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What's new in version 9.17:

Added basic function of volume address translation to a file system file/folder and the offset inside;
In RAID Builder: added tool to build 'a copy of RAID' - it allows to build several different configurations from the same source;
Added support of older 3Ware RAID metadata format for automatic RAID construction;
Added support of message activation in file copying message log:
- Activation of file-related event now opens container folder and selects the associated file;
- When events are automatically redirected to a file (due to log overflow), activation of redirection event record will open the log file;
In disk imager:
- Changed log format for better compatibility to forensic imaging (also included information about forensic bridge, imaging status etc.);
- Better handling and indication of image write errors;
SMART tool:
- Refresh operation is made asynchronous to prevent UI from freezing on long updates;
- Proper indication of SCSI 'not ready' status (including running FORMAT UNIT command);
Reworked file copying with replacement of 'unsafe symbols' (such as '/', '?' etc.):
- Under Windows: unsupported symbols on a source file system are changed to special Unicode symbols (macOS-style) on a target;
- Under Linux: all 'unsafe symbols', except '/' are now allowed;
- Under macOS: all 'unsafe symbols', except '/' and ':' are now allowed;
- When source file system contains macOS Unicode replacement symbols, they are changed to 'original' ones in the user interface;
Minor fix to ReFS3 file system (to support a variation of metadata format);
Fixed bug with EFS-encrypted files, recovered with full-disk scan stage;
Fixed bug scanning volumes with compressed files on NTFS;
Fixed bug processing extended attributes on XFS file system;
Legacy HFS file system: now displayed and preserved file creation/modification dates.

Author:	Iurii [ July 12th, 2022, 2:03 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
What's new in version 9.9: * Added 'activity monitor' tool to display the activity of the software instance with disks; iSCSI support: - Initiator (client) now doesn't require multi-host/cluster mode and works on single connection; - The Target (server): fixed several network communication issues; * Microsoft Storage Pools (Storage Spaces): - Added support of 'Parity of mirrors' internal configurations; - Added support of 'Three-way mirror' configurations (when the number of components is a multiple of three); - Basic support of so-called 'dual parity' on Windows Server 2012R2 (also with adaptive reconstruction with single missing); - Fixed bug with 'Two-way mirror' (in span, not rotation mode), created on Windows Server 2016 and later; * When image file has associated map of defects, added automatic recognition of presence of that map: - Software asks to load associated 'Attr.map' for 'TaskImage.bin' when it is present in the same folder; - Added support of saving of map association to image files in VHDX format and software asks to load the map if the file is found; * Software now uses 'storage with map' icon for 'defects recognition' and SDLSP with enabled internal map of block states; * Linux software version: - Added support of indication of OwnerID/GroupID for Btrfs, EXT2-4, UFS1-2, XFS and ZFS; - OwnerID/GroupID is also preserved for scan results of these file systems; - OwnerID/GroupID can also be preserved when data is copied (when copying of 'standard' attributes is enabled); - Fixed one scenario of GUI-related crash bug; * Fixed few bugs related to XFS file system scan; * Updated HFS+ scan procedure to support file system recovery when main metadata locations are wiped; * Updated Btrfs file system scan procedure for finding fragments of very fragmented deleted files; * Fixed issues with support of text LVM configurations created by CentOS 8.

Author:	Iurii [ September 21st, 2022, 10:49 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
What's new in version 9.10: * Added a tool to open Microsoft Storage Space volumes manually (to select metadata source and volume); * Assembled Storage Space volumes now provide sector map information (allocation and defects, if available); * Reworked RAID1E module: added support of multiple missing drives and optimized data access procedure; * Rework to Microsoft Storage Spaces module: - Reworked procedure of automatic assembly of volumes to use only the latest version of metadata; - Automatic assembly of volumes is now made optional (it can be disabled in the settings); * Scan result (VRFS) now also can be saved from context menu of the root folder of a scan result; * Added support of map files (log files) created by GNU ddrescue; * Using of maps of defect blocks: - Support of maps after storage transformation/remapping (e.g. for BitLocker encrypted volumes); - Indication of defects on assembled RAID1E when pair of components missing or contain map of defects; - Software-generated defects now do not interrupt quickly the partition detection procedure; * Update to ReFS3 scan: fixed a couple of bugs in the scan completion procedure; * Update to FAT32 scan: better file system recovery when superblocks are lost AND FAT tables are damaged; * Simplification to disk imager: single 'location' for metadata and automatic creation of log/map files; * BitLocker decryption now supports multiple recovery keys (when available) for the same volume; * For BitLocker-encrypted volumes, partition properties panel now displays properties of encryption.

