CloudXplorer - explore your cloud storage with ease

CloudXplorer is rich UI client for browsing Windows Azure blob storage.

CloudXplorer

CloudXplorer Release History

08/16/2011 - Version 1.0.4244 (Download)

  • "$logs" container is now displayed in the container list.
  • enabled back/forward navigation using mouse or extended keys.
  • introduced an option of making a snapshot of a blob before overwriting it.
  • added dynamic size calculation for containers and folders.
  • added auto-decompression of gzip-compressed block blobs upon downloading and preview.

05/29/2011 - Version 1.0.4166 (Download)

  • fixed issues when advanced properties were not being changed for single selected blobs.

01/30/2011 - Version 1.0.4047

  • added the ability to define custom content types for blobs.
  • "Advanced properties" dialog will now display combined properties for multiple blobs.

01/16/2011 - Version 1.0.4033

  • fixed program crashes upon failed clipboard operations.

10/9/2010 - Version 1.0.3934

  • fixed issues with duplicate blobs/directories.

9/16/2010 - Version 1.0.3911

  • setting advanced properties on multiple blobs now preserves values that have not been changed.

9/11/2010 - Version 1.0.3906

  • advanced blob properties (Content-Type, Cache-Control etc.) can now be set for multiple blobs at once.
  • fixes issues with blobs that contain special url characters in their name.
  • other minor fixes.

8/15/2010 - Version 1.0.3879

  • fixed bugs that prevented the shared access signatures dialog to show up.
  • fixed issues with application crash when pressing F2/invoking rename command.
  • added Content-Type column to the main view.
  • a proper content-type is now automatically assigned to blobs being uploaded, e.g. text/html, image/png etc. using default system settings.
  • double-clicking a blob will now download and open it using the default application registered for the blob type/extension.

7/31/2010 - Version 1.0.3864

  • tooltips are now being shown for toolbar buttons.

7/11/2010 - Version 1.0.3844

  • auto-resume upload will now reupload the entire file if it has changed since the last block was uploaded.
  • fixed canceling of uploads/downloads, so that no exception message is shown.
  • fixed an issue with shell notifications.

5/30/2010 - Version 1.0.3802

  • fixed a sorting bug introduced in the previos release.
  • minor improvements in the upload process to avoid "Request canceled" messages.

5/9/2010 - Version 1.0.3781

  • fixed a bug where Cache-Control was not being set.
  • added support for .NET 4 framework.
  • other minor fixes.

3/25/2010 - Version 1.0.3736

  • dramatically improved the performance of transmitting page blob data. Only valid page ranges are now being uploaded or downloaded instead of sending the entire blob across the wire. Thus newly created VHD files of any size can be uploaded in seconds, saving you time and bandwidth.
  • snapshot properties are now correctly copied to the target blob when promoting a snapshot.
  • fixed a bug in the service communication layer where continuation tokens were not being sent.
  • (updated) fixed a start-up issue.

3/10/2010 - Version 1.0.3721

  • fixed a page blob upload issue, which increased the size of the blob by 512 bytes.

1/30/2010 - Version 1.0.3682

  • CloudXplorer now works with the local development storage. Simply create a devstorage account with predefined credentials.
  • Properties window now includes the "Url" property (instead of "Location") that can be copied to the clipboard.
  • added a context menu to the shared signatures grid containing a command to copy the selected rows/cells.
  • fixed another crash when a local drive is not readable, not recognized or can't be accessed.
  • fixed timeout issues with slow connections.

1/17/2010 - Version 1.0.3669

  • fixed the problem with listview and treeview keystrokes when in editing mode (pressing Ctrl-C will now correctly copy the name being edited to the clipboard instead of copying the item).
  • updated EULA to reflect that CloudXplorer is free for commercial and non-commercial use.

1/9/2009 - v1.0.3661

  • fixed a crash when a local drive is not readable, not recognized or can't be accessed.

12/13/2009 - v1.0.3634

  • fixed a critical bug introduced in the previous release due to databinding (it manifests itself when you create a new account with an empty display name).

12/12/2009 - v1.0.3633

  • changed the default block size for uploading, downloading and transferring blobs to be 2MB (was 1MB). Thus fewer requests will be issued when working with large files/blobs.
  • added support for custom domains in the account properties.
  • added support for extended blob properties like Content-Type, Content-Encoding, Cache-Control etc.
  • added support for container policies.
  • added support for snapshots (see "Snapshots" tab in the blob properties). You can now create, delete, promote and download snapshots.
  • container properties now show container last modified date and its etag.
  • changed container access control to include mode granular values introduced with the latest Azure SDK (as opposed to "private" and "public" access control earlier).
  • added support for shared access signatures in the blob and container properties. You can associate a signature with a container policy or explicitly specify its permissions and/or expiry date.
  • metadata values can now include non-ascii characters.
  • added navigation breadcrumb bar in the main UI window.

11/08/2009 - v1.0.3599

  • added support for the root container (simply create a container with the name "$root").
  • added auto resume functionality when uploading large files.
  • added a size distribution property sheet for containers and folders.
  • improved drag&drop to use Aero effects on Windows Vista/7.
  • introduced a custom progress dialog with information on upload/download speed and remaining time.
  • fixed an issue with proxy authentication.

09/28/2009 - v1.0.3558

  • Initial release.