Tuesday 22 December 2020

What's new in version 8.10:

 Added support of LUKS2 decryption:

- Supported transform functions: pbkdf2/argon2i/argon2id;
- Supported hashes: SHA-1/SHA-256/SHA-512;
- Supproted encryptions: AES/Serpent/Twofish/Blowfish (XTS or CBC);
Rework of ZFS file system scan procedure:
- Now works on any supported ZPool configuration;
- Added scan support of Oracle RAID-Z mirror-style metadata;
- Better recovery of file system structure, including names/structure of lost datasets;
In Explorer dialog of scan result:
- Function of manual renaming files and folders via 'Properties' dialog;
- Adjusting (reducing) file size via 'Properties' dialog;
- Deleting unrequired files from scan result (with 'Del' button; support of files only);
Direct access to ZFS file system:
- Changed displaying of datasets to 'natural' tree structure instead of flat list;
- Fully reworked assembly of ZPools to support multiple RAID-Z VDevs and mirroring;
Disk imaging with map (used/free space, selected files etc.):
- Added 'policy' of combining segments for map optimization (to ignore small 'gaps');
- Added 'Evaluate fragments' tool for assistance with selection of 'combining policy';
In file copying procedure:
- Added 'Skip all' option to 'Failed to save..' dialog of current copying session;
- Changed to 'smooth' total progress and added indication of 'remaining size';
- Added displaying of 'Stated time' and 'Completion time estimate' values.

Thursday 3 December 2020

What's new in version 8.9:

* Flash-Friendly File System (F2FS) support: access, map of used blocks, scan;

* Support of Enmotus FuzeDrive storages;

* Added function of clearing 'read status map' for certain storage types:

 - Function is added to drive/partition context menu of supported storages;

 - Implemented clearing 'read status map' for SDLSP files, including 'on-demand images';

* DeepSpar disk imager:

 - Implemented and added 'Clear Map' function (in disk context menu and on disk imager tab);

 - In disk imager: added option for fast background imaging under full control of DDI;

 - Added DDI Activity Monitor tool (available through disk context menu);

 - Added DDI Terminal tool invocation to disk context menu;

 - Opening the same terminal now activates exsting window (if present);

 - Title of terminal window now includes DDI ID, project ID and IP;

 - Fixed bug with read errors caused by unexpected UDP packets arrival.

* Decryption of BitLocker volumes:

 - Show 'Recovery key identifier' in password entry dialog to identify recovery key;

 - Support of incomplete encryption/decryption (Windows 7-10, Server 2008R2-2019);

 - Indication of partitions with incomplete BitLocker encryption/decryption;

* In Explorer dialog:

 - Files copying now hides preview/hexadecimal viewer panel to release space for log;

 - 'Preview' button on toolbar now have sub-menu to open hex panel or last copying log;

* Added 'read' support of UDF file system from partitions with 512/4K sector size;

* Fixed problem reading ATA SMART under 32bit Windows;

* Under Linux/Mac: restoring 'owner' RWX permissions for copied files (when available).

What's new in version 9.18:

Added support of 'data entropy' map: - In disk imager, added possibility to save 'data entropy' map during imaging (low and ...