FileCloud Desktop for Windows (beta) Release Notes

• An issue preventing files deleted on the server from syncing properly has been fixed.
• Improved accuracy of activity log.
• Sync error handling has been improved to reduce sync conflicts.
• Beta label now indicates Windows beta features.
• Fixed an issue preventing files from being restored after failed deletion attempts.
• Files updated on the server were not syncing properly. This has been fixed.
• Improved handling of renamed files and folders.
• If renamed or dehydrated files were deleted on the server, they were not removed locally. This has been fixed.
• Error handling has been enhanced to make the startup experience more reliable.
• The option to reset the password did not always appear. This has been fixed.
• More data from the server is now refreshed at startup.
• Error messages now indicate when login with a device code is not possible.
• The user interface and system process for authentication were improved.
• Improved handling of network connectivity changes.
• Enhanced the system to display whether downloaded items are files or folders.
• Login now shows a popup for invalid passwords and handles session expiration issues more effectively.
• File synchronization process now marks files as in sync when no conflicts are detected.
• Fixed issues with file and folder locking.
• In some cases, files were not uploaded if many files were added at once. This has been fixed.
• Improved file downloading issues.
• Added support for disabling login type selection in the user interface.
• Clarified wording on the Offline Folders tab.
• Added icons and a notification to indicate WebSocket disconnection.
• Added improvements to prevent files queued for deletion from being re-added.
• Fixed overlapping that occurred when hovering over downloads in progress on the activity tab.
• Improved file synchronization process after uploads.
• Fixed an issue that caused the dashboard to crash and display a blank window in the UI.

• The error message returned when a user enters an incorrect device authentication code now specifies the problem.
• The message displayed when a remote message was received from the server had an error in the title. This has been fixed.
• Trying to start FileCloud Desktop when it was already running caused an empty window to open. This has been fixed.
• When FileCloud Desktop was not running, placeholders could be deleted. This is now prevented.
• New shares and new Team Folders did not appear in File Explorer without re-login. This has been fixed.
• When a shared folder is removed, FileCloud Desktop now ensures that local changes are maintained.
• On login, when a license was expired, the wrong error message appeared. This has been fixed.
• When insufficient quota for uploading a file occurred, an "Unknown error" message was returned. Now an "Insufficient quota" message is returned.
• Folders renamed or moved on Azure or S3 network shares now automatically have content removed and replaced with a placeholder.
• Users are now able to edit files locked by themselves.
• The process for downloading files from network shares has been improved to prevent file corruption.
• An issue causing crashes when files were renamed or created with disallowed extensions has been fixed.
• When an Office file uploaded to the server from FileCloud Desktop was renamed and then locked on FileCloud Desktop, the lock with the new name was sent to the server before the rename action was sent, causing an error. This has been fixed by sending the lock action with the file's original name.

• A new option can be added to mass deployment settings to disable the "Always keep on this device" option in Windows Explorer.
• A problem causing file uploads to fail with FileCloud versions 23.241.4 and higher has been fixed.
• File write permissions have been adjusted to improve file explorer performance.
• Notifications of deletion errors due to permission issues have been improved.
• Files were being duplicated when the client was offline. This has been fixed.
• A confirmation pop-up appeared when no changes had been made. This has been fixed.
• A new setting has been added to detect and resolve broken websocket connections.

Note: FileCloud Desktop for Windows beta cannot be used with the currently released version of FileCloud, 23.241.4. However, it can be used with FileCloud version 23.241.3 and will be available again with version 23.241.6.

• Improvements were made to the feature for locking opened files.
• Issues with the share dialog box have been fixed.
• When a file was renamed during sync, its last modified time was changed. This has been fixed.
• Mass deployment configuration now works correctly.
• Shutdown of the client was not working correctly. This has been fixed.
• Login with an email address now works correctly.
• When "Free up space" was chosen for a file or folder, it appeared to sync indefinitely. This has been fixed.
• File rename errors no longer result in crashes.
• Error handing and error messages for login errors, system status checks, folder creation, device authentication, and invalid 2FA codes have been improved.
• Username now appears in the user drop-down list in the dashboard.
• A notification window now appears when logout is in progress.
• SSO login resulted in an application crash. This has been fixed.
• When the application displayed an error icon for failed uploads, it sometimes hung up. This has been fixed.
• Permissions for view-only files and folders have been fixed.
• Login did not work correctly when Team Folders were not set up. This has been fixed.
• When a file was deleted, and a new file with the same name was uploaded to take its place, the new file was given the last modified time of the deleted file instead of its own last modified time. This has been fixed.
• It is now possible to cancel a download in progress from the Live tab of the dashboard.

• Users can now right-click on a file to share it.
• A problem causing files uploaded from Obsidian to have the machine name appended to the filename has been fixed.
• Several bug fixes and optimizations were implemented for improved overall performance and stability.

• The Help button in the dashboard was linking users to the FileCloud Desktop for macOS documentation. It now links users to the FileCloud Desktop for Windows documentation.
• In Windows explorer, when a file was downloaded and its properties were viewed, switching tabs on the properties panel sometimes caused a blue screen error. This has been fixed.
• Server-side operations were not reflected immediately in the FileCloud Desktop for Windows dashboard. This has been fixed.