Image for Windows: Upgrade History V3
- Version 3.64 – January 28, 2024
- Changed the /ALL option (part of /L) to accept values to control the information listed. See manual for details.
- Changed /L output format. The main change is that the first line is no longer the description but a header (the description follows). Be sure to test your scripts that parse the output.
- Added /ssid (SaveSysInfoData) global option to enable saving system unique information in the backup image.
- Added /ur command line option for unattended reboot when restoring would require a reboot.
- Fixed regression of only two backup sets being kept if /maxdss was not provided and the target was a local drive.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.63 – December 14, 2023
- Update to include new Image for Linux boot disk (LBD307EN).
- Version 3.63 – December 11, 2023
- WinPE/RE Builder: Several BootWIM and boot issues fixed.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.62 – September 26, 2023
- Added "Once and Remove" schedule task option that expires the task after 1 hour and removes it 2 minutes later. A running task is not affected.
- Change reboot to WinRE to keep shutdown option (if selected) instead of changing to reboot.
- Corrected Email Settings UI to not double encode {# #} encoded passwords. (Open Settings dialog, click Ok to save and apply the update)
- Improved parsing of LVM Metadata.
- Several boot issues fixed; basic support for .msu packages; TBLauncher fix for updating programs.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.61a – July 12, 2023
- Version was updated only to trigger “Check for Update” notification of update.
- TBWinPE/RE Builder: Fixed boot issue 0xc000a004 when using WinRE from Windows 10 June 2023 update.
- Version 3.61 – July 9, 2023
- Added /sor (StartOverrideReset) restore/copy option.
- TBWinPE/RE Builder: Added screenshot option and workaround for Windows 11 screen refresh.
- TBINotify: New option to reset last backup on system tray context menu when warning is showing.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.60 – April 27, 2023
- Fix additional regression with $USNJrnl caused by NTFS redo/undo triggering chkdsk.
- Version 3.59 – April 19, 2023
- Fix NTFS noisy chkdsk artifact regression on $USNJrnl file.
- Version 3.58 – April 14, 2023
- Updated the default look of GUI Tree Views and added option /clrbts (ColorBarTintShade), /tvsb (TVSmallBars).
- TBWinPE/RE Builder: Extract WinRE WIM from Windows ISO; additional support for user selected WinRE WIM; select mouse cursor type/size; set TBLauncher menu display count.
- Updated NTFS support to prevent potential chkdsk artifact.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.57 – January 17, 2023
- Added /flags (Flags) option to use legacy logic for /maxdds. New logic works around certain NAS devices handling of free space.
- Added /fsp (FreeSpacePad) option.
- Updated the look of GUI Tree Views and added new options /clrbu (ColorBarUsed), /clrbn (ColorBarUnknown), /clrbo (ColorBarOutline), / clrba1 (ColorBarArea1), /clrba2 (ColorBarArea2), /clrthi (ColorTVHDItem), /clrtpi (ColorTVPartItem), /clrtvi (ColorTVVolItem).
- Added /txtree (TextTree) option (Available in UI).
- Added /tae (TreeAutoExpand) option (Available in UI).
- Added /tih (TreeItemHeight) option.
- Added /dclbhk (DisableCLBHotKeys) option for screen readers that read the & symbol (Available in UI).
- Output format when using /L /F has changed.
- System requirements changed. See forums or manual for details.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.56 – November 1, 2022
- Change accessible checkboxes to be readable by narrator.
- Added /nog (NoGraph) option.
- Note: This will be the last version signed with a 3rd party provided SHA1 certificate.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.55 – September 15, 2022
- Updated TBLauncher.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.54 – September 8, 2022
- Update TBWinPE Builder to support Windows 11 22H2 ADK.
- Update for Win10 change of how it handles / reports certain errors on write.
- Fix regression relateing to higher logging levels.
- Fix potential multicasting sync issue.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.53 – June 13, 2022
- Updated UI.
- Fix /msvr to handle multiple commands sent at once.
- Added /query option to display status of a running instance of IFW (including in background).
- Added optional maximum wait time parameter to /wait (e.g. /wait:1234 to wait up to 1.234 seconds)
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.52 – April 29, 2022
- Fixed additional regression with multi-file multi-partition backup.
- TBWinPE/RE builder updates.
- Updated translations.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.51 – March 24, 2022
- Fixed regression with multi-file full drive backup.
- Changed Set Target Offline to not bring back online if signature collision is detected.