Author:	Iurii [ October 25th, 2022, 13:46 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
What's new in version 9.11: * Added possibility to import existing (completed or 'in progress') images to 'imaging tasks' of UFS Explorer; * Minor re-arrangements to 'imaging task' UI; * In the Manager of Storage Spaces: the display of the list of participating disks has been added (from loaded metadata); * Tool for applying 'delta' was modified to: - Exclude storages with capacities that don't match to delta file; - Select the last component with the matching ID (if available); - Remove this option from context menu of base (not differencing) VHDX; * In disk imager: - Target write speed (in MB/sec) is replaced with more informative indication (Slow/Normal/Good), relative to the overall copying process; - Replaced window for 'disk lost' notification with automatic 'yes' response to 'retry' request after 60 seconds of inactivity; - Fixed bug in handling of SDMF map tail; * In LVM manager: when there is a problem opening thin LVM volume, added detailed error message with indication of problem on the metadata area; * Few fixes and minor update to 'search partitions' dialog; * Added indication of encryption information for APFS encrypted volumes and LUKS; - This indicator now also can be used to start decryption dialog; * Storage ID for VHD and VHDX now contains their GUID value (Write GUID for VHDX); * Added indication of parent virtual disk for delta-file of VMDK, AVHD and AVHDX formats: - All formats include indication of the 'parent path' hint; - Microsoft AHDX and AVHDX files also indicate GUID of parent virtual disk.

Author:	DR-Kiev [ December 7th, 2022, 15:39 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
What's new in version 9.12: * TrueCrypt/VeraCrypt: - Added support of 'chained' encryptions (such as AES over TwoFish etc.); - Added support of VeraCrypt PIM (non-system volumes); * Reworked dynamic HTML report to different data model: this allows to open it much faster and to support hard links; * In the 'Open thin-provisioned LVM volume' tool: - Opening of volumes with damaged metadata is now made optional (it is possible to cancel it after notification about an error); - Added the dialog window to display error location (with possibility to copy the offset) and with the option to open error location in hexadecimal viewer; - Sub-partitions or encryption on the start of LVM data volume now don't mask it from detection by this tool; * Activation of a LUKS-encrypted partition now activates the decryption procedure; * Default 'activate' action for a BitLocker partition is now changed to 'decrypt' with automatic opening of the decrypted partition (on success); * List of file copying events is now limited to prevent uncontrolled memory consumption: - Added configuration for maximum number of log records; - In case of log overflow, added configuration how to handle it (stop logging, remove old items, log to a file); * Added BitLocker properties indication for an incompletely decrypted BitLocker; * In the scan finalization GUI now added more detailed indication of currently running operations, including number of found files; * Added support of empty folders in scan results (to recover folder structures without files); * NTFS file system scan: - Added support of recovery of empty files, including files with only named data streams; - Added procedure of restoration of lost file placeholders when there is no file descriptor (only a reference from a directory index); * EXT3/4 file systems: - Added support of empty folders and files of zero size in scan result; - Fixed few issues with processing of journal and file names recovery; * In disk imager: added support of import/export for lists of imaging ('include'/'exclude') fragments. ----------------------

Author:	Iurii [ January 30th, 2023, 10:08 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
What's new in version 9.13: In sector state map tab UI: - Added standard control toolbar; - Added function of saving map information to a file in UFS Explorer SDMF format (any source format); - Added option of saving map in inverted state; Added 'Manage all tasks' dialog to set up automatic copying from more than one file at once; Added 'set caching' function in RAID builder dialog (including 'set to all'); Added special tool for mass setting of saving processed data from multiple storages; For Dynamic HTML report now added support of custom HTM-templates (for report 'branding'/'customization'): - Added sample templates to installation for demonstration of dynamic report customization; - Added 'include folders' flag to file search function; Microsoft Storage Spaces: - Added support of 'type 6' virtual disk descriptor records; - Fixed issue with support of 'type chunk' records (format version 3 and above); Fixed issue with resumption of 'scan status' (ssdb) of RAID-Z scan; Added settings for handling map-defined virtual defects; When loaded associated map of defects for disk image, default 'defect' action is now 'virtually reproduce defects'; BitLocker properties (Recovery key) now has link to open Microsoft Cloud storage of recovery keys; XFS file system scan: fixed couple of issues with save/resume scan and deleted file names recovery; BtrFS scan: - Fixed issue with assembly of multi-component file system; - Better recovery of virtual address space when virtual address space tree is lost; Fixed detection of LDM on GPT meta partition at long offset.

