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Foldr Appliance Release Notes

Update 9.3.1.0 (31st July 2024)

Fixes an issue with usage graphs in Foldr Settings appearing blank
Fixes an issue with the network tab UI in Foldr Settings

Update 9.3.0.5 (23rd April 2024)

Fixes a issue with servers hosted on Hyper-V in Foldr Settings > Appliance tab

Update 9.3.0.3 (23rd April 2024)

*New* User triggerable MaSHlets
Tweak barcode detection in Captur
Additional Captur and MaSH improvements

Update 9.2.0.0 (12th March 2024)

Add a new “bulk edit” permission for custom fields
Add a recrawl property to files in MaSH
Tweak the click outside behaviour when in grid view in the Foldr web app
Fixes a potential issue with the server queue
Fixes an issue with zero byte uploads to S3 storage
Fixes an issue generating support bundles on the server
Fixes an issue with the Outlook add-in and SSO (using session/external sign in)
Additional fixes and improvements to MaSH and Captur
New ‘test-commits’ console command for fadmin

Update 9.1.0.3 (27th February 2024)

Add support for selecting the file system (macFUSE or Apple File Provider) for macOS clients using an app profile on the server
Add in support for AWS textract invoice analysis in MaSH
Fixes an issue uploading to S3 storage where files have no file extension
Fixes an issue with previewing Office documents online in password protected public links
Fixes an issue in Captur with barcode extraction
Improve the grid view so that it displays properly on mobile
Numerous additional fixes for search, Captur and MaSH

Update 9.0.0.2 (31st January 2024)

Fixes an issue with public links in SharePoint

Update 9.0.0.1 (30th January 2024)

*New* Folio feature for secure public links. Allows external users to sign directly into the Foldr web app’s main sign in page, and access all shared items quickly via a ‘Shared with Me’ panel. More information available here
*New* Type the forward slash key to focus on filter and search boxes
*New* Add initial support for printing from MaSH
*New* Add support for viewing contents of zip files in the web app. This option is acceessible from the content menu > ‘Show Contents’ item
*New* Allow the user to customise the display name of ‘Foldr Uploads’ in shared hand-in folders and secure writable public links. The folder name on the backend storage will remain unchanged and be named ‘Foldr Uploads’. Individual forthcoming app updates will be released to support this feature
*New* Add an option to pre-populate the Foldr Uploads (or custom-named) directory in a shared hand-in folder. This option will automatically create subfolders for each user based on the users/groups that the item has been shared with
Additional fixes and improvements for custom fields, search, Captur and MaSH

Update 8.1.6.0 (18th December 2023)

Improves updating the Foldr search index when folders with hundreds of items are moved, renamed or deleted

Update 8.1.4.0 (14th December 2023)

Fixes an issue with custom fields when renaming parent folders

Update 8.1.3.0 (13th December 2023)

Fixes an issue sharing individual files silently

Update 8.1.2.0 (8th December 2023)

Fixes an issue with Visual Extract for Search/Captur
Fixes an issue with webhooks

Update 8.1.0.3 (5th December 2023)

Fixes an issue with SSO and external IdPs resulting in a host 500 error

Update 8.1.0.2 (4th December 2023)

Fixes an issue with linking external services (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox, Box) via the desktop or mobile apps and in the ME tab in the web app

Update 8.1.0.1 (4th December 2023)

Fixes a potential issue where multiple invalid Search DNs may prevent sign in
Improves the Search helper ‘Modified’ option with a new ‘custom’ date feature
Improvements to the S3 / Wasabi storage adapter

Update 8.0.0.4 (29th November 2023)

Updates the server to PHP 8.1 and use this by default
Improvements to Search with additional UI buttons for Type, Modified, Name only and Content only
Add %upn% (full username) and %email% to allowed variables in share paths
Improve the date picker and add a precision to the on change method so we can format the date appropriately in the picker in Search
Fixes an issue with PDF splitting when the document creation tool is ‘Pages’
Improve the appearance of the search query when provided by the query builder
Fixes various issues with display in Android and Chrome when in mobile view and focusing in search
Fixes a minor issue with overflow causing vertical scrollbars on the search box on Windows
Numerous MaSH fixes and improvements
Numerous additional search fixes and improvements

Update 7.2.1.0 (2nd November 2023)

Fixes a minor issue when uploading multiple files in the web app when they already exist and selecting Upload a Copy

Update 7.2.0.1 (30th October 2023)

Improves the Foldr web app user experience on mobile devices
Additional improvements for Foldr web search on mobile
Improve Backup & Restore. Allow backup of server configuration to any storage configured in Foldr
Fixes a caching issue with Group Drives
Configurable thumbnail storage
Fixes and prevents the use of open redirects when authenticating via an external IdP
Scope custom fields to shares in the query builder if they have allowed values configured
Fixes a minor issue with shared hand-in folders
Added ability to prompt with allowed values on saved searches

Update 7.1.1.6 (3rd October 2023)

New query string parameters to further customise public links – ?dialogs=0/1 and ?view=default/grid/list – more information is available here
New grid view support for public links
Fixes an issue with Google Drive and PHP8
Minor UI updates in the web app and Foldr Settings

Update 7.1.0.10 (26th September 2023)

New Grid/Gallery view for the web app, allows for larger thumbnails to be displayed (if enabled in Foldr Settings > Files & Storage). Toggle the view in app using the top right button. More information is available here
New storage adapter to enable FTP support. Use ftp:// prefix for the Storage address in Foldr Settings > Files & Storage, with a suitable service account configured on the Access tab, and also enable the ‘Use service account for all access’ toggle
Upgrades Duo 2FA support to enable the ‘Universal Prompt’
Fixes an issue with offline files
Fixes a minor UI issue with uploads in the web app
Add the ability to request file content to be returned when searching from MaSH
Additional table terminator options for Captur
Adds a ‘queue-status’ console command
Fixes an issue with regard to memory exhaustion due to the number of jobs that we get from the search queue in the Settings UI

Update 7.0.0.0 (24th August 2023)

New Drag and Drop folder uploads in the web app
New Uploads panel and Cancel All uploads for the web app
New Server Sent Events (SSE) – push changes to clients in real-time
Improvements to caching so it stores the metadata response rather than the whole folder structure
Numerous tweaks / improvements for MaSH
Fixes an issue with the network IP address/subnet configuration entry boxes in Foldr Settings (location based permissions, Krb5 settings and so on) that could causes issues where subnet prefixes are used
Fix an issue which was breaking the text entry field on Captur templates
Fixes a UI issue with sliders in Settings
Fixes an issue with sub admins and shutdown/reboot of the appliance
Fix various code incompatibilities for PHP 8
Fixes an issue with the convert command/process with large image files
Add an interpolate block/method for strings in MaSH
Fixes an issue with the login screen that affects Safari and autofill

Update 6.0.1.10 (20th July 2023)

New Kerberos configuration / setup option using a keytab file that can be uploaded in Foldr Settings > Single Sign On > Kerberos
New Saved Searches. Export saved Foldr searches (as .search files) to any storage location in Foldr. These may be bookmarked or shared with others in Foldr to provide an easy way to allow others to use preconfigured searches created using the Query Builder
New support for versions in SharePoint and S3 compatible storage (such as Wasabi) if enabled on the remote storage service. View available versions of files using the context menu in the Foldr web app and download previous versions easily to your desktop.
Improve the behaviour of the Refresh button in the web app around caching. This will now flush the cache in the same way as Refresh My Files
Fixes an issue with the Azure blob storage adapter
Improve search using the ‘service API’ against SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive when handling certain characters in the search query
Fixes an issue with large uploads to SharePoint
Add request logging as an option in Foldr Settings for Microsoft Teams

Update 6.0.1.0 (3rd July 2023)

Fixes an issue affecting username mappping scripts with SSO (SP mode)

Update 6.0.0.1 (29th June 2023)

New branding
New versioning support for SharePoint and S3 backend storage
UI fixes for public links and web app on mobile
Fixes an issue with sorting items on public links
Fixes an issue with using Foldr MFA with an external IdP for SSO
Add a config object to mashlets. This allows mashlets to be shared and configured on different appliances

Update 5.3.2.0 (20th April 2023)

Fixes an issue with custom tab sets assigned to groups

Update 5.3.1.0 (19th April 2023)

Fixes an issue with PDF file splitting

Update 5.3.0.0 (19th April 2023)

New webhooks support for MaSH scripts
Adds the ability to render HTML content in links to host forms
Adds support to add annotations to PDFs in the web app using the builtin viewer. Also available for external users using secure public links
Adds a key/value store for mash
Numerous tweaks to the Search index crawler
Numerous other MaSH improvements
Change and improve the UI for cloning existing shares in Foldr Settings > Files & Storage
Improve the behaviour when prompting for passwords for certain security features such as enabling 2FA manually or linking email addresses in the web app’s ME tab
Fixes an issue with the web token TTL
Fixes an issue with border overlap on PDF tables in Captur
Provide the ability to set precision on date custom field types
Fixes a scrolling issue with public links to folders containing many files
Adds a warning to Foldr Settings if the admin has not expanded the disk after deployment

Update 5.2.0.0 (21st February 2023)

*Beta* – Enables the creation of Teams Channels from Foldr. Requires additional Azure / Graph permissions (Channel.Create and also ChannelSettings.ReadWrite.All if Foldr desktop apps are used) – see the following KB article
Fixes two minor UI issues with the web app
Numerous MaSH improvements
Add unicode support to the PDF builder
SharePoint fixes
Updates all underlying OS and related packages

Update 5.1.0.0 (7th February 2023)

Adds the ability to list subsites in SharePoint alongside drives/document libraries – using %sharepoint%:drives,sites as the storage path
New Search indexing modes for content extraction
Fixes several minor UI issues with the web app
Numerous Captur fixes
MaSH tweaks>
Rationalise password prompts across sign-in mechanisms
Adds a dropdown menu to the file picker to allow users ‘Refresh Files’
Allow videos to be played via embedded public links via iframes
Optimise the search crawler to reduce memory use

Update 5.0.2.0 (17th January 2023)

No longer attempt file preview for Office files in secure public links
Adds support for Excel compatible CSV output using MaSH
Adds support for using terminators for non-table box zones in Captur
Per-column replacement in Captur
Tweak the math library in MaSH to add a format method
Additional minor Captur and Mash tweaks/fixes