- Created new multi-language installer for Windows Vista or later and retained the older legacy installer if needed for older Windows versions.
- Fixed potential crash when deleing from simple operations list and the network item exists.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.50 – January 15, 2022
- Added /askuncpw (AskForUNCPWBeforeReboot) option to enable entering a UNC password before rebooting to TBWinRE.
- Corrected reboot to TBWinRE to pass the password for encrypted file(s).
- Enhanced TBWinPE Builder.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.49 – December 24, 2021
- Added BINGBURN, BURNCDCC, PARTINFO to utilities menu.
- Added rebuild for reboot option to utility menu.
- Enhanced TBWinPE Builder.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.48 – December 8, 2021
- Added /hp copy and restore option to set the file system ID to hidden.
- Added support to restore full drive raw backup created with multi-file enabled.
- Added /stol (SetTargetOffline) to enhanced support for restoring certain backups such as entire drive raw.
- Added /rgd option to reset global options to default at that point on the command line to override .ini file.
- Added utility button for quick access to included utilities and scripts.
- Added /noutil (NoUtilityButton) option to disable new utility button.
- Added icons to buttons.
- Added /boottbwr (BootTBWinRE) option to offer reboot to TBWinRE when unable to lock on restore.
- New ?PrOmPt? password option for /login to prompt for password.
- Add installer option for /Name= and /Key= to apply the name and key during automated installations.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.47 – September 27, 2021
- Scheduled task option in settings will now use a local dialog instead of using the task scheduler itself.
- Added the partition list to the details given for a drive when simple operations is enabled and the information button used.
- Logging output includes size information instead of only sectors for certain items.
- Logging output of the completion code includes additional information.
- Corrected dot in filename from causing issues with hash file naming.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.46 – July 3, 2021
- Updated version to keep consistent with changed imaging products.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.45 – June 18, 2021
- Changed the overwrite partitions and files dialog to use a fixed width font for proper alignment.
- Changed to allow selection of a network location in simple operations mode through the UI.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.44 – May 20, 2021
- Expanded the options available for scheduling a task.
- Corrected handling edge case of foreign characters in registered name.
- Changed installer to suppress prompts on errors during silent installs.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.43 – March 6, 2021
- Added description to Error code 75 that could show up with no description in log.
- Added Windows version to IFW.LOG.
- Changed logging to put out time prefix even if multi-line log item.
- Corrected handling of a small range of foreign characters in registered name.
- Corrected potential of multicast to stall with “Waiting for Instructions”.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.42 – December 17, 2020
- Handle foreign characters better entering registration name and key and with TBWinPE Builder.
- Obsoleted /cp (CodePage) option and added support for a new registry DWORD value CodePage at HKLM\SOFTWARE\TeraByte Unlimited\Image. Note: If you have any problems with stored passwords or characters in general creating the value as zero will revert the codepage to match what prior versions used.
- Added global option /asd (AllowSimpleDelete) to allow a user to delete the files listed on the validate or restore simple operations list by using the delete key.
- Removed noisy b4b errors from logging to event log unless loglevel bit 0x80000000 is set.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.41 – August 1, 2020
- Enhanced makedisk to support putting large (>4GiB) .TBI files on a TBWinPE/RE boot DVD/BD disc.
- Changed to allow certain file path variables to work with changes only backups that were not available previously.
- NOTE: If using incrementals/differentals for GPT drives with an Intel RST partition then you will need to create a new full.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.40 – May 28, 2020
- Fixed potential crash saving to partition with large cluster size.
- Added more descriptive file system id descriptions for GPT partitions.
- NOTE: If using incrementals/differentals for GPT drives with a Windows RE or Intel RST partition then you will need to create a new full.
- Corrected full drive raw copy operation.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.39 – April 20, 2020
- Packaged with new MAKEDISK.EXE that allows a multi-partition option for UFD.
- Added /mi (MaxIncrementals) option to UI, moving EMAIL settings to its own tab.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.38 – February 28, 2020
- Changed default of /fddc (FDDevCache) to use lazy write. Prior default was /fddc:1
- Corrected additional Unicode regressions.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.37 – January 25, 2020
- Added /utg (UseTargetGUID) option to reuse overwritten partitions GUID.
- Added check to verify PHYLock driver exists after 3 second delay when installing PHYlock driver.
- Note: Passwords stored with this version require this version or newer to be usable.
