Changelog

 

1.11.4 (2026-05-21)

Fixed

• Fixed a rare edge case where stub files could no longer correctly resolve the corresponding archived content in Azure Blob Storage. 
  
  
  
  
  

1.11.3 (2026-05-07)

New

• Added a SharePoint extension (SPFx) that introduces a "Restore" option in the right-click context menu of document libraries, and a button next to the file name, allowing users to restore archived files directly from SharePoint. This works independently of the File Handler and provides an alternative restore path. 
• The SharePoint extension can be deployed and updated directly from the ShArc web interface.
• The Server Info page displays the current extension version and deployment status, and provides a one-click deployment option.
  
  

Find more information about all options for end-user restores here

 Fixed

 

• Files in folders containing certain Unicode characters (e.g. Japanese ideographic spaces) could fail during archiving with a "File Not Found" error.
• Video files could require an additional click to be restored instead of being restored via the one-click experience.

 

 

1.10.0 (2026-04-17)

Fixed

• Files and folders containing single quotes (apostrophes) in their names could fail or behave inconsistently during SharePoint operations. 
• Restoring a file to unsupported SharePoint libraries (e.g. internal libraries or libraries with content approval enabled) could fail during execution instead of providing a clear validation error upfront.

 Changed

 

• Cleanup could repeatedly retry processing the same files without stopping, leading to unnecessary retries and increased logging volume. A configurable maximum number of retry attempts (default: 10) has now been introduced to prevent this behavior.

 

1.9.1 (2026-04-07)

 New

• Added support for archiving and restoring file versions.

 Fixed

• Restoring very large files could fail under certain conditions.
• Files could get stuck during processing and were incorrectly reported as "Already in progress".
   

 1.8.2 (2026-02-09)

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where some SharePoint sites were not detected correctly during offloads.
  
  
  
  

1.7.3 (2026-01-28)

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where, in rare cases, the configured service account was unintentionally replaced by the currently logged-in admin user after logging into the web interface.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the admin promotion job from starting due to an invalid internal scheduling parameter.
  
  

Changed

• The currently logged-in user is now displayed on the Info (“i”) page, improving transparency for administrators working with multiple accounts.
• Administrators can now change the configured service account directly in the Settings, without requiring manual intervention or reconfiguration for improved service account management.
• File extension matching is now case-insensitive. Previously, only uppercase file extensions were recognized.
  
  

1.6.3 (2026-01-05)

Fixed

• In rare cases the files progress bar spinned indefinitely although the job was completed.

New

• Policy Offloads can now be scheduled to run automatically. By default, the next run will be started 7 days after the last run ends.
• Libraries that have Content Approval enabled, are skipped for offloads and restores.
• Files that cannot be successfully processed (i.e. due to crashes and server restarts) are now tracked and picked up by a CleanUp background process later.

1.5.1 (2025-12-01)

Fixed

• In rare cases, the policy simulation or offload was aborted with an unexpected error regarding a missing "lastRow" field.

1.5.0 (2025-11-27)

New

• Offloads can now be configured to include or exclude specific file extensions.

Fixed

• On some libraries, ShArc did not find any files.

1.4.3 (2025-11-04)

Changed

• Improved shutdown logic.

1.3.1 (2025-10-07)

Added

• Onloads and restores can now be simulated to determine the exact amount of files and the affected size.
• Job reporting to get detailed results based on each library. Details
• Direct access to the job history.

Fixed

• The estimation did not show the total file file count with all excluded files.
• In some cases restoring a single file as a non-admin user would show "Access Denied"
• Old files that were recently moved into a new location were not picked up as offloadable
• In some cases, starting an offload for a non-existing folder or library could lead to an offload of the parent library/site

1.2.0 (2025-08-21)

Added

• You can now define inclusion and exclusion policies to specify different offload criteria for different parts of your SharePoint environment. All URLs within a defined path automatically inherit the closest matching policy or exclusion. For more details, check the newly added "Policies" page in ShArc.
• The "Progress" page now shows your estimated annual saving for each offload. By default, this uses average pricing, but can be customized in the ShArc settings.

Changed

• Re-design of the "Progress" page to support the new policies feature.

1.1.0 (2025-07-17)

Added

• The rollback procedure has been improved to minimize the possibility of data loss in case of errors

Fixed

• An error during an offload or restore could cause the job to become unresponsive

1.0.0 (2025-05-25)

Added

• Stub files now contain an SHA256 hash to make sure they cannot be manipulated to access another file
• It is now possible to get notified through Azure Alerts about certain ShArc events. Details

Changed

• The way HTTP connections are re-used has been changed, which may solve the occasional "Gateway Timeout" error

Fixed

• In rare cases, the values for "Modified By" and "Modified Date" in SharePoint libraries would not be maintained and instead overwritten by the current time and the ShArc service account. A retry mechanism prevents that from happening now.

0.4.17

Fixed

• Internal fields like modified date, author and file type were not be reliably updated, which could lead to invalid .sharc files

Added

• The original author and modified values of offloaded files are now retained as metadata on the blob

0.4.16

Fixed

• Occasionally SharePoint would not update the file type after the file extension was changed. The file type is now explicitly updated
• If an error occurred during the signin process, the application crashed

0.4.15

Added

• Cancellation of offloads and mass restores is now possible
• Improved log analytics logging now allows to create job statistics and job detail reports
• A server information page has been added that shows the product version and general hints

Changed

• The stub file format was changed from .url to .sharc to enable copying and moving of stub files
• Offloaded files now have a new icon, making it easier to identify them as ShArc stub files
• Error messages have been improved

Fixed

• Onloading moved or copied files restores into the correct location
• The progess bar sometimes indicated a progress greater than 100%
• Modification date and editor are now preserved in almost all cases
• Restoring big files no longer leads to "Write buffering" errors
• Special characters in the file name (i.e. #) led to issues during user onload

0.3.26

Added

• Video files are now supported
• The offload preview now includes additional details about the approximate total size and number of scanned libraries/sites, complementing the previously available estimated size and number of items to be offloaded

Fixed

• After a restore, the progress screen showed the wrong amount of total restored file sizes
• Moving a stub file to another library led to an error during onload

0.2.3

Fixed

• If a file onload failed, it remained in the faulted state and couldn't be retried

0.2.1

Fixed

• Files with special characters produced an error when offloading
• Subsites were not being offloaded

0.2.0

Changed

• Stabilizing and optimization for large amounts of files

0.1.0

• Initial release