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SaveDesktop Changelog

What's new in SaveDesktop 3.2.3 Test

Apr 28, 2024
  • Update localization.py

New in SaveDesktop 3.2.2 (Apr 15, 2024)

  • Improved application header bar style (#246)
  • Added support for importing configuration in CLI (Command line interface) (#254), more informations are available on the Github wiki
  • Added Hindi translations, thanks to @Scrambled777
  • Added Portuguese translations, thanks to @ezileicorreia
  • Added Romanian translations, thanks to @GabsEdits
  • Updated translations

New in SaveDesktop 3.2.1 (Apr 3, 2024)

  • Fixed minor bug with saving the SaveDesktop app data to the configuration archive
  • Until now, the output of the periodic saving file was "name.fd.sd.tar.gz", if you had enabled the option for saving Flatpak user data. From now on, the output file is "name.sd.tar.gz"

New in SaveDesktop 3.2 (Mar 25, 2024)

  • Added option for selecting what Flatpak applications data will be included in the configuration archive; just click on the button next to the User data of installed Flatpak apps switch
  • Improved displaying status about saving and importing configuration
  • From now on, periodic saving will take place only after the first login on a given day, not after further logins on the same day

New in SaveDesktop 3.2 (snap 7) (Mar 25, 2024)

  • Added option for selecting what Flatpak applications data will be included in the configuration archive; just click on the button next to the User data of installed Flatpak apps switch
  • Improved displaying status about saving and importing configuration
  • From now on, periodic saving will take place only after the first login on a given day, not after further logins on the same day

New in SaveDesktop 3.1.2 (snap 7) (Mar 11, 2024)

  • Update main_window.py

New in SaveDesktop 3.1.2 (snap 4) (Mar 9, 2024)

  • Edited application data for passing the Flathub guidelines

New in SaveDesktop 3.1.2 (Mar 7, 2024)

  • Edited application data for passing the Flathub guidelines

New in SaveDesktop 3.1.1 (Feb 21, 2024)

  • Added an option for selecting whether extensions of GNOME, KDE and Cinnamon DE should be saved or not
  • Added an option for selecting whether /home/user/Desktop should be saved or not
  • Added Ctrl+Q shortcut for closing the application
  • Added Ctrl+S shortcut for manually synchronization
  • Added Keyboard shortcuts window
  • The application menu in the header bar is divided into two sections (if manually synchronization is enabled)
  • Improved switch for including Flatpak apps in the configuration archive
  • Added notification about saved and imported configuration
  • Improved saving and importing configuration

New in SaveDesktop 3.1n (Feb 2, 2024)

  • Added an option for selecting whether extensions of GNOME, KDE and Cinnamon DE should be saved or not
  • Added an option for selecting whether /home/user/Desktop should be saved or not
  • Added Ctrl+Q shortcut for closing the application
  • Added Ctrl+S shortcut for manually synchronization
  • Added Keyboard shortcuts window
  • The application menu in the header bar is divided into two sections (if manually synchronization is enabled)
  • Improved switch for including Flatpak apps in the configuration archive
  • Added notification about saved and imported configuration
  • Improved saving and importing configuration

New in SaveDesktop 3.0.1s (Jan 29, 2024)

  • Update snapcraft.yaml

New in SaveDesktop 3.0.1 (Jan 13, 2024)

  • FIxed these bugs:
  • If your archive has a directory with Flatpak app data, the cache will not be removed after closing the app; it will be removed after finished copying the data
  • If the content in the folder of Flatpak apps data in your configuration archive is the same as the ~/.var/app folder, the data will not be copy
  • And also:
  • Updated translations

New in SaveDesktop 3.0 (Jan 5, 2024)

  • Added support for saving user data from installed Flatpak apps. You can select if you want to save a list of installed Flatpak apps only or also save the data of your installed Flatpak apps.
  • Added support for saving flatpaks installed in the home folder (~/.local/share/flatpak/app)
  • Improved saving and importing configuration
  • Improved selecting the sync file; you don't need to allow permission in the Flatseal app and check if the folder for the sync file is the same as the periodic saving folder
  • Now, there is no needing to log out of the system after selecting a different periodic saving file. A message of the necessity to log out of the system shows if you enable periodic synchronization (selecting another option instead of the "Never" option)

