Toucan 1.2.1 Released

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Submitted by Steve Lamerton on February 11, 2008 - 12:29pm

Toucan logoToucan 1.2.1 has been released. Toucan is a tool for advanced users that allows you to sync, backup and secure files on your device. This new version includes several bug fixes and security enhancements and all users are encouraged to upgrade. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format for easy use from any portable device and integration with the PortableApps.com Suite. And it's open source and completely free.

Read on for more details...

Features

Toucan Screenshot Toucan is a small utility allowing you to synchronise, backup and secure your data with more options than the built in suite utilities. Its features include:

  • Four synchronization modes, copy, update, mirror and equalize.
  • Four backup modes, complete, update, incremental and restore, in industry standard zip and 7-zip files
  • Encryption using ccrypt and the BURP updated blowfish algorithm.
  • Command line support, allows you to create a batch file for repeated jobs

New In This Release

This new release includes fixes for the zip failure bug and a few other issues. It also features enhancements to the command line and exclusion systems. This release also features new Dutch translations.

PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format

Toucan is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Suite including the Menu and Backup Utility.

Download

Toucan is available for immediate download from the Toucan homepage. Get it today!

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Comments

MarkoMLM's picture

But there was a little fault in the appinfo.ini of the last version Smile
'cause PackageVersion was 1.2.1.0 in the last version too Wink

German page is up to date now.

Regards
Marko

Paid for Software more or less?
What You need is OSS!

Toucan is very processor intensive, on encryption. It works Ok on an individual file level, but on a folder with 183mb of a good mixture of file extensions (.txt, .doc, .exe, .cab, .zip, .msi, .wmv, etc.), it sucked up 98% average processor time for about 5 minutes before it froze up. I was using it on a Dell XPS with a 2ghz Intel Centrino. It does a lot, but does it do it efficiently? I mean its only using rijendael, or blowfish to encrypt. Good algorithms, but known for speed. I wouldn't trust this on folder encryption but maybe individual file encryption it would be ok for. For now, I will probably stick to ozSync for Sync/ Backup/ Encrypted Backup, TrueCrypt for Folder level Encryption, and Challenger and Omziff for file level encryption. Nice idea to combine all in one app, but Toucan is not there yet.