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7.0.0 Preview Release

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 7-0-0-27-QA
-New feature to move copy operations to the server when moving data between shares on the MyWorkDrive server
-Additional refinements to Improving (reduced) time of directory requests from the server.
-Enabled bulk upload for additional Azure Storage share types
-Fixed a bug in Bulk Upload which caused upload errors when target path contained reserved characters

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 7-0-0-26-QA
-Improved (reduced) time of directory requests from the server.
-Added notice when an Azure share the user does not have access to is mounted
-Fixed a bug which caused file locks to fail to release on file close
-Fixed a bug which caused settings changes not to be preserved when upgrading client
-Improved user experience when returning from a long period of hiberation/sleep/offline to avoid missing shares
-Fixed a bug related to copying files greater than 1gb in size
-Added a warning about logins using Duo (7.0 client requires Universal prompt on 7.0 servers)
-Fixed a bug related to file paths for file locks

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 7-0-0-20-QA
-Fixed a bug which caused large file copies to fail
-Fixed a bug which caused file locks not to refresh correctly in some scenarios
-Improved drive space checking for shares which do not report drive space / free space
-Removed support for Traditional Duo (use 6.4 client with 6.4 servers using Traditional Duo. Use 7.0 client with 7.0 Duo and Duo Universal Prompt)
-Fixed a bug which caused multiple instances of the MyWorkDrive location shortcut to appear

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 7-0-0-18-QA
-Improve capture of Error messages coming from WAFs
-Fixed a bug that prevented interacting with newly created folders (sharing, renaming)
-Improved user experience when resuming from sleep/hibernate/offline
-Fixed a bug which caused an issue when the server incorrectly reports file vs folder type when drive letters are disabled
-Fixed a bug which caused a user to be logged out when returning from sleep

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 7-0-0-15-QA
-Added support for Duo Universal Prompt
-Fixed a bug with file writing
-Fixed a bug browsing directories

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 7-0-0-12-QA
Initial Preview Release

-Support for Entra ID Identity
-Support for Azure storage options
-Updated client to support server provided TLS (no longer requires 1.2)

6.4.1 Production Release

The 6.4.1 client for Windows should be used with 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 server.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.1.55
-Improved capture and logging of error messages generated by WAFs
-Improved tolerance for inability to reach server when network is not available (return from sleep, poor/weak wifi, switching networks)
-Improved saving of PDF files when using 32bit Acrobat

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.1.51
-Fixed a bug where folders named with 8 numeric characters in date format would not load correctly

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.1.49
-Fixed a bug which caused a warning to be shown that a volume could not be mounted on sign in.
-Fixed a bug which caused the Azure sign in window for OneDrive or SharePoint shares to load in the background.
-Improved handling for PDFs when editing with Foxit PDF application.
-Improved handling of session timeouts and re-authentication requests when using Azure Application Proxy.
-Fixed a bug which caused public sharing to be shown on shares and at folder levels when not available.
-Fixed a bug which caused locks not to release when editing a file stored on SharePoint.
-Fixed a bug which caused directories to load slowly on OneDrive and SharePoint.
-Fixed a bug in directory cache which could cause shares and folders to appear empty on initial click after a period of inactivity.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.1.40
-Fixed a bug when connecting to MS App Proxy URLs
-Improved logging of Task Cancelled messages
-Changed installer to make Secure Files Mode Driver Namespace Extension not installed by default on new installations
-Improved handling for cases where slow connections result in folder creation warnings
-Disabled UNC Paths when accessing DLP Enabled shares
-Fixed a bug in DLP shares when stacked.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.1.36
-Fixed a bug which caused the client to crash when loading the about page with a 0kb or corrupt logo file
-Altered logo update process to permit any user on a machine to update the logo file

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.1.34
-Fixed a bug which caused issues saving files to OneDrive/Share Point shares when using Cloud Web Connector
-Enabled Quick Launch Shortcut in Windows Explorer (Option in settings, only available when Drive Letters are not enabled on Server)
-Improved detection of public share availability and display of menu option
-Fixed a bug related to display of OneDrive share when user does not have a OneDrive account to login to.
-Improved advanced menu settings for chunk size, threads, buffer to make clear when default settings are being used vs manual settings
-Set share name to sentence case (first letter capitalized) in File Explorer
-Removed Share Internally option for OneDrive/SharePoint (use native sharing feature)
-Fixed a bug where shares would occasionally report “not available” when accessed
-Fixed a bug where UNC Paths did not correctly replicate server path when server drive letters are enabled
-Improved performance of right click (context) menu
-Fixed a bug which caused users to receive frequent “task canceled” or “server not responding” warning messages
-Fixed a bug where users would receive an “Invalid Class” error on login

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.1.20
-Improved handling of Shortcuts and warning when not available (per administrator settings on server)
-Fixed a bug which prevented public sharing from the user’s home folder
-Fixed a bug which did not correctly disable OneDrive/SharePoint in bulk uploader
-Fixed several bugs related to saving Excel files with the deprecated legacy “shared workbooks” sharing enabled. Legacy Shared workbooks is not supported in MyWorkDrive (Co-Editing via Office 365 is the recommended replacement for legacy shared workbooks)
-Fixed a bug which prevented files from opening on DLP shares when stacked with other shares and accessed via the Cloud Web Connector
-Fixed a bug saving old format .ppt files (not current .PPTX)

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.1.15
-Updated timeout thresholds when browsing directories to mitigate warnings the server is unresponsive
-Updated volume labels/mount points when stacking shares

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.1.13
-Improvement to the share name on mapped drives in File Explorer. In more cases it uses the share name from server config instead of substituting x_drive, particularly OneDrive and SharePoint
-Updated Bulk Upload to correctly note SharePoint and OneDrive are not available in the Bulk Uploader
-Signifigant performance improvement downloading from SharePoint
-Fixed a bug that caused file saving errors to occur using robocopy to copy a large numbers of files to SharePoint/OneDrive
-Fixed a bug which could result in saving errors copying via Drag/Drop to SharePoint/OneDrive
-Fixed a bug where Cut/Paste from share to desktop results in empty folder
-Improved directory loading time where more than one share is available on a single drive letter (stacked shares)