Update 5.0.1.0 (10th January 2023)

Fixes an issue with secure public links
Adds Farsi language type for OCR

Update 5.0.0.0 (7th December 2022)

*New* UEFI and Secure Boot Support. The Foldr server now supports UEFI and secure boot options, please note that it will require a new server to be deployed to support these features
*New* Custom field type for document signatures
*New* Number of queue workers is now configurable
*New* Single Sign-On (SP) improvment – granular redirection for SSO based on configured LDAP users/groups
*New* Allow additional folders paths to be specified in Teams paths (to present the General folder directly in a Teams channel for example)
Updates the S3 storage adapter to support a custom port
Show breadcrumbs in embed mode in public links

Update 4.25.0.8 (10th November 2022)

Fixes an issue affecting non-direct downloads in S3 and Google Drive storage
Fixes an issue with breadcrumbs in public links in Google Drive
Fixes an issue affecting reported Thumbnail size in Foldr Settings > Files & Storage > edit-share > Advanced > Thumbnails
Fixes an issue with ampersand characters when device approval / request signing is enabled

Update 4.25.0.6 (9th November 2022)

Fixes an issue affecting Google and Shared Google Drives with public links
Fixes an issue affecting Edit in Office Online Server and the new web viewer UI
Fixes an issue affecting accessing folders containing ampersand characters where device approval/request signing is enabled
Fixes an issue affecting certainl .url shortcut files in the web viewer

Update 4.25.0.3 (3rd November 2022)

- *New Features*:

– Web app file viewer

This new viewer is enabled by default and will preview common file formats (text, image, PDF and Office files using either Microsoft or Google cloud service to render/preview documents.

Office web viewers are configurable in Foldr Settings > Integrations.

Note – the previous web app UI when clicking on files can be restored if required in: Foldr Settings > Customise > Web App – disable the ‘Use web file viewer’ toggle

– Google document viewer option as an alternative to Microsoft Online web viewer. Note – Google API supports Foldr running on a custom HTTPS port – MS does not. This can be enabled in Foldr Settings > Integrations
– New content extraction options for Search and OCR. Allows OCR of Word and PowerPoint files to support hit highlighting

- Fixes an issue with email notifications to ensure compatibility with Google’s SMTP relay
- Fixes an issue affecting the hidden files with SMB share. Note – the ‘alternate SMB mode’ must also be enabled for hidden files toggle to function as expected
- Numerous MASH tweaks and improvements

Improve loading of Foldr Settings sign in while processing stats / Activity on sign in
Fixes an issue with Group Drives to ensure SMB home directory paths are refreshed to ensure correct path
Fixes an issue with mail notifications
Remove support for various legacy ciphers

Update 4.24.0.41 (3rd October 2022)

Fixes an issue affecting Google Shared Drives
Fixes an OCR error with XenServer

Update 4.24.0.32 (14th September 2022)

- *New Features*:

– Native Azure AD authentication option. Requires a new licence key. More information is available here
– Add support for third-party cloud OCR engines – Google Cloud Vision and AWS Textract
– View button now available to view Office documents in the web app / browser. This feature makes use of Microsoft cloud services to render the document and may be controlled under Integrations > Microsoft Office Web Viewer.
– Per-share caching control. Default cache is set to 15 minutes and may be adjusted in Files & Storage > edit-storage
– Numerous improvements for MaSH and handling large amounts of data
– Implement an automated client ‘puzzle’ mechanism during web sign-in. The puzzle will require Foldr clients/browsers to complete it before the user can authenticate. User captcha UI removed from password reset endpoints and replaced with the puzzle.
– Support for offline files feature in the desktop apps
– Server-side changes to support offline files support in Windows and macOS apps
– New server admin option (app profile) to control client offline files – ‘config.offline_files.enabled’

Foldr Settings (admin UI) reorganinsed
Fixes an issue affecting the hidden files with SMB share. Note – the ‘alternate SMB mode’ must also be enabled for hidden files toggle to function as expected
Fixes an issue affecting expired Active Directory passwords where an external IdP is being used for SSO
Numerous Search, Captur and MaSH fixes/improvements

Update 4.23.1.4 (19th April 2022)

*New Feature* – Add a toggle to allow external users to upload to sub-folders in Public Links. Affects Foldr sharing users only
Several MaSH fixes including “fall through” conditionals and adds a 365 client for MaSH. Affects MaSH only
Add certificate logs to the server support bundle. Affects Foldr Settings / Foldr Admins only
Fixes an issue affecting Offline Files and Bookmarks in the iOS app

Update 4.23.0.16 (17th March 2022)

*New Features*:
– Outlook Add-in for Microsoft Outlook desktop and web apps. Allow users to attach files or create links (public and secure) when composing an email. More information is available here
– Additional admin options to control Office Assist centrally using a server App Profile for Windows app clients.
*New* Troubleshooting:
– Adds a support bundle option to General > Test Settings to collect server logs for technical support
– Diagnositic request logging for SMB and cloud providers (Office 365, Google Workspace and Dropbox)
– Allow Foldr admins to create a password reset request via the appliance console menu. Allows Foldr admin password reset without the need for a remote support session
Foldr Settings UI improvements
Adjust tabs in settings web UI
Additional messages/error checks in Foldr settings for SMB share reachability when configuring shares
Update location information in Appliance > Updates (online repository or ISO)
Additional minor UI tweaks to Foldr Settings
Catch fatal errors when MaSH scripts are run and display them in the script editor. Affects MaSH only
Only check ACLs if ‘Use service account for all access’ enabled on an SMB share (Access tab). Affects SMB shares only
Change the path on the fly for a Google Drive overwrite rather than deleting first so that the file ID does not change. Affects Google Drive users

Update 4.22.4.5 (4th February 2022)

Fixes an issue affecting uploads to Office 365 locations

Update 4.22.4.4 (3rd February 2022)

Fixes an issue with large uploads
Fixes an issue with Dropbox for Business
Fixes an issue with adding newly created folders to the search index
Other search related bug fixes

Update 4.22.3.1 (26th January 2022)

Adjust Dropbox integration to support short-lived tokens
Fixes an issue with TLS/SSL configuration when an External Hostname is configured

Update 4.22.2.1 (18th January 2022)

Fixes an issue with sharing

Update 4.22.2.0 (17th January 2022)

Updates all underlying OS packages
Fixes an issue with Google Team Drives
Fixes an issue with the ldap-test command where the domain returns over 1000 results
Numerous MaSH and search fixes and improvements
Changes the server behaviour where an invalid host HTTP header is used

Update 4.22.1.8 (4th January 2022)

Tweaks Foldr Search
New Inbox console command ‘set-inbox-allow-from “addresses”‘ to control where email is accepted from (when receiving email direct to shared folders)

Update 4.22.1.5 (17th Decemeber 2021)

Replaces and updates the .jar files inside Apache Solr

Update 4.22.1.3 (13th Decemeber 2021)

Implements additional mitigation against the Log4Shell/Log4j security vulnerability
Fixes an issue with saving the email message body as a PDF
Fixes an issue with Teams for education
Prevents invalid cron syntax for search crawler scheduling
Fixes an issue with child domains and multiple LDAP Search DNs

Update 4.22.1.0 (6th Decemeber 2021)

Reports (Foldr Settings > Activity > Reports) are now downloadable
Fixes an issue with public links

Update 4.22.0.8 (30th November 2021)

*New* Webauthn (secure login via secure key etc) support for sub-administrators to sign into Foldr Settings
*New* Enable/disable web access to Foldr Settings using console command ‘web disable|enable’
*New* Username mapping in Foldr Settings > Single Sign On > Service Provider
Various MASH, Search and Captur tweaks
Backend library changes/removal for the web app
Add local storage adapter
Add logging channel for notifications
Send template emails via MaSH
Add Avahi service and remove initial deployment steps on first boot. Foldr web app/Foldr Settings should be reachable on a new installation at foldr.local

Update 4.21.0.6 (5th November 2021)

Various MASH, Search and Captur tweaks
IP disclosure fix
Web app timeout change to cater for large uploads

Update 4.20.2.1 (20th September 2021)

*New* Bulk editing of permissions for Custom Fields
Optimisations around updating field values in the web app
Various MASH and Captur improvements

Update 4.20.1.0 (7th September 2021)

New ‘previewonly=1‘ option to hide the inline download button for files shared by public links. This will also hide the download button for files that can be viewed in the browser, such as PDF and images. See here for more information
Adds support for custom fields when using the Windows app’s context menu

Update 4.20.0.2 (23rd August 2021)

Fixes an issue uploading zero byte files to Office 365 storage locations
Fixes an issue uploading files containing the # character in file names to Office 365
Tweaks Custom Field UI

Update 4.20.0.1 (17th August 2021)

Adds OMR support for Captur
Numerous Search/Captur improvements including extracting PDF content without OCR
Fixes an issue with Custom Fields

Update 4.19.3.27 (15th July 2021)

Additional improvements for MASH automation
Checkout and file locking tweaks
Fixes an issue creating new Office documents in Google Drive via the + menu
Fixes an issue with firewall rules and Geo-location blocking

Update 4.19.3.20 (9th July 2021)

Additional fixes for MASH automation

Update 4.19.3.18 (8th July 2021)

Fixes an issue with direct editing of Excel files in Office 365

Update 4.19.3.14 (5th July 2021)

*New* MASH – Make Stuff Happen – Scipting and Automation. Requires a new licence to activate the feature
*New* Add ClickSend as an SMS provider for notifications
*New* console command to clear registered devices in bulk – remove-devices x (where x is the number of days to clear all devices seen older than the number of days specified.
Fixes an issue with pagination if too many devices are registered in Foldr Settings > Devices & Clients
Stop prompting external users for password recovery information
Add support to search for folders
Fixes an issue with pointers
Fixes an issue affecting moving checked out files
Fixes an issue creating a new SSO service provider
Various fixes for search/Captur
Fixes an issue with multi-tenancy and notifications

Update 4.19.1.9 (19th April 2021)

*New* Geo-location blocking feature (limit access to Foldr by country) – Feature is accessible at Foldr Settings > Appliance > Network > Firewall. Note – if Let’s Encrypt is being used for SSL certificates, do *not* block US based IP addresses.
Various fixes for search and Captur
Improves public links web UI on mobile devices
Fixes an issue with S3 storage PDF mime type