- Several other changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.36 – December 20, 2019
- Corrected consolidate option to pull forward exclusion list.
- Updated to include TBOSDT 1.96.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.35 – December 14, 2019
- Updated to include TBOSDT 1.95.
- Added /sud (SaveUEFIData) option.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.34 – November 11, 2019
- Fixed regression where the viewing command line reset the compression option to be the default for simple operations.
- Removed obsolete reference that prevented email from being able to use IP6 address types.
- Fixed potential issue with a GPT created on 4K sector sized disks.
- Packaged with new makedisk version that supports Unicode.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.33 – October 16, 2019
- Added NTFS Large cluster support.
- Change to be packaged with IFL x64 version instead of IFL x86 version.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.32 – August 30, 2019
- The image file created by this version requires an Image version 3.32 or later to restore.
- Potential speed enhancements for restore and validate byte-for-byte. Note: Using the defaults may result with some faster systems seeing slightly slower differential/incremental restore times than the prior version.
- Added /vsseex (VSSExcludeExtra) option to prevent byte-for-byte validate errors when using VSS on Win10. The VSS bug/problem causes inconsistent data being returned for areas used by certain file system metadata files.
- Change options /mtdecomp, /mtso, /mtvb defaults.
- Added /mtsomt (MTSectorsOutMT) option.
- Added /vbbm (ValidateBytesBufMultiplier) option that enables new validate byte-for-byte method.
- Added /mtvbbm (MTValidateBytesBufMultipiler) option for the new /mtsomt option.
- Added ability to append a custom description to simple mode operation backups.
- Corrected exFAT cluster size calculation for large volumes.
- Corrected a potential exFAT resize failure.
- Changed /uy to retry failed locks on backup up to 5 times before continuing.
- New right click and TBIHD options added to the simple mode validate/restore file selection screen.
- Fixed regression with /wipe option on single item restores/copies.
- Corrected restoring multi-pass with pre-validate option.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.31 – June 25, 2019
- Added $MSVR$ option to /STDOUT option.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.30 – May 18, 2019
- Corrected issue that could cause restored partitions remaining locked until exiting the program.
- Fixed OK button to work on simple restore options dialog.
- Added “Write Standard MBR Code” option to simple operations copy and restore.
- Change simple operation copy and restore to write entire first track (RFTS= available).
- Enhanced resizing calculations when a recovery partition is specified via /rp.
- TBWinPE builder added support for TBIHD and scanning/connecting to basic Wi-Fi networks.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.29 – April 26, 2019
- The image file created by this version requires an Image version 3.29 or later to restore.
- Change to ignore email configuration if no host (allowing other fields to be set).
- Fixed potential abnormal termination at end of operations.
- Full drive restore sizing and scaling enhancements.
- Added bit 17 (0x200) to /of option to allow 3 digit padding of extensions of image files created (hash files not affected).
- Added /hdir option to allow placing hash files in an alternate location.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.28 – April 6, 2019
- Fixed regression with /msvr sending Unicode instead of multi-byte data.
- Fixed potential creation of thousands of empty files and faulting during simple mode backup.
- Added /loginout (LogInOut) option.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.27 – March 18, 2019
- Fix regression reading various single byte input files.
- Added more EMBR out of sync indicators.
- Change disk type conversion from out of sync EMBR to MBR to use MBR only.
- Added the new TBIHD utility to TBIView. TBIHD allows loading .TBI files has physical hard drives.
- Changed installer to allow changing TBIView components.
- Changed /logl (LogLevel) to use bit 15 (8000h) as flush indicator instead of level 10 or higher.
- Added TBWinPE/RE builder option to automatically add installed storage and network drivers to build as well as option to build with basic Wi-Fi functionality and ability to export existing Wi-Fi profiles to use.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.26 – February 7, 2019
- The image file created by this version requires an Image version 3.26 or later to restore.
- Added /skuj (SkipUsnJrnl) option to omit the usnjrnl data from being backed up.(
- Fix issue where email could be cut off or log Email send failure 97.
- Enhance changing UUID on Ext2/3/4 file system to support csum feature.
- Change simple operation mode to offer limited options for backup, copy and restore.
- Added /opw (OPW) option to support saving obfuscation of password and saving a default password.
- Fix regression starting with 3.07 on using backwards compatible option.
- New schedule task UI via Schedule Task button on summary dialog.
- TBIView windows versions offers option to find file by lba or list changed files.
