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Posts in 2025
  • Version 2.7.7

    Friday, November 07, 2025 in Blog

    Version 2.7.7 (build 168) - not yet released There will be a rc in a few days. All changes in code since version 2.7.6 can be viewed here - xxx commits to main since this release. The release is scheduled for late November or early December. I …

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  • Version 2.7.6

    Monday, November 03, 2025 in Blog

    Version 2.7.6 (build 167) - 3 November, 2025 A few users have experienced a crash when estimating tasks. The release fixes the issue. The update does the following: preventing RsyncUI from crashing when the termination signal is received before all …

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  • Version 2.7.5

    Tuesday, October 28, 2025 in Blog

    Version 2.7.5 (build 166) - 28 October, 2025 Changes in this release are (UI changes only): Buttons on macOS Tahoe are adapted to the new Liquid Glass style.I think the applied Liquid Glass style on macOS Tahoe is very nice. In my opinion it makes …

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  • Verify remote

    Monday, October 27, 2025 in Blog

    Verify remote This blog is how I am using the Verify remote function. The remote I am backing up my bird photography on multiple devices: a Raspberry Pi5 server as remote server, configured with two WD Red SA500 2.5" SSD 1TB drives set up as a …

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  • Version 2.7.4

    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 in Blog

    Version 2.7.4 (build 165) - October 21, 2025 The following updates have been made, including some code cleanups. Apart from the majority of changes within the Schedule section, this release is a maintenance release. there is details about the changed …

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  • Number of files

    Friday, October 17, 2025 in Blog

    Numbers updated: November 4, 2025, version 2.7.7 (not yet released) There is a very nice and excellent tool, cloc, for counting of files and lines of code. Below are the numbers for Swift files which are part of the repository for compiling RsyncUI. …

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  • Tagging of data

    Saturday, March 01, 2025 in Blog

    Tagging of data to be synchronized It is imperative that RsyncUI tags tasks with data to be synchronized correctly. If the tagging fails, there may be source data that is not synchronized. RsyncUI supports the latest version of rsync and the older …

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  • Swift concurrency

    Saturday, March 01, 2025 in Blog

    To commence, I must acknowledge that my proficiency in Swift concurrency is limited. While I possess a rudimentary comprehension of the subject matter, if you are perusing this blog and seeking further elaboration on the topic, I strongly recommend …

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  • Console and OSLog

    Saturday, February 01, 2025 in Blog

    Included in Swift 5 is a unified logging feature called OSLog. This feature provides several methods for logging and investigating the application’s activities. By utilizing OSLog, print statements are no longer necessary to follow the …

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