# Changelog
Build: v0.9.26.300
Date: 27/10/2026

All notable changes to the **BudgieBackup** suite are documented in this file.

Budgie Backup Suite: CreateBudgieBackupFile, RunBudgieBackupFile, BudgieBackupSysTray, BudgieBackupUpdater, BudgieBackupSync and BudgieBackupScreenSaver

The suite is currently in **pre-1.0 alpha**. All apps share a single version number. Entries dated before the current
release are grouped development milestones rather than individually shipped versions.

## All (CreateBudgieBackupFile, RunBudgieBackupFile, BudgieBackupSysTray, BudgieBackupUpdater, BudgieBackupSync, Budgie Backup.scr, Budgie Backup 3D.scr, Installer) ----------------
 - v0.9.26.300 Updated to Wix MSI Installer (not NSIS)
 - v0.9.26.300 Alpha Build Expiry Update 1/1/2027
 - v0.9.26.288 Changed buymeacoffee link form https://buymeacoffee.com/budgiebackup to https://buymeacoffee.com/fearby
 - v0.9.26.279 New: Budgie Backup 3D.scr, a second screen saver that shows your drives on a 3D stage. It installs beside Budgie Backup.scr
               with its own tick box (ticked by default) and is updated with the rest of the suite.
 - v0.9.26.273 Bug reports: at most one report an hour can be sent from a PC, across all the Budgie Backup apps. If you try sooner the
               report is not sent and nothing you typed is lost - the message says when you can send it. Only a report that was
               actually delivered starts the hour.
 - v0.9.26.273 Bug reports and alpha tester sign-ups are now rate limited on the server too, so repeated or automated submissions are
               turned away there even if the limit in the app is bypassed.
 - v0.9.26.272 7-Zip (7z.dll) and SevenZipSharp are no longer installed. Nothing ever used them - backups are standard .zip files, and split
               .zip.001 volumes still open in 7-Zip if you have it installed yourself. Updating removes the old 7z.dll.
 - v0.9.26.272 Alpha testers: update ALL the apps at the same time. FormatVersion 17 backup files cannot be opened by older apps.
 - v0.9.26.272 Alpha expiry extended to 15 November 2026 (CreateBudgieBackupFile and RunBudgieBackupFile).
 - v0.9.26.272 Terms of Service and Disclaimer refreshed (legal review): trademarks of others and non-affiliation are now stated, referral links are disclosed,
               your Australian Consumer Law rights are preserved, the governing law is New South Wales, the alpha tester deal is spelled out, the privacy
               wording is corrected (only the bug-report email and alpha sign-up details are ever sent), and a new Section 24 covers ownership and licence.
 - v0.9.26.272 third_party_licences.txt now carries the full MIT and Apache 2.0 licence texts and a trademarks notice. privacy.txt names who is responsible and no longer mentions 7-Zip.
 - v0.9.26.272 Terms updated again: the alpha tester programme no longer mentions a licence, Backblaze referral credits are stated plainly, the
               antillescoffee.com link is declared as a personal thank-you (no benefit), and alpha registrations are deleted by 31 December 2026.
 - v0.9.26.272 Copyright in every program's file properties (and the installer's) now reads "Copyright (c) 2026 Simon Fearby".
 - v0.9.26.271 New backup folder layout for the folders and files you add yourself (Fav Folders, Fav Files, "Add a folder", "Add a file"):
               each drive gets one folder named after its letter and label, with the full original path inside, e.g.
               FAVFOLDER_C_Windows11\_BB_Backup_This and FAVFILE_D_MP600_1TB_SIMON\AI\yolov5\requirements.txt.
               No more _BB_Backup_This_2, _3 ... in the top of the backup, and no top-level "Files" folder.
 - v0.9.26.271 Budgie Backup files move to "FormatVersion": 17. Older apps refuse to open them rather than writing the old layout.
 - v0.9.26.271 Alpha testers: backups made before this change keep the old layout and are not reorganised. Start a new backup folder
               after updating, otherwise the old folders stay beside the new ones.
 - v0.9.26.266 Further Security review of all six apps (defensive hardening, see each app below).
 - v0.9.26.266 Built-in web servers (Remote Monitor in RunBudgieBackupFile and BudgieBackupSync, Phone Upload in the tray app) are now
               local-network only: they never listen on an internet-routable address, only accept connections from this PC's own
               subnet or the PC itself, and their firewall rules are limited to "local subnet".