- Released as Unicode version (no longer mulit-byte version). Ensure all binary files updated to latest versions.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.25 – December 8, 2018
- Repackaged with TBOSDT 1.85 to fix regression in SET TEXTLINE.
- Version 3.25 – December 7, 2018
- Added /cp (CodePage) option and changed default.
- Corrected conflict between restore first track and wipe unused sectors options where restored first track sectors were wiped on full drive restore.
- Updated BartPE builder for the latest projects.
- Change NTFS support to pull forward new style security references.
- Added View/Mount buttons to simple operations file selection dialog.
- Build platform moved from VS2008 to VS2017.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.24 – October 11, 2018
- Remove trailing spaces from filename (/f) command line parameter.
- Added buttons in settings to start the boot media wizards that are found in the default locations.
- Version 3.23 – October 10, 2018
- Changed Show/Save Command to not output a command line that uses DOS or Windows escape sequences.
- Changed Show/Save Command to create the proper command line for Simple Operations backup.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.22a – September 17, 2018
- Corrected regression on VSS with Bitlocker backing up RAW instead of used areas only.
- Version 3.22 – September 8, 2018
- Add /lvm (LVM) option to support data-only areas of self contained LVM partitions.
- Add full support for exFAT.
- Graphic buttons now print text to support translated versions.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.21 – July 28, 2018
- Update for TBOSDT update.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.20 – July 2, 2018
- Potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.19 – June 24, 2018
- Added support for BootIt UEFI hidden GPT.
- Reverted the create sector hash option to default to false again and renamed the option in the UI.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.18 – May 4, 2018
- Fix trial version timeout creating TBWinPE/RE boot disk.
- Changed the default to create the sector hash on backup.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.17 – April 11, 2018
- Added support for {# #} style passwords with /login option.
- Fix potential problem during EXT2/3/4 resize caused by missing inode flush.
- Output /pw to scheduled tasks and command line view.
- Moved location for Show Command and Schedule Backup.
- Added /showtbwp (ShowTBWinPE) button option to save command lines for TBWinPE/RE environment and BootWim support.
- Change to use disk GUID on differential matching if GPT drive instead of always using MBR signature.
- Change so global options on interactive command line are not saved to .INI file unless in UI.
- Several enhancements to TBWinPE builder, including new BootWIM options, Support for Narrator in TBWinRE Windows 10 1703+ builds, and work-around for potential issues when building on Win10 versions newer than 1709.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.16 – January 12, 2018 – Reissued
- Version with IFD 3.16 rebuilt for proper executable.
- Version 3.16 – January 12, 2018
- Corrected NTFS condition that could cause crash on mount.
- Added version check button to settings.
- Fixed paths for latest TBIView and TBIMount versions while in simple operations mode.
- Ignore excluding Active Directory database if included in FilesToNotBackup.
- Added ProtectItâ„¢ component to protect \TERABYTE_TBI_BACKUPS folders from modification from other applications.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.15 – December 15, 2017
- New release for updated TBOSDT.
- Enhanced COPYWIN.TBS and CHGDTYPE.TBS scripts.
- Change to only select volumes with drive letters for the PHYLock disk cache.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.14 – December 9, 2017
- Corrected regression on foreign character handling.
- Other changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.13 – November 10, 2017
- Corrected exception fault that would occur at end of run when /exlist was used.
- Added /rfsid (RelaxFSID) option.
- Changed /vsshes command to do its processing even when Windows VSS reports (starting in 1709) that it supports the EFI System partition.
- Other changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.12 – October 25, 2017
- Fixed regression introduced in 3.09 that could cause a deadlock at the end of a IFW GUI operation.
- Added /trim (TRIM) option to restore and copy operations.
- Expanded the Update Boot Partition (/ubp) option to include all NTFS partitions as well as active partition on the target drive.
- TBWinPE Builder: Fixes and enhancements.
- TBINotify: Added button to settings to turn off fast startup.
- Other changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.11 – September 19, 2017
- Fixed regression in /mserver option that caused connection to disconnect prematurely.
- TBWinPE Builder: Fixes and enhancements.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.10 – August 19, 2017
- First track errors won’t automatically abort backup.
- Added /maxdss (MaxDriveStoreSize) option to limit simple operation store size for a drive.
- TBWinPE Builder: Enhanced /bootwim command line option.
- Miscellaneous changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.09 – July 25, 2017
- TBWinPE Builder: Added /bootwim command line option to directly boot a TBWinPE/RE WIM file and optionally run a script or IFW command.
