FileScout, a file management application for BlackBerry, has been updated to version 1.5.0.0 with a bunch of new features as well as some bug fixes.

What’s new?

• Display of thumbnails in search result (if thumbnail display is enabled and images are in the ‘FileScout Image Cache’)
• Thumbnail-Options: New Button to generate all all thumbnails for all images on your device (incl. the SDCard) – this operation can take a while till it’s completed – please be patient!
• When resizing images to device resolution size you can now select to keep the aspect ratio of the original image. If this option is selected, then FileScout will cut (left & right or top & bottom) of the image so that it will fit to your device screen resolution.
• UserDefined resolution (image resizing) can be now be max 9999 pixel [but it's recommended not use more then 1200px]
• Support for DesktopManager Backup & Restore (FileScout settings)
• A ” in the Screen Title indicating that the background threads (required for Search and other extended features) are still running (after FileScout is started) – once the threads are completed the ” will disappear.
• Integration in the RIMs FileExplorer Application: a ‘Explore with FileScout’ MenuItem is added

What’s fixed?

• Search files in the current Directory only function fixed to be usable multiple times
• Potential OutOfMemeory Error during start of FileScout (when the thumbnail store is getting too large)
• Accessing OS5 System Folder for Bold, Bold2, Storm and Storm2

To download FileScout OTA click here or visit the emacberry.com page for more info and a desktop download. This software is available as donationware and without limitations so if you find it useful consider sending a donation to the developer, Matthias.

Matthias let me know that he has updated his popular and extremely useful FileScout application for BlackBerry to v1.4.1.0.

As a reminder, FileScout is a donationware file system browser that allows you to create directories, copy, move, rename, or delete files, open media files, zip or unzip files and much more.

To download FileScout OTA click here or visit the emacberry.com page for more info and a desktop download link. To see what’s new or what was fixed up to v1.4.1.0 check out the changelog after the jump.

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Matthias from emacberry.com let me know that he has updated FileScout, a donationware file manager application for BlackBerry.

Formerly known as BBFileScout, FileScout is an application that allows you to do more with your files than the default BlackBerry file explorer. You can do things like resize and rotate images, see hidden files, create/copy/edit/move files and directories, delete pre-installed content, zip and unzip files and lots more. Version 1.3 brings with it some great features including the ability to email multiple files and whole directories (up to carrier limit). The full changelog viewed here, or see what’s new in version 1.3 after the jump.

To download FileScout OTA click here or visit the emacberry.com page for more info and a desktop download link.

Note: If you have BBFileScout installed [before the Application name change Version 1.2.0.0] you have to uninstall it first in order to use FileScout v1.3.0.0.

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Matthias let me know that he has updated his donationware file manager application to version 1.2.0.0 and that it is now known as FileScout.

What’s new?

• ‘BBFileScout’ is now called ‘FileScout’
  The double ‘BB’ was removed from the application name cause of legal concerns – actually this change requires, that you have to delete your current BBFileScout installation [Options - Advanced Options - Applications] (reboot might be required) before you can install FileScout v1.2.0.0. I am sorry for this inconvenience.
• New Option: ‘Check for Updates’ – allows you directly from FileScout to check, if a new Version of the application is available.
• Renamed ‘Stack’ to ‘vClipboard’ in the hope that this is easier to understand for most of the users how copy and move operations can be performed.
• New “Search for text” function in the integrated text editor (incl. “Find next” function and case sensitive/case insensitive switch)
• New keyboard shortcut: + (M)odify Image
• New Thumbnail Option: ‘Do not try to reload broken images’ – when you have specified a ‘Thumbnail-Store Directory’ FileScout can also store the information about broken images – so the next time folders with broken images are opened there will be no warning message for the same files again.
• If ‘Confirm Delete of files & directories’ is enabled, and you want to delete multiple files you have a new checkbox in the confirm dialogue: ‘Do not ask again for this selection?’ – once this is checked, all files of the selection will be deleted without additional confirmation.

What’s fixed?

• Loading of folders containing more then 1000 files now much faster (again) – progress bar updating fixed

FileScout will work with any BlackBerry running OS 4.3 and higher except for the Pearl Flip series. To download FileScout OTA click here or visit the emacberry.com page for more info and a desktop download link.

Note: If you already have BBFileScout installed you must uninstall it before downloading the new version of FileScout.

* UPDATE Matthias has updated BBFileScout to version 1.1.0.1

Since I received user feedback that there is additionally the need for a user defined resolution setting in the new “Image Resize” function, I just have integrated this feature into BBFileScout. In the new ‘Image Option’ section you have an additional entry in the ‘target resolution’ called ‘user defined’.

If you downloaded version 1.1 please redownload BBFileScout below. *

Matthias let me know that he has updated his BBFileScout BlackBerry application from version 1.0 to version 1.1.

New functions include the ability to resize images to a user selected resolution ranging from 1200px, 1024px, 800px, 640px and the device’s resolution. There is also an option to show favorites at startup and URLs in the BBFileScout “About” screen will now bring you to the site.

BBFileScout is offered “free” as Donationware, which means the version available for download is fully functional with no limitations but the developer is asking for donations to help upkeep the development of the application. BBFileScout is available for all BlackBerrys on OS 4.3 and higher.

• Download OTA: BBFileScout
• Info: BBFileScout Homepage (ZIP available for desktop installation)
  
• How To:
  • Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data
  • Install Applications and Themes via Desktop Manager

View the detailed changelog after the jump.

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The last time I mentioned BBFileScout it was at version 0.6.9. Matthias let me know that he has released version 1.0 with many bug fixes and new features according to user feedback.

Just to clarify, BBFileScout is offered “free” as Donationware, which means the version available for download is fully functional with no limitations but the developer is asking for donations to help upkeep the development of the application. BBFileScout is available for all BlackBerrys on OS 4.3 and higher.

• Download OTA: BBFileScout
• Info: BBFileScout Homepage (ZIP available for desktop installation)
  
• How To:
  • Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data
  • Install Applications and Themes via Desktop Manager

BBFileScout is one of those must have applications for anyone that actively uses their BlackBerry with various file types. Check out a full list of features and the changelog since version 0.6.9 after the jump.

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