Early-access release notes

1.0.21

Corrected application and Windows build versions in licensing and diagnostics. Administrative statistics distinguish download-link and file requests; these are not completed downloads or unique users.

1.0.20 — Encrypted vault and usability fixes

Writable .dkv file and folder vaults, opening .dp split backups, source-folder selection, independent split settings, redesigned password dialogs and safe vault ejection from Windows Explorer. Free-space cleanup is restricted to verified HDD/NTFS volumes and leaves a 256 MB safety reserve.

59 regression tests, packaged archive opening and 28 installer payloads verified. Reboot protection is unsupported on Home/Pro; UWF integration on supported editions remains experimental pending real reboot validation. Recovery USB boot and full Windows restoration require separate hardware validation. The installer is not yet Authenticode signed. This is an early-access release.

1.0.6 — Responsive operation display

Current-file updates are bounded for large sets of small files, keeping Pause, Resume and Cancel controls responsive. The encryption format is unchanged.

1.0.5 — Backup operation controls

Running manual and scheduled backups now provide Pause, Resume and Cancel backup controls. Cancellation unwinds at a safe checkpoint, cleans unfinished local backup output and releases source locks and VSS snapshots. Pause retains source locks. File and folder backups show the current file; disk images show reading and verification phases.

1.0.4 — Split encrypted backups

Choose a part size in MB or GB under Advanced options, including 50 MB. Available for disk, file, folder and scheduled backups. Restore opens the first .dk2/.dkf file and reads all parts automatically. Keep all files together. Rebuild recovery USB media with 1.0.4 for split archives. Existing single-file backups remain supported.

1.0.3 — Disk health display

Only counters reported by the device are shown. Unsupported rows are hidden. USB devices without telemetry show a clear explanation; file-system checking remains available.

Release: 1.0.2 preview, 5 October 2026.

New in 1.0.2

Read-only FAT32 allocation-aware images with boot metadata preserved.
Unified cloud-folder schedules and authenticated changed-file tracking.
Optional duplicate full-backup cleanup that preserves the previous verified archive.
Disk health readings, read-only file-system checks and separately approved data-disk repair.
Clear Smart Migration limitations and a complete Turkish website.

Retained

Server-registered 90-day trial, signed licensing, product keys with device limits and revocation.
Separate download-request and first-launch statistics; an owner-only administration service.
Optional metadata-only error reporting and signed update metadata.
Read-only USB disk imaging with volume locks, avoiding unsupported removable-disk offlining.
File/folder/disk plans, saved source identity, editing, last result and progress records.
Selected plan source and destination are displayed in full. Recent results appear before secondary columns.
Disk retention affects only that plan’s completed archives. Existing incremental baselines are retained until chain-aware cleanup is available.
SQL services that were already stopped remain stopped. Partially stopped services are restarted on failure.
Scheduled backups use a SafeDSX-specific protected-folder permission instead of disabling Windows protection globally.
Updates refuse to interrupt an active backup or recovery operation.

Validation

51 regression tests passed. Additional license expiry, signature and clock tests passed. A complete attached USB image and full archive verification succeeded without source changes. Scheduling and file backup were exercised separately.

Still requiring release validation

The installer is not yet Authenticode signed.
Booting the recovery USB and full physical Windows restoration need independent hardware validation.
Small-target migration depends on supported partition layouts; used data fitting alone does not guarantee disk-image restoration.
SSD sanitize support depends on the controller. Unsupported hardware cannot be advertised as securely erased.
Some technical error text can still originate in English from Windows and external components.
Cloud-source imports use locally synchronized content; direct Google/iCloud account ingestion is not included.

This remains an early-access release. Keep current recovery points and test restoration before relying on a backup.