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Release 2.9

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Stephane Couturier
Stephane Couturier
Developer of Katalog

✨ Main improvements:

  • #664 CREATE/SEARCH: File Checksum SH256 for Duplicate/Difference Search It is now possible to compute and store files checksum in the catalogs. It is a much longer process than other indexing option as it reads ALL of the data to compute the checksums. Like file metadata, the option can be selected at catalog creation or changed later, and when interrupting the process, the calculated checksum are saved and the next update will resume for remaining files. The files checkum can be used as a duplicate search option or as a difference search option

  • #402 DATA: Store data in a local MySQL/mariadb database. Beside Memory or SQLite File modes, it is now possible to store data in a local hosted db. For the local machine, it can present a good compromise between speed of indexing vs speed of searching. It is ONLY for USE with LOCAL hosted db (ex: MySQL server installed on the computer using Katalog). Communication to a remote database would not be encrypted nor secured.

  • #675 BACKUP: Generate LuckyBackup profile from BackUp links Mostly for Linux users, the catalog links (mappings) done in the tab BackUp can now be used to generate a LuckyBackup profile. These are basic profiles (task name, source, destination), no exclude or advanced options.

  • #692 SEARCH Duplicates: new option to compare 2 devices

⚠️ Technical changes:

  • As for any new version, it is highly recommended to backup the collections 💾, and test the new version on other copies.
  • Database updates: added fields to store checksum and new search duplicates options

📦 Distribution Formats:

  • As usual, Window 64, Linux, macOS
  • Reminder: AppImage is available for easier Linux deployment, including one for older/LTS distributions with glibc 2.35 (ex: Ubuntu 22..04) It is still possible to use the Command Line Interface with AppImage.

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