Hi,
today we are happy to announce the first beta of BoxCryptor for Mac, version 1.1.
This new version brings big internal changes,... the new BoxCryptorFS filesystem which replaces Encfs and other cool features, like: "Editing the options of existing volumes" and "Support for Retina Macs".
We hope you like it and will be very glad to receive any feedback from you, including bug reports, crash logs, ui/usability issues and/or anything else you think might be useful to us.
Please take a few minutes to read the following information before proceeding to the download!
IMPORTANT:
- This beta version is provided to you in order to help us test and deliver a great product, it is not intended for production use. You can experience bugs/crashes/hangs and other "cool" issues.
- We strongly disapprove the usage of the beta version as your main BoxCryptor version, but if you choose to do so, please at least make back-ups of your important data.
Minimum system requirements:
* 64bit Intel Macs
* Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
* OSXFUSE 2.5.4 (automatically installed by the BoxCryptor Installer)
Beta 1:
Whats new:
* BoxCryptorFS replaces Encfs
* Support for editing existing volumes (no filename encryption option yet)
* Support for "Retina" Macs
* Application-wide support for system standard shortcuts (CMD+C / CMD+V / CMD+W and other)
* Detect if Finder shows "Connected Servers" on desktop and disable alias creation
* Various UI and usability improvements/fixes including:
- Updated artwork
- Updated main menu
- New contextual menu in Preferences (Advanced mode), when right clicking on a volume
Known issues:
* Menubar icon may display wrong icon
* Volumes list in Preferences may not be updated when adding/removing a volume
* Failing to uncompress a file with system unarchiver app
* Issues with extended attributes
Beta 2:
Fixes:
* Extended attributes
* Damaged file warning and inability to use the files due to com.apple.quarantine extended attribute being set
* Failing to uncompress a file with system unarchiver app
* Other under-the-hood filesystem improvements (rename, xattr, listxattr,...)
Known issues:
* Menubar icon may display wrong icon
* Volumes list in Preferences may not be updated when adding/removing a volume
* MS Excel 2010 fails to save files to BC volumes
Download:
https://www.boxcryptor.com/download/BoxCryptor_v1.1.b2_Installer.dmg
Beta 3:
Fixes:
* Menubar icon may display wrong icon
* Volumes list in Preferences may not be updated when adding/removing a volume
* MS Excel 2010 fails to save files to BC volumes
* Other minor fixes
Known issues:
* Spotlight not working. "Enable Spotlight" option is disabled for now.
Download:
https://www.boxcryptor.com/download/BoxCryptor_v1.1.b3_Installer.dmg
Release Candidate 1:
Fixes:
* setattr implementation in BCFS
* Spotlight support.
Known issues:
* None!
Download:
https://www.boxcryptor.com/download/BoxCryptor_v1.1.rc1_Installer.dmg
Bug/Issue reporting:
For us to be more productive, we would like to suggest the following issues report format:
Version:
x.y (build)
Summary:
(Provide a descriptive summary of the issue)
Able to reproduce:
(Always | Sometimes | Rarely | Unable | I didn't try | Not applicable)
Steps to Reproduce:
(In numbered format, detail the exact steps taken to produce the bug)
Expected Results:
(
Describe what you expected to happen when you executed the steps above)
Actual Results:
(
Explain what actually occurred when steps above were executed)
Regression:
(Describe circumstances where the problem occurs or does not occur, such as software versions (system and OSXFUSE) and/or hardware configurations, BoxCryptor folders location (cloud providers, network storage, local, etc))
Notes:
(
Provide additional information, such as references to related problems, workarounds and relevant attachments)
Thank you,
Adrian.