QuickMirror version 1.21 (trial shareware)
Copyright (C) 2000 Michael E. Mathews
All Rights Reserved

About QuickMirror
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QuickMirror is a file management utility that transforms a destination
folder into a mirror image of a source folder. Variations of mirroring
are allowed through basic and advanced options. All mirroring actions
can be saved into a log for future review.  A preview command enables
testing mirroring options on the source and destination folders, and
when used with logging, provides a way to see the results of mirroring
beforehand. In short, QuickMirror can be used for many purposes, such
as quick updating of backups, synchronization and mirroring. You can
also use QuickMirror with scheduling utilities (such as the one included
with new versions of Windows) to schedule automatic mirroring at times
you specify.

Supported Platforms
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Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000 (English)

To Install
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Run the setup.exe program. Note that all files listed in the Packing
List below must be in the setup program's directory in their original,
unmodified form for installation to succeed. In Windows 95, Windows
NT 4.0, and above, a shortcut to QuickMirror will placed in the Start
menu.

To Run
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Click the Start button, then click the QuickMirror shortcut. Or click
Start, run, browse to the QuickMirror install folder, then select and run
mirror.exe.

To UnInstall
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Use the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs icon by going to Start,
Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs. Or run the uninstal.exe
program from the installation directory.

License Agreement & Ordering
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To use this program, you must agree to the licensing agreement as given
in the license.txt file. QuickMirror trial shareware is licensed for 21
days. In order to legally continue using QuickMirror after the trial
period is over, you must purchase a registered version. To order a
registered version of QuickMirror, follow the instructions given in the
order.txt file. When you register QuickMirror, you can choose to receive
QuickMirror electronically or to be sent a 3.5 inch floppy disk. In
addition, you may receive free version upgrades via Internet download.

Packing List
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This program is distributed as a total of 8 files:

1) setup.exe (install program),
2) mirror.exe (the QuickMirror program),
3) mirror.hlp (help file),
4) mirror.cnt (help file contents),
5) uninstal.exe (uninstall program),
6) readme.txt (this file you are reading),
7) license.txt (license agreement),
8) order.txt (form to order registered version).

Distribution
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This version of QuickMirror is shareware. You may freely distribute this
version as long as all files listed in the Packing List are included in
their original unmodified format.

Known Limitations
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Mirroring/previewing does not synchronize based on file/folder attributes
nor does it synchronize file/folder attributes unless copying an entire
file. Mirroring/previewing does not synchronize based on Windows NT/2000
security attributes. Options to synchronize file/folder attributes and
Windows NT/2000 security attributes will be added in a future version.

Settings files saved with other QuickMirror versions may be unusable by
QuickMirror version trial shareware. (Registered versions can read
settings files created by earlier versions of QuickMirror, or come
with conversion utilities.)

Future Versions, Contact Information
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As they come available, new trial versions may be found at the
QuickMirror Internet web site, "http://QuickMirror.netfirms.com",
or popular shareware web sites (try searching for "QuickMirror" or look
under categories such as file/disk utilities and tools).

For current information on QuickMirror, visit the QuickMirror Internet
web site at "http://QuickMirror.netfirms.com".

Comments and suggestions for present and future versions of QuickMirror
can be sent to "QuickMirror@hotmail.com" or "QuickMirror@yahoo.com".

History
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Version 1.21 (May 2001)
* allow excluding source files/folders from mirroring, wildcards okay
* added logging of excluded source files/folders
* made log statistics independent of the actions selected to log
* replaced empty From and To locations with <From> and <To> when saving a
  settings file

Version 1.20 (March 2001)
* allow appending to existing log files
* destination folder is created if not already present
* added the '/' character as a valid separator in the command line
  folder listing
* changed settings file structure
* added "disable pause and stop" command line option
* fixed hang when choosing a Location List sort with only one pair
* avoid possible unnecessary replacing of files when the source file
  system is different from the destination file system (for example,
  source is on a NTFS partition, and destination is on a FAT partition)