New in SaveDesktop 2.9.9.1 (Dec 21, 2023)

  • Fixed these bugs:
  • logging out of the system in the flatpak and native versions is now working correctly
  • file CACHE/.from_app will be created only if the user clicks on the sync item in the header bar menu

New in SaveDesktop 2.9.9 (Dec 17, 2023)

  • Fixed a bug with slow launching of the app, updated translations, added support for Snap (but it is not yet available), and added support for saving the Nautilus scripts.

New in SaveDesktop 2.9.8 (Oct 29, 2023)

  • Fixed these bugs:
  • if you have selected manual synchronization and click on the Sync button in the menu in the header bar, instead of the application getting stuck, it shows the notification "Please wait ..."
  • if you close the application window, it no longer "bites"
  • fixed daily synchronization and saving where periodic saving did not work correctly
  • if changes between synced computers are small, the configuration is no longer broken on the second computer
  • And also:
  • Updated translations

New in SaveDesktop 2.9.7 (Oct 23, 2023)

  • Fixed minor bugs in weekly and monthly synchronization.

New in SaveDesktop 2.9.6 (Oct 16, 2023)

  • Added Catalan translations, thanks to @BennyBeat
  • Fixed minor bugs with periodic saving
  • Set up overwriting the original backup file as a default option, so from now on it is not possible to set {} variable in the file name format entry (it is already not designed for setting the today date)
  • If you have periodic synchronization set to "Manually", if you change it to another type of periodic synchronization (e.g., daily), you don't need to log out and log back in on the second computer for changes to take effect, just open and close the SaveDesktop application.

New in SaveDesktop 2.9.5 (Oct 1, 2023)

  • Updated translations and fixed bugs with synchronization

New in SaveDesktop 2.9.4t (Sep 19, 2023)

  • Update main_window.py

New in SaveDesktop 2.9.3 (Sep 17, 2023)

  • Added the option to choose manual synchronization from the menu in the header bar by clicking on three dots

New in SaveDesktop 2.9.2.1 (Aug 27, 2023)

  • fixed bug with open_wiki.py file

New in SaveDesktop 2.9.1 (Aug 23, 2023)

  • Updated translations and fixed bugs with the starting server for sharing configuration with other computers (removed requirement on non-empty URL entry)

New in SaveDesktop 2.9 (Aug 21, 2023)

  • Added support for synchronization between computers in the network. Information about how it works, is on Github wiki.

New in SaveDesktop 2.8.2 (Aug 8, 2023)

  • Updated translations and changed Learn More icon of Filename Format entry.

New in SaveDesktop 2.8.1 (Aug 7, 2023)

  • Updated translations and added a button for showing more information about filename format.

New in SaveDesktop 2.8 (Aug 7, 2023)

  • Added option for choosing file name format for periodic saving (information about how it works can be found in the Wiki article about periodic saving (Learn More button under the periodic saving section))
  • Now, it is possible to choose items that will be included in the configuration archive. These items include icons, fonts, themes, and backgrounds.
  • Improved menu switcher in the header bar

New in SaveDesktop 2.7.1 (Jul 10, 2023)

  • Updated translations

New in SaveDesktop 2.7 (Jul 7, 2023)

  • Now, after saving the configuration and opening the folder, the configuration file will be selected automatically, so you don't need to have difficulty searching for the configuration file in the folder.
  • Added support for setting the filename with spaces

New in SaveDesktop 2.6.3 (Jun 19, 2023)

  • Changed the icon to choosing folder for periodic saving
  • Fixed a minor bug with activating GNOME extensions after importing configuration because, in some cases, there has been a problem with activating them
  • Updated translations

New in SaveDesktop 2.6.3 Beta (Jun 16, 2023)

  • Update io.github.vikdevelop.SaveDesktop.yaml

New in SaveDesktop 2.6.2 (Jun 8, 2023)

  • Fixed bug with loading periodic saving icon and descriptions from metainfo and updated translations.