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.1.5
-Fixed a bug which caused the Secure Mode Driver to fail to register with File Explorer in some circumstances
-Added notification that bulk upload is not supported for OneDrive/SharePoint shares
-Improved detection of public share availability on shares
-Fixed a bug introduced in 6.4.1.2 which resulted in a file writing error (no versions with the bug were publicly released)
-Improved file saving for large PDF files (greater than 100mb.)
-Fixed a bug which caused a login prompt to be displayed when accessing DLP (restricted) shares

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.1.1 Production Release
-No changes from .39 Preview

6.4.0 Preview

This is the final release candidate for 6.4

Known Issues

All known issues with core functionality are resolved as of build 6.4.0.37

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.0.39-QA
– Fixed a bug using scripted exit -x with SSO logins
– Fixed several bugs related to user logins when using Azure App Proxy for Pre-Authentication
– Improvement to login flow when using OneDrive/SharePoint for servicing disk space in file explorer

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.0.37-QA
– Fixed a bug when rapidly opening multiple large office documents from OneDrive
– Fixed a bug in creating Public Share Links from stacked shares
– Fixed a bug saving an open document when the user had logged out / back in to MyWorkDrive (Session expired)
– Fixed a bug in the directory listing when copying files between folders on a share.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.0.36-QA
– Fixed a bug which prevented the context menu from being displayed when double clicking the desktop shortcut
– Fixed a bug which prevented retaining locks on files open past the idle status check
– Fixed warning message displayed when server url was invalid

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.0.35-QA
– Fix for a bug which presented an inaccurate error renaming a newly created office document in the file system
– Fix for a bug saving as PDF from office.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.0.34-QA
– Improve file locking
– Improve file open/saving performance
– Improve performance of alt menu for individual files in large directories.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.0.33-QA
– Fixed a bug when moving files within folders on a share
– Fixed a bug opening files on DLP Shares
– Fixed a bug when saving PDFs when saving as PDF from office.
– Improved performance opening/saving files
– Added “Open in Co-Edit mode” to optionally open with the Sharepoint URL to allow co-editing (right click, MyWorkDrive, Open in co-edit mode). Requires server 6.4.0.140 or later.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.0.31-QA
– Updates to file locking algorithm
– Improved backwards compatibility with older servers
– Fixed a bug when cancelling a transfer of a large number of files
– Improved handling of saving PDFs from Outlook messages (Save As)

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.0.29-QA
– Updates to file locking algorithm
– Fixed a bug dragging and dropping files to shares

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.0.27-QA
– Updates to file locking algorithm
– Updates to file transfers for large files (file integrity)

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.0.25-QA
– Updates to file locking algorithm

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.0.24-QA
– Updated the UI on the Public Sharing page
– Fixed a bug in Public Sharing creating shares for OneDrive/SharePoint
– Fixed a bug in Public Sharing when creating shares with Unlimited Downloads.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6.4.0.22-QA initial release

New Features

– Added support for OneDrive and SharePoint shares
– Added support for Public Sharing

Improvements

– Added command line option to skip installing context menu for administrators.
– Improved the size/fit of the SSO Window.
– New directory listing method with improved performance.

Bug Fixes and Miscellaneous

– Fixed a bug when using PreAuth/Conditional Access Compliant Devices with AzureAD
– Fixed a bug in the bulk uploader which resulted in failed uploads with select date/time configurations.

6.3.1 Production

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6-3-1-12
-Fixed a bug in the bulk uploader which caused uploads to occasionally fail.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6-3-1-11
-Improved UI when failing to login successfully with AzureAD Pre-Auth
-Improved the data exchange with AzureAD when logging in with Pre-Auth

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6-3-1-9
-Fixed a bug in the installer of the Secure File Mode Driver (dlp)

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6-3-1-8
-Added handling for cases where an unnecessary warning could be produced during login due to an unexpected system state.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6-3-1-7
-Resolves an issue where an error is reported when Excel files are immediately re-opening after saving and closing.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6-3-1-6
-Resolves an issue renaming PDF files

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6-3-1-5
-Improve backwards compatibility with older server versions.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6-3-1-4
-Fixed a bug in Shortcuts/Quick Launch opening existing links
-Improved the login window size fit/layout for scaling text
-Improved command line start/stop window display when used with -q
-Fixed a bug which resulted in a warning message on logoff in some circumstances.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6-3-0-22
-Fixed a bug in Duo MFA when using Passcodes instead of Push
-Improved window responsiveness when overwriting an existing file with “save as”
-Refinements to MyWorkDrive login window to accommodate longer addresses
-Improved handling of file system driver when a reboot is required as part of install/upgrade
-Refinements to SSO login window layout

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6-3-0-18-Preview
-Improved sizing of SSO login windows to mitigate scrolling
-Improved login window when host computer is using adaptive scaling.

MyWorkDrive client for Windows 6-3-0-17-Preview

New Features

-New file writing method with enhanced file integrity and anti-corruption checking. (requires 6.3 Server)

Improvements

-Improved DeviceId calculation for device approval; eliminating deviceId changing unexpectedly
-Replaced IE Mini Browser with Edge WebView2 as browser used for SSO logins
-Added a count of files to the Bulk Upload
-Added an option to omit placing a shortcut on the desktop
-Updated the context menu to conslidate options into a single category
-Signifigantly improved performance through enhanced handling of metadata cache
-Added ability to create new office documents to secure files (restricted/DLP) shares
-Improved the first sign in via SSO after initial install by command line to avoid pausing on login screen
-Updated file system driver

Bug Fixes and Miscellaneous

-Fixed a bug in the format/layout of the setup advanced options page
-Fixed a bug when working with newly created 0k size files
-Fixed an error in warning message when Duo prompt is cancelled
-Fixed a bug which resulted in a blank window when the ADFS login process is not completed
-Fixed a bug which caused home folders not to open when stacked on the same drive letter as another share
-Fixed a bug which prevented new office files from being created on shares
-Fixed a bug in sharing internally on secure files (restricted/DLP) shares
-Fixed a bug in the save a copy feature

