PowerFolder 3.1.8

Major Features:

1. Maximum security: Encrypted transfers
   
   • Encryption (AES) and identity management (RSA) are the security features of PowerFolder Pro.
   • This offers a maximum protection from unauthorized access to your data (similar to SSL). When transferring data over the internet this is highly recommended.
   • Identity management with public/private key mechanism (RSA) provides a secure mutal identification of you and your friends.
2. Works serverless over Internet, LAN or VPN: PowerFolder automatically detects other computers in LAN. On the Internet PowerFolder uses peer-to-peer technology to discover users/computers you exchange files with. With it's built in authentication mechanism PowerFolder ensures that your data is kept private. PowerFolder NEVER transfers files to anyone, who has not received an invitation file containing a unique secrect access key (1024 bit).
   
3. 5 GB Online Storage included: This optional service makes your valuable data always available and backed up.
   
4. No limitations: PowerFolder has no limitations in size or number of managed files or folders. There are also no limitations in transfers or in the number of members of a folder. You get free updates during your license period.
   
5. Multi-source downloads: PowerFolder give the possibility to download a single file from multiple sources, and continue downloads from other clients which have the same completed file. With this functionality you can get your files faster and handle bigger files better.
   
6. Delta-transfer copies only the changed file parts: PowerFolder is reliable and fast through delta-transfer technology similar to rsync. Only changed parts of the files get transferred instead of the whole file. This saves a lot time and traffic.
   
7. High Priority Support: PowerFolder Pro users get support with highest priority
   
8. Silently runs as system service: This feature enables PowerFolder Pro to run as windows system service. PowerFolder Pro then silently runs in background. Very useful when using PowerFolder as file server, e.g. in combination with the mini webserver or if you want to hide the user interface.
   
9. Accessible everywhere via mini webserver: Wherever you are - at work, in an internet cafe, on a business trip or on holiday - just open a browser and point to your PowerFolder webinterface.
   
10. Filelist CSV writer: The CSV writer creates a CSV file listing the files of a PowerFolder sorted by last modification date. Easily discover new or changed files without using the PowerFolder user interface (e.g. running as system service).
    
11. Private peer-to-peer networking: PowerFolder connects to other users over an independent peer-to-peer network. No connection to central server or service is required! The grant access to your managed folder simply send an invitation file to another user. This file contains a unique secret access key to ensure that you data is kept private.
    
12. Built-in Recycle bin: Accidentally deleted files can be easily restored from the built-in recycle bin. Before an file is locally removed PowerFolder moves into it's own recycle bin to make sure, it can be recovered.
    
13. Efficient networking
    
    • Built-in compression of up- and downloads (GZIP)
    • Integrated support for dynamic-dns addresses
14. Easy to setup, easy to use
    
    • User friendly installation and update
    • Modern and ergonomic user interface
    • Windows installer available
    • Runs silently in system tray
    • Out-of-Browser start (Java WebStart)
15. Automatic change detection: PowerFolder is able to automatically detect changes in your directories. If your data changes PowerFolder will detect and transfer this changed data to all other computers.
    
16. Runs on Windows, Mac and Linux
    
17. Alway connect through web tune: PowerFolder Pro can even transfer files when only web access is possible. .
    
18. Available in many languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Dutch
    
19. Highly configurable: Transfer modes. You can choose from various transfer modes to control how PowerFolder distributes changes, e.g. Automatic synchronization between computers or Backup (Source)/Backup (target) combination.

Enhancements:

• Optimized speed of folder initial scan / when detecting new files.
• Several other performance improvements. 
• Several improvements.
• Fixed bug, that prevented remote deletions to be locally synchronized.
• Fixed bug, that causes to download a old file version
• Several minor bugfixes.

Requirements: Java 6.0