DMDE Change Log

Version 4.4.4.842 (2026-02-05)
	new: support for extfs name encodings other than utf-8
	fixed: ReFS processing critical bug
	fixed: btrfs critical bug when file size exceeds inline data size
	fixed: btrfs errors handling additional btrfs subvolumes
	fixed: disabled Pro features
	improved: interface corrections
	other improvements and fixes

Version 4.4.0.828 (2025-10-09)
	new: more built-in signatures for RAW search
	new: file list export to HTML format (DMDE Professional only)
	new: skipping I/O errors individually by codes
	new: NTFS $Logfile processing option ("process FS journal", Beta)
	new: support for new ReFS modifications (up to v3.14)
	new: translations into Dutch and Korean
	improved: enabled preview for more image (graphic) file types (Windows only)
	improved: extfs reconstruction when copies of superblocks with group descriptors are found
	improved: support for long paths recovery (260+ characters) for OS Windows server paths
	fixed: btrfs volume reconstruction possible hang
	fixed: creating a cluster list bug when there are subfolders
	fixed: update volume handle in OS Windows (when work with a mounted logical volume)
	fixed: handling of some macOS object references
	other improvements and fixes

Version 4.2.4.818 (2025-02-02)
	fixed: high CPU load in GUI versions for Linux and macOS
	fixed: btrfs saving full scan log

Version 4.2.0.814 (2024-07-25)
	new: interface improvements for novice users
	new: btrfs subvolumes support
	new: NTFS support for cluster size larger than 128 sectors (up to 2M)
	improved: increased limit on the max. number of files in a directory (64-bit versions)
	fixed: RAID parameters detection with small LBA Offset Step
	fixed: possible NTFS reconstruction hangs on corrupted INDX records
	fixed: exFAT scan critical bug
	fixed: FAT scan support for 128 sectors per cluster (64K)
	other improvements and fixes

Version 4.0.6.804 (2023-04-06)
	fixed: broken log support when copying sectors in Linux
	fixed: broken RAID calculation in 64-bit versions for Windows
	fixed: btrfs reconstruction critical bug
	fixed: btrfs scan may hang
	fixed: app may stop responding after minimizing (Windows GUI)
	other fixes

Version 4.0.0.800 (2022-03-06)
	new: Btrfs support (without RAID support)
	new: new ReFS modifications support (up to v3.7)
	improved: interface improvements
	fixed: APFS reconstruction critical bug
	fixed: support for APFS "duplicated" files
	other improvements and fixes

Version 3.8.0.790 (2020-11-08)
	new: APFS support (without encryption)
	new: image preview (for standard graphics)
	new: Portuguese Brazilian, Simplified Chinese translations
	fixed: HFS support critical bugs
	fixed: extfs Full Scan critical bug processing damaged inodes
	other improvements and fixes

Version 3.6.1.773 (2019-10-12)
	new: 64-bit version for macOS

Version 3.6.0.770 (2019-09-14)
	new: ReFS v1/v3 support
	new: filtering Raw results by using cluster map
	new: applying Raw results to FS data
	new: support for VMDK disk image files
	new: support for EWF disk image files (e01/etc., Professional Edition only)
	improved: cluster map support (diff. FS types / damaged FS / reports)
	improved: more presize detection of RAID parameters, fixed offset detection
	fixed: HFS support critical bugs
	fixed: extfs some rare parameters support
	fixed: exFAT found directory fragments processing
	fixed: copying sectors bug when loading log with retried bad ranges
	other improvements and fixes

Version 3.4.4.740 (2018-08-03)
	new: version for macOS
	new: GUI version for Linux
	improved: size detection of some Jpeg files (Raw search)
	fixed: support for custom EOF signatures (Raw search)
	other improvements and fixes

Version 3.4.2.722 (2017-11-21)
	new: Apple partitioning support (read-only)
	new: HFS+/HFSX support including complex HFS search
	new: popup hints
	improved: detection of some file types (Raw search)
	improved: custom file signature support (detection, complex signatures)
	fixed: RAID-6 detection critical bug
	other improvements and fixes

