CherryTree Portable 0.35.0 Rev 2 has been released. CherryTree is a hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting. This revision corrects a critical error in the 0.35.0 installer that could cause the loss of user data. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.
Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.
Critical Error in 0.35.0
The original 0.35.0 release was accidentally configured to erase the Data directory on upgrade. The consequence of this is that all user data saved to that location will be wiped as soon as CherryTree Portable is upgraded to 0.35.0. If you saved your CherryTree files to your Documents directory or any other location, they will be unaffacted and only your CherryTree settings will be reset. But if you saved your database(s) to CherryTreePortable\Data, they were lost. Today's 0.35.0 Rev 2 release corrects the error in the installer but it will not retrieve any lost data. It does not matter whether or not you ran the 0.35.0 release, the upgrade itself removed the Data directory.
If your Data directory was wiped, the best thing to do is restore from a recent backup you made yourself or via the PortableApps.com Platform. If using the PA.c Platform's backup of app data or full drive, you can open the zip or 7z file in an app like 7-Zip Portable and retrieve the files in your PortableApps\CherryTreePortable\Data directory and place them in the directory on your drive.
If you do not have a recent backup, you may be able to recover the files using a data recovery utility. In this case, you should stop using the drive immediately as every new file written to it could overwrite your deleted data and make it impossible to recover. Install something like Wise Data Recovery Portable to another drive and run it. As you run the app, you'll be looking for your .ctb files as those will contain your data. Hopefully they will still be recoverable.
Our sincere apologies on this issue. We are taking steps to ensure that this does not occur again.
Features
CherryTree is a full-featured hierarchical outliner and organizer with support for rich text, images, syntax highlighting, lists, basic tables, save to PDF, export to HTML and text, password protection and lots more.
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PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format
CherryTree Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Platform including the Menu and Backup Utility.
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CherryTree Portable is available for immediate download from the CherryTree Portable homepage. Get it today!
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Comments
Downloaded Copy is Not Valid and Cannot be Installed
This is the error message I get when I attempt to update from Apps -> Check For Updates. It attempts to download the file twice and then throws the error message. All other updates download and install correctly.
Fixed
The MD5 was wrong, sorry about that.
Cannot handle file parameter in W7
In Windows 7 (Norwegian), CherryTree seems to ignore any file parameter, and the the program opens empty (dragging a valid ctd file to
CherrytreePortable.exe via desktop link).
On that specific computer, only the CherryTree program does ignore file path parameters.
However, in Windows XP (English), passing a ctd file to CherryTree the same way does work.