Older versions

- Older Versions

Mapper Client version 6-2-1-16
-Improved file opening and saving performance
-Fixed a bug in tmp file handling for newly created office files
-Improved device management device id calculation
-Added option to suppress shortcut in command line on desktop during install

Mapper Client version 6-2-1-8
-Improved handling for non alphanumeric characters in folder names
-Improved default activity logging
-Added option to not install shortcut on desktop to advanced options for GUI (command line install pending)
-Fixed a bug when sharing internally from a restricted (dlp) share
Known Issues
A performance issue has been noted in the 6.2.x Map drive client for windows that results in slower than normal directory browsing and file activities.
We are actively working to resolve this issue, which was introduced in the 6.2 client.
Clients in high volume enviornments who have not yet updated to 6.2 Windows map drive client may wish to delay updating map drive clients until this issue is resolved.
The 6.1.1 map drive client does not have any known issues and is fully compatible with 6.2 servers.
We will be emailing an annoucement when the updated is released. If you are not receiving our product notifications and wish to subscribe, please email support (support@myworkdrive.com) to be subscribed.

This issue is resolved as of Map Drive client build 6-2-1-16 and all clients are advised to update any 6-2-1-x clients prior to 6-2-1-16.

Mapper Client version 6-2-1-4 Production Release
-Improved file association when using optional “Open in Office Online” setting
-Fixed an error displayed when login attempt failed
-Fixed incorrect message when Duo process canceled.
-Improvements to Client Write Process
-Removed unnecessary error when logging off without a valid session

Mapper Client version 6-2-1-2
-Improvements to Client Write Verification Process
-Fixed a bug in file modification date on upload
-Fixed a grammer error on warning about low bandwidth on login
-Fixed an error message related to thumbs.db when viewing a folder as gallery
-Added suppression for script errors in IdP login pages for SSO
-Fixed an html error in Windows 11 login
-Improved character encoding to improve file integrity when saving files across WAFs
-Fixed a bug that produced an error opening files in Office Online from a user’s home folder
-Improved signing of embededed executables in installer

Mapper Client version 6-2-0-14-QA
*** note that this version reports as 6-2-0-13
-Added file system driver to user logs
-Updated file association handling for “Optionally Open Office Files in Office Online”

Mapper Client version 6-2-0-13-QA
-Fixed a bug passing windows version during device approval login
-Fixed display of an incorrect warning message when approval required
-Add ability to suppress file size warning message
-Added uninstall file for secure mode driver (manually invoked)
-Improved handling of modified date when uploading

Mapper Client version 6-2-0-6-QA
Initial Preview Release
-Adds support for new Device Approval

 

Mapper Client 6-1-1 release notes

Mapper Client version 6-1-1-116
-Added suppression for script errors in IdP login pages for SSO

Mapper Client version 6-1-1-115
-Added support for skipping DLP/Restricted Windows Explorer extension

Mapper Client version 6-1-1-114
-Fixed a bug in display of restricted/DLP shares

Mapper Client version 6-1-1-113
-Added support for improved Map Drive saving performance (requires server 6.1.1.150 or higher for performance improvement; backwards compatible to earlier server versions without additional performance)

Mapper Client version 6-1-1-112
-Fixed a bug in directory cache which occasionally caused the cache to incorrectly list directory items.

Mapper Client version 6-1-1-111
-Fixed a number of bugs saving PDFs from Adobe Acrobat
-Fixed a bug related to installing client on FIPS enabled workstations
-Improved warning messaging to mitigate repeat warnings
-Fixed a bug related to releasing locks when Acrobat is closed

Mapper Client version 6-1-1-106
-Fixed a bug in notification of block/allow list
-Fixed a bug creating office documents with right click when using option Open in Office Online
-Fixed a bug in file access with block/allow list enabled

Mapper Client version 6-1-1-105
-Fixed file corrupt warning messages in Office applications.
-Fixed a bug causing the client to hang when renaming a folder to the same name as an existing folder.
-Fixed a bug which caused an error creating a new folder.
-Fixed display issues when using domain login and email required.
-Improved logging when server connection issue warnings are displayed.
-Fixed a bug opening PDF files after saving with Acrobat.
-Fixed a bug with ADFS login type.
-Fixed an incorrect warning message in Windows regarding the file system.

Mapper Client version 6-1-1-94
-Fixed a bug in DLP/Restricted share which caused a warning to be incorrectly shown when editing office documents
-Added a warning for older servers which use deprecated Wopi method to edit in Office Online (6.0.2 and later clients require 6.0.2 and later servers to edit in Office Online with Map Drive clients)
-Fixed a bug which caused an extra warning message to be displayed when user is blocked from using Map Drive client by permissions
-Further refined custom logos in map drive client.

Mapper Client version 6-1-1-93 Production Release

-Fixed a bug in viewer using open in local office from the desktop
-Added a warning message where an office document is opened to edit Online, but server does not support Online Editing
-Fixed a bug in messaging when user is not permitted to login
-Improved custom logo handling
-Fixed a bug in DLP/restricted view where online document editing wasn’t opening file for edit

 

Mapper Client version 6-1-1-92-QA Preview Release
*** 6-1-1 preview release of Map Drive client is for testing/evaluation only***
-Fixed a bug in viewer using open in local office from the desktop
-Fixed a bug in changing case on DFS shares
-Fixed a bug with file migration when using open in local office from the desktop and stacked shares

Mapper Client version 6-1-1-91-QA Preview Release
-Fixed a bug saving Microsoft Project files
-Fixed a bug which resulted in corrupt documents being saved when internet connection was too slow to transmit file before transaction timeout occurred.
-Added bandwidth test at launch to optimize threads for low bandwidth operation.
-Fixed a bug which resulted in files failing to open when internet connection was too slow to transmit files before transaction timeout occurred.
-Fixed a bug where saving with multi-threads with a low bandwidth internet connection resulted in corrupt files.
-Improved messaging warning user when internet connection is too slow to complete operation.
-Improved handling for low bandwidth internet connections which resulted in client becoming unresponsive when conducting multiple concurrent operations

