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DFSee version 14.9 has been released.

MINOR release, meaning you get it for FREE if you have a 14.x key already.
However, there are some nice new features and some bug fixes in there!

- HELP texts added to most DFSee scripts (use <F1> on popup messages!)

- Easier conversion between MBR and GPT style, using commands or the menu

- Media re-scan, get new inserted disk visible without restarting DFSee

- Crash in R/W bad-sector scan fixed (Windows, possibly Linux/macOS too)
and avoid bogus bad-sectors reported at the end of a filesystem

- Program Update can use .WPI (OS/2) or .MSI (Windows) instead of the ZIP

Note: Version 14.8 users (or PUPPY 14.7) can update directly using the menu:

Help->
Program Updates / Downloads ->
Get latest STABLE update

(Works with the OS/2, Windows, Linux and macOS versions too, if WGET is there)

DFSee is a very powerful disk-utility with disk partitioning,
smart imaging or cloning of partitions or complete disks,
filesystem and disk analysis, directory/file browsing with
edit/view/copy capabilities including limited UNDELETE.

More details at:
www.dfsee.com/dfsee/

Direct download links from the DFSee website:

www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x.zip
www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x.msi
www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x_warpin.exe
www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x_dsk.zip
www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x_linux.tgz
www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x_iso.zip
www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee14x_stick_iso.zip

Or from the HOBBES website:
hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dfsee149.zip
or (after processing):
hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php

Functional changes since 14.8

- ATTACH/DETACH: Automatic switch to FDISK mode when in another mode
- CONFIRM: command can take take an -H:sssiii helpid as option
- CR: Allow creation of a (small!) partition in a Partial-Cylinder FSP
- CREATE Dialog: NO-align and MAX-size default if Partial-Cylinder FSP
- DFS*.dfs scripts: Added a HELP section for confirmation popup help
- Disk-style 'FLP' for LargeFloppy renamed to 'FSO' for FileSystem Only
- EDIT and <F2> key: Made default view HEX/ASCII editor instead of auto
- FS: Recognition of Linux/MacOS FS if no bootsec (IM, ATTACH, VOL etc)
- GPT2MBR: Convert GPT-style to MBR, wipe GPT hdr, optional alternate
- GPT: Display GPT-hdr and table contents even if no guard part present
- HELP menu: Pre-load help for most DFSee scripts (for Help->Select)
- HELP: Support reading single HELP-sections from TX-script file
- HFS: Recognise 'cerd' as last mounted FS, as a valid HFS superblock
- LOADHELP: Added -S and -H:sss option for help-sections in Script
- LOADHELP: Search target file in EXE-dir, PATH and current-DIR
- LOADHELP: Strip CR and LF characters from all lines (UNIX etc)
- MBR2GPT: Convert (or recover) MBR-style to GPT-style partitioning
- MEDIA: '-update' option updates DFSee disk list (partitionable media)
- MENU: Enable wipe-freespace in filesystem, for any valid FS detected
- MENU: File->Attach/Detach/Display disks->Update DFSee disk-list c-U
- PART/MAP: Support APM style disks, and allow partitions selection
- PART: Disk-style 'APM' for Apple-Partition-Map (macOS disk images etc)
- PART: MiB size in std table with 3 fractional digits below 0.95 MiB
- PART: Warnings if GPT-table and MBR partitions present, or no GPT guard
- PTEDIT: Extra warning when adding AA55 signature to APM-style disk
- RC: Improved error explanation on compound or multiple commands
- RC: Improved handling and reporting of Read-Only/lock-error issues
- SCAN -w: Fixed crash on Windows/Linux/macOS and default buffer size
- SCAN: Fixed bogus errors reported at end of objects (large buffers)
- SCRIPT: Strip spaces at start/end of each line (continuation!)
- SCRIPT: message() and confirmed(): optional helpid 2nd param
- SCRIPT: no execute of message() and confirmed() in syntax-only
- STORE: Improved Last-accessed-LSN/PSN value, added Base-Final PSN
- UNIX: Fixed crash on excessive fast keyboard/mouse input
- UPDATE: Fix DFSGETUP/DFSINSTL scripts bad ZIP name (dfsee_install.zip)
- WIPEFREE: Allow any object with a filesystem, not just VOL/PART

Regards, JvW

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DFSee Home: www.dfsee.com; Jan van Wijk; Author of DFSee - info@dfsee.com