Copy Handler

About Copy Handler

admin — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:46:00 +0000

About Copy Handler admin Mon, 2006/10/16 - 01:46

Copy Handler

the open source, free file copy utility that is:

fast,
highly customizable,
and loaded with features.
learn more...

Copy Handler 1.46 and 1.50beta1 released

admin — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 10:05:33 +0000

Copy Handler 1.46 and 1.50beta1 released admin Fri, 2020/12/25 - 11:05

Yesterday evening I have released version 1.46 of Copy Handler that fixes 2 bugs related to explorer integration.

At the same time the first beta of CH 1.50 was uploaded that drops support for Windows XP and Vista, adds better handling of unattended operations, changes status dialogs (big and small) and features many other changes. Feel free to comment on the new version in our forum thread: https://forum.copyhandler.com/general-support-(english-only)/copy-handler-1-50-feedback/

1.50beta1

admin — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 08:46:12 +0000

1.50beta1 admin Fri, 2020/12/25 - 09:46

User feedback improvements:

Added possibility to define automatic responses to user-feedback dialogs (file already exists, not enough space, error) for fully unattended operations
Added possibility to rename file when file already exists

Better filtering support:

Added regex-based file and path filtering options
Added glob-based path filtering options

GUI:

Simplified task edit and user-feedback dialogs
Adjusted the look of mini-view dialog
Added context menus to both status dialog and mini-view
Simplified status dialog and adjusted the way copy stats are calculated

Other:

Task definition xml files now uses human-readable attribute values instead of numeric ones
Fixed problem with tray icon being sometimes hidden by system due to tooltip changes

Breaking changes:

Multiple filters are now separated with semicolon instead of vertical line
Removed support for Windows XP and Windows Vista
Removed support for outdated html help

Development changes:

Updated toolsets used to build binaries - InnoSetup to 6.0, Visual Studio to 2019

1.46

admin — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 08:44:39 +0000

1.46 admin Fri, 2020/12/25 - 09:44

Bug

[CH-369] - Shell extension fails to register on plain Win10
[CH-370] - Shell extension 'Move to' performs copy instead of move

Copy Handler 1.45 released

admin — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 21:12:23 +0000

Copy Handler 1.45 released admin Sun, 2020/12/06 - 22:12

After fixing a few bugs found in 1.45rc1, I'm releasing final version of Copy Handler 1.45. So far only sourceforge mirror has been updated properly; fosshub is in the process of publishing it. Tomorrow I'll update download section of this page and update-check information.

CH 1.45 is one of the last versions of Copy Handler that supports Windows XP and Windows Vista. Next version (1.50) will support Windows 7 and newer systems.

1.45

admin — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 20:54:26 +0000

1.45 admin Sun, 2020/12/06 - 21:54

Bug

[CH-355] - Incorrect sizing of replace file dialog
[CH-359] - Wrong initial version of task db
[CH-366] - String replace functionality corrupts memory

Copy Handler - future plans

admin — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:31:45 +0000

Copy Handler - future plans admin Sun, 2020/10/25 - 18:31

As all of you have noticed, Copy Handler was completely inactive for the last few years due to me being occupied with family matters and some other projects.
Just last week I have managed to find some time to spend on this project, but it's hard to say how long it will last - probably no longer than Q2 2021 when my family is expected to grow again.

Version 1.45

Last week I've released first release candidate of CH 1.45 that contained mostly fixes that accumulated over last few years. I want to release final version of 1.45 this year - hopefully after hearing your feedback.

This release (and eventually bugfix releases from the 1.4x series of releases) will be the last ones to support Windows XP and Windows Vista. In the future they will only receive bugfixes that are either critical or does not require rewriting large amount of code.

Supporting those systems in 2020 involves a lot of extra time better spend somewhere else.

Version 1.50

The next version planned is 1.50 - it will support Windows 7 and later.

There are already several changes committed - mostly related to upgrading development tools and removing WinXP-related bits and pieces.

One of the user-facing changes that were also committed is removal of html help system. It was not maintained for years due to always not having time to do that. There were no complaints so it's quite possible it was not being used at all.

There are only a few small features I'd like to implement before releasing it for testing - I'm hoping for this year's release too.

If you'd like to discuss some of those plans - please contact me through the "Contact Us" form (now that it's working) or our forums.

Fixed website's "Contact Us" functionality

admin — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:13:30 +0000

Fixed website's "Contact Us" functionality admin Sun, 2020/10/25 - 18:13

Today the "Contact Us" functionality on this website had been fixed - it was not sending e-mails for prolonged period of time (thanks to user bawldiggle from our forums who reported this problem).

If you've had tried to contact me through this form recently and got no feedback - please re-send the query or contact me through the forums.

1.45rc1

admin — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 16:10:50 +0000

1.45rc1 admin Sun, 2020/10/18 - 18:10

Release Notes - Copy Handler - Version 1.45rc1

Epic

[CH-338] - Upgrade compiler to VS2017

Bug

[CH-330] - CH context menu does not work in Directory Opus
[CH-332] - Pressing pause has no effect when handling delete failure after copying
[CH-333] - Duplicate entries in shell extension context menu
[CH-334] - Move up/down does not work in the Shortcuts' editing dialog
[CH-336] - Crash when changing read ahead and concurrency options
[CH-341] - Shell extension does not display single menu entries
[CH-343] - Missing exports while installing 1.45 over 1.44
[CH-344] - Crash when displaying sizes in shell extension menu
[CH-345] - Icons not being shown in shell extension context menu

Story

[CH-331] - Update sqlite to newest version
[CH-339] - Remove chext dependency on ATL
[CH-340] - Switch CH to VS2017 with WinXP support
[CH-342] - Update Spanish language
[CH-346] - Compiler settings improvements

First release candidate of Copy Handler 1.45 released

admin — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 15:53:26 +0000

First release candidate of Copy Handler 1.45 released admin Sun, 2020/10/18 - 17:53

Today, the first release candidate of Copy Handler 1.45 is being released. It contains fixes for several bugs found since 1.45beta1.