Update 4.19.0.0 (15th March 2021)

Simplifies and improves the process of registering new external users when sharing via public links
Test Settings feature now performs an nslookup on the Active Directory domain -returns a list of domain controllers in the results
Fixes for search crawls, barcode detection (Captur) and custom fields
All services migrated from Apache to Nginx

Update 4.18.0.37 (14th January 2021)

Further improvements to the CSV bulk action update/import feature
Changes web app text to use system default
Add support for bulk updating LDAP users personal email address and phone number by CSV import (self-service password reset)
Fixes an issue with Office 365 search results and double file extensions
Fixes an issue editing dates on custom fields

Update 4.18.0.33 (14th January 2021)

Add support for .xlsb files for the Edit in Microsoft Office function in the web app

Update 4.18.0.32 (13th January 2021)

Fixes an issue with on-premise SharePoint Server

Update 4.18.0.31 (10th January 2021)

Futher tweaks to improve long search crawls with OCR enabled

Update 4.18.0.30 (8th January 2021)

Tweak the web app on mobile so Shared with Me and other options are accessible via top right menu
Fixes a visual UI bug with ‘upload a copy’ in web app
Fixes an issue with larger search crawls

Update 4.18.0.27 (5th January 2021)

Fix for Test Settings with Let’s Encrypt having changed their certificate issuer details

Update 4.18.0.26 (17th December 2020)

Improves support with older/legacy MS Teams and private channels
Captur improvements and tweaks

Update 4.18.0.23 (9th December 2020)

Fixes an issue with whole folder downloads as .zip
Fixes an issue with filtering files and the multi-select file count shown in the web app

Update 4.18.0.22 (7th December 2020)

*New* Webauthn support. Allow users to sign into Foldr web and desktop apps using physical security keys (Yubikey etc) or Windows Hello Pin, Fingerprint,Face unlock or macOS TouchID. Password sign in may be disabled by the administrator once a device has been registered. To configure this feature see Foldr Settings > Security > Webauthn
*New* Custom Fields. Allow users to enter custom data for individual files (data type can be string, text, boolean, number, date or location). Custom field data can then be used in search queries and within Captur
*New* Captur search feature (requires a different licence type to unlock feature) – Provides document templating and zonal OCR for Foldr search
*New* External web sign in. Sign into Foldr apps using an external browser. To configure this feature see Foldr Settings > Security > Enable external browser sign-in
Web search support for desktop apps
Fixes an issue Teams and private channel search
Update the background default web app wallpaper
Fixes an issue with the open in containing folder button in Foldr search with Teams files
Add a configurable retention value with Foldr backups copied to SMB shares

Update 4.17.1.1 (7th October 2020)

Fixes an issue with web UI and Password Control (Delegated reset)

Update 4.17.1.0 (1st October 2020)

New console command ‘ldap-update’ to update all user cached LDAP attributes (Display Name, Email etc)
Allow fadmin to manually request a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate from the appliance console using command ‘letsencrypt domain.fqdn’
Fixes an issue with the iOS app if a user had shared an item with a scheduled start date but no deadline

Update 4.17.0.1 (23rd June 2020)

Fixes an issue with Kerberos single sign-on

Update 4.17.0.0 (19th June 2020)

*New* Upload a custom app to provide a Foldr File picker for use in Office 365 Teams. This allows users upload files to Teams conversation channels from any storage location available via Foldr
*New* SFTP support – present files to users that are accessible via SSH File Transfer Protocol
*New* Filter and pinned files support in public links – search via the filter and multiselect files to download as a .zip
*New* filter=1 and pin=1 options in public links for use with ?embed=1 query string
Additional bug fixes for MS Teams and private channels
Fixes an issue checking out bookmarked files
Fixes an issue with Activity usage charts

Update 4.16.1.6 (26th May 2020)

Fixes an issue with direct links if sharing a single file (continuous loading UI issue)

Update 4.16.1.5 (25th May 2020)

Fixes an issue with sharing where the delegate user has no Foldr permissions to the share hosting the files/folders being shared
Fixes an issue with editing office documents that are shared with manage permissions

Update 4.16.1.3 (22nd May 2020)

Tweak for sharing notification queues

Update 4.16.1.0 (18th May 2020)

All underlying operating system packages updated to the latest available release
Update Hyper-V integration services/drivers to latest available
Fixes an issue with the Notifications tab in Foldr Settings
Fixes a missing string in /logout

Update 4.16.0.9 (14th May 2020)

*New* Allow sharing delegates to subscribe to subfolders (using bookmarks) inside shared folders. Delegates will then receive notifications for file change or new files uploaded to that location only

Update 4.16.0.8 (13th May 2020)

*New* Email notification options for owner and delegates with Shared items and Public / Secure links – see the Notifiations tab when Sharing or creating Public links
*New* Schedule a start date for Shared items – delegates will only receive notifications when the shared item start date/time is triggered and it will then be shown in their Shared with Me.
*New* Bookmarking a shared item (in Shared with Me) will subscribe a user to receive notifications if new files are uploaded to the folder or files are modified by the owner (the owner must enable this option on the shared folder)
*New* Office 365 Private Team channel support
*New* Self-service password reset is now available on a dedicated URI – https://address-of-foldr/?self_service=1
Various fixes with sharing
Fixes an issue with the :drives endpoint for the default / root SharePoint site for Office 365 tenants
Reduce the number of LDAP binds
Reinstate the ability to add groups as delegated administrators in Foldr Settings
Fix for “default” text shown in web app sign in page

Update 4.15.3.32 (8th April 2020)

Fixes an issue with delegated admins
Further tweaks to Activity Reports

Update 4.15.3.30 (7th April 2020)

Further tweaks to Activity Reports

Update 4.15.3.27 (4th April 2020)

Further tweaks to Activity Reports

Update 4.15.3.25 (4th April 2020)

Tweak to Activity Reports ‘last seen’ date
Fixes an issue with nested LDAP groups

Update 4.15.3.23 (3rd April 2020)

*New* Usage report for users/groups, within a configurable date range to show active/inactive and last login date. Available in Foldr Settings > Activity > Reports
*New* Configurable date range (1 – 28 days) to produce historic usage data / graphs. Available in Foldr Settings > General
*New* Configurable toggle for the web app to enable/disable Edit in Office Online (365) for documents hosted on SMB shares. i.e. outside of Office 365 storage<. Available in Foldr Settings > Integrations > Microsoft Office 365
Update default web app background for Spring
Provide the ability to filter by multiple users and group in Foldr Settings > Activity
Fixes an issue where ‘none’ is selected as the Encryption type for Mail server settings
Fixes an issue with public links ?embed=1 query string to remain active in subfolder
Fixes some different elements in Foldr Settings that were being cached
Fixes an issue with SharePoint drive caching and manual linking token expiration
Correctly redirect to SSO logout page if one is configured
set-mtu command for fadmin
Fixes an issue with delegated admins being unable to enable notifications

Update 4.15.2.2 (9th March 2020)

*New* Hide the Foldr app installation menu from the web app – Foldr Settings > Customise > Web App > Hide App install links
Fixes an issue with the /drive WebDAV endpoint
Fixes an issue with Internet Explorer 11 and web app strings

Update 4.15.2.1 (5th March 2020)

*New* “Upload” sharing permission. Provide read only access to shared folders, and allow sharing recipients to upload anwhere into a shared folder structure.
*New* Allow duplicate folders from shared folders in the web app
Support pinned files in shared folders in the web app
Add extra debug into Test Settings to get LDAPS certificate information
Numerous backend changes/improvements to sharing features

Update 4.15.1.5 (13th February 2020)

Fixes an issue with Edit in Office inside ‘managed’ shared folders (Shared with Me)

Update 4.15.1.4 (11th February 2020)

*New* – Additions to Delegated Password Reset. The admin can now configure a default/static password for all resets and which in turn enables the ‘User must change at next logon’ flag in Active Directory. The delegated reset UI is also now accessible at a dedicated URI of https://address-of-foldr/home/me?action=password_control
*New* Hosted PDF viewer for use with public (sharing) links. Will render/display PDFs in the browser using the example URI https://address-of-foldr/viewer/pdf?file=https://address-of-foldr/public/<public-link-string>/download
*New* Duplicate folders (including subfolders), either on the same storage or between shares / storage locations in the web app. This feature can be accessed via the context menu.
*New* ‘Pinned’ files in the web app. Allows the user to pin multiple files (accessible via the context menu) from any location and then download all pinned files in bulk as a .zip
*New* Web based shell access if support mode is enabled
Fixes an issue that could affect SSL certificate installations
Fixes an issue where local users are prompted to enter their password if SSO is enabled for domain users
Fixes a small bug with Kerberos authentication
Fixes an issue with search highlighting
Additional changes to support localisation of the web app, admin UI and client apps

Update 4.15.0.12 (26th January 2020)

Fixes an issue with Kerberos based SSO

Update 4.15.0.11 (25th January 2020)

*New* – Pinned files in the web app. Pin multiple files from any storage location and download en-masse as a .zip
Backend changes to allow localisation of the Foldr web and admin interfaces
Improve efficiency of stat generating script
Allow per-user licenses the ability to auto-remove users after a period of inactivity
Parse non-UPN service accounts for shares and LDAP settings to correct configuration mistakes
Prevent using reserved ports for custom client access (HTTPS) port
Fix for indexing Google Team Drives
Show full usernames/UPNs in user/group search results
Provide the ability to force-append a domain name to all “short” usernames
Ensure that we delete checkouts when we delete users

Update 4.14.8.5 (20th November 2019)

Fixes an issue with expiry dates on public links
Additional search related fixes – memory exhaustion and bad character protection
Wait for database fix before issuing work commands
Fix an issue with edit in G Suite and OOL for shared items
Prevent auto-redirect for SSO with secure public links
NTP bug fix
Tweak secure link sign-in screen to request email address instead of username

Update 4.14.7.3 (9th November 2019)

Adds a new sign-in dialog/UI for secure external links
Corrects an issue affecting appliance updates

Update 4.14.7.0 (8th November 2019)

Performance improvements in the web app
Backend changes to the server update mechanism
New background image for the web app
Add a “Please Wait..” background to settings
Switch settings console to use built-in PHP install
Allow the selected text/link colour to be customisable in the web app
Change how we deal with connection issues in search indexing jobs
Prevent nested Upload Folder creation in Google Drive hand-in folders

Update 4.14.6.1 (4th November 2019)

Provides a manifest-repair command
Tweaks to the search UI in /settings

Update 4.14.5.5 (31st October 2019)

Additional Search option to force OCR analysis on a file even when textual content is detected.

