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Déjà Vu 4.1.1 (Lion)
  • General fixes and improvements for remote backups
  • Minor Auto-Connect improvements
  • We now enable ownership on a given destination volume only if ownership is currently enabled on the corresponding source volume.
  • Fixed a regression which was causing ownership to be enabled more than once per volume.
  • Disable UI when a backup is in progress.
Déjà Vu 4.1 (Lion)
  • We now dynamically adjust which file attributes are preserved based on what is supported by the given filesystems.
  • You can now backup to a combination of local and remote volumes within the same backup. The "Remote backup" option has been removed. It is now auto-detected.
  • Redesigned the General options tab to make all options visible at a glance. Safety Net is now included in the General tab, and the Safety Net tab has been removed.
  • Added a new option in the General tab to "Repair disk integrity". Local disks will be repaired if possible before the backup begins. (The startup disk can only be verified while it is running.) Be aware that when verifying the startup disk, your computer may become slow and unresponsive for a few minutes until the verification process finishes.
  • Auto-Connect will now accept just a server name (like "servername.local") or an IP address in the "Server" field. AFP is used if no protocol is specified.
  • Auto-Connect will now accept long user names ("Andy Hertzfeld") or short user names ("andy") in the "Name" field.
  • Fix for Auto-Connect "Connect" button crashing System Preferences if the remote volume name contained spaces.
  • Certain errors (i.e. "disk unavailable") were being missed because the backup script was exiting before the status menu item was being launched.
  • Updated Italian localization.
  • Updated English documentation.
Déjà Vu 4.0 (Lion)
  • This is a major upgrade which provides compatibility with Mac OS X Lion. Although there are few visible changes in this release, we have completely replaced Deja Vu's backup "engine" for increased speed and fidelity, and to lay a foundation for future improvements.
  • The "View Log" buttons will now show only a summary and a list of errors if any were detected. A "Show Details" button has been added to the log sheet which will open the full log in Console.
  • When "Show Details" is selected from the Deja Vu menu bar icon while a backup is in progress, we now explicitly open Console rather than trust the system to do it.
  • If you are using Auto-Connect, you may need to re-enter your server password in Options > Auto-Connect.
  • Updated documentation.
Déjà Vu 3.7.6 (Snow Leopard) and Deja Vu 3.5.5 (Leopard)
  • Fix for backup completed notifications being displayed at inappropriate times. This was most notably happening when regular system maintenance tasks were being performed.
Déjà Vu 3.7.5 (Snow Leopard) and Deja Vu 3.5.4 (Leopard)
  • Fixed a bug in creating the initial preferences file.
  • Updated uninstaller to include /var/db/receipts.
Déjà Vu 3.7.4 (Snow Leopard) and Deja Vu 3.5.3 (Leopard)
  • Some people were getting multiple backup completed notifications.
  • Fixed a Safety Net archiving error when backing up the startup disk.
Déjà Vu 3.7.3 (Snow Leopard)
  • Improved speed when comparing source and destination to determine which items need to be copied.
  • Auto-Connect will now make four attempts to mount the remote volume with increasing delays between retries.
  • Refinements to enabling ownership on the backup volume. The log will now suggest how to resolve an "Unable to enable ownership" problem. Additionally, this is now only considered an error when backing up a system disk. This means that backups to MS-DOS (FAT) formatted volumes, for example, will be able to succeed with only a warning.
Déjà Vu 3.7.3 (Snow Leopard) and 3.5.2 (Leopard)
  • The Deja Vu menu bar app was not launching during backups for some people, and as a result, they were not getting backup completed notifications.
  • Safety Net previously would not archive files if an entire disk was selected as the backup source. Now it will.
  • Added the ability to exclude certain items from being archived by Safety Net. More details can be found here: About Safety Net
Déjà Vu 3.7.2 (Snow Leopard) and 3.5.1 (Leopard)
  • Fix for files over 4.29 GB being copied every time.
  • Deja Vu's trial period is now reset when a newer version is installed.
  • We now do a better job of cleaning up child processes if a backup is stopped by the user.
  • If Safety Net is enabled, the backup log will show the number of files that were archived.
  • Improved ownership enabling on the destination volume.
  • Fixed a problem where the Deja Vu menu bar app was not always being run as the user, which in some cases prevented preferences from being restored properly if the "Open Deja Vu" button was clicked at the end of a scheduled backup.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
Déjà Vu 3.7.1 (Snow Leopard)
  • The new Auto-Connect system was not working for normal (non-admin) users.
  • People who had configured Auto-Connect with Deja Vu 3.6 or earlier were getting an error during backup unless they had gone into Options and clicked "OK" since updating to Deja Vu 3.7. It should no longer be necessary to do this.
Déjà Vu 3.7 (Snow Leopard)
  • Fixed Auto-Connect failing for scheduled remote backups. This involved an almost complete rewrite of Deja Vu's Auto-Connect subsystem. To take advantage of this fix, simply go into Deja Vu's Options, verify your Auto-Connect settings and click 'OK'.
  • Added a hidden preference named 'HideAutoConnectedVolumes' which controls whether or not remote volumes mounted by Auto-Connect are visible in the Finder. The default value is false (not hidden). The motivation for hiding a remote volume is that a backup is being performed and the destination should be left alone to ensure its successful completion (and since Deja Vu will unmount the volume when it finishes anyway).

    To set this preference to true, quit Deja Vu (System Preferences), then enter this command in a Terminal window:

    defaults write com.propaganda.DejaVuPref HideAutoConnectedVolumes -bool true

    If you have any scheduled backups, open Deja Vu and then quit it to apply the change.

    To change this preference back to false, quit Deja Vu (System Preferences), then enter this command in a Terminal window:

    defaults write com.propaganda.DejaVuPref HideAutoConnectedVolumes -bool false

    If you have any scheduled backups, open Deja Vu and then quit it to apply the change.
  • Improved the verification of source and destination disk availability. (It was producing an erroneous "Disk not available" error for disk names containing certain characters.)
Déjà Vu 3.7 (Snow Leopard) and 3.5 (Leopard)
  • Scheduled backups can now be delayed while certain apps are open. There is no UI for this feature yet. Until there is, edit the file "/Library/Application Support/Deja Vu/priority_apps.txt", and make a list of the names of your "priority" applications--one per line. The list is case-insensitive, and it will do partial matches (e.g. "logic" will work as well as "Logic Pro"). Deja Vu will wait silently in the background for up to 12 hours while any of your priority apps are running. After 12 hours, the backup will proceed.
  • Improved Auto-Connect by adding "NetAuthAgent" to the list of trusted apps when creating the Deja Vu Auto-Connect key in the keychain. If you perform remote backups, this change should prevent the system from prompting you at backup time. To take advantage of this fix, simply go into Deja Vu's Options and click 'OK'. Assuming Auto-Connect is enabled, a new and improved key will be created in your keychain.
  • Backup items in the "What" and "Where" columns will now display a small warning icon if the path to that item cannot be found. (Previously, a generic document icon was displayed.)
  • It is no longer possible to select either the current startup disk ("/") or anywhere inside "/System" as a destination path.
  • Fixed a bug which prevented certain errors from being reported.
  • Improved the software update mechanism so that you will be notified of newer versions that are specific to your system. Previously, if a person was running Leopard, they would be notified whenever a newer version was available, even if it was a Snow Leopard-only release and did not apply to them. It should be less confusing now.
  • Added an uninstaller.
Déjà Vu 3.3.3 (Tiger)
  • Fixed a bug which prevented certain errors from being reported.

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