Mapper Client version 6-1-1-89-QA Preview Release
-Home Folder not appearing with driver letters enabled

Mapper Client version 6.1.1.87-QA Preview Release
-Ability to select “Office online mode” when installing the client with msi or exe
-Add command line setting for display of explorer window on login

Mapper Client version 6.1.1.86-QA Preview Release
-Fixed Unable to access DLP share or namespace client
-Fixed Unable to open office file using gleamtech viewer when office online is diabled
-Add error message when no wopi link is present

Mapper Client version 6.1.1.84-QA Preview Release
-SMB changes not being pulled correctly when MWD has file opened
-Fixed Office files don’t report file lock when file lock from file server is present

Mapper Client version 6.1.1.85-QA Preview Release
-Remove .NET framework from Map Drive client

-Revised version to 6-1-1.84-QA Preview Release
-Fixed bugs related to SMB locks

Mapper Client 6-1-1-83-QA Preview Release
-Added command line setting for display of explorer window on login
-Fixed a bug related to opening online with an office file in desktop with home folder stacked with another share
-Fixed a bug related to opening online with an office file in desktop with office online edit disabled
-Revised Release Number

Mapper Client 6-1-0-81-QA Preview Release
-Add context menu items to windows explorer (right click) to create office files without having office installed on the local machine
-Improved handling in the new DLP view when the network connection is lost
-Fixed a bug which caused an error to be displayed when copying a group of files inside mwd shares
-Fixed a bug which prevented uploading or downloading files on a folder with a # symbol in the name
-Fixed a bug which caused an error saving txt files
-Fixed a bug that caused an error to be displayed when creating a new folder
-Improved support for newly added PDF locking

Mapper Client 6-1-0-77-QA Preview Release
-Added Removal of “MyWorkDrive [restricted]” folder when removing all data from the client
-Added right click option to open office online from DLP Restricted Share
-Fixed a bug when saving to a share from Outlook
-Fixed marking certain file types as offline to prevent Windows from downloading them to scan meta data
-Fixed a bug which caused DLP Restricted shares to cause the client not to complete login
-Fixed a bug saving txt files
-Improved consistency of signout when signing out and using Azure AD SSO and having single logout is enable
-Added feature to launch login window when accessing from Restricted shares without an active session
-Fixed a bug where log folders are not created properly on first run after install via MSI
-Updated the link on Update option in the client menu

Mapper Client 6-1-0-68-QA Preview Release
-Fixed a bug which prevented user settings from migrating from 6.0 clients
-Fixed incorrect password warning when Duo Modern Auth is enabled
-Fixed a bug which occasionally prevented Windows Explorer from relaunching during setup
-Extended the display time of warning messages in the lower right of the screen
-Fixed display of future password expiration warnings
-Fixed a bug where users in Bypass on Duo were not logged in when Modern Auth was enabled.
-Corrected display of version number

Mapper Client 6-1-0-66-QA Preview Release
-Improved detection of DLP restricted shares when mount point is a subfolder of a full access share
-Fixed a bug where path depth was not correctly handled for DFS shares
-Fixed a bug where a credential warning was incorrectly thrown on first launch after scripted install
-Improved logo update process
-Fixed a bug with office online editing for non DLP shares when drive letters are enabled
-Fixed a bug mounting shares were the mount point is a sub folder of a share where map drive is prohibited
-Fixed a bug in time zone handling for modified dates in DLP shares
-Improved handling of user home folder mounting
-Improved warning when no DLP restricted shares are available

Known Issues with 6-1-0-66
Installer and about pages report version as 6-1-0-65

Mapper Client 6-1-0-60-QA Preview Release
*** 6-1 preview release of Map Drive client is for testing/evaluation only***
-Fixed a bug in block/allow list case sensitivity
-Fixed a bug mounting DFS Shares
-Updated support for file locking on SMB with Adobe Acrobat Reader
-Updated handling of Windows explorer windows during install
-Updated file system driver
-Updated share restriction detection and mounting

Mapper Client 6-1-0-55-QA Preview Release
*** 6-1 preview release of Map Drive client is for testing/evaluation only***
-Fixed a bug when cancelling large file downloads on slower network connections
-Fixed a bug in Block/Allow list for DLP shares
-Updated location of uninstaller
-Fixed a bug in the file names of blocked files when block/allow files enabled
-Fixed a bug related to install failures
-Fixed a bug when mounting share names on local paths greater than 15 characters
-Added feature to allow administrators better control over handling of .lnk files
-Updated file system driver 7765

Mapper Client 6-1 Preview Release
*** 6-1 preview release of Map Drive client is for testing/evaluation only***

New Features
Added DLP enabled shares. See video in release annoucement

Improvements
-Updated file system driver for Windows Client
-Improved directory browsing performance for shares with a large number of items
-Improved logging of bulk upload files
-Improved memory management of bulk uploaded files
-Improved handling when drive letters already exist on login
-Updated file lock strategy for PDFs to improve compatiblity with Adobe Acrobat
-Improved notification of Read Only files.
-Improved handling of 0K temp files in Macros
-Improved recovery when configuration of server changes during active session.
-Improved drag and drop of entire messages with attachments from Outlook

 

Release 6.0.2
– Includes support for GraphAPI alternatives for Office Online editing options to replace WOPI.
Please see our news article for details

Mapper Client 6.0.2.40
-Removed test code from downloading threads probe.