 - v0.9.26.266 Remote Monitor code (PIN) is now stored encrypted (DPAPI, this Windows user only) instead of as plain text in the registry.
 - v0.9.26.266 Files, folders and web links opened from an administrator app now open at normal user level (never with admin rights).
 - v0.9.26.263 Retina Mac Updates (Bug Report Forms Reduced in size to fit the screen)
 - v0.9.26.262 Updated all (except Screen Saver) Bug Report screens (GDRP), No forced email, better notiifications, no screenshots attached by default, you can 
               can edit the text data before being sent,
 - v0.9.26.262 Bug reports are now encrypted on your PC before they are sent, The report is encrypted with AES-256-GCM (NIST SP 800-38D) under a fresh 256-bit key 
               generated from the operating system's CSPRNG for that one report. That key is then wrapped with RSA-4096 using RSAES-OAEP with SHA-256 (PKCS #1 
               v2.2 / RFC 8017). Only the public half of the key pair is built into the apps - a public key can lock but never unlock, so even complete 
               possession of the executable gives no ability to read any report, including reports already uploaded. The private key exists on one machine (off
               the internet) and is never shipped, installed or committed. Encrypted but reports are only stored online for hours then talen offline.
 - v0.9.26.262 GDPR concerns this addresses. Bug reports can contain personal data - logs, screenshots, and an email address if one is given. Encrypting them 
               is an appropriate technical measure under Art. 32(1)(a) and supports the integrity-and-confidentiality principle in Art. 5(1)(f). Because 
               encryption happens on the user's own machine before upload, the contents are unreadable to the transport and storage providers as well, limiting 
               sub-processor exposure.
 - v0.9.26.262 Supplying an email is now optional; an untouched placeholder is no longer recorded or transmitted as though it were a real address; and the 
               address is no longer written into the verbose log, An email address is personal data and was the only such data the application stored at rest. 
               Encrypting it is a technical measure under Art. 32(1)(a), and making it optional serves data minimisation under Art. 5(1)(c). The scope matters: 
               a copy of the registry hive taken off the machine - in a backup, a disk image, a roaming profile, or by another user account - can no 
               longer be decrypted.
 - v0.9.26.262 Removed "Include other recent log files from this session", 
 - v0.9.26.257 Testing non 100% Font Scaling and Text Size (More Tweaks)
 - v0.9.26.253 Testing non 100% Font Scaling and Text Size
 - v0.9.26.252 Bug report "App version" fixed.
 - v0.9.26.252 Internal Documentation Changes
 - v0.9.26.249 Security review across all six apps, covering credential handling, logging, the update chain and the bug-report upload path.
 - v0.9.26.249 Added a privacy statement (privacy.txt) setting out what leaves your PC, what never does, and how long a submitted bug report is kept.
 - v0.9.26.249 Added a third-party licences document (third_party_licences.txt) naming every bundled component, its licence, and where to get its source.
 - v0.9.26.249 Documentation refresh: the disclaimer now points at budgiebackup.com for updates and downloads, typos fixed throughout, and known_bugs.txt reports no open issues.
 - v0.9.26.248 Buy Me a Coffee link on the last page of the installer.
 - v0.9.26.248 Updated Alpha Expiry to 31 October 2026
 - v0.9.26.248 On an Uncaught Exception start a Bug Report
 - v0.9.26.248 Digital Signing on all Apps during the build
 - v0.9.26.247 Bug Fixes
 - v0.9.26.247 More Automated Test Cases
 - v0.9.26.247 Code Review.
 - v0.9.26.243 Optimised the build process.
 - v0.9.26.243 Tightened nullable code paths.
 - v0.9.26.243 Launched https://budgiebackup.com as the new public site; https://fearby.com/utilities/budgiebackup/ continues to serve back-end/API purposes.
 - v0.9.26.243 Renamed documentation files to lowercase, space-free names (change_log.txt, disclaimer.txt, features.txt, known_bugs.txt, readme.txt, roadmap.txt).
 - v0.9.26.x Improved the disclaimer: added a new section on reasonable software-engineering diligence and the assumption that the user's own machine (hardware, OS, drivers, other running software) is in proper working order, extending the existing drive/MTBF disclaimer to the whole system.