Update 4.14.5.4 (29th October 2019)

Fixes a small UI glitch in the Network tab (Foldr Settings >> Appliance)
Prevents a potential ‘null’ value being displayed in Foldr Settings >> Customise
Fixes a sign-in issue affecting Foldr Legacy for iOS

Update 4.14.5.0 (24th October 2019)

*New* Configurable tabs in the web app – Customise/re-order and hide features such as Search,Bookmarks, Shared with/by Me, My Groups and Me) Configured tabsets are granular and may be applied to groups or users. Configure within Foldr Settings >> Customise >> Web App Tabs
Small tweak to change password dialog
Fixes an issue with the file picker when loading more than once
Fixes minor UI issues in web app

Update 4.14.4.11 (20th October 2019)

Adds the ability to have both the logo and title text in the web app banner within Foldr Settings >> Customise >> Images
Minor bugfix in Search that affected Safari
Minor bugfix for App Profiles affecting drag and drop
Fixes an issue with search
Floating text boxes in /settings

Update 4.14.4.8 (16th October 2019)

Fixes a bug with the App Profiles feature when a profile is applied to groups

Update 4.14.4.7 (16th October 2019)

*New* App Profiles. Enforce granular requirements such as Antivirus or BitLocker to users or groups for macOS and Windows apps – See Devices & Clients > App Profiles
New File picker when using the seaerch query builder. Additional improvements to Search
Fixes and issue with Group Drive visibility (%foldrgroupdrive%)
Improve activity log filtering with wildcard support
Tweak favicon code so that Chrome gets correct icon and title when using More Tools > Create Shortcuts
Improve the Office 365 clients so that we can better check for expired tokens
Fix an issue with getting all LDAP group members
Warn when memory is too limited for search

Update 4.14.3.2 (9th October 2019)

Fixes and issue with shared item visibility
Fixes an issue with log searches in Activity
Generate thumbnails for TIFF files
Allow multi-select when adding users to groups
Improvements to Search
New command (set-reserved-mem <number-in-GB>) to set the reserved memory when enabling the search indexing service

Update 4.14.2.0 (26th September 2019)

*New* View/Edit default toggle for on-premise Office Online Server
Reorganised Foldr Settings – Shares admin UI
Numerous performance and UI improvements for Search
Fixes an issue with assigned local users to local groups & Foldr permissions
Fixes an issue with Inbox processing
Fixes an issue with custom colours and default button state
Fixes an issue with krb5 config being applied during setup
Ensure Trusted Proxies are used for public link activity (real world IP address)
Disable basic fallback for KRB5 auth
Add support for iOS-Legacy app type
Numerous performance improvements to the user web app and Foldr Settings

Update 4.14.1.2 (18th September 2019)

Improves the behaviour with simultaneous uploads to Google Drive
Resolves an issue with SSO redirects if using both SAML and Kerberos

Update 4.14.0.17 (16th September 2019)

Fixes a listing performance issue with Microsoft Teams in the macOS app

Update 4.14.0.15 (16th September 2019)

*New* support for .ods (Excel) and .odp (PowerPoint) files when editing via Office Online Server (Office web apps)

Update 4.14.0.14 (13th September 2019)

*New* Support for .odt files when editing via Office Online Server (Office web apps)
Fixes an issue updating from very old versions of the Foldr server to the latest release

Update 4.14.0.6 (11th September 2019)

Applies caching changes to the server to improve stability
Fixes an issue with signing into Office apps on macOS with the Foldr SSO IdP

Update 4.14.0.4 (10th September 2019)

Fixes an issue where uploads may fail from the client apps if Search is incorrectly configured

Update 4.14.0.2 (6th September 2019)

Provides additional error messages to aid troubleshooting password control / delegated reset issues
Fixes an issue enabling the ‘use service account for all access’ toggle on Shares in Foldr Settings

Update 4.14.0.0 (6th September 2019)

Fixes an issue saving service accounts on Shares
Fixes a potential looping issue with groups memberships

Update 4.13.0.16 (1st August 2019)

Fixes an issue with groups in Foldr Settings > Two Factor

Update 4.13.0.15 (17th July 2019)

Fixes an issue with Group visibility in Foldr Settings and the web app

Update 4.13.0.13 (16th July 2019)

*New* Support for Microsoft Office Online Server (on-premise Office web apps to edit Word, Excel or PowerPoint files via a web browser) – This feature is currently considered beta and can be configured within Foldr Settings >> Integrations
*New* Support for Libre Office Online web based Office editor. This is hosted on the Foldr server and can be configured to point to another dedicated appliance to handle the Office editor web app role. This feature is currently considered beta and can be configured within Foldr Settings >> Integrations
*New* Customisation options for the web app including text colours, buttons and other assets – All options are available within Foldr Settings >> Customise
*New* Additional email sharing notifications for users creating and interacting with Shared folders. Alerts users when existing files in the folder are edited or new files are uploaded
Layout changes in Foldr Settings >> Customise
Layout changes in Foldr Settings >> General LDAP
Upgrades all required PHP packages to 7.2.17
Improves SMB download performance
Support for direct downloads from Dropbox to improve performance
Connectivity test to aid troubleshooting Office 365 storage items available within Foldr Settings >> Shares >> Advanced
Devices can be searched / filtered by their approval ID/code (for use with Device Approval) in Foldr Settings >> Devices & Clients

Update 4.12.5.2 (22nd May 2019)

Fixes an issue prompting for LDAP passwords where SSO is being used
Fixes an issue deleting shares from Foldr Settings
Fixes a minor bug with Test Settings

Update 4.12.5.1 (17th May 2019)

*New* Improvement to the backup and restore feature. Now supports backing up search index data in standalone and scheduled backups
Improvements to the Test Settings feature. Includes Let’s Encrypt connectivity tests and retry options
Fix device-type detection for web sign-in
Fixes an issue with the Canvas LMS integration

Update 4.12.4.4 (13th May 2019)

Fixes an issue creating folders in OneDrive which also affected editing files with web based Office apps from SMB shares
Fixes an issue with the export button in the sharing activity ‘Views’ tab (user web app)

Update 4.12.4.3 (11th May 2019)

Minor bug fix for the account recovery prompt feature

Update 4.12.4.0 (10th May 2019)

Automatic / configurable prompt for account recovery information for self service password reset users (personal email, mobile phone number etc depending on the notification channels that are enabled)

Foldr Appliance Release Notes
Update 4.12.3.7 (10th May 2019)

Fixes an issue with the user ‘share’ Activity tab not displaying downloads correctly

Update 4.12.3.4 (9th May 2019)

*New* Support for Office 365 shared items. The administrator can either present these via a dedicated ‘Shared with Me’ folder inside OneDrive (using %onedrivewithshared% in Foldr Settings >> Shares) or Office 365 shared items can be presented in a dedicated share (using %onedriveshared%)
Collaborative editing is now supported in locally installed Office applications for documents stored in Office 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams).
Improves the web app Edit in Office functionality for all Office 365 storage locations. This also provides support for the native autosave feature in Office applications
Upgrades web app font/graphics
Add defensive code for trusted proxies to forbid any input other than IP address
Specify machine account OU for krb5-enable
Add French locale for other regions such as New Caledonia
Improved error handling
Activity pagination improvements
Files in Public links can be ordered by date via query string parameters (append ?order=modified&sort=desc to show the latest items first or ?order=modified&sort=asc for oldest first)
Prompt user if Timezone appears wrong in Foldr Settings
Fixes an issue duplicating items in Office 365 Teams
Add an optional Sign In With SSO button for the web app sign in screen (this is configurable in Single Sign-On >> Service Provider)
Add the ability to unlock Active Directory accounts in the delegated password control feature
Configurable thumbnail quality on a per share basis. Low, medium and high quality settings are available in Foldr Settings >> Shares >> Thumbnails. This can be particularly useful for users using the macOS app to give higher resolution thumbnails in Finder
Fixes an issue in Firefox with context menu not appearing correctly
Fixes an issue when crawling unreadable files (such as those with NTFS encryption)
Displays last crawl statistics for URIs in search settings
Allow client apps to pass a query parameter to web sign-in to ensure that SSO is not attempted if a krb5 ticket is not present
Tidy up search result highlights
Add NTPD to appliance services list
Fixes an issue with SSO SP when parsing URLs

Update 4.12.2.0 (26th March 2019)

*New* Control system services from the web admin UI (Appliance >> Services)
*New* Enhances the check outs feature with an SMB lock service. This service must be enabled within Appliance >> Services >> foldr-checkouts and is configurable per share (Shares >> Advanced tab). The server can be configured to hold specific file types open, such as .docx, .xlsx etc. This ensures a file that is checked out – or being edited from the web app using Edit in Office button cannot be modified outside of Foldr, such as via direct SMB mapped drives
*New* Provides a pre-populated drop down in web sign-in for parent / child domain setups. Multiple domain options can be configured in Foldr Settings >> General >> LDAP
User devices are now cleared if the account is deleted from Foldr Settings >> Users & Groups

Update 4.12.1.2 (13th March 2019)

Upgrades the underlying search/indexing service to the latest release
New refresh button in the web app My Files interface
Move the enable / disable thumbnails option into the main menu (top right of interface)

Update 4.12.1.0 (11th March 2019)

New ‘Views’ tab in the web app sharing dialog. See who has, and hasn’t viewed an item that you’ve shared with them. The user can export the views information to .csv from the same screen.
Further improvements to the Inbox / Receive email sharing feature. The user can now automatically save the message body of an email alongside the attachments in a shared folder. The message body can be saved in text, HTML or PDF format.

