What's new in version 9.0:
* Scan now has option to save status periodically (with predefined time period);
* Folders in scan result now display contained objects capacity;
* Explorer now highlights lager files/folders in scan result with percent bar;
* Color differentiation of existing and scanned file systems in Explorer;
* Data saving now can be scheduled as number of steps in priority order:
- Added 'Create batch copying task'/'Add to copying task' tool to context menu;
- Task can be aborted with possibility of resumption from aborted step;
- Common task copying log with logging of task step events;
- Task manager dialog to re-order, remove or configure steps (enable filters etc.);
* Added 'Quick scan (index)' tool to context menu of valid ('green') file systems;
* When empty or damaged FS is activated, there is a choice to browse or to scan it;
* Activation of partition with no file system now activates 'scan' dialog;
* Support of hard links on NTFS, APFS, HFS+, Ext, F2FS, Reiser, UFS and XFS;
* Added automatic deduplication of duplicate hard links:
- Hard link to file is restored as hard link on target storage;
- If target file system doesn't support hard links, software creates copy of file;
- Hardlinks to HFS+ folders are restored to special location and linked with target;
- Links to folders are established with hardlinks (on HFS+) or with symlinks;
- If target file system doesn't support links, software fails to process such folders.
* Added support of duplicate file/folder hard links in scan result;
* NTFS scan procedure now processes NTFS indexes and thus hard links;
- In 'quick scan' this function is disabled by default;
* APFS direct access:
- File system state is now loaded using the latest generation of stored superblock;
- Added support of file system snapshots, including 'local' and 'backup' Time Machine;
- Loading of file set is postponed until it is first used (for performance reasons);
* APFS scan:
- Indexing of APFS optionally includes snapshots (enabled by default);
- Better structure recovery and finding of lost snapshots in full scan;
- Added support of symbolic links;
* HFS+ scan: added support of hardlinks (including Time Machine);
* Changed format of SDLSP files to version 3.
* Added support of flat-sparse image files (set of chunks with missed fragments);
* Added tool for saving on-demand disk image files (imaging tasks):
- Support of imaging to flat, flat-sparse and sparse (SDLSP) disk image files;
- Support of imaging (clonning) to another disk;
- Using of built-in defect map for SDLSP and external defect map for other targets;
- Save/restore of task configuration (.uitask) files
- Support of 'imager' interface and background (asynchronous) imaging;
- Task control panel with map of defects and with activity indication;
- Map of defects can be cleared in given region (all states or only defects);
- Detailed configuration of imaging parameters (two-pass imaging, timeouts etc.)
- Quick switch of pre-configugured and customizable imaging tiers;
* Support of reading S.M.A.R.T Log pages of SATA drives;
* Added indication of file status (validity) information for scan results:
- Indication is enabled by default; it can be disabled via 'Explorer' settings;
- Verification if file start matches to data of known and valid type;
- If defects bitmap is available, optional check if file is imaged;
- Tool to enable/disable/configure file status indication in Explorer;
* Option to save 'only good files' when status indication is available and enabled;
* In Explorer, added ability to stop reading content of big folders;
* Added decryption of BitLocker and APFS encrypted volumes [UFSX Std/RAID/Net]
* Added tool to re-assign file extensions basing on content (for CHK files etc.);
* Preserving 'Hidden' and 'System' flags on copied files (Windows version);
* XFS access: fixed problem with mixed Intel/Standard short folder metadata;
* XFS scan: fixed few major bugs with structure recovery in full scan;
* NTFS access: fixed issue displaying of multiple hardlinks from the same folder;
* NTFS scan: added processing of mount points as 'folder' symbolic links;
* ReFS3 access:
- Mount points (junctions) are displayed as 'folder' symbolic links;
- In symbolic links, paths are changed to relative to support their 'export';
* Older ReFS (Windows Server 2012): fixed few bugs in scan procedure;
* ExFAT scan: support of 1MB clusters, fixed few issues;
* File removal from scan result now updates title statistics (files count/size);
* Fixed loading RAID/storage configurations when PhysicalDrive has no serial number;
* Fixed issue with long cancellation of quick scan and duplication of results;
* Fixed duplication of $LostFiles folder in scan result;
* Fixed bug in adaptive RAID5/RAID6 reconstruction;
* Fixed problem with support of ATA S.M.A.R.T via DeepSpar USB Stabilizer;