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Author:	Iurii [ March 7th, 2023, 10:07 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
What's new in version 9.14: * All file reports have been reworked to support splitting into files of roughly a fixed, configured size; * Dynamic HTML report: - Added 'recalculate folders capacity' sub-report type (for reports, saved from file system with no scan); - Fixed numeric overflow bug in object IDs; - Fixed issue with column sort function in search result; * Added experimental support of Drobo Cache - for attempts to recover damaged blocks from cache; * VMware Workstation - encrypted VMDK files: - Added decryption of split-VMDK files (they have to be opened from encrypted VMDK metadata file); - Added support of encrypted delta-files (including split) - setting up as a delta, indication of the parent file hint; * Added support of custom LaCie/WD AnyRAID LUKS encryption: - Added password transform function (when possible to apply); - Initialization vector 'cbc-plain:sha1' is considered as 'cbc-plain' (32bit); * Microsoft Data Deduplication: - NTFS access: added support of non-deduplicated modification of deduplicated files via copy-on-write bitmaps; - ReFS access: modified procedure for handling deduplicated files and added support of non-deduplicated modifications on them; - File open procedure: is now much optimized for speed (by reducing the number of verifications); - In scan: optimization for completion speed, fixed bug with 'hotspots' interference ('pending modifications' not yet supported); * LUKS2 decryption: fixed issue with decryption of volumes with 4K sector size; * Saving disk image files to E01 (EWF) format: - Fixed bug with sudden appearance of extra blocks at the end of file; - Added special warning message about 'correct completion' of disk image (padding with zeros); - Added progress indication for file finalization (when imaging is aborted) with ability to abort correct completion; * HFS+ scan: better reconstruction of lost folder names from journal; * ExFAT scan: removed duplicate 'green'/'yellow' file systems in result;

Author:	Iurii [ April 14th, 2023, 9:01 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
What's new in version 9.15: * In the 'Open thin-provisioned volume' tool: - Added a function to open a volume in case of partial metadata damage ('ignore errors' mode); - Added support of 'thick' volumes (with pre-allocated space); * In the general storage decryption dialog: added support of constant initialization vector; * Some optimizations of GUI for default (double-click) actions (to decrypt encrypted storages etc.); * Some optimizations of 'Drives/Bridges security' tool (to speed-up detection, get rid of unnecessary volume unmounts etc.); * RAID5 and RAID6: added an option to generate virtual defect blocks explicitly instead of using pattern fill (to sort good/bad files basing on defects); * RAID builder GUI: - Added support of RAID50 and RAID60 as separate RAID types; - Pattern display grid is also adopted to RAID50 / RAID60; - Added a configuration parameter for virtual reproduction of defect blocks on over-degraded areas (RAID levels 5, 6, 50 and 60); - Added stripe of size 512 bytes to the stripe size selection list; * Drobo RAID: added bitmap support for cache, fixed bug with adaptive RAID reconstruction; * Added support of direct access to SMART/identification of NVMe storages on USB adaptors with Realtek, Asmedia and JMicron bridge chips; * Under Linux: added support of direct access to NVMe SMART/identification information; * In SMART monitor: - NVMe: added indication of maximum (warning) temperature and current TBW (terabytes written) basing on NVMe SMART; - SAS: added displaying of G-list size for SSD; also added TBW estimation (both SSD and HDD), basing on Log Page 02h information (WRITE log); - SATA SSD: added displaying of TBW estimation using F9h SMART attribute, when available; * Under Windows: added system (OS) file cache size to software settings - to control system memory use when working with image files; * Few corrections to FAT/FAT32 scan procedure (to support several previously unsupported metadata damages); * Added support of several recent digital cameras (RAW formats) to embedded viewer.

