Foldr Zen Zone

What’s new in Foldr for macOS?

– Map a drive in macOS Finder to present on-premise SMB shares or cloud storage areas from a single drive
– Support for native Google G-Suite files in Finder.  Double click a Google Doc, Sheet or Slide and start editing immediately.
– Supports password change and two-factor authentication
– Quick Import / Upload option available from the system tray context menu. Upload from your desktop to any storage location in Foldr.

Foldr for macOS Release Notes

Version 2.4.0 – Tuesday 27th August. 2024

• Fixes an issue with the File Provider and moving items
• Fixes an issue with the File Provider and illegal characters
• Fixes an issue with the File Provider that may affect Illustrator files
• Notify users to enable notifications
• Fixes an issue with symlinks and the File Provider
• Fixes an issue with upload alerts looping in certain circumstances
• Fixes an issue when importing using the FileProvider, the destination directory would not automatically refresh
• Modifies behaviour with auto sign-in
• Fixes an issue with SSE disconnects
• Fixes an issue logging incorrect file sizes in certain circumstances
• Fixes an issue with the Import function and subfolders
• Improves verbose logging when enabled
• Hide Search option in menus when it is not enabled
• Fixes a potential small memory leak with reachability
• Change the behaviour of the app with invalid / untrusted SSL certificates
• SSE tweaks and improvements
• Improve pointer behaviour
• Add admin option for ‘ServerFixed’
• Improve app behaviour when Finder extension is not enabled
• Fixes an issue where a rename would create ghost files in column view
• Allows the File Provider to support direct downloads from supported storage providers

Version 2.2.5 – Wednesday 13th February. 2024

• Fixes an issue affecting the File Provider creating ghost folders while renaming
• Adds Search option in UI while disabled
• Don’t poll Running Applications
• Fixes an issue with Reachability and a small memory leak
• Fixes an issue with invalid certificates and Sign Out
• Fixes an issue with memory usage
• Server Sent Event minor fixes
• Pointer to shares metadata parsing
• Adds additional Admin Options: ServerFixed
• Cache the Direct Download URL
• Fixes an issue when the Finder Extension is not enabled
• Fixes an issue with Notifications
• Update to the ransomeware list
• Fixes an issue with SSE Backoff not working properly
• App Profile Setting to select the filesystem type – macFUSE or File Provider
• Custom headers support
• Replace Shortcut Code
• Add contentType support
• Switching filesystem in settings
• FileProvider – Add support for direct downloads

Version 2.2.3 – Wednesday 8th February. 2024

• *New* Support for Saved Searches
• *New* Allow the Search keyboard shortcut to be reconfigured via the App Settings > Drive tab
• Update the web sign in UI
• Fixes an issue where forbidden characters are used in file names with the File Provider
• Improved logging
• Prevent multiple Foldr instances
• Fixes an issue with Working File Recovery with the Apple File Provider
• Fixes an issue with invalid tokens generating duplicate alerts
• Offline Files – Improve error message
• Update the update mechanism to support .pkg packages

Version 2.1.0 – Friday 22nd December. 2023

• *New* Implement improvements with the Apple File Provider file system to allow automatic content refresh when the local cache expires
• *New* Add the ability to switch between macFUSE and the Apple File Provider via the app Settings UI
• Improve Refresh My Files functionality for the File Provider
• Fix missing strings in the Finder context menu when using macFUSE
• Fixes for web search and ignore unknown messages
• Fixes an issue with Server Sent Events logging failed to parse event

Version 2.0.4 – Tuesday 28th November. 2023

• Fixes an issue with high CPU usage on macOS Sonoma
• Update the user agent for Foldr web views
• Fixes an issue with SSE request timeouts

Version 2.0.3 – Wednesday 8th November. 2023

• *New* Apple File Provider support – Allows the app to function without the macFUSE Kernel Extension. Existing app users using macFUSE will continue to use it after installing this update
• Support for Server Sent Events
• Updates the app to use new Foldr icon / branding
• Custom Field support via the context menu in Finder
• Improves the support bundle mechanism
• Improved logging
• Numerous other improvements and buxfixes

Version 1.3.23 – Friday 15th July. 2022

• Suppress the prompt for OfficeAssist (365) behaviour when the admin setting is used
• Fixes an issue affecting macOS Light/Dark Mode and web sign in
• Prompt for Fuse Updates
• Start drive in a specific share

Version 1.3.21 – Wednesday 26th January. 2022

• *New* Adds the ability to link cloud accounts (Office 365/Google Workspace etc) where manual linking is configured on the server. This is accessible from the app Settings > Account tab or use the ‘link account’ web shortcut inside a cloud storage location inside the Foldr drive > My Files
• *New* Working file recovery. Provides an in-app recycle bin feature by retaining a copy of any files deleted from its local cache during file save operations. This will allow the user to restore files if required.
• Fixes an issue where uploads may not be restarted
• Fixes an issue with multiple Excel save operations while uploads are queued
• Additional logging
• Use FontAwesome icons on preferences
• Web search improvements
• Other bug fixes and improvements