Known Issues
-Currently 6.0.2 map drive client does not support open in Office Online mode with 6.0.1 servers using legacy WOPI Office Online method (now deprecated). All other functions work fine with 6.0.1 servers except open in Office Online mode.
-Requires 6.0.2 server for new Office Online methods. If you are not using the option “Open documents in Office Online” mode in the client, 6.0.2 server is not required.
-If you are using Open in Office Online mode with legacy WOPI and server 6.0.1, use client 6.0.1

Mapper Client 6.0.2.39
-Fixed a bug which resulted in corrupt documents being saved when internet connection was too slow to transmit file before transaction timeout occurred.
-Added bandwidth test at launch to optimize threads for low bandwidth operation.
-Fixed a bug which resulted in files failing to open when internet connection was too slow to transmit files before transaction timeout occurred.
-Fixed a bug where saving with multi-threads with a low bandwidth internet connection resulted in corrupt files.
-Improved messaging warning user when internet connection is too slow to complete operation.
-Improved handling for low bandwidth internet connections which resulted in client becoming unresponsive when conducting multiple concurrent operations

Mapper Client 6.0.2.32
-Improved warning when attempting to edit office documents online but server is not configured for online editing

Mapper Client 6.0.2.31
-Improved error handling in case where server unresponsive or a session timeout occurs. Clients are strongly recommended to install this update (or later) to avoid users reporting client crashes.
-Fixed a bug related to editing in office online from on a stacked share

Mapper Client 6.0.2.30
Adds support for opening in office online with new online editing types introduced in 6.0.2 server (see news item)
-Improved display of block notifications for file types blocked by administrator in settings

 

Release 6.0.1

Mapper Client 6-0-1-27
-Fixed a bug with deep file paths resulting in files not being shown
-Fixed a bug where an errant password message was displayed on initial sign in with scripted remote MSI installs using SSO

Mapper Client 6-0-1-25
-Fixed a bug mounting DFS shares in select circumstances (not common)
-Added file locking for on pdfs documents edited with Adobe Acrobat (requires 6.0.1.37 or later server).
-Updated file system driver, fixes a potential bluescreen.
-Fixed a bug where cancelling large downloads would result in continued load on the MyWorkDrive server
-Updated location of uninstaller to improve uninstalling and minimize antivirus interruption during install.
-Fixed a bug which resulted in display of a Windows Compatibility warning after install.
-Fixed a bug which blocked mapping of shares stored locally on drive letters on the MyWorkDrive server (ie c:\share, not smb) where the local path was longer than 15 char.

Mapper Client 6-0-1-18
-Updated file system driver, misc updates
-Fixed a bug when copying/pasting to/from shares
-Updated file system driver, fixes an issue with dragging files from OneDrive volumes

Mapper Client 6-0-1-15
-Updated file system driver, fixes a bug related to reparse errors in file operations
-Refinements to drive mounting process when volumes/drives already exist
-Added handling for DLP shares in 6.1 servers

Mapper Client 6-0-1-10
-Updated warning message displayed when volumes/drives already exist and cannot be overwritten
-Updated file system driver

Mapper Client 6-0-1-9
-Fixed a bug when dragging an email from Outlook to a share

Mapper Client 6-0-1-8
– Updated version number syntax stored in registry
– Enable OS version support to fix a limitation of 3rd party Duo integrations

Mapper Client 6-0-1-6
– Improve support for Excel Macros

Mapper Client 6-0-1-5
Production release of 6.0 map drive client.
– Improve Bulk Upload for large file sets
– Improve support for pre-auth with SSO providers

Mapper Client 6-0-1-3 preview
– Improve messaging when session times out and re-login is required
– Improve messaging when session times out while browsing directories with large file counts

Mapper Client 6-0-1-1 preview
– Improve performance and feedback when browsing directories with large file counts

Mapper Client 6-0-1-0 preview
– Revised version numbering sequence

Mapper Client 6-0-0-36 preview
– Improved the user experience for large directory listings on slower internet connections. Still an open task and known issue.
– Fixed a bug in scripted installs when the user closes the window on first run without completing setup.
– Fixed a bug that resulted in a Windows error when the application was closed.

*** Known Issues: Large directories may time out before being displayed on slower internet connections resulting in the display of a “network offline” message.

Mapper Client 6-0-0-35 preview
– Fixed a bug in the installer which caused existing files not to be updated on upgrade.

Mapper Client 6-0-0-34 preview
– Fixed a bug when creating new Office documents via Right Click | “New Document”

Mapper Client 6-0-0-33 preview
– Added additional logging for cases where files are not displayed in folder
– Improved user experience when network temporarily unavailable

Mapper Client 6-0-0-32 preview
– Fixed a bug which occasionally resulted in files not being displayed in folder.

Mapper Client 6-0-0-30 preview
– Improved handling of file lock release on file exit

Mapper Client 6-0-0-29 preview
– Fixed a bug which occasionally resulted in small files saving corrupt when uploaded via Drag n Drop
– Fixed a bug where exit from the menu did not exit correctly

Mapper Client 6-0-0-27 preview
– Fixed a bug in Block/Allow list when using client selected drive letters
– Fixed a bug where users did not receive notification a file was ready to edit when the file was locked by another user and they took the “notify me” option.

Mapper Client 6-0-0-26 preview
– Fixed a bug related to .lnk shortcuts
– Fixed a bug with folder refresh resulting in some files and subfolders not appearing in list
– Fixed a file system message that appeared when a connection with the server was lost mid-session.
– Fixed a bug in the MSI Installer (see known issues)
– Fixed a bug related to read only folders
– Fixed a bug with Excel files created on shares
– Fixed a bug saving PDF files when using ADFS logins
– Improved performance saving files using Office
– Improved preview of zip files on shares via Windows compressed folder view
– Fixed a bug with share internal links when using client selected drive letter
– Fixed a bug resulting in a compatibility mode dialog prompt on client exit.
– Fixed a bug in share internal when using open in Office Online
– Fixed a bug when creating zip files of zip files
– Fixed file and folder renaming bugs

Mapper Client 6-0-0-22 preview
– Improved upload/download performance
– Improved performance uploading/downloading files

Mapper Client 6-0-0-19 preview
– Added support for server version 5.4.1 and later. Not for use with server versions prior to 5.4.1

Mapper Client 6-0-0-17 preview
– Improved feedback when network connection is lost.
– Fixed a bug in command line install overwriting existing settings
– Fixed a bug in folder names with non-alphanumeric characters
– Fixed a bug with file renaming
– Fixed a bug with using the notify feature of office for documents open by other users
– Improved shortcut handling