 - v0.9.26.x Resolved an issue where the framework-dependent executables (those relying on the shared .NET runtime) were not loading after setup.
 - v0.9.26.x Added over 1,200 unit tests across the apps, to make each sprint's changes more robust.
 - v0.9.26.x Reduced executable build sizes.
 - v0.9.26.x Removed RunBudgieBackup.exe, replaced by RunBudgieBackupFile.exe (its updated successor).
 - v0.9.26.x Improved the disclaimer.
 - v0.9.26.x Added BudgieBackupSync, to sync a local Budgie Backup to a Backblaze B2 bucket.
 - v0.9.26.x Build 0.9.26.229 (x5).
 - v0.9.26.x Added the ability to view the change log from the internet in the Updater before committing to an update.
 - v0.9.26.x Back-end build/project optimisations.
 - v0.9.26.x Build 0.9.26.228.
 - v0.9.26.x Added Windows Event Log entries (with an opt-out) to all bug reports.
 - v0.9.26.x Added success/error dialog text to the Event Log entries included in bug reports.
 - v0.9.26.x Changed the version scheme from Major.Minor.Year.Week (e.g. 0.9.26.33) to Major.Minor.Year.DayOfYear (e.g. 0.9.26.133), to allow more builds to be deployed.
 - v0.9.26.x All thumbs-down/debug buttons now show the tooltip "Report a problem or send feedback".
 - v0.9.26.x Main UI components now show tooltip help.
 - v0.9.26.x Standardised event logging across all apps.
 - v0.9.26.x Better global exception/error handling.
 - v0.9.26.x Clears old debug logs on startup.
 - v0.9.26.x Improved the UI while submitting bug reports.
 - v0.9.26.x Debug files are now moved inside the debug zip once finished.
 - v0.9.26.x Added bug reporting to all apps.
 - v0.9.26.x Added command-line arguments to all apps.
 - v0.9.26.x Added the command-line parameter /DEBUG:NOLOG, to disable logging:
      Default        = logging on
      /DEBUG:NOLOG   = logging off
      /DEBUG         = logging off
      /DEBUG:LOG     = logging on
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed an exception in log-file initialisation error handling.
 - v0.9.26.x Standardised Event Log numbers against source code lines, to speed up debugging.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed a bug where Outlook remained ticked in the wizard screen.
 - v0.9.26.x Added more detailed logging levels to CreateBudgieBackupFile (Normal, Low, Medium, High) - case-insensitive:
      /LOGLEVEL NORMAL or /LOGLEVEL:NORMAL   (default logging)
      /LOGLEVEL LOW    or /LOGLEVEL:LOW      (default + a little more)
      /LOGLEVEL MEDIUM or /LOGLEVEL:MEDIUM   (default + a bit more)
      /LOGLEVEL HIGH   or /LOGLEVEL:HIGH     (default + a lot more)
 - v0.9.26.x Added Windows Event Log events for errors and licensing.
 - v0.9.26.x Bug-report tool: Ctrl+Alt+F12 on any app's form opens a bug-report dialog that zips logs and screenshots, and uploads them.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed: display scaling above 100% being broken by Windows' automatic bitmap scaling on high-DPI screens - it now scales correctly, at the expense of being slightly blurry.

## CreateBudgieBackupFile  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - v0.9.26.272 No longer asks for administrator rights (no Windows UAC prompt) when it starts.
 - v0.9.26.272 Bug report: screenshots are attached only if you tick the box (a crash report no longer ticks it for you), only the thumbnails
               you can see are sent, and the bug-report window no longer takes a screenshot of itself when you press Submit.
 - v0.9.26.272 An app whose Windows "App Paths" entry points at a file that no longer exists is no longer shown as installed.
 - v0.9.26.272 An exclusion rule of a kind this version does not know (e.g. from a newer version) is now ignored instead of being treated as a name pattern.
 - v0.9.26.272 Checking that a backup drive can be written to now also works on the root of an NTFS drive without administrator rights.
 - v0.9.26.272 Fixed a possible start-up crash while reading the app's own version number.
 - v0.9.26.272 Code quality: zero C# compiler warnings, and nullable-reference checking is on for every file only this app uses.
 - v0.9.26.272 The Terms of Service shown on the first screen are now the same text as the installer's disclaimer (they had drifted: the on-screen copy dated from 20 August).
