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Version 1.1.3 (released 02/26/2010)
- When adding a library to PowerTunes, if a media folder cannot be determined for the library, we now ask the user to locate it
- Added an option to compare bitrate and file type when looking for duplicates
- Media files located inside iTunes LP .itlp and iTunes Extras .ite packages are no longer listed when using the "Find Orphans" command
- We now display the iTunes U playlist in its proper location instead of among the regular playlists
- We now display a confirmation message before moving orphans to the trash
- The "Find Libraries" command is no longer disabled when the library list is empty
- Improved speed when copying playlists with a small number of tracks
- Fixing dead tracks with the "Leave new file in its current location" option with iTunes 9 now preserves the "Date Added" field
- Trying to add a library to PowerTunes when that library is already open by another copy of iTunes on a remote machine no longer produces an error
- Fixed a crash that could occur when removing a library from PowerTunes
Version 1.1.2 (released 11/17/2009)
- Changed UI to match iTunes 9 and use the term "media folder" instead of "music folder"
- The disclosure triangles for folders in the Find Orphans list now display properly when running Tiger
- The "Delete selected tracks from iTunes" button in the "Fix Dead Tracks" window now enables correctly when running on Tiger
- Worked around a Tiger bug that could cause a "Can't do regex matching" error to occur when copying certain tracks between libraries
- The "Find Orphans" window no longer halts with an error upon encountering an unreadable file/folder inside the media folder
- Dead track searches no longer show video files as possible matches for a dead audio track, and vice versa
- Ringtones are no longer incorrectly identified as being orphans
- Made several adjustments to better handle iTunes library files with .itl extensions
- PowerTunes now adjusts media file paths as necessary when dealing with a recently moved/copied iTunes library
- Fixed a problem where iTunes libraries on remote volumes would not be selectable when trying to add a library to PowerTunes
- Fixed a bug where PowerTunes might not find iTunes if it wasn't located in its default install location
- Fixed a crash which could occur when embedding artwork on a large number of tracks at once
Version 1.1.1 (released 09/18/2009)
- Fixed a bug where duplicate tracks would not be added to a copied playlist under certain circumstances
- Fixed a problem where iTunes would not come to the front after selecting a library using the Dashboard widget on Snow Leopard
- PowerTunes now recognizes the new iTunes 9 media folder layout when fixing dead tracks
- Fixed a problem where permissions would not be set correctly when sharing a library or music folder on Snow Leopard
- Fixed a problem where the PowerTunes dashboard widget would not work properly on PPC machines
- Track/playlist copying, merging, and fixing dead tracks now work with iTunes 9
Version 1.1 (released 07/15/2009)
- Renamed "Clean Up Music Folder" command to "Find Orphans", and added a button to choose a different music folder to search
- When opening a library whose music folder is on a remote volume, we now automatically mount that remote volume
- The "Duplicate Library" command now copies downloaded/cached album artwork and iPhone apps
- The PowerTunes Dashboard widget now saves machine-specific iTunes prefs when switching libraries
- Fixed a bug where PowerTunes would crash on startup on systems with Zend Server installed
- Added new command to embed downloaded album artwork into the music files themselves
- Fixed a bug where, when importing a music folder after creating a new library, an incorrect number would be reported for the number of tracks imported
- Fixed a problem that could cause shared libraries/music folders to not appear for some user accounts
- Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to share a library with the "All Users" option
- Made speed improvements when copying a small number of tracks from a large library
- We now create separate log files for separate operations, instead of logging all output to a single file
- We now allow selection of iTunes library files that don't have a type/creator code (e.g. from a Windows machine) when adding a library to PowerTunes
Version 1.0.3 (released 05/06/2009)
- Fixed a bug that could cause a shared library to be added to the library list multiple times
- The library name used in iTunes network sharing is now saved on a per-library basis
- When creating a new library, the music folder path is now updated properly after using the "Custom Location" button
- The "Duplicate Library" command now works correctly if the library file being duplicated is an alias
- Sharing a library now changes permissions for new files introduced in iTunes 8
Version 1.0.2 (release 12/09/2008)
- Fixed an error that would occur when trying to merge a library with the Genius feature enabled, but with the Genius playlist hidden
- The Genius playlist is now displayed in its proper location, rather than alongside the users other regular playlists
- Playlists inside folders are now always displayed in the same order as in iTunes itself
- Fixed a problem where some user accounts would not show up in the user list when sharing a library
- Fixed a bug where the PowerTunes dashboard widget would not switch libraries if the currently active library was missing
- We now copy all tags for file formats such as .mpg which don't support embedding tags
- The "Find Libraries" command now supports multiple selection
- The "Delete Library" command now properly deletes new files/folders introduced by iTunes 8
- Improved performance and reliability when working with very large iTunes libraries
- We now recognize and trash new iTunes 8 data files when deleting a library
- Fixed a crasher that could occur when cancelling a music transfer while PowerTunes was waiting for an iTunes library to open up
- The "Video Kind" attribute is now copied properly for all video formats
- "Select All" can now be used to check all checkboxes in the Clean Up Music Folder window
Version 1.0.1 (released 09/04/2008)
- The PowerTunes dashboard widget now correctly saves a library's prefs when switching away from it
- Fixed a PowerTunes crash that would occur when trying to display a pre-7.0 iTunes library
- We now correctly check only once for compatibility with a new version of iTunes instead of on every launch
- Fixed a bug where library sharing would not work if a user had aliases registered for their account in System Preferences
- Made some speed improvements when copying music between libraries
- Fixed a problem transferring artwork with zero length data
- We now ignore ._ files created for music files on non-HFS volumes
- Fixed a problem where PowerTunes would hang on launch if a library located on a network server could not be found
Version 1.0 (released 07/09/2008)
- Initial release