Mapper Client 6-0-0-16 preview
– Fixed share free space reporting when logging in with SSO
– Improvements to shortcut handling

Mapper Client 6-0-0-15 preview
– Updated file system driver
– Fixed a bug in share internal link
– Fixed a bug releasing file locks on document close
– Improved user login experience when session times out
– Improved display of free space on shares on login
– Fixed a bug editing image files
– Fixed a bug editing files in subfolders
– Improved user experience accessing recent files in office
– Improved warning message when network interruption occurs
– Fixed a bug related to files editing on SMB and refreshing Map Drive
– Fixed a bug related to thumbs.db and permissions
– Improved block/allow list to be more tolerant of inconsistent case syntax
– Removed deprecated settings from menu in systray
– Moved new “hide explorer window on login” option to settings from login panel
– Fixed a bug overwriting files with paste
– Fixed a bug where xlsx files reported as corrupt
– Fixed a bug where files were not shown in folders
– Fixed a bug in map at startup setting

Mapper Client 6-0-0-7 preview
– Fixed a bug related to saving PDFs from Outlook
– Fixed a bug related to display of custom logos when using ADFS SSO
– Fixed a bug related to incorrectly releasing file locks on open files.
– RDS Support enabled.

Mapper Client 6-0-0-5 preview
– Updates to the file system driver to improve stability.
– Fixed a login bug related to the UI
– Improved saving of PDF Files
– Updated client setup to dynamically adjust settings based on CPU Cores to improve thread handling.
– Improved new feature to overwrite existing network drive letters.
– Fixed a bug causing profile corruption

Mapper Client 6-0-0-4 preview
– Improve file operations with PDF files.
– Updates to new bulk uploader
– Misc stability improvements

Mapper Client 6-0-0-1 preview
– Misc stability improvements

Mapper Client 6-0-0-0 preview
– Fixed bugs related to file saving
– Fixed bugs related to file locking
– Fixed bugs related to logins

Mapper Client 6-0-preview Preview Release

New Features
“Do not show this message again” option on dialog box warnings.
Support for ARM Processors
Quiet mode launch option on login screen does not show drives in Windows Explorer
Prompt for users to move local files to MyWorkDrive when attempting to edit in Office Online.

Fixes and Improvements
New File System Driver – improves performance and stability.
Improved RDS support
Improved file upload performance
Improved form validation on server URL on login screen.
Improved file size limit logic
Fixed a bug saving files from Adobe Acrobat Reader
Improved Logging of minimum version violations

 

Mapper Client 5-4-3-7
– Fixed a bug in command line install overwriting existing settings

Mapper Client 5-4-3-6
– Update to remove unused settings from settings menu

Mapper Client 5-4-3 Production Release

New Features
Bulk Upload feature. Details on the Map Drive client User Guide

Fixes and Improvements
Fixed an issue in drive letter assignment for users whose account was migrated from computer account to domain users during Domain Controller installation (Administrators, extremely rare)
Fixed an issue with display of the Company Logo on the login screen.
Fixed an issue where in rare circumstance PDFs edited by third party PDF Editors (not Adobe Acrobat) were being marked as hidden files.
Updated the error message displayed when a user attempted to write a locked file.

 

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-33
– Fixed a bug in installer

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-32
– Improved logging in RDS/VDI enviornments
– Fixed a bug in saving PDFs from Word with Acrobat Reader as the default viewer

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-31
– Improved Directory Listing Performance
– Added version number to registry
– Added support for ADFS Logoff
– Fixed a bug overwriting existing files
– Fixed a bug saving PDFs from Office
– Improved support for installation in RDS/VDI enviornments
– Added binding of login session ID to share path
– Additional logging for RDS/VDI Enfiornments

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-25
– Fixed a bug in the installer when base system language/culture is not English

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-24
– Enhancement, If server requires HTTPS, change entered login url to HTTPS when HTTP is entered
– Enhancement, If user enters any subfolders on the login url, they are automatically removed

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-23
– Fixed a bug related to opening files in Office Online

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-22
– Fixed a bug related to drive letter mapping load time
– Fixed a bug related to share mounting via SSO
– Renewed code signing certificate

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-20
– Fixed a bug related to editing PDFs with Adobe Acrobat

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-19
– Fixed a bug related to drag and drop from Outlook
– Fixed a bug related to Windows 10 compression and Zip files

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-18
Production Release

– Fixed a bug which occured when saving PDFs and a session times out or logoff is required.
– Fixed a bug related to creating shortcuts

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-17 Preview
– Fixed a bug in the share internal link when using the browser

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-16 Preview
– Improved the link generated by the share internal via email link

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-15 Preview
– Fixed a bug in opening in Office Online when Office 2010 is installed

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-14 Preview
– Signifigant Upload speed Improvements

Mapper Client version 5-4-2-13 Preview
– Improvements to command line options for resetting paramters on re-install

5-4-2 Preview

New Features
Support for OpenOffice / LibreOffice File types, locking and operations on Microsoft Office documents

Fixes and Improvements
Improved file operations for .XLS, .DOC (office 97) files – Saving, Locking.
Improved messaging when user attempts to open an office file which is already open via SMB.
Improved messaging when user attempts to write to read-only folders
Improved messaging when user uploads a file and results in path being too deep
Improved detail logging
Optimized login speed when using AzureAD SSO
Improved messaging when MyWorkDrive server is not available and map at startup is enabled
Fixed error when deleting PDFs
Fixed errors when double clicking the login button
Fixed deleting jpg files and thumbs.db exceptions
Fixed saving images from Microsoft Photos app
Fixed drive label when variable name used in share path
Fixed a bug where user login credentials where cached and remember me was not checked.
Fixed command line switches when used in certain order/combination

 

Mapper Client version 5.4.1.6
– Fixed a bug where user login credentials where cached and remember me was not checked.