 - v0.9.26.272 Fixed the Backblaze card saying "The Acronis EXE is not signed" when the Backblaze program is unsigned.
 - v0.9.26.272 The Terms of Service on the first screen are now read from Documentation\disclaimer.txt (the same file the installer shows) and checked
               against its digital signature (disclaimer.txt.p7s). If the file is missing or has been changed, the app says so and closes -
               reinstall from budgiebackup.com to fix it.
 - v0.9.26.271 Documents is the only file selected for backup by default.
 - v0.9.26.271 The simple "Pick what you want to back up" screen now lists your saved Fav Folders and Fav Files (name, description and size).
               Nothing is ticked until you tick it. Sizes are counted in the background with the same exclusions the backup uses, and
               ticked favourites count toward the Primary/Secondary drive-space forecast.
 - v0.9.26.271 A favourite on a drive that is not plugged in is greyed out. A favourite that sits inside something already ticked (e.g. a
               folder inside Documents) cannot be ticked a second time - it is already in the backup.
 - v0.9.26.271 Favourites ticked on the simple screen carry through to the advanced selection screen, and drop out again if unticked.
 - v0.9.26.271 Folders and files you add yourself are saved with their drive's letter and label (read when the backup file is saved), and the
               advanced screen shows the FAVFOLDER_ / FAVFILE_ folder each one will be stored in.
 - v0.9.26.271 Budgie Backup files are now "FormatVersion": 17.
 - v0.9.26.266 Backup locations must be a folder on a drive letter (e.g. D:\Budgie Backups). Network paths (\\server\share), IP addresses,
               mapped network drives, device paths, junctions/symbolic links, ".." and hidden Unicode characters are refused.
 - v0.9.26.266 Backup names are limited to letters, numbers, spaces and - _ . ( ) + , [ ] # (no quotes or &), no leading dash/dot, no double spaces.
 - v0.9.26.266 .budgiebackup files are now signed on save (HMAC-SHA256 with a per-user key protected by DPAPI) so RunBudgieBackupFile can detect
               a file that was changed or did not come from this Windows account.
 - v0.9.26.266 .budgiebackup files are saved atomically (no half-written file if the PC or drive fails mid-save).
 - v0.9.26.266 Final save re-checks the backup name and refuses to save with no selection.
 - v0.9.26.266 Saved default backup folders read from the registry are checked before use (no network lookups from a planted value).
 - v0.9.26.266 Favourite Folders and Favourite Files are now stored encrypted (DPAPI); older plain-text lists are migrated automatically.
 - v0.9.26.266 Search results, the welcome video and all web/email links now open at normal user level.
 - v0.9.26.266 Removed the unused SevenZipSharp package.
 - v0.9.26.263 Retina Mac Updates (Form element adjustments to fix Retina screens).
 - v0.9.26.258 Updated Terms and disclaimer look and feel to soften the first screen
 - v0.9.26.257 Simplfied layout of the disclaimer screen
 - v0.9.26.257 Insert removable drive prompt 
 - v0.9.26.257 Ability to load a Fav File
 - v0.9.26.257 Ability to save a Fav File in Search form
 - v0.9.26.257 Ability to save a Fav Folder in Search form
 - v0.9.26.257 Improved Search Backup
 - v0.9.26.253 Fixed: a crash on the way to the Backup Selection screen when no external drive was plugged in.
 - v0.9.26.252 Online Intro video defaults to https://budgiebackup.com/intro.mp4
 - v0.9.26.252 Drive-space forecast moved into a footer, Selection size is now taken from whichever panel is authoritative
 - v0.9.26.249 The Primary/Secondary drive-space forecast has moved into a footer, so it is now on screen for the backup locations, simple and advanced screens instead of only the simple one.
 - v0.9.26.249 Fixed: on the advanced screen the space forecast kept showing the simple screen's selection. It now follows whichever selection you are actually editing.
 - v0.9.26.243 Added "Add Fav Folders" to the advanced backup selection screen - add one or more of your saved favourite folders (see BudgieBackupSysTray's "Remember Custom Folders") straight into the backup, note and all.
 - v0.9.26.238 Budgie Backup files are now "FormatVersion": 16.
 - v0.9.26.238 Zip compression is now opt-in, after a warning.
 - v0.9.26.238 You can skip the lengthy, detailed backup-folder size evaluation.
