Profile List / Context Menu „Folder“: Added command „Create screenshots of profile properties for all profiles“.
Options / Copy Preview: Added option „Show info window after copy preview“.
Options / Profile List: Added option to select icon for profile folders.
Options / Logs: Added option „Delete daily log files older than x days“.
Options / Report Window: Added option „Unicode Support“.
Options / Time Format: Added settings for „First day of the week“ and „First week of the year“.

PROFILE PROPERTIES

Filter: All filtering options for files and folders redesigned and consolidated into a table.
Filter: Files and folders can now be filtered by folder level.
Filter: Text filter for files and folders now supports regular expressions (RegEx).
Copy Options: File content comparison now includes checksums „SHA-2 (256-bit)“, „SHA-2 (384-bit)“, and „SHA-2 (512-bit)“.
External / Programs: Multiple programs can now be launched at profile start and end.
External / VBScript: Multiple VB scripts can now be launched at profile start and end.
External / Drives: Encrypted drives from Bitlocker, TrueCrypt, and VeraCrypt can now be automatically mounted or unlocked.
External / Drives: Added options „Cancel profile if a drive could not be mounted“ and „Cancel profile if all drives could not be mounted“.
Menu: Expert view can now be activated via a toggle in the top-right menu.

SCHEDULER

Added menu bar for controlling the Scheduler.
Task List: Added columns „Status“ and „Runtime“.
Task List: Columns can now be shown or hidden via the menu bar.
Task List: Font can now be changed in layout options.
Task: New start type „Scheduler Activation“ starts a task when the Scheduler is activated.
Task: New start type „Screensaver“ starts a task when the screensaver is displayed.
Task: New start type „System Idle“ starts a task after a defined system idle time.
Task: New start type „System Wake-Up“ starts a task when Windows wakes from sleep or standby.
Task: New start type „Monitor Standby“ starts a task when the monitor enters power-saving mode.
Task / Start Type „Monitoring“: Two folders can now be monitored per task.
Task / Start Type „Monitoring“: Source and destination folders of activated profiles can now be added via the dropdown menu of the „Select Folder“ button.
Task / Start Type „Windows Startup“: Added option „Start only once per day“.
Options / Layout: Added option to change the font of the task list.

SERVICE TOOL

Status: Service status now displays the currently used TCP port and the last connection to the service.
Setup: Windows Services Management Console can now be launched via a button.
Options: TCP port for data exchange between service and Service Tool can now be changed without restart.

LOG WINDOW

Toolbar: New button „Calculate Time Required“ calculates the duration of displayed actions in the log and shows it in an additional column.
Log / Context Menu: Right-clicking a line with an error message now allows selecting „Show help for error no. x“.
Log / Context Menu: Right-clicking a line with an error message now allows selecting „Search for error no. x online“.
Log / Context Menu: Right-clicking a line with an error message that shows source and target file now allows opening the folder of the source or target file via „Open Folder“.
Log / Context Menu: Right-clicking a line with an error message that shows source and target file now allows copying the path of the source or target file to the clipboard via „Copy to Clipboard“.