Version 1.19 (November 2000)
* settings files saved as text-based
* detailed error messages when loading invalid text-based settings files
* allow extra spaces and blank lines in user-created settings files
* added current pair number to progress window

Version 1.18 (October 2000)
* displays current operation and number of files/folders processed on
  progress window
* added ability to read text-based settings files
* added command line option to start minimized

Version 1.17 (June 2000)
* added automatic retry option on Control tab
* added sort option to Locations List window

Version 1.16 (November 1999)
* added listing of from/to pairs, with edit, ordering and add/remove
* added command line option to exit if stop button hit
* removed abort/retry/ignore message when mirroring from a command line
  using a settings file that does not specify a log pathname

Version 1.15 (March 1999)
* allowed multiple folders to be mirrored
* command line options for showing progress window and mirroring results
* fixed bug that caused QuickMirror progress window to hang after stop
  button hit when mirroring the last file
* fixed setup so that it deletes the hidden help file mirror.gid, the
  help file mirror.fst, and the old QuickMirror folder when removing an
  older QuickMirror version and installing to a new folder
* fixed uninstall so that it to deletes the help file mirror.fst and the
  QuickMirror folder

Version 1.14 (November 1998)
* added "What's New" section to QuickMirror Help
* added statistics to log file
* allowed mirroring to CD-ROM drives (due to recordable CDs)
* allowed QuickMirror Setup to remove older QuickMirror versions
* fixed setup error when installing to a new folder on a root drive
* fixed setup error when installing to a system without any previous
  programs to Add/Remove
* fixed uninstall error under Windows NT that caused uninstall to fail

Version 1.13 (October 1998)
* added retry/skip/stop prompting for unlikely failed operations during
  mirroring/previewing which would normally cause mirroring/previewing
  to halt
* fixed bug that caused "Stop" button to act like "Skip" button when
  a failed operation prompt appeared while comparing files by contents
  and previewing
* fixed bug that caused "Skip" button to halt mirroring when a failed
  operation prompt appeared while comparing files by contents
* fixed bug that caused double-clicking a QuickMirror settings file (or
  shortcut to a settings file) to open QuickMirror instead of mirroring
  if the path QuickMirror was installed in did not contain a space
* fixed bug that caused the log file to be placed into the last current
  folder of a drive if the log file was to be placed into the drive's
  root folder

Version 1.12 (September 1998)
* allows changing log file name and location or choosing not to use log
* allows entering multiple QuickMirror settings files as parameters on
  a command line
* fixed incomplete termination bug (where window would close but program
  hung on close, which left Mirror in the task list when Ctrl-Alt-Del is
  hit) when running from command line, or after clicking on the Location
  tab's From/To button multiple times, or opening/saving a settings file

Version 1.11 (August 1998)
* allows deleting files/folders based on options before adding any
  files/folders
* added ability to save/load personalized default settings

Version 1.10 (July 1998)
* added option to pause or stop mirroring, or minimizing the window as
  mirroring takes place
* added options for when failed file/folder operations are encountered

Version 1.01 (April 1998)
* registered QuickMirror file type under Win NT (so double-clicking a
  QuickMirror settings file starts QuickMirror) as in Win 95
* fixed install (setup) program bug that gave message "Can't set
  current folder." under certain circumstances (especially Win NT)
* fixed false nonfatal error message when canceling an "Open" or "Save
  As" dialog box to open or save a mirror settings file (esp. Win NT)
* fixed "Illegal Operation" error when mirroring/previewing AND
  choosing Advanced tab's "For files/folders not found in source" the
  option "copy them to source" AND choosing not to log this event AND
  this condition is met
* fixed "Illegal Operation" error when mirroring AND choosing Basic
  tab's "For files/folders in source not found in destination" the
  option "delete them from source" AND choosing not to log this event
  AND this condition is met

Version 1.0 (March 1998)
* first version of QuickMirror
