Version history for FileSeek (portable)

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Changes for v6.1.1 - v6.3

• Change: Tab order on Search tab now cycles through all text input fields before moving to the buttons
• Fix: Search tab controls no longer get scrambled with single instance mode enabled
• Fix: Resolved an issue where the tab would be blank when using single instance mode and minimize to tray
• Fix: Resolved an issue where RegEx queries didn't work if "Treat query text as one large query term" is enabled
• Fix: No longer shows duplicate results if the same Path is entered twice on the Search tab
• Fix: Status bar fix for 200% scaling
• v6.2.1 • October 8, 2019
• Fix: Resolved an issue that caused FileSeek to take a very long time to open on some systems
• Fix: Accelerator keys (e.g. Alt + Q to jump to the Query box) now work on the Search tab
• Fix: Resolved an issue where Date Filters were not correctly applying to Folders in the results
• v6.2.0 • August 26, 2019
• Fix: New tabs no longer broken after using "Close All But This"
• Fix: Search tab buttons no longer continually increase in size when using font scaling
• Fix: Various other font scaling fixes
• Fix: Help button next to the Query box now correctly takes you to the Text Query help
• Fix: Custom encoding option now works correctly for .txt files when file handlers are enabled
• Change: You can now specify multiple encoding types in the Custom File Encoding advanced setting
• Change: Exact match operator (=) now matches on word boundary instead of entire line
• Change: Added an Encoding column to the results pane (disabled by default, you can enable it in the Settings window)
• Change: General Fixes and improvements

Changes for v6.1 - v6.1.1

• Change: Profile push syncing improvements
• Change: FileSeek now has an option to also search the file that the found LNK file is pointing to
• Change: General Fixes and improvements

Changes for v6.0.1 - v6.1

• Change: Added a new result menu option that will copy the selected results and separate them by line breaks
• Change: Push syncing improvements
• Fix: FileSeek will now have focus when it is first opened
• Fix: Hyperlinks in the Settings window will now work properly
• Fix: Exported results will now respect the "Only show matched text in a search result" option
• Fix: General fixes and improvements

Changes for v5.2.1 - v6.0.1

• Fix: Resolved an issue that used the old icon in some places
• v6.0 • December 21, 2017
• Change: Search Profiles are now synced instantly using realtime push syncing between computers
• Change: New Results Menu Items: Add All/Selected Results to Zip File
• Change: New Results Menu Item: Hash with HashTools (note: requires HashTools to be installed)
• Change: When the "Paths" field is empty, FileSeek will now automatically search all of your hard drives
• Change: FileSeek no longer allows duplicate Search Profile names
• Change: The Manage Search Profile window now accepts keypresses
• Fix: Exclude files by RegEx now works correctly
• Fix: The new search tab button no longer flickers
• Fix: General fixes and improvements

Changes for v5.1 - v5.2.1

• Notice: FileSeek no longer supports Windows XP or Vista. To use FileSeek with these operating systems, you will need to use an older version of FileSeek
• Notice: Now requires the .NET Framework 4.6 (installed automatically if needed)
• Change: General UI and font improvements
• v5.2 • November 22, 2016
• Notice: FileSeek no longer supports Windows XP or Vista. To use FileSeek with these operating systems, you will need to use an older version of FileSeek
• Notice: Now requires the .NET Framework 4.6 (installed automatically if needed)
• Change: General UI improvements
• Fix: Resolved an issue where FileSeek would sometimes show an error when viewing a search result
• Fix: Fixed an issue with mouse wheel scrolling

Changes for v5.0.1 - v5.1

• Change: Now targeting the .NET Framework 4.0, which will automatically install during setup if needed
• Change: General UI improvements
• Change: Added an option to rename files and folders (one result at a time)
• Change: You can now drag and drop results into the search fields
• Change: New command line parameter to start FileSeek in the system tray (-tray)
• Change: Search criteria will change back to the way it was before after clicking the 'Search in New Tab' button
• Change: FileSeek will now only sync search profiles when starting from the command line if it needs to load a profile
• Change: FileSeek can now extend a query through multiple lines of a file
• Fix: FileSeek will now search though large files correctly when using File Handlers
• Fix: Custom column setups will now work correctly
• Fix: Exported column names will no longer have ampersand characters in them
• Fix: Fixed an issue where FileSeek couldn't find files with no extension
• Fix: Fixed an issue where FileSeek was unresponsive when querying large files
• Fix: FileSeek will now export extra lines correctly when saving search results
• Fix: Asterisks (wildcards) will now work correctly in the Exclude Paths field
• Fix: Advanced settings will now save properly

Changes for v5.0 - v5.0.1

• Fix: Improvements for high contrast themes and classic mode theme

Changes for v4.5 - v5.0

• Change: New and improved user interface
• Change: Performance improvements
• Change: Added support for Windows 10 per-monitor DPI scaling
• Change: Columns in the search result list can now be modified
• Change: It is now possible to sort by more than one column (add extra sort columns to sort by holding down the shift key and clicking on the column header)
• Change: Default sort is now by file name, then line number
• Change: The column sort settings will be kept when starting another search on the same tab
• Change: The Result List will now be focused after the first result is added
• Change: Added the ability to import and export Search Profiles
• Change: Added the option to force FileSeek to use a single instance
• Change: New Text Query equality modifier (see FAQ for more information)
• Change: The lines shows before and after a search result has been increased from 10 to 100
• Change: You can now specify a name for the "Other Application" menu item
• Change: FileSeek now has group policy support
• Fix: Resolved an issue where FileSeek sometimes opened shell32.dll instead of the selected file
• Fix: Dragging files from the result list will work now
• Fix: Drive letters can now be entered without a trailing backslash
• Fix: Column widths are now saved and restored correctly
• Fix: Resolved an issue where single clicking on two different items quickly would treat the input as a double click

Changes for v4.4 - v4.5

• Change: Removed the OR keyword for the query field, just use a space now. For example "cats OR dogs" is now just "cats dogs". If you want to find cats AND dogs, just use "+cats +dogs".
• Change: Added the option to use Text Queries for included and excluded file filters
• Fix: Fixed an issue where results removed from the results list would cause problems
• Fix: Paths and file names with numbers in the results now sort correctly
• Fix: Fixed various 32-bit related issues
• Fix: Fixed an issue where the file list columns would stay pressed after a mouse drag

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