Version 3.2.0.692 (2017-01-14)
	new: tabbed interface to work with multiple devices and objects
	new: custom file signatures support
	new: detection of RAID parameters
	new: support for VHD and VHDX dynamic disk image files
	new: SMART report reading
	new: NTFS encrypted file recovery (without decryption)
	new: NTFS option: reading MFT from an external file
	new: disk imaging option: splitted image creation
	improved: exFAT boot sector recognition during fullscan
	improved: improved NTFS reconstruction by processing INDX records
	improved: better name recognition for some removed NTFS files
	other improvements and fixes

Version 3.0.6.648 (2016-06-22)
	new: recovery of some truncated NTFS files
	improved: file signatures and size detection
	improved: branches separation of directory tree (NTFS and extfs)
	fixed: NTFS search critical bug
	fixed: storing/loading found signatures to/from log
	fixed: RAID-5 forward dynamic parity: wrong striping
	new: French, Italian, Spanish, Persian (+RTL UI) translation
	other improvements and fixes

Version 3.0.4.630 (2015-10-15)
	new: Full Scan (multiple FS and Raw search, improved interface)
	new: Raw file search by signatures
	new: NTFS extended search (FS structures and file signatures based)
	new: exFAT extended search (FS structures and file signatures based)
	new: extfs extended search (FS structures based)
	new: extfs removed entries processing
	new: FAT32 removed file recovery using signatures
	other improvements and fixes

Version 2.10.2.564 (2014-12-11)
	improved: NTFS reconstruction default filters
	fixed: exFAT reconstruction when there are removed directories
	fixed: ex(FAT) table processing memory exception
	fixed: search string in 64-bit version
	fixed: extFS superblock detection in 64-bit version
	fixed: extFS 64-bit support
	other fixes

Version 2.10.0.560 (2014-07-12)
	new: Basic exFAT support
	new: DOS ASPI support
	improved: FAT reconstruction
	fixed: 64-bit versions issues
	some bugs fixed

Version 2.8.2.546 (2014-04-18)
	fixed: extfs: missing files while recovering
	fixed: extfs: reporting error for sparse files
	fixed: extfs inode template
	fixed: DOS version bugs (device selection when copy sectors)
	fixed: DOS ATA reset option is not visible
	other fixes

Version 2.8.0.542 (2014-02-13)
	added: Basic Ext2/3/4 support
	added: Disk Editor: custom template support
	fixed: critical error when open some USB devices
	minor improvements and fixes

Version 2.6.0.522 (2013-11-18)
	added: GUID partitioning (GPT) support (edit mode)
	added: Disk images/clones: load/save parameters, write log; resume using log (Prof. Edition)
	added: Disk images/clones: simultaneous read and write in two threads (Linux and Windows)
	added: Bad I/O option: replace bad sector data by filler
	added: RAID: RAID-6 support (only XOR recovery), custom striping, load/save parameters
	added: Undo, Redo support (Disk Editor, Partition Manager)
	added: ATA software reset (DOS ATA)
	added: Unicode support for Windows console interface, Linux terminal interface, Disk Editor
	added: NTFS reconstruction: MFT fragment manager
	added: additional NTFS features to recover lost or damaged files
	added: NTFS Search: search shifted MFT records
	improved: NTFS Search: handling many MFT fragments optimization
	improved: FAT Search: search volumes w/o subdirectories, detect small FAT tables
	other improvements

Version 2.4.6.448 (2013-08-29)
	fixed: erroneous omission of some close small MFT fragments
	fixed: handling found MFT fragment larger than 2GB
	fixed: cache error (data confusion on drives >2TiB in some special cases)
	fixed: search by name (last symbol omission for name without extension)
	other bugs fixed

Version 2.4.4.442 (2012-09-05)
	fixed: RAID redundant data parity use when disk is absent
	fixed: read backward issues
	fixed: NTFS Search 64-bit cluster support
	minor improvements and fixes

Version 2.4.2 (2012-04-05)
	fixed: disk size detection
	fixed: NTFS sparse file support
	fixed: GPT copy test
	fixed: Chinese Big5 Code issue
	other bugs fixed