Mapper Client version 5.4.1.5
– Fix command line switches when used in certain order/combination

Mapper Client version 5.4.1.4
– Fix displaying proper read only locks when opening office 97 file if already open via SMB

Mapper Client version 5.4.1.3
– Fix opening PDF causes locked file after close using adobe acrobat
– Fix Save PDF using Adobe PDF reader logs off mapped drive when SAML is used
– Fix Save PDF using Adobe PDF reader removes file when SAML is used on overwrite

Mapper Client Version 5.4.2
– Improvement of MyWorkDrive Client Download Manager function to be less sensitive to Read File function error. If an error occurs due to multiple parallel calls that the server can’t process immediately, the Download Manager will pause download for 250ms, then will try again (total number of retries is 3).

Mapper Client version 5.4.1
– Production Release

Mapper Client version 5.4.0.17-Preview
– Create JSON File of mount points for 3rd party access

Mapper Client version 5.4.0.16-Preview
– Hide command line we windows

Mapper Client version 5.4.0.15-Preview
– Fix Hang when drive letter already exists and no prompt-change wording

Mapper Client version 5.4.0.14-Preview
– Fix Hang when drive letter already exists and no prompt
– Improve/Refactor MWD Client start up code

Mapper Client version 5.4.0.13-Preview
– Mark tmp files as hidden during office file save to prevent user tampering
– Fix hang when mapped drive letter already exists and no prompt

Mapper Client version 5.4.0.12-Preview
– Update Allow administrator to set lower file size limit for mapped drive

Mapper Client version 5.4.0.11-Preview
– Improve validation on URL field
– If server is 5.4 do not display warning when using myworkdrive.net (100 MB file limit applies)

Mapper Client version 5-4-0- Preview

Improved Disk size and free space reporting on shares
Changed UNC path to match server when share is root (not subfolder) and using multiple map drive feature
Improved download performance substantially
Improved file locking for office documents greater than 10Mb
Added new option to share internal using new UNC Path (when available)
Added new option to share via Email
Added a new MSI Installer option
Added new driver prerequisite checks on install and launch

Fixed a bug related to connecting to older MyWorkDrive server versions
Fixed a bug related to mapping a drive already in use
Fixed a bug related to using subfolders as shares
Fixed a login bug for SSO users resulting in a script error
Fixed a bug related to preserving settings during upgrade and reboot

Mapper Client version 5.3.2.10
– Add step after clicking exiting from context menu to confirm dismount drives & exit

Mapper Client version 5.3.2.8
– Fixed bug preventing changes to case of file or folder name
– Improved handling of attempts to load client multiple times on startup

Mapper Client version 5.3.2
– General improvements to error messages in Map Drive client.
– Fixed a bug causing a crash during session expiration.
– Fixed a bug in map drive installer when map drive was currently runing
– Added command line option to capture detail logging on map drive startup
– Improved handling of startup crashes on map drive client.
– Update to session persistence for user/pass logins to better adhere to session expiration and server setting changes
– Improved session re authentication for ADFS/SSO logins when session interrupted or expired
– Fixed a bug related to file locking on delete in the map drive client
– Fixed a bug with server assigned map drive letters
– Fixed a bug when map at startup runs but server is unavailable or URL has changed.
– Fixed a bug where session expires on computer resume when network or server not available.
– Fixed a bug in saved username/password on computer resume from sleep
– Fixed a bug in client attribution in logs for macOS map drive client

Mapper Client version 5.3.1.7
– Fix for session expires when resumed and network not available

Mapper Client version 5.3.1.6
– Fix for multiple drive letter / drive letter not unique

Mapper Client version 5.3.1.5
– Fix for crash on startup

Mapper Client version 5.3.1.4
– Update to Refreshing settings on login
– Fix for opening document in Office Online by default

Mapper Client version 5.3.1.3
– Fix to uninstalling MyWorkDrive Mapped Drive Client

Mapper Client version 5.3.1.2
– Update to SSO/SAML Status after sleep

Mapper Client version 5.3.1 (Production Release)
– Changed session restoration after server update
– Fixed refresh server settings on Login
– Fixed opening local files in office Online
– Updated the Uninstaller
– Fixed illegal characters in file stream name prevents uploading file to mapped drive
– Fixed mapped drive letter not remembered on restart
– Fixed case where security products block write to App Folder
– Fixed cannotdelete a subkey tree on LogOff/Exit

Mapper Client version 5.3.0.13 (5.3 Preview Release)
– Fixed an error with when an invalid URL is used
– Improved notifications – no longer using Windows System Notifications
– Added support for Multiple Map Drive drive letters
– Added command like option during setup to open documents in office online
– Added login URL to logging for map drive client
– Fixed a bug in the login button text for SSO logins
– Fixed a bug causing folders to be displayed empty
– Added a note to setup to remind user to set Anti Virus exclusions for network shares.
– Improved logoff handling of drives.
– Fixed an error creating a shortcut on mapped drives
– Improved handling of deep paths and long file names
– Improved handling of file locking for office documents
– Updating naming to better support multiple map drives
– Clear Server session immediately after exit or logoff of Windows client
– Fixed a bug when dragging and dropping files.
– Fixed a bug where downloading directly to a mapped drive from a browser crashed
– Mark additional file types as offline to prevent downloading previews
– Fix Logoff Balloon doesn’t automatically clear

Mapper Client version 5.2.3
– Improved handling of deep paths and long file names
– Improved handling of file locking for office documents

Mapper Client version 5.2.0.6
– Improve feedback messaging when path too deep on server

Mapper Client version 5.2.0.5
– Fix ADFS login failures
– Enable -m setup command line to function with SSO Logins
– Change connect button for 5.2/5.3 to make usage more obvious

Mapper Client version 5.2.0.4
– Suppress password warning message when SAML/SSO login is enabled
– Enable -m setup command line to function with SSO Logins

Mapper Client version 5.2.0.3
– Fix -y silent extraction command line function

Mapper Client version 5.2.0.2
– Fix command line option -X (close mapped drive client)
– Fix clean up orphaned drive letters on logout

Mapper Client version 5.2.0.1
– Fix Mapped Drive client not displaying all login messages
– Fix Display message on SSO login window while SSO options are loading

Mapper Client 5.2.0.0
– New command line options for unattended setup
– Revised login process to ease use of SAML logins
– Improved login/logout performance
– Improved handling of custom branding
– Improved logging of client logins
– Fixed issue with Chinese Language file and folder names
– Improved error messages reported to users
– Fixed .NET font issue on older versions of .NET

 

Mapper Client Version 5.1.0.1
– Fix command line option: -u current not working with -q quiet

Mapper Client Version 5.1 production release
– Add command line support for mapping the drive using saved credentials -r option.