 - v0.9.26.238 Zip compression is now off by default (corruption after the backup completes can otherwise invalidate the whole archive).
 - v0.9.26.238 Compress-to-zip is off by default; added a warning about corruption ruining an otherwise-good backup.
 - v0.9.26.x Test intro video (edit).
 - v0.9.26.x Moved the choice of Primary and Secondary backup locations before the backup selections, so target drives with low free space are flagged earlier.
 - v0.9.26.x Estimation of folder sizes in the Simple Backup panel (as you tick items to back up).
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed searching for files in and out of the backup.
 - v0.9.26.x Resizable wizard.
 - v0.9.26.x Renamed CreateBudgieBackup to CreateBudgieBackupFile.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed list-view column width and rendering on a large resize.
 - v0.9.26.x Improved search within the backup and across the system.
 - v0.9.26.x Backs up Dropbox.
 - v0.9.26.x Remembers the last-created Budgie Backup file.
 - v0.9.26.x Added OneDrive backups - backs up every OneDrive account signed in as this Windows user.
      Only files already stored on this PC are copied. Online-only files are skipped, not downloaded -
      use "Always keep on this device" in Explorer first if you need one included.
 - v0.9.26.x Improved the Create Budgie Backup dialog.
 - v0.9.26.x Clearer ending to the final Create Budgie Backup screen (checkboxes, and moved the Create button).
 - v0.9.26.x Added a placeholder Welcome screen for the tutorial.
 - v0.9.26.x Added the option to skip the Welcome screen.
 - v0.9.26.x Added an "Add a file" feature to the backup selection.
 - v0.9.26.x The user-selected Primary Backup location is remembered; if not set, the internal drive with the most free space is selected.
 - v0.9.26.x The user-selected Secondary Backup location is remembered; if not set, the external drive with the most free space is selected.
 - v0.9.26.x Backup plan file - CreateBudgieBackupFile writes a `.budgiebackup` document
      describing the backup (selected folders, ordered steps, options); double-click
      or drag-and-drop opens it in RunBudgieBackupFile.
 - v0.9.26.x Quick-pick wizard - one checkbox per well-known location (personal
      folders, browser profiles, email data, AppData subtrees, Start Menu) with
      auto-detection of installed browsers and email clients via the registry.
 - v0.9.26.x Added a "Suggest a feature" mail link, a "Say hello" mail link, and a help website link.
 - v0.9.26.x The wizard no longer overrides existing selections when navigating back and forward through its steps.
 - v0.9.26.x Once the user has agreed to the disclaimer and proceeded, returning to it later no longer requires agreeing again.
 - v0.9.26.x Better step loading in CreateBudgieBackupFile.
 - v0.9.26.x Folder scanner - background sizing pass showing "N folders · N files ·
      size" per row, live totals, and a progress bar; busy cursor and per-directory
      error handling with partial markers.
 - v0.9.26.x Drive-type detection - each row is tagged Solid State Drive (Fast) /
      Magnetic Hard Drive (Slow) / Network (Medium) with colour pills, detected
      without admin rights and short-circuited for UNC/mapped drives.
 - v0.9.26.x Drive S.M.A.R.T. data and drive/file icons in the wizard and main list.
 - v0.9.26.x Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) - RunBudgieBackupFile takes one shadow copy per
      source volume so in-use/locked files (e.g. open Office, Zoom) copy cleanly;
      snapshots are always cleaned up after the run.
 - v0.9.26.x Backup-semantics fallback - `SeBackupPrivilege` retry for access-denied
      files, with an auto-exclude last resort that logs and reports skipped files
      instead of failing the run.
 - v0.9.26.x Streaming zip engine - the archive lands inside the backup folder and
      visibly grows from the first file, with byte-accurate progress and mid-file
      pause/cancel.
 - v0.9.26.x FAT32 / large-backup splitting - 7-Zip-style even 3.8 GB volumes
      (`Name.zip.001`, `.002`, …) that browse as one tree; detected at run time.
 - v0.9.26.x Post-backup verification - zip entry count re-read from disk must match
      before any staged copy is removed; source folders are never touched.
 - v0.9.26.x Secondary backup location - optional copy of the primary backup to a
      second destination, with free-space checks.
