New in Version 6.7

This list can also be found in Backer's help file in the Miscellaneous section under Version History, including direct links to detailed explanations.

Bug fixed: In Zip archives with gaps in the directory tree files not all files were found
Bug fixed: The extended syntax for directories found too many directories
Unicode support for Greek, Asian, Arabian, Hebrew, Cyrillic and more characters, except with Zip and FTP
Secondary sorting by name and type, tertiary sorting by path
Zip archives up to 4 GB
Files that cannot be processed in Zip archives can optionally be listed in the log individually
The Top 12 can be displayed sorted by the date of the last successful run
Two Top 12 can swap their places
Quick selection of Desktop and My Documents in the Express Setup via the context menu
Improved key handling for the encryption for destinations of type directory
In UNC names any number of levels is allowed, e.g. \\Computer\Share\Smith
The extended syntax for directories can search for directories that carry exactly the specified name
Drag and Drop in the source between the categories for directories and files; e.g. you can move files from Exclude to Delete
Delete empty directories does not rely on the operating system to prevent deletion of non-empty directories any more
Transfer directory properties includes the date-time stamps
Date-time stamp and size of profile and batch file are put down in the log
The sorting is put down in the log
The average transfer rate is put down in the log
The built-in log viewer has line numbers
The built-in log viewer can search for any text
A log sent by e-mail is packed into a Zip archive
For the SMTP server that sends the logs user name and password can be set
The LOGFILE variable takes the Add date to name option for the log file into account
New variables DAY1, MONTH1 and YEAR2
Checks if each window is fully visible; if not, it is centered on the main screen
New locations for Backer6.ini

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