Author:	Iurii [ May 15th, 2023, 11:20 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
What's new in version 9.16: * In disk imaging task (on demand imaging): - All supported data protection/write-blocker adaptors are now 'recommended' type of source (storage protection from activity of running OS); - Fixed several bugs (retries, 'source loss' condition etc.); - Changed default configuration for Tier1 imaging (no extra retries, enabled two-pass imaging); * Added sharing of 'file type check' information from scan result to filtered scan result; * Added possibility to enable log file (journal) scan for quick scan of NTFS file system (default is 'off'); * EXT3/4 (In 'quick' scan/indexing): processing of journal is now made optional (default is 'off'); * Intel Optane: reworked cache mapping algorithm and added support of linear (spanned) cache zone; * RAID50/60 support: Added reverse address translation for RAID builder GUI; * iSCSI target (server): - Fixed compatibility issue with open-iscsi client (iscsiadm); - Added proper reproduction of defect blocks via iSCSI (verified with default Windows initiator and Linux open-iscsi); * Drobo BeyondRAID: speed-up of general read/scan operations (especially for non-allocated storage space); * Added support of hardware RAID on JMicron chips (including QNAP TR extension boxes); * Added recognition/support of certain WiebeTech (CRU) and Tableau (Opentext) data protection bridges/adaptors; * In the general disk imager (image at once): - Speed optimization for EWF (E01) image file creation; - Speed optimization for SDLSP format (especially on a LAN target); * EXT3/4 file systems: - Faster (optimized) processing of file system journal - by caching it to memory; - Faster 'open' for existing big EXT3-4 volumes; * Fixed issue with support of SATA M.2 SSD via Realtek USB-to-NVMe bridge chip; * Added support of drives identification and SMART access on IEEE 1394 (FireWire) connection; * In embedded viewer: - Added several unsupported camera raw formats (and fixed couple of related bugs); - Significantly reduced number of access attempts to storage when defect block is detected.

Author:	ddrecovery [ May 15th, 2023, 11:59 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
Great Work Yuriy

Author:	Iurii [ June 20th, 2023, 12:41 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
What's new in version 9.17: Added basic function of volume address translation to a file system file/folder and the offset inside; In RAID Builder: added tool to build 'a copy of RAID' - it allows to build several different configurations from the same source; Added support of older 3Ware RAID metadata format for automatic RAID construction; Added support of message activation in file copying message log: - Activation of file-related event now opens container folder and selects the associated file; - When events are automatically redirected to a file (due to log overflow), activation of redirection event record will open the log file; In disk imager: - Changed log format for better compatibility to forensic imaging (also included information about forensic bridge, imaging status etc.); - Better handling and indication of image write errors; SMART tool: - Refresh operation is made asynchronous to prevent UI from freezing on long updates; - Proper indication of SCSI 'not ready' status (including running FORMAT UNIT command); Reworked file copying with replacement of 'unsafe symbols' (such as '/', '?' etc.): - Under Windows: unsupported symbols on a source file system are changed to special Unicode symbols (macOS-style) on a target; - Under Linux: all 'unsafe symbols', except '/' are now allowed; - Under macOS: all 'unsafe symbols', except '/' and ':' are now allowed; - When source file system contains macOS Unicode replacement symbols, they are changed to 'original' ones in the user interface; Minor fix to ReFS3 file system (to support a variation of metadata format); Fixed bug with EFS-encrypted files, recovered with full-disk scan stage; Fixed bug scanning volumes with compressed files on NTFS; Fixed bug processing extended attributes on XFS file system; Legacy HFS file system: now displayed and preserved file creation/modification dates.