Version 2.4.0 (2011-12-18)
	improved: partition search (flash disks, Vista/Win7 partitioning)
	improved: handling directory recovery with the same names
	improved: FAT volume scan uses FAT Search results
	added: recovery reports
	added: exFAT boot sector, Ext2/3/4 superblock detection
	added: RAID delayed parity support, RAID-4 support
	added: NTFS alternate data stream support
	fixed: Large sector support
	fixed: NTFS search critical bug on MFT gaps
	fixed: special sector search critical bug
	fixed: device I/O error handling bug
	fixed: pci scan for ATA devices over non-default ports (DOS)
	fixed: DMA transfer completing detection (DOS)
	other improvements
	other bugs fixed

Version 2.2.2 (2010-12-10)
	imporved: FAT search speed up
	imporved: NTFS search speed up
	improved: partition manager
	fixed, improved: volume locking
	added: customizable device I/O error handler (Professional Edition only)
	added: DMA I/O under DOS (Professional Edition only)
	added: recover NTFS multirecord files w/o attribute list
	added: support for compressed files when cluster size is less than 4KB
	some bugs fixed

Version 2.0.1 (2009-09-20)
	added: version for Linux terminal
	added: support for devices larger than 1TB
	added: device I/O retry dialog
	added: RAID partial support
	added: GPT partial support
	added: Unicode name support
	added: support for large NTFS compressed files
	added: multi language support
	added: file and directory marking for group recovery
	improved: device access 
	interface improved
	other improvements
	some bugs fixed

Version 01.39 (2008-05-01)
	added: Windows XP+ theme support
	added: write siupport under Windows Vista+

Version 01.38 (2007-09-03)
	added: GUI version
	improved: NTFS search
	improved: processing lost FAT directories
	some bugs fixed

Version 01.37 (2007-07-23)
	improved: faster input/output operations
	added: recovery NTFS directory structure (full version only)
	added: support for disk images
	added: support for IDE ATA drives in DOS version
	added: support for DOS logical drives DOS version
	interface improved
	some bugs fixed

Version 01.36 (2006-10-22)
	added: russian/english interface
	added: work with FAT volumes with damaged directories structure
	added: directory recovery (full version only)
	some bugs fixed

Version 01.35 (2006-09-10)
	added: cluster map
	added: support for FAT files >2GB and NTFS files >4GB
	fixed: NTFS Search
	fixed: writing to MFT reserved area when create NTFS files and directories
	fixed: NTFS directory recovery (support for 64bits, file attributes corrected)

Version 01.34 (2006-07-27)
	added: support for different NTFS versions
	fixed: processing NTFS volumes without MFT record 0
	improved: NTFS indexes reading

Version 01.33 (2006-07-19)
	fixed: MFTMirr updating after MFT modification
	fixed: NTFS extended attribute processing

Version 01.32 (2006-07-13)
	added: direct NTFS write access
	some small bugs fixed

Version 01.30 (2006-06-26)
	critical bug fixed: detecting XBIOS in 32bit DOS version
	fixed: NTFS FILE fragmented record processing
	added: FAT Search
	added: file panel for FAT
	added: write file to sectors, save sectors to file
	added: work without FAT tables, with bad FAT tables
	improved: partition manager
	improved: NTFS file enumeration
	improved: removed file recovery for FAT
	improved: interface
	changed: Windows event handler
	some other logical bugs fixed
	some other modifications

Version 01.23 (2006-03-27)
	fixed: processing cluster chains for removed FAT files
	fixed: mouse and keyboard processing under Windows

Version 01.22 (2006-03-23)
	added: versions for Windows NT/2000/XP
	some interface improvements

Version 01.21 (2006-03-17)
	added: 32-bit DOS version
	some interface improvements
	some bugs fixed

Version 01.20 (2006-01-09)
	added: quick search for lost partitions
	added: simple partition manager
	added: file recovery
	some bugs fixed

Version 01.11 (2005-12-23)
	improved: NTFS Search (more information used, some bugs fixed)

Version 01.10 (2005-11-18)
	added: NTFS Search
	added: safe processing compressed files with errors
	fixed: memory loss
	fixed: error handling
	some interface modifications

Version 01.04 (2005-09-17)
	added: support for NTFS volumes without MFT
	fixed: incorrect partition start sector for DOS extended partitions

Version 01.03 (2005-09-09)
	added: viewing MFT record details
	fixed: NTFS compression processing
	fixed: NTFS extended attribute processing
	fixed: searching for string