 - v0.9.26.x Optional steps - create a System Restore point, include a verbose log and
      a system log in the backup, prevent the screen saver / sleep during a run,
      pause on lost focus, and a completion sound.
 - v0.9.26.x End-of-run statistics and an Explorer window that opens at the finished
      backup (selecting the zip).
 - v0.9.26.x Search within a backup, with the ability to right-click results and add
      them to the backup selection.
 - v0.9.26.x Update checker, About box, disclaimer screen with countdown, admin
      manifest / elevation handling, and verbose session logging with
      unhandled-exception capture.
 - v0.9.26.x Hardened Outlook/email-client detection for Click-to-Run installs.
 - v0.9.26.x Reworked the Create UI: drive-type pill moved to the far right with aligned
      columns; clearer list descriptions and warnings.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed a duplicate "App Data" entry appearing twice in the copy-path selection.

## RunBudgieBackupFile  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - v0.9.26.272 A backup file from before file signing (or changed outside Budgie Backup) asks once whether you trust it. Yes signs it for
               this Windows account and it opens normally from then on; until then it will not start, replace or shut down automatically.
 - v0.9.26.272 Bug report: same screenshot changes as CreateBudgieBackupFile (opt-in, only the thumbnails shown, no Submit-time self-screenshot).
 - v0.9.26.272 Time remaining now blends files-per-second with MB/s, so folders full of small files no longer show wildly optimistic times,
               and the estimate restarts for each backup step.
 - v0.9.26.272 Speed chart totals cover the whole run, and the byte counts shown are the bytes actually copied.
 - v0.9.26.272 A problem while checking the backup folders no longer skips the end-of-run steps, and the final progress update is never dropped.
 - v0.9.26.272 Mirror clean-up dialog (files in the backup no longer on your PC): no 30-minute auto-close, each file counted once, wording
               "deleted (or moved)", and the 20 largest items listed.
 - v0.9.26.272 An exclusion rule of an unknown kind is ignored instead of being treated as a name pattern.
 - v0.9.26.272 Pressing Start now works from one snapshot of the loaded backup file for every preparation step (it could previously re-read it mid-way).
 - v0.9.26.272 A split-volume or direct-to-zip write failure now reports a clear error instead of an internal crash.
 - v0.9.26.272 No longer carries the unused 7-Zip engine (SevenZipSharp).
 - v0.9.26.272 Code quality: nullable-reference checking is on for the whole app (403 warnings fixed, 0 left), plus new automated tests for the time-remaining
               estimate and the mirror clean-up counts.
 - v0.9.26.271 Folders and files you added yourself are stored under one folder per drive (FAVFOLDER_<letter>_<label> /
               FAVFILE_<letter>_<label>) with the full original path inside, so two folders with the same name can never clash and nothing
               is renamed _2, _3 ...
 - v0.9.26.271 Opens "FormatVersion": 17 files. A file with a malformed drive folder name is refused rather than written somewhere unexpected.
 - v0.9.26.271 The "READ ME FIRST" PDF explains the FAVFOLDER_ / FAVFILE_ folder names, with an example taken from that backup.
 - v0.9.26.271 Shadow copies (VSS) left behind by a backup that was stopped, crashed or could not clean up are now released at the start of
               EVERY backup, whichever backup it is. Before, they were only found when that same backup ran again, so an old one could
               hold disk space (and crowd out System Restore points on C:) for weeks. Only Budgie Backup's own shadow copies are ever
               removed - never a System Restore point, and never one another backup is still using.
 - v0.9.26.271 Before a backup starts, a warning if the backup folder was made with the old layout (a top-level "Files" folder, or
               _BB_Backup_This / _BB_Backup_This_2 style folders): the old folders are left alone and the new ones appear beside
               them, so pick a new backup folder to keep it tidy.
 - v0.9.26.268 "Open backup file..." and "Close backup file" now share one button slot: Open shows only when no file is loaded, Close only
               when one is (each is the width of the old pair). To switch files, Close first - or drag the new file onto the window.
 - v0.9.26.268 The "Backup steps" tab now stays on screen for the whole run. The Debug log and Speed graph tabs no longer jump forward at
               Start, on Pause/Resume or at the end of the run - every tab is still one click away.