Update 4.12.0.6 (7th March 2019)

New Advanced tab in Search >> Cores when editing a URI – Provides alternative SMB mode for the search crawler and optional toggle to process files to have their content indexed the worker queue. These options are only intended to be used in specific environments such as those using DFS with nested namespaces

Update 4.12.0.3 (2nd March 2019)

Fixes an issue with Search and local Foldr accounts

Update 4.12.0.2 (28th February 2019)

*New* The administrator can now filter user access logs using the ‘failed sign-ins’ Activity type to show all failed sign-in attempts

Update 4.12.0.1 (28th February 2019)

Fixes an issue where Active Directory domain password policies have been configured with no minimum or maximum age values

Update 4.12.0.0 (26th February 2019)

*New* Active Directory password expiry check and email and pop up notifications for users. Password expiry policies also configurable for local Foldr users
*New* Geo IP location logged in the Activity log (Foldr Settings >> Activity) for all user actions
*New* Alternate SMB mode is now available for search URIs. Alternative SMB mode can be useful for certain DFS environments that contain a nested namespaces
*New* Make folder downloads configurable per-share within Foldr Settings >> Shares. Users will not be able to download folders as dynamically generated zip files if this setting is enabled
Add Foldr for Gmail to apps menu in web app
Fixes an issue with Device Approval
Fixes an issue with unicode characters in file names in the sharing dialog

Update 4.11.5.6 (12th February 2019)

Fixes an issue with Kerberos sign-in for users with no stored password

Update 4.11.5.5 (11th February 2019)

*New* Provides a query string to allow an administrator to give users a quick link to the change password feature in Foldr > Me -Example: https://foldr-address/home/me?action=change_password
Fixes an issue creating Sharing groups inside Foldr Settings

Update 4.11.5.4 (9th January 2019)

*New* Allows additional customisation of the web app sign-in screen with a sign-in message. This will replace the default ‘organisation name’ as given in the licence key. Note this is scrollable if a larger amount of text is inserted. Configure within Foldr Settings >> Customise >> Sign-in Message
Fixes an issue with shared items not displaying as expected in the iOS apps Shared with/by Me panel

Update 4.11.5.2 (7th January 2019)

*New* Allows the administrator to run Foldr on a custom HTTPS port using the command set-https-port . Individual client app updates will follow to support this feature
*New* Additional sharing description available when creating public links
Improves the sharing dialog in the web app with lower resolutions
Removes manual linking client ID, key etc from Office 365 services page when service accounts are being used

Update 4.11.4.5 (30th January 2019)

Fixes an issue with incorrect link paths in email notifications with direct sharing
Fix an issue with Google Team Drives and public links

Update 4.11.4.4 (30th January 2019)

*New* Descriptions when sharing items with other Active Directory and local Foldr users.
Descriptions are included in email notifications and also visible in Shared-with-Me when looking at the shared item
Add ldap-test to appliance for troubleshooting
Add an optional path to SMB permissions checker
Fixes the filter box height in Shared With Me
Change the Guzzle User-Agent header to Foldr

Update 4.11.3.3 (25th January 2019)

Fixes an issue where multiple email notifications could potentially be sent to sharing recipients
Further enhancements to the http-test console command

Update 4.11.3.2 (24th January 2019)

Corrects an issue with the Test Settings feature in Foldr Settings > General
New http-test console command to test connectivity to Internet based services. This can be used to aid troubleshooting cloud integrations with Office 365, G Suite, Let’s Encrypt etc.

Update 4.11.3.1 (23rd January 2019)

Further improves the Test Settings feature in Foldr Settings with tests for Google G Suite and Office 365 connectivity (if configured)
Fixes an issue where the SMB client buffer could become exhausted if too many ACLs were configured on the backend file server / SMB storage

Update 4.11.2.1 (17th January 2019)

Improves the Test Settings feature in Foldr Settings with timers for LDAP / SMB to aid troubleshooting performance issues
Fixes an issue with Edit in Office feature in the web app
Backend optimisations around user activity and the sharing activity panel
Fixes an issue refreshing shares in the web app

Update 4.11.1.5/7 (15th January 2019)

Fixes an issue with users and no stored sharing Activity

Update 4.11.1.4 (13th January 2019)

Allow email sharing notifications to group members
Fixes a potential race condition with Kerberos Sign-in
Set default rate limit to 50
Numerous fixes with 2FA, Trusted devices and Duo support
Fixes an issue with JPG thumbnails for shared items
Add Scandinavian languages for OCR in Foldr Search
Tweak Test Settings to support local users
Fixes an issue with shared item names not showing in public links

Update 4.11.0.0 (31st December 2018)

New – Device registration / Admin approved devices. Allows an administrator to only allow users to sign in from pre-approved devices. Web app only is supported in this appliance update, all other Foldr apps will receive support for this feature shortly as part of individual app updates.
New – Support for Azure blob cloud storage
New – Support for BackBlaze B2 cloud storage
New – Make the system hosts file editable within Settings >> Appliance >> Network
New – Group Drives. Allows an administrator to present other users personal storage (SMB home folders, OneDrive, Google Drive etc) to other groups of users. Use the %foldrgroupdrive% variable in Foldr Settings >> Shares in conjunction with the Pointers tab to configure group drives.
New – Web app UI is now configurable using query parameters for embedded views
New – SMB permissions inspector for SMB shares in settings
Improve performance with thumbnails in the web app
Windows and macOS configuration options are now “tri-state” and can be set to “not configured”
Enable/disable web sign-in for each app type
Updates all underlying OS packages
Google G Suite performance optimisation for Drive & Team Drives
Devices can now be approved and revoked for users from Devices & Clients
Update ntp.conf to VMware recommendations
Add Foldr for Gmail button to settings
Fixes the install apps menu and add in Chrome Gmail extension
Fixes an issue for deselecting objects in file picker
Fixes an issue for shares with thumbnails in file picker
Fixes an issue for processing Google Drive / Team Drive paths
Numerous other bug and performance bug fixes

Update 4.10.5.11(22nd November 2018)

Fixes a potential issue with 2FA and Trusted Devices

Update 4.10.5.5(8th November 2018)

Fixes an issue with only the first 10 Google TeamDrives being returned
Workaround for MS Graph API bug causing 504 gateway timeouts when renaming large folders in Office 365 storage locations
Make file size checks for uploads configurable and disable (by default) on SharePoint and Teams

Update 4.10.5.2(6th November 2018)

*New* – Search highlighting. This will preview file contents inside selected file formats in the web app. Only applicable to content held in the search index only (SMB shares) – It is recommended that all pre-existing data is re-indexed to support this feature properly. (Search > Cores > in-line button > Enable ‘force re-indexing of all files’ > Crawl.
Backend changes to support web based signin for client apps and 2FA
Numerous Google Drives and Team Drives caching & performance improvements
Implement workaround for a bug in the Graph API affecting SharePoint Online and folders containing more than 200 items
Support for creating Google Forms from web app and provide an Edit in G Suite button for Forms
Fix incorrect content menu placement in Internet Explorer
Do not attempt LDAP bind with a blank password
Improve behaviour on SSO credentials check and an out-of-bounds password change
Tidy up sharing dialog and fixes an issue with the Activity tab
Increase font weight for the web app for improved readability
Fixes an issue with delegated password control

Update 4.10.4.2(23rd October 2018)

*New* – Active Directory delegated admin accounts. Grant access to Foldr Settings to AD users with granular permissions / visibility. This feature is located under Appliance >> Administrators and is currently marked as beta
*New* – Full logging for admin access inside Foldr Settings. See Logs >> admin-access.log
*New* – Web app ‘Edit in G-Suite’ option for Google Forms
Fixes an issue with shared folders appearing empty
Tidy up Foldr Settings
Fixes an issue where users were unable to duplicate files from read only shares
Prevent folders from being created/renamed with a period at the end
Remove Nginx version information from server header

Update 4.10.3.6(9th October 2018)

Improves Google Drive performance by caching folder names for parent objects
Fixes an issue with Google TeamDrives
Allows self service password reset for users in child domains

Update 4.10.3.3(4th October 2018)

Fixes an issue with new LDAP accounts signing into the web app

Update 4.10.3.2(3rd October 2018)

All underlying operating system, security updates and other associated packages updated to the latest available release
UI libraries updated to latest versions
*New* – Support for Nutanix AHV hypervisor including install command for AHV Guest Tools
*New* – Sign in method for the web app
*New* – Automatic redirect toggle for the SSO Service Provider (AD FS etc)
*New* – Email notifications when creating local users
*New* – Email notifications when users download publicly shared items
*New* – Add support for third party ‘Duo’ two factor authentication in the web app. Other Foldr client apps will require a forthcoming update to support Duo 2FA
*New* – Add support for Bitlocker and FileVault requirements in the Windows and macOS clients. Windows and macOS apps will require a forthcoming updates are required to support these features
Configurable Activity filtering
Implement side bar scrolling in Foldr Settings
Hidden items in public links are now longer shown
Add downloads to a shared items ‘activity’ tab
Improve usability of the web app on devices running lower resolutions
Fixes an issue with shared downloads
Fixes an issue with 2FA setup
Fixes an issue parsing web shortcuts
Fixes an issue wtih attributes containing ampersands in SSO

Update 4.10.2.4(25th September 2018)

Fixes an issue with public links and files hosted on OneDrive

Update 4.10.2.1(12th September 2018)

Provides support for app share list refresh on request

Update 4.10.2.0(10th September 2018)

Fixes an issue with certain operations in nested DFS environments

Update 4.10.1.0(5th September 2018)

Further improvements to the Antivirus grace feature for Windows client app. The administrator can now specify a short window of time to allow the client to update it’s virus definitions and the app will continue to function inside this window.

Update 4.10.0.4(30th August 2018)

Further improves the Canvas LMS integration

Update 4.10.0.3(29th August 2018)

*New* Anti-virus grace period option for Windows app(Beta)
Fixes an issue with public links and the Box cloud provider API

Update 4.10.0.1(26th August 2018)

Major search improvements

– Index file names only feature (Fast indexing performance)
– Pre-defined template of common file types to search for contents (Office, PDF, html etc). Admin can modify as required.