Mapper Client Version 5.1.0.4 preview
– Fix issues with network switching errors

Mapper Client Version 5.1.0.3 preview
– Improved speed and efficiency with new download manager
– Add multi-threaded download and chunk size customization
– After first login or during scripted install pull company logo
– exe files marked as offline to improve directory listing speeds
– Add support for custom or system variables -u %variable% option

Mapper Client version 5.0.0.3
– Add support and warnings for Whitelist/Blocklist option for file opening file types
– Add support for editing documents online from mapped drive
– Add Prompt user to login if use current credential chosen when opening Office Online files with Mapped Drive
– Add support for opening Office files in Office online directly from the mapped drive client
– Add support for file Association for Office types using Mapped Drive Client as default application for opening documents online
– Add support for uninstalling Mapped Drive client to remove Office file associations
– Add support for restoring file associations if checkbox is left unchecked during re-install of Mapped Drive Client
– Add support for disabling password saving
– Add Menu options when mapped drive application clicked and already mapped to display menu

– Fix When connecting to older MWD Servers passwords may not be saved
– Fix Slowness opening file explorer if recent enabled
– Fix Menu options when mapped drive application clicked and already mapped
– Fix Slowness opening file explorer if recent enabled – clear recent files
– Fix Upgrade from previous version doesn’t transfer settings
– Add Add command line option to gracefully exit and dismount drive silently -X
– Fix Remove “user current credential” from GUI
– Fix Not able to create new folder when WhiteList option is enabled
– Fix Folder permissions allow user to try to create a file or folder
– Set Windows File Explorer to hide frequently used files and folders to prevent slowness accessing drive and add option to Mapped Drive Client settings

Mapper Client Version 4.2.0.0
– Allow set default URL, Username, Drive Letter, Remember and Map at startup option during scripted deployment
– Convert share names to Upper Case First Letter, then lower case
– Notify user if password will expire starting at 14 days
– Notify user that password has expired as reason they can’t login – only for login with credentials
– Fix for Mapped Drive won’t launch as non-admin for user using command line 1st time
– Fix for Mapped drive no longer displays mapped drive when MWD mapped drive clicked
– Update Error message if server can’t be reached
– Fix for when incorrect credentials are used wrong message box is displayed in the client
– Fix for Out of licenses displays “unknown username or password” on mapped drive client
– Fix Object reference not set to an instance of an object when DUO is enabled
– Fix for SessionID expired after login
– Fix for Wrong error message for no shares defined when user current credential used to login

Mapper Client Version 4.1.0.2
– Option to add MyWorkDrive shortcut to explorer menu moved to Advanced Settings: Default(disabled) to prevent slowness on systems connected to slow networks
– Mapped Drive will report minimum MWD Server required to user: 3.1.0.0
– Fixes shortcut not visible in save as menus office 2016 64 bit when enabled under advanced settings
– Added support for Mapped drive usage on shared Terminal Server/RDS environments
– Drive mapping name shorted and changed for easier user access

Mapper Client version 4.1.0.0
– Fixed uploading files when Alternate Data Stream information attached to files (internet zone identifier, dropbox information).
– Display error when attempting to delete a file in read-only share using mapped drive client
– Improved speed of “remember me” and “map on start up” processing
– Removed option to map drive letters A-C
– Added Mapped Drive to Windows Start Menu when drive mapped for easier user access

Version 4.0.1.1
– Adjust login screen for mapped drive – remove “cloud drive”
– Fix issues with copying file with alternate data stream info
– Provide better feedback when 255 Character path limit reached
– Add Warning when creating a folder in r/o share using mapped drive
– Provide better feedback when attempting to delete a file in read-only share using mapped drive client
– Fix file already exists, when a file with long file name is uploaded.
– Handle exception thrown by the API when path is longer than 255 characters in MWD Client

Version 4.0.1.0
– Setup Error running setup on upgrade if already running and new setup runas another user
– Cannot install updates when MWD desktop client is already running
– Help, About, Version pop up box not centered

Version 4.0
– Update cache to fix open recent file issue – if file/directory information isn’t available in cache then application pulls it from MWD server and updates cache
– Update to force Microsoft Office to show message that file is locked for editing by another user (docx, xlsx, pptx)
– Fixed issues displaying files when share name has space (for example: Server Share): Note adding share names with a space is no longer allowed in version 4
– Changed Name of program file directory to MappedDriveClient.Windows.Desktop for branding.

Version 3.0.0
– Fixed issue when logging in with same username/password but different domain
– Speed & Performance Enhancements
– Added DUO Two Factor Authentication

Version 3.1.0
– Speed enhancements
– Checking “Map at Startup” will automatically check “Automatically Run when I log on to Windows”
– Login button in mapper client is now default button (pressing enter will call Login button)
– Fix for authentication module
– DUO authentication change, samAccountName is always used to authenticate against DUO
– Fixed issue with “Use my current credentials” login when domain name and user’s UPN suffix don’t match

Version 3.1.3
– Fixed issue when user cannot launch Mapper Client after install as non-admin
– Fixed issue with auto launch on startup on Windows 10

Version 3.2.0
– Fixed issue with Lower/Upper case letters when starting with parameters
– Added SSL Certificate Error Message
– Added Warning message for using myworkdrive.net (relay)

Version 3.2.03
– fixed share name with a space (for example: Server Share)
– fixed issue writing files to folder with a “+” character in folder name
– added support for random file writes with Adobe Acrobat