Version 1.3.12 – Thursday 22nd April. 2021

• *New* Automatic checkout of Office documents. Requires checkouts to be enabled on the Foldr server. Includes automatic file locking, if the foldr-checkouts service is enabled
• Fixes an issue with web search conflicts
• Fixes an issue with Garageband files
• Fixes an issue with ranged downloads and other optimisations
• Optimises PowerPoint saves
• Corrects text prompt with pwned passwords integration

Version 1.3.6 – Friday 26th February. 2021

• Fixes an issue affecting uploads with certain applications and Apple M1 systems
• Fixes an issue with Legacy (non-web) sign-in
• Fixes an issue that may affect saving from Excel and PowerPoint apps
• Additional logging

Version 1.3.3 – Saturday 7th February. 2021

• Fixes an issue with device approval/request signing
• Fixes an issue switching users
• Fixes an issue with the thumbnail cache

Version 1.3.2 – Saturday 16th January. 2021

• BigSur: Update install/setup dialogs
• Fix for macFUSE with case sensitive file systems
• Fix for password change

Version 1.3.1 – Friday 8th January. 2021

• Add websearch functionality
• Add support for macFuse (Fuse 4.x)
• Supports the Apple M1 chipset
• Open web app improvement (auto sign-in)
• Improve logging/download statistics
• Other minor bugfixes and improvements

Version 1.2.13 – Friday 10th July. 2020

• New startup status
• Fixes an issue where going offline could terminate the app
• Allow external links in the web sign-in UI
• Add Feature – UseMyFiles (disable the bookmarks / My Files subfolders and show shares directly in the root of the drive)
• Additional localisation support
• Fixes an issue where the authentication token may not be saved
• Fixes a bug that could introduce a memory leak
• Throttle ranged download requests

Version 1.2.9 – Thursday 7th May. 2020

• Fixes an issue where some unicode characters may be ignored

Version 1.2.8 – Thursday 23rd April. 2020

• Fixes an issue with 2FA and legacy sign-in

Version 1.2.7 – Saturday 4th April, 2020

• Foldr can fail to unmount its drive
• Fixes an issue that could cause a crash on Catalina
• Fixes issues with existing Uploads on sign-out
• Fixes an issue downloading large folders from the drive

Version 1.2.2 – Thursday 4th February, 2020

• Notarises the app as well as the .DMG to assist with scripted deployments

Version 1.2.1 – Thursday 19th December, 2019

• macOS Catalina support
• Fixes an issue refreshing Finder
• Override UserAgent string for Web Sign-In
• Support more thumbnails
• Fixes a bug with Bookmarks
• Caching improvements
• Fixes an issue with multiple prompts where an invalid certificate is detected
• Add scripting feature for admins
• Fixes an issue with Dark Mode
• Add xattr support

Version 1.1.17 – Monday 1st July, 2019

• Support for Device Approval (if enabled on the server) – Allows the Foldr admin to only permit pre-approved devices to connect
• Default two factor authentication trust state may be set by the server
• Other minor two factor authentication fixes

Version 1.1.14 – Wednesday 15th May, 2019

• Don’t consider a third-party auth challenge fatal

Version 1.1.13 – Wednesday 24th April, 2019

• Cater for bookmarks with permission problems
• Fixes an issue with a maximum of 99 items for the Upload badge
• Optimise temporary files
• Fixes an issue with the Iconservicesagent
• Optimise temporary files
• Fixes an issue with the disable SSO prompt

Version 1.1.10 – Thursday 28th February, 2019

• Fixes an issue with folder names using accented characters
• Add the file’s size to the log entry for a PUT request
• Fixes an issue with Finder causing the macOS ‘beach ball’ spinner to display when downloading bookmarks

Version 1.1.9 – Monday 11th February, 2019

• Fixes a possible crash when handling large GarageBand projects
• Allows a custom port to be used in the server address
• Optimise temporary files (quick saves)
• Fixes an issue where the modified date is not updated correctly with Microsoft Word documents
• Fixes some log format issues when additional debugging is enabled
• Use pre-converted share icons

Version 1.1.6 – Friday 18th January, 2019

• Improve the behaviour of the app with poor connections to the server
• Deny drag and drop folders between shares
• Fixes a potential lock-up in Finder when renaming a directory
• Improve logging – new verboseLogging option
• Improve Logging in APIClient
• FileVault & Gatekeeper admin settings may be ignored
• Fixes an issue where stale drives may be mounted
• Automatically retry failed uploads
• Improved Crash Handler