Author:	Amarbir[CDR-Labs] [ June 20th, 2023, 13:43 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
Iurii wrote: What's new in version 9.17: Added basic function of volume address translation to a file system file/folder and the offset inside; In RAID Builder: added tool to build 'a copy of RAID' - it allows to build several different configurations from the same source; Added support of older 3Ware RAID metadata format for automatic RAID construction; Added support of message activation in file copying message log: - Activation of file-related event now opens container folder and selects the associated file; - When events are automatically redirected to a file (due to log overflow), activation of redirection event record will open the log file; In disk imager: - Changed log format for better compatibility to forensic imaging (also included information about forensic bridge, imaging status etc.); - Better handling and indication of image write errors; SMART tool: - Refresh operation is made asynchronous to prevent UI from freezing on long updates; - Proper indication of SCSI 'not ready' status (including running FORMAT UNIT command); Reworked file copying with replacement of 'unsafe symbols' (such as '/', '?' etc.): - Under Windows: unsupported symbols on a source file system are changed to special Unicode symbols (macOS-style) on a target; - Under Linux: all 'unsafe symbols', except '/' are now allowed; - Under macOS: all 'unsafe symbols', except '/' and ':' are now allowed; - When source file system contains macOS Unicode replacement symbols, they are changed to 'original' ones in the user interface; Minor fix to ReFS3 file system (to support a variation of metadata format); Fixed bug with EFS-encrypted files, recovered with full-disk scan stage; Fixed bug scanning volumes with compressed files on NTFS; Fixed bug processing extended attributes on XFS file system; Legacy HFS file system: now displayed and preserved file creation/modification dates. Well, Excellent Work As Always ,I am Still on 9.11

Author:	Iurii [ June 21st, 2023, 3:54 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
Amarbir[CDR-Labs] wrote: Well, Excellent Work As Always ,I am Still on 9.11 You can get a discount to upgrade to the latest version when you're ready.

Author:	pepe [ June 22nd, 2023, 9:53 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
Iurii, am i short-sighted or there is indeed no way to see the version number on the download page? Neither the downloaded installer shows any sign of version number... at least not what i have noticed :s Is there a way to get any previous release? I might have run out of the support period just now... thx,

Author:	LarrySabo [ June 22nd, 2023, 11:06 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
PM sent. Iurii wrote: Amarbir[CDR-Labs] wrote: Well, Excellent Work As Always ,I am Still on 9.11 You can get a discount to upgrade to the latest version when you're ready.

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Author:	DeVlL [ June 24th, 2023, 14:47 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
pepe wrote: Iurii, am i short-sighted or there is indeed no way to see the version number on the download page? Neither the downloaded installer shows any sign of version number... at least not what i have noticed :s Is there a way to get any previous release? I might have run out of the support period just now... thx, Hello. Pepe He has it on his official page a little hidden https://www.sysdevlabs.com/product.php?id=ufsxp#changelog If you go to the "Changes log" section you will see all the changes of each version and their download links.

Author:	pepe [ July 1st, 2023, 14:44 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
cool, thanks!

Author:	Iurii [ July 27th, 2023, 15:42 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
What's new in version 9.18: Added support of 'data entropy' map: - In disk imager, added possibility to save 'data entropy' map during imaging (low and high resolution); - Added option for visualization of entropy map during imaging (with synchronization to imaging and to map of defects); - Added possibility to visualize saved 'data entropy' map via 'Enable a block status map' tool; In map visualization GUI: - Added possibility to change dynamically the size of grid cells; - Added support of statistics on 'data entropy' map; In RAID builder: - In context menu of selected set, added 'To a new RAID' tool to create a RAID on a subset; - Added also comparison of selected items via 'Compare storages' context menu option; Added support of multi-volume configurations of very old Drobo DAS devices; In disk imager: - Changed two-pass imaging to multi-pass imaging by adding optional one or two pre-imaging stages (with no retries on defects); - Added optional pre-imaging stage 0 - to quickly skips slow and damaged areas for fast imaging of 'healthy' areas; - Added one more pre-imaging stage to run on slow areas and to skip areas with defects (postpone them to the 'normal' stage); - Added possibility to override number of retries and read timeout for the final imaging stage; Built-in viewer now supports displaying the contents of certain archive file formats: - Added support of Zip, TAR, GZip and BZip2 archive container formats (including .tar.gz, .tar.bz2); - Added content decompression for Deflate, Deflate64, BZip2, LZX, LZMS, LZMA, MS XPress and plain content streams; - Added limited support of Windows IMage (WIM) file format (only individual files in current format); - Support of preview of contained files; In 'file search' result: added missing color and file status indication; Added displaying of the number of files in scan result folders; Disabled the indication of the folder metadata size (to avoid confusion with the size of contained files); - Added possibility to re-enable this function in the software settings; Fixed issue displaying color progressive (one scan per component) JPEG images as greyscale; Reworked support of ISO9660 file system.