 - v0.9.26.268 Choosing "Move them to the Recycle Bin" at the end of a run now shows a checklist (like "Opening backup file"): the Recycle
               Bin checks, one row per drive and the empty-folder tidy-up, each ticked off with a live count, the file just moved and a
               progress bar. The checks and the Windows file work run in the background, so there is no more long pause with nothing on screen.
 - v0.9.26.268 While the Recycle Bin tidy-up runs, a red "Please wait for the Recycle Bin tidy-up actions to complete" banner shows on the
               main window and in the checklist, warning that Windows may pop up questions of its own - read each one before pressing a key.
 - v0.9.26.268 Windows' own "Deleting..." progress windows no longer pop up one after another (the checklist replaces them). Windows' real
               questions (a file in use, a file too big for the Recycle Bin) still appear, in front of the checklist.
 - v0.9.26.268 The checklist's Stop button only works with a mouse click, so typing in another window cannot stop it by accident. Stop ends
               at the next file; anything not yet moved stays in the backup, is offered again after the next backup, and the run summary reports this.
 - v0.9.26.268 More automated tests: the Open/Close button slot, no automatic tab switching, and the Recycle Bin checklist rows and Stop.
 - v0.9.26.257 Ability to Mirror Full Backups (Copy what has changed)
 - v0.9.26.254 If AutoStartBackup, ShutdownOnComplete is set the Remote Monitor is not show
 - v0.9.26.252 A one-page PDF written into both backup locations at the end of every run - succeeded, failed or cancelled
 - v0.9.26.252 Speed-boost risk consent - first time a copy-speed tier above Normal is chosen, a one-time warning explains that multiple threads are faster on a healthy disk and hard on a dying one.
 - v0.9.26.252 All Path/Folder paths are checked for bad intent before path exists is called.
 - v0.9.26.252 Whne benchmarking files, past benchmark tidy up runs incase they were cancelled
 - v0.9.26.249 Budgie Backup files are now checked much more strictly when opened. Over-long paths, hidden control characters, wildcards, ".." segments, device names and other malformed entries are refused rather than run.
 - v0.9.26.249 Fixed: a backup step pointing at a file where a folder was expected reported the folder as missing. It now says the source is a file.
 - v0.9.26.243 **Auto Speed Boost** - a new "Copy speed" tier dropdown (Normal / Fast / Max / Turbo / Insane (SSD))
 - v0.9.26.243 Improved stats on the remote monitor.
 - v0.9.26.243 Fixed a long-running backup's render.
 - v0.9.26.238 Budgie Backup files are now "FormatVersion": 16.
 - v0.9.26.243 Added an overall run-progress bar for the total time.
 - v0.9.26.x Added QR code scanning for the remote-monitor feature (faster to load).
 - v0.9.26.x Ability to view RunBudgieBackupFile's backup progress on any device on your Wi-Fi network (via a browser).
 - v0.9.26.x Improved user interface; replaced RunBudgieBackup once tested.
 - v0.9.26.x The screen saver now appears in the Updates menu.
 - v0.9.26.x Plays backup_complete.wav or backup_failed.wav at the end of the backup; swap in your own sound file if you like.
 - v0.9.26.x Earn badges when running backups.
 - v0.9.26.x Now saves stats on backup runs, both in the .budgiebackup file and as global stats in the registry.
 - v0.9.26.x Backs up Dropbox.
 - v0.9.26.x The last-created Budgie Backup file is suggested when opening a backup file.
 - v0.9.26.x Backs up OneDrive.
 - v0.9.26.x Debug log to capture run events - success or failure.
 - v0.9.26.x Checks whether to replace the last backup on a re-run, and warns the user.
 - v0.9.26.x Can close Budgie Backup on a successful backup completion.
 - v0.9.26.x Can shut down the PC on a successful backup completion.
 - v0.9.26.x Backup steps are numbered in the runner; the Live System panel splits disk activity into separate Read / Write gauges.
 - v0.9.26.x Split archives changed from uneven, independent part-zips to a single archive streamed across even volumes, for easier recovery browsing.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed: the "AutoDoNotShowValidationPassedIfOK", "AutoStartBackup" and "AutoRepalceBackup" [sic - matches the file format's actual field name] flags no longer suppress error dialogs.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed: no longer shows the "Validation Passed" message box after loading, when the OK flag is set in the backup file.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed: no longer shows the on-load validation message when everything is OK.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed: auto-starts the backup when loading validation has passed.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed: removed "Pause on Lost Focus" (VSS copy solves this instead).