Improves behaviour for large OneDrive & SharePoint uploads
Canvas LMS file picker integration (beta)
Change SMB ACL support to use new permission parsing
Improved & more intuitive sharing dialogs / context menus in web app
‘Modern’ ciphers are now default (TLS 1.2 only)
Fixes an issue with Google Drive listing performance
Fixes an issue with Box API and downloading subfolders
Enable direct downloads for Graph API (OneDrive & SharePoint)
Other web UI bug fixes

Update 4.9.4.3(23rd July 2018)

Fixes a potential issue with deleting folders in OneDrive

Update 4.9.4.2(19th July 2018)

*New* Option to search for file names only in SMB shares (do not index contents)
*New* Support for AD attribute ‘wWWHomePage’ using share URI variable %homepage% – (This is commonly used to present a users SharePoint home site)
Fixes a display issue with accent characters in the users Display Name
Fixes an issue deleting folders in OneDrive

Update 4.9.3.7(17th July 2018)

Resolves a potential security issue around search & service accounts

Update 4.9.3.6(13th July 2018)

Fixes for OneDrive and SharePoint (Office 365)
Tweaks to email update notifications
Fix for checked out files when browsing public links
Fix for SSO IdP showing error message for 2FA
Fix for forced LDAP password changes

Update 4.9.3.2(9th July 2018)

*New* Provides support for process / application whitelist and blacklists for the Windows and macOS drive mapping apps. These can be configured under Devices & Clients in Foldr Settings
*New* SharePoint option to list all libraries inside a site. Append :drives to the Share URI to see all sites instead of presenting only the Documents folder. i.e. %sharepoint%(tenant-name/sites/site-name):drives
Fixes an issue with appliance update email notifications
Fixes an issue with activity logging
Fixes an issue with hover state / in-line buttons at low resolutions in Foldr Settings

Update 4.9.0.0(29th June 2018)

*New* Share items with others silently (no notifications received in ‘Shared with Me’ or Activity Feed)
Fixes an issue with public links
Fixes an issue with share creation with slow LDAP servers
Fixes an issue with activity logging
Fixes an issue with hover state / in-line buttons at low resolutions in Foldr Settings

Update 4.8.1.10(21st June 2018)

Additional OneDrive bug fixes/improvements

Update 4.8.1.8(13th June 2018)

*New* Portugese language support for search OCR
Fixes an issue where search crawl jobs may not start as intended

Update 4.8.1.7(1st June 2018)

Fixes an issue accessing web shortcut files in public links
Fixes an issue in Foldr Settings when configuring delegated password control

Update 4.8.1.4(26th May 2018)

Additional storage local optimisations
Further SMB client improvements

Update 4.8.1.1(25th May 2018)

Email notifications for shared files
Fixes various issues with internal sharing (shared by me/with me)
Updates all underlying OS packages
SMB configuration changes
Configurable retention for activity logs and default retention changed to 6 months
Appliance local storage optimisation

Update 4.8.0.1(16th May 2018)

*New* Writable secure public links. A new permission is available within Foldr Settings >> Shares >> Permissions >> Sharing to control access to this feature
Fixes an issue with public links using a custom URL and static password
Database optimisation for user activity logs

Update 4.7.1.30(15th May 2018)

Fixes an issue with creating new Search URIs

Update 4.7.1.29(14th May 2018)

Fixes an issue with public links

Update 4.7.1.28(11th May 2018)

*New* Custom schedules per URI / Share for Search
*New* (Beta) Editable templates for Email (secure public links) and SMS notifications
Performance improvements for OneDrive and SharePoint Online
Fixes an issue with OneDrive downloads when a proxy is configured on the appliance
Fixes an issue with filtering my modified date when searching Google Drive
Fixes an issue renaming files in SharePoint
Fixes an issue with manually linking Microsoft accounts using the deprecated SharePoint Online (legacy) API
Fixes an issue with Public Link paths in Foldr Settings >> Shared Items

Update 4.7.1.19(13th April 2018)

Additional OneDrive fix for overwriting files

Update 4.7.1.18(13th April 2018)

Further improves OneDrive files access when using manual account linking

Update 4.7.1.17(12th April 2018)

Fixes an issue with file sharing from OneDrive with manual linking
Fixes an issue with Active Directory accounts that have no UPN being unable to sign in

Update 4.7.1.15(10th April 2018)

SSO IdP improvements – Better handling of relay state, signing out and new Service Provider templates for FreshDesk and Canvas LMS
Added SHA1 to fingerprints for SSO IdP
Search Improvements – configurable search host and core per share
Prevent search bots indexing public links

Update 4.7.1.9(26th March 2018)

Migrate from deprecated Google batch API
Provide links to client apps in the web app menu (top right of UI)
Show app links in Foldr Settings
Fixes an issue with NTLM

Update 4.7.1.7(26th March 2018)

*New* Provides the option of using the UPN when connecting to WebDAV storage, such as on-premise SharePoint servers
Tweaks to the Foldr Settings interface

Update 4.7.1.4(22nd March 2018)

*New* Search improvements – Search across all locations, both on-premise SMB shares and cloud storage. Search results presented to users in a tabbed view.
*New* Search OCR can now be enabled on a per share / URI basis. Includes support for OCR in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Simple Chinese
*New* Support for Office 365 Teams – use %teams% Share URI to present a users team storage locations
*New* Passwords for public links – new passwords tab in the Share dialog allows a user to set a static password to protect access to public links.
*New* Support for OneDrive Personal
Fixes an issue with linking certain cloud accounts manually in iOS
Fixes an issue with uploading files to OneDrive if the file was in a certain size window

Update 4.7.0.2(16th March 2018)

*New* Share Pointers. This feature allows the administrator to create shares with no paths and nest other storage locations inside. This allows you to organise your storage locations as required by type / function.
*New* Improved behaviour for manual account linking with the following cloud services: Office 365, Google GSuite, Dropbox and Box – All cloud shares will be visble in My Files, when a user clicks on a cloud location they will be prompted to link the account.
*New* Replace legacy WebDAV support for Box with their OAuth2 API
*New* Switch to using the Microsoft Graph API for manual account linking
*New* Foldr Groups for sharing can now be made available to other users in an organisation
Fixes an issue to prevent multiple requests from being sent by the SSO IdP

Update 4.6.3.0(6th March 2018)

*New* Password Policies can now be configured in Foldr for Active Directory, local and external (secure public link) users. This feature can be configured within Foldr Settings > Security > Password Policies
Fixes an issue in the Foldr Settings UI for password prompts and Kerberos
Fixes an issue with editing macro-enabled Office documents (.xlsm, .docm & .pptm) via the web app
New UI colour for Foldr Settings

Update 4.6.2.7(5th March 2018)

*New* Pwned Passwords! Enables support for the API at haveibeenpwned.com – Pwned Passwords are half a billion real world passwords previously exposed in data breaches. This exposure makes them unsuitable for ongoing use as they’re at much greater risk of being used to take over other accounts. This feature checks any password that is changed through Foldr against their database before permitting or rejecting the change. This feature can be configured within Foldr Settings > Services > Pwned Passwords and configurable setting is provided to define a threshold for the number of times the password is found in the haveibeenpwned.com database (default is 10)
Fixes an issue with resolving group memberships for the delegated password reset feature
Fixes a performance issue with the Me menu in web app
Updates all core OS packages

Update 4.6.1.3(26th February 2018)

*New* Content place holder animation in web app
*New* Improved scrolling behaviour in the web app, due to file list virtualisation
*New* Configurable Search Domains. In a multi-tenant system the search domain suffix can be configured on a per tenant basis under the tadmin account.
*New* Usability Improvements for Foldr Settings Users & Groups and Shared Items pages
Added a latest argument to the backup restore command
Fixes an issue with Search crawls not completing if Excel files are held open on the network
Fix for password change prompts with mobile apps running in Shared mode

Update 4.6.0.2(9th February 2018)

*New* Support for local user accounts and groups in Foldr. Users can be created on the Foldr appliance to support environments without an Active Directory domain or provide guest access
*New* Granular 2FA Trusted Devices
*New* Sort Users & Groups in Foldr Settings by type
*New* Automatic upgrade notification in main Foldr Settings landing page
*New* Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate installation logging. (see Logs > Certs.log)
Fixes an issue with Secure Links if set to expire on download
Fixes an issue with the image optimisation feature

Update 4.5.4.1(2nd February 2018)

*New* Foldr can now automatically optimise images. This will use smart compression techniques to reduce the file size of images (JPG or PNG) on upload with little noticeable decrease in quality. This feature has to be enabled on a per share basis within Foldr Settings >> Shares >> Tools tab.
Fixes an issue with SharePoint Online libraries and automatic account linking

Update 4.5.3.7(20th January 2018)

Fixes an issue with device remove in Foldr Settings > Users & Groups
Fixes an issue with SSO and unregistered devices

Update 4.5.3.4(19th January 2018)

Fixes an issue with Kerberos SSO.

Update 4.5.3.3(15th January 2018)

Fixes an issue with OneDrive authentication tokens expiring with manual account linking. This was causing an error in the web app if a user tried to edit a local Office document in Office Online without refreshing the authentication token by browsing OneDrive first through Foldr.

Update 4.5.3.2(11th January 2018)

Last login time now shown for fadmin in Foldr Settings
Fixes an issue with user filtering when exporting Activity logs

Update 4.5.3.1(10th January 2018)

Minor improvements to Backup & Restore
Updated libraries for creating Word documents
Fix for SSO attribute management as tenant admin
SSO service provider template for Schoolbox

Update 4.5.2.7 (6th January 2018)

Minor improvements to appliance Backup & Restore
Updated libraries used when creating Office documents
SSO service provider template for Schoolbox
Fix for SSO attribute management with the tenant admin

Update 4.5.2.6 (3rd January 2018)

Displays the public link URL in Foldr Settings > Shared Items
Fixes an issue with SSO IdP and Kerberos

Update 4.5.2.5 (27th December 2017)

Fixes an issue with editing Office documents with on-premise SharePoint

Foldr Server Update 4.5.2.4 (23rd December 2017)

Fixes an issue with the web app move / duplicate picker

Foldr Server Update 4.5.2.0 (20th December 2017)

*New* Appliance backup
*New* Granular schedule configuration of search crawl jobs
*New* Logging for fadmin console/SSH access
*New* Logging for admin web UI access
*New* Ability to select folders in external picker
*New* Kerberos SSO support in external file picker
*New* Kerberos support for forthcoming Windows / macOS updates
Performance improvements for OneDrive and SharePoint

Foldr Server Update 4.5.0.20 (7th December 2017)

Fixes an issue with sharing and collaborative editing in Office 365 / OneDrive when using automatic account linking
Fixes an issue with sending email via O365/Exchange
Fixes an issue with pagination in Two Factor >> Active Users

Foldr Server Update 4.5.0.15 (6th December 2017)