Version 1.1.1 – Tuesday 18th December, 2018

• New – Support for macOS Mojave
• New – Web sign in mechanism. Allows the macOS app to natively support AD FS, Duo and other future 2FA / SSO options
• Support for Dark Mode in macOS
• Fixes multiple issues issue with the app on legacy macOS 10.9
• Remove Gatekeeper and FileVault from user settings in the app. These options are now only controlled centrally from the server
• Fixes an app crash when using Preferences before signing in
• Support for tristate appliance / admin security settings
• Prevent file and directory names being created that end with one or more spaces
• Remove the user option to ‘sign in automatically’
• Mark files r/o when checked-out by another user
• Push the modified date for uploads
• Check FileVault status before allowing drive to connect
• Refresh shares after a network address change
• Check uploads for a CONTENT_LENGTH_MISMATCH error
• Refresh Finder after cancelling uploads
• Update the forbidden filenames regex
• Removes notifications for files beginning ~$ and ~WR – Used in Office saves / uploads
• Check reachability at startup
• Show the web sign-in screen for a 2FA challenge
• Adds support for Google Forms files
• Fixes an issue with the bulk Import option
• Cater for ACCOUNT_LOCKED error code
• Add support for direct downloads

Version 1.0.0 – Saturday 28th July, 2018

• Support for process filtering (requires Foldr appliance v4.9.3.2 or greater)

Version 0.9.50 – Wednesday 11th July, 2018

• Fix – Crash with large file uploads

Version 0.9.49 – Wednesday 27th June, 2018

• New – Ransomware protection and security (Gatekeeper) detection
• New – Finder toolbar menu for “Edit in Office Online” (applies to Office documents in OneDrive & SharePoint)
• New – Multiple concurrent uploads for increased performance
• New – Support for image file thumbnails
• New – Admin options for ‘Open Drive At Start Up’ and configuring visible shares
• New – Menu item tooltip shows connection status
• Fix – Sanitise server address
• Fix – Sign-in automatically not working reliably

Version 0.9.42 – Monday 23rd April, 2018

• Fix – Possible crash with macOS Yosemite
• Fix – Certificate-related bugs

Version 0.9.41 – Monday 23rd April, 2018

• New – A badge in the menu bar indicates how many uploads are pending.
• Fix – Optimised file caching.
• Fix – Invalid signature when running on macOS 10.10

Version 0.9.39 – Friday 16th March, 2018

• New – Support for “Pointers” in Foldr server. Admins can now group shares for a neater user experience.
• New – Full support for the Pwned Password service.
• Fix – Issues with SSO options.

Version 0.9.34 – Wednesday 7th February, 2018

• Fix – Issues saving files with the latest version of Office 2016

Version 0.9.33 – Thursday 1st February, 2018

• New – Bookmarks are now accessible through the Finder. Use your Foldr bookmarks to access your favourite files quickly and easily!
• Fix – Select All/Cmd + A not working in fields on Sign In screen

Version 0.9.32 – Thursday 11th January, 2018

• New – Prompt if file names contain illegal characters

Version 0.9.31 – Wednesday 10th January, 2018

• Fix – An issue with certain characters in file names

Version 0.9.29

• New – SSO support for Active Directory environments. Note that your Mac will need to be bound to Active Directory or have used “kinit” to obtain a kerberos ticket for SSO.
• New – Create a support bundle to aid in troubleshooting
• Fix – Duplicate sidebar icons when rebooting or shutting down without first quitting the app
• Fix – Improve stability of uploads

Version 0.9.22

• Fix – A potential crash when adding the drive icon to the sidebar

Version 0.9.21

• Big performance increases across the board. Note that your Foldr shares will now be inside the My Files folder inside your Foldr drive

• Fix – Initialise the Finder extension on launch

Version 0.9.20

• New – Improved upload notifications
• Fix – Folders re-ordering themselves
• Fix – Potential crash when viewing certificate details

Version 0.9.18

• Fix – Auto updater could create a nested app bundle

Version 0.9.15

• Fix – Opening the Web App may prefix address with additional https://

Version 0.9.14

• New – You can now launch the Foldr web app from the context menu
• Fix – App could stall when signing in and out repeatedly

Version 0.9.12

• This release has many performance tweaks to make Foldr for macOS even snappier!
• New – Menu bar icon pulses when signing in.

Version 0.9.8

• New – Finder extension shows checkout status of your files and allows you to check in/out from the context menu!
• Fix – High CPU usage in macOS High Sierra 10.13

Version 0.9.6

• Fix – App no longer prompts to move after an update.

Version 0.9.7

• Fix – sign in not showing when selected from menu or account preferences.

Version 0.9.6

• Fix – App no longer prompts to move after an update.

Version 0.9.5

• New – Replace the ‘Drive Preferences’ icon with our nice new version.
• Enhancement – Dismiss the sign-in screen once the drive is mounted.
• Enhancement – Update FUSE on startup when necessary.

Version 0.9.4

• New – Provide the ability to rename the Foldr drive.
• New – Update the icon used for the Foldr drive.
• Fix – The Foldr icon can show up multiple times in the sidebar.