- Miscellaneous changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.08 – June 28, 2017
- Added /ivdfs (IgnoreVirtDevFileSize) to ignore sector alignment check on virtual drive file size.
- Corrected metadata restores when used with encryption option.
- Corrected corrupted data at start of CD/DVD/BD (disc 2+) when validate disc option was used and mtcomp:0 was not.
- Change delete of exlist or vss excluded files on NTFS to update metadata of the directory the file existed in.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.07 – May 26, 2017
- The image file created by this version requires an Image version 3.07 or later to restore.
- Added /tmbps (ThrottleMbps), /tsecs (ThrottleSeconds), /tintv (ThrottleIntervals) option to throttle file output.
- Added /imdsf (IgnoreMDSpecialFiles) option for use when /usemd option is used.
- Added /mdudd (MDUseDirData) option for use when /usemd option is used.
- Added /efdc (ExFileDevCache) option.
- Added /usemd option for Restores.
- Changed format of metadata hash files (old files will be ignored)
- Added /ivbe (IgnoreB4BError) to ignore byte-for-byte errors (still logged)
- Updated EULA to increase the single license allowance on personal non-commercial use from 3 to 5 systems.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.06a – March 19, 2017
- Fix missing check on attribute list attribute when /usemd (UseMetadata) used. If you use /usemd, you must update to this version, otherwise this update is optional.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.06 – March 14, 2017
- Added /usemd (UseMetadata) backup option for changes only backup (Note: Time remaining will not be very accurate).
- Added support for invalid extended partition EBR chains.
- Added /wait as default on saving command line to a file.
- Renamed “Speed Up Changes Only Backup” to “Create Sector Hash File”.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.05 – December 17, 2016
- Added /del (DelUsedHash) backup option for changes only backup to delete hash files used (if any).
- Added new .#_# hash file to support changes only backup while moving .tbi files elsewhere.
- Changed the file created by consolidation (/combined) to remain the base of any remaining backups in the chain when the /del (DelCombined) option is used.
- TBWinPE builder updated.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.04 – November 11, 2016
- Added workaround for Win10 AU scheduled tasks not running.
- Added /vsshes (VSSHandleEFISystem) option to handle EFI System partition when using VSS to prevent byte-for-byte errors.
- Added /vssexw (VSSExcludeWriter) option.
- Command line parameter errors, such as drive not found, will now be emailed when email enabled.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.03a – October 20, 2016
- Fixed bug on single partition automatic restore that would overwrite the MBR.
- Version 3.03 – October 10, 2016
- Added /cd (CompactData) option to allow FAT, FAT32, NTFS partitions to be restored to the amount of data in the partition instead of last used area.
- Fixed indexes in a Changes Only Backup. The indexes are only used by TBIView and TBIMount.
- Added additional file path variables.
- Added option for Save to File on Show Command where holding down the shift key will pull in global options.
- Enhanced Ext2FS and XFS support.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.02 – August 26, 2016
- Wrapped all drivers and executable with dual signatures to support outdated Win7 x64.
- Updated PHYLock to version 14. Changed to reduce chance of PHYLock error 2 when disk caching used.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.01 – August 16, 2016
- Corrected problem (identified as pure virtual function call) that could occur when an operation was started.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.00c – August 11, 2016
- Correct bugcheck on aggressive retry failure.
- Version 3.00b – August 9, 2016
- Update signature on TBIMount and PHYLock drivers to support new installations to Windows 10 (anniversary) versions.
- Version 3.00a – August 5, 2016
- Clean up issues.
- Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.
- Version 3.00 – August 4, 2016
- Major Update – base for new features moving forward.
- Added more threads for compression and restoring.
- Added support for sending email via SSL/TLS.
- Change delete of image from within program to also delete images dependent on the ones being deleted.
- Added /mtcomp (MTComp) option.
- Added /mtdecomp (MTDecomp) option – do not change.
- Added /mtso (MTSectorsOut) option.
- Added /mtvb (MTValidateBytes) option.
- Added /ddm (DisableDepMatch) option.
- Added /fddc (FDDevCache) option.
- Added /ict (IncrementalChainThreshold) option.
- Repackaged installer to include entire suite.
- The image file created by this version requires an Image version 3.00 or later to restore.
- Version 2.x images can be restored using version 3.x.
- Several other changes, updates and enhancements.