New in SaveDesktop 2.6.1 (Jun 7, 2023)

  • Updated translations

New in SaveDesktop 2.6 (Jun 5, 2023)

  • Added option to choosing custom folder for periodic saving
  • Importing a configuration from the list is now dependent on selecting a folder for periodic saving

New in SaveDesktop 2.5.3 (May 31, 2023)

  • Added link to show more info about backuping Flatpaks with SaveDesktop
  • Updated translations

New in SaveDesktop 2.5.2 (May 29, 2023)

  • Fixed minor bugs with installing Flatpaks from list.

New in SaveDesktop 2.5.1 (May 29, 2023)

  • Merge pull request #87 from weblate/weblate-vikdevelop-savedesktop
  • Translations update from Hosted Weblate

New in SaveDesktop 2.5 (May 29, 2023)

  • Added option for saving installed Flatpak apps (#84)
  • For storing SaveDesktop app settings (such as filename, window size, etc.) is now using GSettings instead of JSON file

New in SaveDesktop 2.4.4 (May 27, 2023)

  • Fixed minor bugs with loading Chinese language and creating Tar archive.

New in SaveDesktop 2.4.3 (May 22, 2023)

  • Fixed some bugs with load these languages: zh_Hans, pt_BR and nb_NO and other minor bugs related to this.

New in SaveDesktop 2.4.2 (May 14, 2023)

  • Fixed bug with loading locales (#82)
  • Updated translations

New in SaveDesktop 2.4.1 (May 13, 2023)

  • Updated translations
  • Added option for run native version (without Flatpak), instructions is in README.

New in SaveDesktop 2.4 (May 8, 2023)

  • Added option for saving configuration to custom directory
  • NOTE:
  • You can save configuration to more or less to anything regular directory in home folder such as ~/Downloads, ~/Pictures, ~/Documents, ~/Music, etc., but if you want to save configuration e.g. on another hard drive, will be neccessary allow access in Flatseal to work correctly.

New in SaveDesktop 2.3.2 (May 1, 2023)

  • Fixed minor bugs with monthly backups
  • Updated translations

New in SaveDesktop 2.3.1 (Apr 23, 2023)

  • Added new application icon, thanks to @bragefuglseth
  • Updated translations

New in SaveDesktop 2.3 (Apr 20, 2023)

  • Added Chinese (simplified) translations, thanks to @carrothu-cn
  • Fixed minor bugs

New in SaveDesktop 2.2.5 (Apr 18, 2023)

  • Fixed Dconf restoring bugs
  • Updated translations

New in SaveDesktop 2.2.4 (Apr 18, 2023)

  • Fixed other bugs of KDE Plasma

New in SaveDesktop 2.2.3 (Apr 18, 2023)

  • Fix KDE import bug

New in SaveDesktop 2.2.2 (Apr 18, 2023)

  • Improved saving and importing configuration
  • Added link to About Dialog about how periodic saving works (is possible to find it under option "Details")
  • Updated translations

New in SaveDesktop 2.2.1 (Apr 8, 2023)

  • Updated translations
  • Fixed minor bugs

New in SaveDesktop 2.2 (Apr 8, 2023)

  • Divided into two pages: Save current configuration and Import saved configuration
  • Added option for import from list
  • Replaced normal File Chooser Dialog with File Chooser Native: is now possible load configuration from anything directory
  • Added option for save Flatpak apps custom permissions

New in SaveDesktop 2.1 (Apr 2, 2023)

  • Added periodic saving (Never, Daily, Weekly and Monthly)

New in SaveDesktop 2.0.1 (Apr 2, 2023)

  • Added periodic saving (Never, Daily, Weekly and Monthly)

New in SaveDesktop 2.0 (Mar 29, 2023)

  • Added Deutsch translations, thanks to @gimplyworxs

New in SaveDesktop 1.9 (Mar 24, 2023)

  • Added support for KDE Plasma DE
  • Added Turkish translations, thanks to @Batmanly