Author:	Iurii [ October 11th, 2023, 2:59 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
What's new in version 10.0 * Archive viewer: - Added support of MSZIP decompression schema; - Added partial support of CAB file format; * Fixed bug with support of LUKS2 decryption; * Added support of decryption of Synology full volume encryption; * Reworked design of all static HTML reports; * Reworked menu structure for disk imaging tools; * Added 'media manager' function: - Optional detection of supported connected 'complicated' media devices (dedicated UI section for recognized media devices); - Automatic assembly of mdadm RAID and LVM; - Assisted (automatic) access to shared folders, iSCSI volumes, snapshots etc.; - Automatic decryption of supported encrypted folders and containers; - Support of QNAP (QTS 4.3 to 5.1), Synology (DSM 6.2 to 7.1) and Apple AirPort storages. * Optional 'dark theme' in user interface; - Automatic recognition of the dark/light theme of the system under Windows and macOS; - Added the ability to independently configure the color theme of the program; * Object properties dialog now includes explanation to custom colors of objects in UI; * Added new scan type: 'Only the current file system' - to increase 'completion' speed and reduce memory usage; * Fixed issue with proper recognition of DDF1 RAID10 configuratios on some controllers; * Fixed several quality-related issues in raw recovery.

Author:	Iurii [ November 3rd, 2023, 8:15 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
What's new in version 10.1: * Added support of RAID0+1 configurations of HP SmartArray controllers (version 1 metadata); * Added support of RAID0 configurations on RAID components of different sizes (dynamic adjustment of rotation); * Added support of iSCSI file storages on ASUSTOR NAS (format of index+data, via Media Manager); * In LUKS decrypt: added support of 'Base64 decode' transform to accept 'rkey' binary passwords of Synology NAS; * Added support of WD MyCloud backup keys for storage decryption; * In file viewer: added 'quick preview' for disk images and virtual disks of common formats and with most used file systems; * In Media Manager: - Added support of ASUSTOR NAS devices (shares, snapshots, iSCSI target files, encrypted shared folders); - Added support of WD MyCloud NAS (OS 5: PRO, EX2 Ultra etc.) storages; - Added support of legacy WD MyCloud Home series storages; - For MyCloud Home storages, added proper indication of user name for 'auth' container folders; - Fixed bug with support of GPT on Synology NAS; * Reworked ReFS file system support module: - Replaced 'mapping of file segments' with 'IO virtualization' to support segmentation and double indirection (optional, ReFS 3.9 and later); - In 'access mode': added experimental support of ZSTD and LZ4 file compressions; - In both 'access mode' and 'scan result': added support of 'redirected' file metadata (this fixes displaying of some files as 'folders'); * Removed imaging optimization for AVHDX/SDLSP files with enabled 'base' files (which are used as a 'delta');

Author:	Iurii [ December 4th, 2023, 10:24 ]
Post subject:	Re: New version of UFS Explorer
What's new in version 10.2: * Virtual sector size transformation: added support of conversion of 4160- and 4608-byte blocks to 4096 bytes; * Plain (flat) disk images now have native support of extended sector sizes (defined via the 'Virtual sector size transformation' tool); * For QNAP NAS: added support of LUKS decryption using backup key files (via 'Media Manager' GUI); * 'Open device (advanced)' function now has setting for maximum IO block size (to support limitations of some adaptors); * In disk imager (ATA mode) - fixed issues with read errors caused by mis-aligned buffer; * SDLSP format now has native support of extended sector sizes (such as 520, 528, 4160 etc.); * Saving images from SDLSP and plain files with extended sector size enable automatic conversion to standard sector size; * In 'Media Manager': added support of TerraMaster NAS (shared folders, iSCSI, etc.); * XFS file system: added support of 'object type in directory entry' extended feature for XFS metadata version 2; * UFS file system: added support of sparse files; * Increased software stack size to support much larger depth of directories nesting; * In Explorer, introduced additional 'yellow' state for files found with 'raw recovery'.