Filr 1.1 – Hot Patch 4 and Filr 1.2 – Hot Patch 2 are available now and provide a number of bug fixes, mostly regarding the desktop client.

Ask your Filr partner for support to perform the update, read the instructions on the download page carefully and follow the given steps for installation.

Feel free to contact us in case you need support with the application of the latest Filr Hot Patches.

 

Filr 1.1 – Hot Patch 4

Download the Hot Patch here and read the information about system requirements, notes and installation carefully:

“This patch should only be applied to a site that is currently on:
Novell Filr Appliance Version: 1.1.0.674

This patch requires that your site is patched with ‘Filr 1.1 – Hot Patch 3‘.
This patch is NOT applicable to the Filr Search or Filr MySQL appliances in a Large Filr deployment.
This patch does NOT resolve the Mac OSX 10.11 (El Capitan) compatibility issue.”

Change Log for Filr 1.1 - Hot Patch 4

TID 7016933 – Mac Desktop client may delete files on backend filesystem

TID 7016642 – Using Save As to upload large files into Filr fails via the Filr Desktop client

TID 7016936 – Unable to start the Mac Desktop client due to missing certificate in Keychain

TID 7016938 – Desktop client stuck while attempting to move folders

TID 7016644 – Uploading very large files from the Filr Desktop client into Net Folders fails

 

filr-version-thumbnailFilr 1.2 – Hot Patch 2

Download the Hot Patch here and read the information about system requirements, notes and installation carefully:

“This patch should only be applied to a site that is currently on:
Novell Filr Appliance Version: 1.2.0.848

This patch requires that your site is patched with ‘Filr 1.2 – Hot Patch 1‘.
This patch is NOT applicable to the Filr Search or Filr MySQL appliances in a Large Filr deployment.
This patch does NOT resolve the Mac OSX 10.11 (El Capitan) compatibility issue.”

Change Log for Filr 1.2 - Hot Patch 2

TID 7016933 – Mac Desktop client may delete files on backend filesystem

TID 7016642 – Using Save As to upload large files into Filr fails via the Filr Desktop client

TID 7016932 – Pending change: Delete never completes if file was modified locally

TID 7016936 – Unable to start the Mac Desktop client due to missing certificate in Keychain

TID 7016938 – Desktop client stuck while attempting to move folders

TID 7016934 – Dekstop client deletes files if backend filesystem is unreachable

TID 7016935 – Mac Desktop client does not support some special characters

TID 7016643 – Filr Desktop client prompts for password when it loses network connection

TID 7016937 – Desktop client fails to save WordPerfect files when using Save As

TID 7016644 – Uploading very large files from the Filr Desktop client into Net Folders fails

 

As mentioned above, these patches do not resolve the compatibility issue with Mac OSX 10.11 (El Capitan). For more information about this issue read the statement from Filr’s product manager Devadas Kovilakath giving an update on the status of Filr support for Mac OSX 10.11 (El Capitan).

We are looking forward helping you with planning, installing and keeping your Filr installation up to date.