*New* Share secure public files / folders quickly. The web app will now present external email addresses used previously when sharing content via secure public links
Fixes an issue with the Search >> Clients tab in Foldr Settings

Foldr Server Update 4.5.0.13 (5th December 2017)

*New* Database recovery commands to restore an infrastructure cluster after unexpected shutdown (i.e. power failure)
*New* Configurable appliance email sender name (General >> Mail Settings)
*New* Google search default has been changed to name contains
Numerous search performance improvements and fixes

Foldr Server Update 4.5.0.6 (30th November 2017)

*New* Password strength meter for password change, delegated password reset and self-service reset.
*New* Force SMB3 only using the command ‘smb-mode edge’
Fixes an issue when changing password if AD ‘change password at next logon’ flag is enabled

Foldr Server Update 4.5.0.5 (29th November 2017)

Fixes an issue with Let’s Encrypt certificate installations

Foldr Server Update 4.5.0.4 (27th November 2017)

Fixes an issue with IdP-initiated login
Fixes an issue with Kerberos SSO

Foldr Server Update 4.5.0.2 (26th November 2017)<

*New* Search Enhancements.
– Cloud storage (Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint Online and Dropbox) is now searchable in Foldr.
– The administrator can mark each share / cloud storage so it is individually selectable in the Search menu. This allows a user to choose specifically which SMB share or cloud storage they are searching against. (web app only, iOS update to support this is coming shortly)
The administrator can enable ‘Show as location in search?’ within Foldr Settings >> Shares >> Search tab.
Fixes an issue when editing shared individual Google Documents
Change the text labels on the public link button
Provide alternate SMB mode option

Foldr Server Update 4.4.1.10 (13th November 2017)

*New* Support for on-premise SharePoint 2013 / 2016 servers. Present your SharePoint sites in Foldr alongside any other storage location – KB article here
Fixes an issue with collaborative editing in Google G Suite and SharePoint online

Foldr Server Update 4.4.1.5 (10th November 2017)

Fixes an issue with SSO IdP

Foldr Server Update 4.4.1.4 (7th November 2017)

Fixes an issue with share name visibility on some networks

Foldr Server Update 4.4.1.2 (5th November 2017)

Fixes an issue with SharePoint and automated 365 account linking

Foldr Server Update 4.4.0.1 (23rd October 2017)

*New* Service Provider SSO sign out – Signs the user out of AD FS when you sign out of the web app
Fixes an issue with SSO introduced in the 4.4 update

Foldr Server Update 4.4.0.0 (20th October 2017)

*New* Automatic account linking for Office 365. Using a service account, Foldr can now match an Active Directory attribute (email address or UPN) to the Office 365 user so that the correct OneDrive &/or SharePoint storage areas are presented to users automatically.
*New * Secure Public Links – Public links can now be restricted to external users by specifying their email address. The Foldr appliance will send email notifications to people that have an item shared with them and external users can set their own password for accessing their links.
*New* Appliance system metrics in Foldr Settings – CPU, memory and disk usage graphs are available under the Appliance tab.
*New* Sort shared items in /settings by public status.
*New* Search index exclusions by file type is now possible, with default exclusions for any newly created URI
Fixes an issue caused by an unexpected length for the Mobile attribute in Active Directory
Re-organised (tabbed) share permissions screen in Foldr Setting >> Shares
Improvements to speed up the login process
All underlying operating system, security updates and other associated packages updated to the latest available release.
PHP upgraded to latest release

Foldr Server Update 4.3.0.50 (20th September 2017)

Fixes an issue with Sharing

Foldr Server Update 4.3.0.46 (17th September 2017)

*New* – Advanced user activity filtering. Filter user activity logs to a date range, username, share(s) or even to an individual file. Available within Foldr Settings >> Activity >> Filter
Backend improvements to Foldr Search.

Foldr Server Update 4.3.0.33 (12th September 2017)

*New* – Test Settings now checks for the presence of a suitable A / host record on the internal DNS server(s). Failure to create a host record for Foldr can result in poor SMB performance.

Foldr Server Update 4.3.0.32 (11th September 2017)

*New* – Introduces Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to Foldr Search. The search appliance can now analyse images, scanned documents / PDFs etc for text and add them to the search index. OCR can be enabled for new search cores within Foldr Settings >> Search >>Service.
Fixes an issue with file rename and move operations with nested DFS namespaces.
Fixes an issue with password change
Fixes an issue Office Online editing.
Fixes an issue with renamed groups in Active Directory which may lead to authentication issues.

Foldr Server Update 4.3.0.23 (5th September 2017)

Fixes an issue with nested DFS namespaces.

Foldr Server Update 4.3.0.21 (4th September 2017)

Fixes an issue with the web app lock option.

Foldr Server Update 4.3.0.19 (3rd September 2017)

Fixes an issue with 2FA if used within a private browser window.

Foldr Server Update 4.3.0.17 (1st September 2017)

Fixes an issue with delegated password control in the web app.

Foldr Server Update 4.3.0.13 (31st August 2017)

Fixes an issue with the My Files context menu in Firefox

Foldr Server Update 4.3.0.12 (30th August 2017)

*New* Context menu available when right-clicking in My Files
Improves the behaviour of the Search interface. The search box will no longer lose focus as results are retrieved.

Foldr Server Update 4.3.0.7 (27th August 2017)

*New* ‘Lock’ button now available in web app (via top right menu)
Improves the behaviour of the Home / My Files and Shared with Me buttons in the web app. Clicking on an active tab will take you to the root of that particular view.
Improves the behaviour of the web app’s idle timeout and signing out when you have multiple browser tabs open.

Foldr Server Update 4.3.0.3 (24th August 2017)

When creating a new Microsoft Office or G Suite file using the + menu in the web app, the user is now immediately prompted for the file name, rather than use ‘New Document’ etc.
Fixes an issue with SMS being available for selection when the notification channel hasn’t been activated or configured.

Foldr Server Update 4.3.0.0 (22nd August 2017)

*New* Foldr Search (beta) is now available. Users can search all SMB shares with fast results. Search for file names, keywords inside files and more. See following KB for more information
*New* Environment variables available when configuring Share paths in Foldr Settings. employeeNumber and employeeID using %employeeNumber% and %employeeID% respectively.
Fixes an issue with Public Links from Box.
All underlying operating system, security updates and other associated packages updated to the latest available release.

Foldr Server Update 4.2.2.30 (4th August 2017)

Fixes an issue with Internet Explorer 11 and captcha images used with self-service password reset

Foldr Server Update 4.2.2.22 (27th July 2017)

*New* Google verification file support. This is required for linking personal Google account after a recent security change with G-Suite.
Fixes an issue with Windows client app settings. (AV required, ransomware checking etc)
Fixes an issue with Inbox and email being sent from Office 365.
Fixes an issue with LDAP Search and Active Directory contacts.

Foldr Server Update 4.2.2.16 (20th July 2017)

Fixes an issue with linking Telegram Messenger account
Fixes an issue with automatic updates

Foldr Server Update 4.2.2.11 (11th July 2017)

*New* Password notifications via email when changing passwords in Foldr.
Provides new /?extensions=1|0 query string option to hide file extensions in public links.
Fixes an issue with modified date column when embedding Public Links.
Updates all core OS packages.

Foldr Server Update 4.2.2.3 (29th June 2017)

Fixes an issue with offline folders in the iOS app.

Foldr Server Update 4.2.2.2 (27th June 2017)

Fixes an issue mobile apps signing into a child / sub domain using the account UPN.
Highlights the smb prefix and other variables used in Foldr Settings >> Shares to improve readability (smb:// %homefolder% etc)

Foldr Server Update 4.2.2.1 (24th June 2017)

Fixes an issue with the Chrome browser and it’s scrolling behaviour if listing a share / folder with over 100 items.

Foldr Server Update 4.2.2.0 (19th June 2017)

*New* Configurable search filtering for users when using sharing and creating groups. This can be found within Foldr Settings >> General >> Configuration. By default this feature is OFF. If search filtering is enabled but no users or groups are defined by the administrator, users will be unable to search Active Directory. Groups created inside Foldr (through My Groups) will always be searchable regardless of the search filter configured.

Foldr Server Update 4.2.1.3 (19th June 2017)

Fixes an issue with the Foldr Users >> Security page
Fixes an issue with the Foldr Settings usage graphs

Foldr Server Update 4.2.1.2 (16th June 2017)

Fixes an issue with OAuth / account linking and the Non-Foldr client toggle in Devices >> Configuration

Foldr Server Update 4.2.1.1 (15th June 2017)

Installs updated OS packages
Fixes an issue with the Google G-Suite domains filter in Foldr Settings >> Integrations >> Google G-Suite

Foldr Server Update 4.2.0.3 (14th June 2017)

Improves CORS support
Added version column in Foldr Settings >> Devices for client apps

Foldr Server Update 4.2.0.2 (11th June 2017)

Fixes an issue with iOS devices in Shared mode.

Foldr Server Update 4.2.0.1 (11th June 2017)

*New* Self-service Password Reset – Allow users to securely reset a forgotten Active Directory password via unlock code delivered by email, SMS or Telegram Messenger.
*New* Support for the following new services/notifications – SMS providers Twillio, Nexmo & AWS, Telegram Messenger and user configurable personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers.
*New* Usage statistics and summary graphs available in Foldr Settings >> General >> Status. This release provides the following (Custom reports coming soon):
– Active Users This Week
– Data Transferred This Week (in MB)
– Top Active Users This Week
– Most Downloaded Files This Week
– Recently Shared
– Sign-Ins This Week
*New* Administrator controls per user under Foldr Settings >> Users & Groups. Reset passwords, revoke devices, 2FA status and see user specific stats.
*New* Redesigned web app menu (top right of interface). Services & Secutity menus consolidated into menu item labelled ‘Me’
*New* ‘Me’ menu provided allows users to configure their own personal mobile and email addresses to be used for self-service password reset.
*New* Multiple Search DN entries can now be configured
*New* Granular access control by user/group and location for client apps. Enable / disable client access and specify options for:
– Web app
– iOS app
– Android app
– Windows drive mapping client (Mac client coming soon)
– Other (Non-Foldr) clients
*New* Administrative control of the Foldr Windows client. Allows the administrator to set requirements on the client before allowing it to connect:
– Antivirus status (is the AV software up to date and running)
– Ransomware rename protection (bulk rename detection)
– Ransomware file extension checking
*New* Location based Share permissions. Restrict access to individual shares from users/groups based upon location. Example, present shares 1,2 & 3 to users inside the company network, but only shares 1 & 3 externally.
*New* Enhanced customisation options for the web app within Foldr Settings >> Customise. Options now available:
– Change the sign in and title text
– Change the colour of the web interface top banner and text
– Upload a custom logo for the sign in screen
– Show the logo in the top banner
– Upload a custom background wallpaper
*New* Custom Headers available within Foldr Settings >> Customise. Can be used to allow Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (Allowing other web services to make requests to the Foldr appliance)
Other bug related fixes and performance improvements.

