The second beta release for Jungle Disk 2.5 is now available. With this release we’ve added the Linux version, as well as our first native 64-bit releases for Windows and Linux. The changes since the previous beta include:
- Native 64-bit versions for Windows and Linux
- New download resume ability for large file downloads and restores
- Fixed adding network shares for backup on Windows
- Fixed startup issues when no Internet connection is present
- Fixed crash in backup selection dialog
- Restored files on Mac now owned by user performing the restore
- Mac frontend client hides itself on startup
Release notes for this version:
- If upgrading the Windows Version from 2.49a, you will receive a warning that Jungle Disk was unable to decrypt the protected configuration settings. You will need to re-input your Amazon keys and any passwords. This is due to a change in the account the service runs under in 2.49b.
- Users with non-English versions of Windows may receive an error on service install. This will be fixed for the next release.
- Only the Desktop Edition is currently available. Future betas will include the Workgroup Edition as well.
- The current beta supports Windows (all versions) and Mac 10.4 and later, and Linux. Mac 10.3.9, and USB will be supported in a future beta release.
- On Windows, the Jungle Disk Monitor application must be running for the network drive to be automatically mapped
- To backup network drives on Windows, you must use their UNC path rather than the mapped drive letter, as mapped drives are not available to the Jungle Disk service. In a future beta release we will automatically update backup configuration files to switch from the network drive to UNC path.
- If you revert to Jungle Disk 2.10 you may need to delete your cache directory
Sound good? Download the beta from our Desktop Edition beta downloads page.
Post any feedback or support requests to our Jungle Disk 2.5 Beta Forum.
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Art King said,
November 19, 2008 @ 7:33 pm
Upgrade from 2.10a install on my Vista workstation went through cleanly. So nice to have this as a service so I don’t have to leave my machine logged in at night to get a backup!
Jason said,
November 19, 2008 @ 11:47 pm
Keep up the great work guys…looking forward to these features hitting Reseller.
Thanks!
Matthew said,
November 20, 2008 @ 3:31 am
Looking great! Thanks! Question about the system service…
Do I understand correctly that when Jungle Disk is running as a service, all users have access to the same Jungle Disk data? On my home computer, this sounds great. However, on my work computer, I would rather Jungle Disk (or at least access to my personal Jungle Disk & Amazon S3 account) be restricted to my user. That being the case, would it be appropriate to offer users the choice to operate Jungle Disk as either a system service or as a program operating in user space? Or perhaps to leave it as a service, but allow user-specific configurations stored in our home directory with the option to restrict that configuration only to ourselves? Anyway, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this.
Jungle Dave said,
November 20, 2008 @ 12:40 pm
@Matt – Yes. With the final release you’ll have the option to still run it in stand-alone mode if you prefer, and we’re also planning on adding additional security to the service version so that other user’s can’t access your files.
Deano said,
November 20, 2008 @ 9:25 pm
Any word on a beta for workgroup folks? Just checking…
Sam said,
November 21, 2008 @ 6:02 am
I receive the following error (during install) when trying to install the new beta over the previous one:
Failed to add user to group. (-2147024843 jddesktopserviceuser Administrators)
glennswest said,
November 26, 2008 @ 10:50 pm
Howdy
Love your product concept. I come from a background of designing, building, and selling
backups to enterprise and fortune 100. (I currently work for one of those). I’m wondering
if you would go to the “next” level. A “Enterprise” level, with data deduplication. I’d love
to be able to push all my users desktops, and all my servers into a secure “unlimited” cheap per gigabyte storage.
Few things that are missing are a managemnt “console” and more of a “division” of “agents” on the pc, without “gui”. Also I think the deduplication that spans machines is important as well.
I’d look at doing some of this using NAS technology, but think S3 is even better.
Your comments would be great, feel free to email me.
Ryan Haney said,
December 4, 2008 @ 6:08 pm
I second the request for Workgroup Edition beta inquire about an ETA for release!
Thanks!
Peter Hope-Tindall said,
December 5, 2008 @ 9:12 pm
I’ve installed – but now – no password is required to access the jungledisk data – I always believed that the password encrypted the settings file – and without the decrypted settings file – the jungledisk was not accessible.
Do I need to go back to get security?
I don’t want someone using my physical hard disk from accessing my jungledisk without the password.
Kevin said,
December 9, 2008 @ 1:52 pm
For the linux version, is there any thought given to separating the monitor from the daemon? Because I’d prefer jungledisk be running all the time, not just when someone is logged into X Windows, but if I do that, I then can’t use the monitor to look at status/backup errors.