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Beta 1 to be handed out within the next few days

March 26, 2012
by Eaton
UPDATE: Delayed to improve STFS code considerably. Work on the first beta has nearly been completed. Customers who have displayed an extended interest in helping make FATXplorer better (hint: testing the v2.0 RC) will be messaged within the coming days. Please keep an eye out for a message! I am [...]

Time for testing

March 17, 2012
by Eaton
v2.5 of FATXplorer is almost here. It is bigger than ever, meaning there is more room for problems. As 1 developer, it is difficult to find every single problem by myself. Help make the v2.5 release the biggest and best release ever by volunteering to test. To volunteer, please post a message in [...]

2.0.6 now available!

February 15, 2012
by Eaton
2.0.6 is now rolling out. This update fixes the last of the reported bugs and issues. To obtain this update, simply Check for Updates in FATXplorer or redownload. Fixes -FATXplorer wasn’t working with 20 GB HDDs. It is unknown how long this issue has been hidden between versions. If your [...]

Testers needed with OEM hard-drives

February 8, 2012
by Eaton
Testing completed, update coming within the next few days. I am testing out some new partition code and I want to make sure it will work with OEM drives before I push out an update. By OEM drives, I mean a drive that is genuine and recognizable by a retail system. Basically, a drive with a valid [...]

1/25 Update

January 25, 2012
by Eaton
I have been working with USB devices a little more. 16 GB+ sizes is already great, but there were a few things I still wanted to try: -USB Extender : if you have an external HDD with existing content storage and have a lot of space still available, FATXplorer’s USB extension tool will allow you to [...]

2.0.5 now available!

January 21, 2012
by Eaton
2.0.5 is now rolling out. This update fixes all known bugs that have been reported since 2.0.4. As well as a few tweaks, see below. To obtain this update, simply Check for Updates in FATXplorer or redownload. Fixes -Fixed an issue when loading folders with obscure file names inside. -Fixed a [...]

[Breakthrough] Introducing larger and smaller USB devices

January 16, 2012
by Eaton
**NOTICE: This feature is unreleased and is NOT a part of the current 2.0.x version. It will be a FATXplorer v2.5 feature.*** Now here is something to really look forward to in FATXplorer v2.5: a USB formatter! Working with Xbox 360 USB devices is much harder than working with HDDs and MUs. There [...]

FATXplorer 2.5 to feature automatic file repair

January 15, 2012
by Eaton
Some of you may have run into errors like “file.txt does not have the appropriate amount of clusters” or “file.txt has no end marker” or “file.txt has an unused cluster”. Starting in 2.5, you will no longer get these errors. FATXplorer has been updated to automatically fix these problems as they [...]

2011 sets, FATXplorer 2.5 on the horizon

December 31, 2011
by Eaton
Last year around this time, I made a goal to get v2.0 out at some point. That goal was reached and I couldn’t have been happier with the results. For 2012 the goal is similar: to finish the features I have been planning for so long. I have been hard at work on v2.5 over my winter break. The main [...]

Merry Christmas from FATXplorer!

December 24, 2011
by Eaton
I am sure most of you have discovered the little Easter egg I put in when you boot the app. (: I hope you guys have a great and merry Christmas! My break recently started and I have been working on the next major update. I am not quite ready to reveal it, but.. I know I have said this before, but [...]
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