Foldr Server Update 4.1.1.3 (20th April 2017)

Fixes an issue with previewing files through public links

Foldr Server Update 4.1.1.1 (13th April 2017)

Provides support for upcoming iOS sync / offline files feature
Fixes an issue with share permissions

Foldr Server Update 4.1.0.5 (7th April 2017)

*New* Inbox – The Foldr appliance can now be configured to receive email and place the attachments automatically into a shared folders. This feature must be enabled in the Share Permissions on a per share basis. The built-in firewall needs to be configured to open TCP port 25 inbound as required.
*New* Location based access – Allow users / groups to only sign in from certain locations / subnets. This feature can be accessed within Foldr Settings >> Security >> Use Foldr & Use Foldr Drive.
Disables WebDAV responses from the system’s root URL.

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.96 (31st March 2017)

Improves SharePoint performance

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.95 (31st March 2017)

Increases log retention to 90 days
Changes the log file delimiter to tabs making them easier to analyse in Excel

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.94 (29th March 2017)

*New*Google Team Drive support. The organisation’s Team Drive root can be presented to users using the Share URI **%googleteamdrive%** or specific Team Drives can be presented using **%googleteamdrive%/Team-Drive-ID** The Team Drive ID string can be found on the tail of the URL by logging into Google >> Google Drive >> Team Drive >> Selecting the Team Drive you wish to present to users.
Fixes an issue where Active Directory accounts that have the flag ‘password never expires’ set, but the accounts password age goes beyond the domain’s maximum password age policy

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.92 (27th March 2017)

Fixes an issue with Office editing / Check outs in ‘Managed’ shared folders
Fixes an issue with public links

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.89 (20th March 2017)

Fixes an issue with renaming files on SharePoint sites
Support for French localisation

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.88 (15th March 2017)

Uses an improved OpenSSH server configuration, removes support for weaker ciphers
Fixes an issue with Public Links and the embed and modified date query strings

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.86 (14th March 2017)

Fixes an issue with SharePoint sites and uploading Office documents

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.85 (7th March 2017)

Fixes an issue with iBooks files being downloaded incorrectly from Safari on macOS. Added mime type support and icon for .ibooks files

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.84 (6th March 2017)

*New* Support for Hyper-V production checkpoints on Windows Server 2016
*New* ?modified=0 query string for use with public links to remove the modified date
Fixes an issue with the Shared With Me web app if no items are shared

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.76 (3rd March 2017)

*New* Devices tab in Foldr Settings
*New* Support for per device licencing
Fixes an issue with the update status dialog

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.72 (2nd March 2017)

Fixes an issue with Office editing in the web app (locally installed applications) and check outs.

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.71 (1st March 2017)

*New* Configurable ciphers using ‘set-ciphers modern | default‘ console command (modern = enables TLS 1.2 only and disables medium strength 3DES cipher suites)
*New* The default behaviour of caching encrypted passwords can be disabled within Foldr Settings >> Security >> Password Settings. Note – you must connect to all SMB & WebDAV shares using a service account in conjunction with the ‘use service account for all access’ toggle if this is selected.
*New* Private Links now available with using the Share tool. A direct URL is given in the Sharing dialog and requires the user to authenticate when using the link.
Fixes an issue with large uploads to OneDrive, Dropbox and Box
Fixes an issue with large file move/copy between cloud platforms
Fixes an issue with file check outs

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.58 (18th February 2017)

Updates all underlying OS packages to the latest available versions.
Updates PHP 7 packages
Updates SMB packages
Improved logging in times due to new permissions checking routine
Fixes an issue with visibility of My Bookmarks, Share By/With Me in the web app
Fixes an issue with edit in Google G-Suite with Amazon S3 shares
*New* Checkouts in shared folders with Manage permissions
*New* Collaborative editing in Office Online from OneDrive Manage shared folders

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.49 (14th February 2017)

Fixes an issue with local Office editing

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.48 (6th February 2017)

*New* Check Out and Manage Check Out Share Permissions – Allow users to check a file out for offline editing purposes and alert other users that the file is being worked upon. When a file is checked out, other users will be unable to edit the file.
*New* Collaborative editing in Microsoft Office Online for SharePoint document libraries
Fixes an issue with delegated password reset
*New* Customise web app login screen text from Foldr Settings >> Customise. The ‘Title’ text replaces ‘Foldr v4’ at the top left of the web interface.
*New* Google Drive shares – Create new G Suite and Office documents from + menu in the web app
*New* fadmin console commands – flush-cache & smb1 enable|disable
Fixes an issue with Activity Feed date format
Fixes an issue with Apache log settings

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.35 (19th January 2017)

Fixes an issue where the SSO (Service Provider) feature could produce an invalid SAML assertion error if system time between Foldr and the IdP (AD FS) is out of sync
Fixes an issue with file visibility within Share By/With Me in the web app
Fixes an issue with delegated password reset
*New* Public links URLs can now be displayed using ../browse/?embed=1 which removes header text and the main Download button. Intended for use where public links are embedded in a web page.
*New* console command for the fadmin account to force time sync with an NTP server – time-sync x.x.x.x
*New*console command to support for OCSP stapling, this is required for HIPAA and NIST compliance – ocsp-enable/disable

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.22 (11th January 2017)

*New* Foldr can now act as a SAML SSO Identity Provider or Service Provider. IdP built-in templates are available for Office 365, G Suite, Roombooking System and ClickView. SSO SP integration has been tested against AD FS. Please note this feature is being made available initially as part of a beta testing phase. Please feedback to support@foldr.io regarding any issues / comments about the SSO functionality.
*New* Amazon S3 storage support (beta)
Fixes an issue with WebDAV shares (FireFly) using [ ] characters in the URL
Fixes an issue with share permissions and nested groups
Fixes an authentication issue if Active Directory groups are recreated using the same name

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.11 (23rd December 2016)

Fixes an issue with the NTP service

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.10 (14th December 2016)

Additional commands made available to the administrative fadmin account:
– du, df, systemctl, journalctl, ldapsearch and smbclient
Fixes an issue with blank spaces in the Activity Feed
Changes made to the error page if there is an issue connecting / downloading files from a cloud storage provider

Foldr Server Update 4.0.11.6 (7th December 2016)

*New* Activity Feed in the web app to show contextual sharing and security notifications. Hand-out, hand-in, hand-back and manage sharing activity shown to the user with quick links to take you straight to relevant the file or folder.
*New* Microsoft SharePoint Online / Office 365 shared document library support
Performance improvements when presenting multiple cloud services
Fixes an issue with database connectivity in the event of incorrectly configuring infrastructure settings
Various interface fixes within Foldr Settings
Email notification support for available and installed updates
Fixes an issue with the Test email notification
Fixes an issue with SMB timeouts on slower networks
Fixes an issue with editing .ppt files from the web app

Foldr Server Update 4.0.10.12 (16th November 2016)

*New* Microsoft Office, G Suite and Office Online editing now available for Office files in Managed shared folders
*New* Collaborative editing in Managed shared folders for Google Docs, Sheets and Slides files
*New* Shares can now be re-ordered within Foldr Settings > Shares by drag and drop
*New* Drag and drop / move now available in Managed shared folders
*New* Create new documents in Managed shared folders
Fixes a display issue with Managed folders
Fixes an issue with the Dropbox service account screen and saving if only the access token is configured
Now visually differentiates between LDAP, Google and Dropbox service accounts

Foldr Server Update 4.0.10.11 (14th November 2016)

Fixes an issue with password changes that include the ampersand character

Foldr Server Update 4.0.10.10 (11th November 2016)

*New* Dropbox cloud storage support. Present personal Dropbox accounts or share a single Dropbox across multiple users
*New* Box cloud storage support. Present personal Box accounts or share a single Box account storage across multiple users
Fixes an issue with logging paths in public links
Fixes an issue with Shared By Me in the web app
Fixes an issue with lock headers in Microsoft Office for Mac v15.27 affecting live document editing from the web app

Foldr Server Update 4.0.10.7 (8th November 2016)

Fixes an issue where the configured LDAP server is not prefixed correctly
Hides the ‘Edit in MS Office’ button on Chrome OS devices
Removes the ‘Edit in Google G Suite’ button for editing legacy Office files (.doc .xls & .ppt) on cloud platforms
Patches the appliance against Linux security vulnerability ‘Dirty COW’ as described here
Enables a custom NETBIOS domain to be configured within Foldr Settings >> Appliance for NAS and other storage that use the short domain name for authentication. This is used in conjunction with the short domain switch introduced in v4.0.10.5

Foldr Server Update 4.0.10.5 (6th November 2016)

*New* ‘Use short domain name’ switch added to share configuration page to support storage that requires credentials to be passed using NETBIOS domain names (FreeNAS, Netgear ReadyNAS)

Foldr Server Update 4.0.10.4 (5th November 2016)

Fixes an issue with exporting & downloading log files

Foldr Server Update 4.0.10.3 (3rd November 2016)

Minor change regarding Active Directory domain name handling

Foldr Server Update 4.0.10.2 (3rd November 2016)

Fixed an issue with password change control on 2012R2 domains with a lower functional level
Interface tweaks, bug fixes and enhancements

Foldr Server Update 4.0.10.1 (1st November 2016)

Additional PHP libraries
Fixed an issue with authentication

Foldr Server Update 4.0.10.0 (31st October 2016)

*New* Delegated Active Directory password reset
*New* Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate authority support (free signed certificates with automatic renewal)
Updated PHP libraries
Performance improvements

Foldr Server Update 4.0.9.9 (25th October 2016)

Updated SMB libraries
Numerous web interface fixes
Performance improvements
Google service account support
*New* My Bookmarks feature in the web app

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