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed: past-backup clean-up when the previous run was aborted.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed: the "Add to backup" button no longer enables before the sizing pass has finished.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed: ghosting/painting trails on the runner's card panels.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed: locked-file failures (the "419 errors" run), resolved via VSS + backup semantics + auto-exclude.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed: various startup-detection, path-validation, and screenshot-stability issues.

## BudgieBackupSysTray ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - v0.9.26.279 SysTral Popup Backup report swapped headin gwording  and glyph change
 - v0.9.26.274 The backup summary panel now carries the Budgie Backup icon (seen in Alt+Tab) like every other tray window.
 - v0.9.26.273 Recent Budgie Backup Files no longer forgets a backup file because its drive is unplugged, asleep or locked - it is shown greyed out
                instead. Only a file that is really gone from a connected drive is removed. Network paths no longer freeze the tray menu.
 - v0.9.26.273 Schedule Backups: "Make unattended" keeps the file's security signature, so Run Budgie Backup still starts the scheduled backup on its own.
                The readiness check now refuses a file that is not verified - open it once in Run Budgie Backup and trust it first.
 - v0.9.26.273 Bug Report: screenshots are no longer attached unless you tick the box, only the screenshots you can see are sent, and the report form
                no longer screenshots itself on Submit.
 - v0.9.26.273 The "Bug Report (all programs)" window is gone from the program entirely (it sent its report unencrypted).
 - v0.9.26.273 Clear all Log Folders also removes the copies of bug reports and alpha sign-ups that were already sent.
 - v0.9.26.273 Sync iPhone Photos: the code is no longer written to the debug logs or the registry.
 - v0.9.26.273 Sync iPhone Photos: closing the window while it is still starting no longer leaves the receiver running in the background.
 - v0.9.26.273 Sync iPhone Photos: the received-files list no longer jumps back to the top twice a second, and is readable with a dark Windows theme.
 - v0.9.26.273 Sync iPhone Photos: Stop Receiving no longer freezes the window for a few seconds.
 - v0.9.26.273 Sync iPhone Photos: other devices on the network can no longer tie up the receiver with idle connections; failed code attempts and
                sign-ins are cleaned up over time, and a phone no longer signs itself out by reloading the page.
 - v0.9.26.273 Sync iPhone Photos: a file named like CON.txt.jpg is renamed instead of being written to a Windows device.
 - v0.9.26.273 The tray menu is no longer rebuilt while one of its windows is waiting for an answer.
 - v0.9.26.273 The tray tooltip no longer cuts a number in half.
 - v0.9.26.273 Release builds only launch the other Budgie Backup programs from Program Files (or the tray's own folder), never from a location
                any program could have written to the registry.
 - v0.9.26.273 Windows opened from the tray release their fonts and icons when closed (the tray could slowly use more memory over weeks).
 - v0.9.26.273 All nullable and compiler warnings fixed.
 - v0.9.26.272 The start-up summary's scope note now says Backblaze and Acronis are independent and not affiliated with Budgie Backup.
 - v0.9.26.272 Alpha tester form: removed the free lifetime licence wording (title, email note, the "thank you" message and a validation message).
 - v0.9.26.271 Reads "FormatVersion": 17 Budgie Backup files.
 - v0.9.26.268 The weekly update reminder now says what is waiting, e.g. "Budgie Backup 0.9.26.268 is available - You are 3 versions /
               10 days behind". Only when "Check for updates automatically" is ticked: it reads the signed version.json and this change log,
               nothing is downloaded or installed, and clicking it opens the updater. Up to date = no reminder.
 - v0.9.26.268 When the tray cannot find out (offline, or automatic checks are off), the reminder now also says how old your version is.
 - v0.9.26.267 Budgie Backup News (via a signed news channel) for delivering critical (non-marketing) messages. You will only see each message once.
               Checked 5 minutes after sign-in, then daily; can be switched off (Disable automatic news check) or checked on demand (Budgie Backup News...).
 - v0.9.26.267 news.json must carry a valid signature (news.json.p7s) from the same pinned code-signing certificate as version.json, or nothing in it is shown.
               The news window shows who signed the message and the certificate details.
 - v0.9.26.266 Scheduled task definitions are locked and verified while the elevated Task Scheduler reads them.
 - v0.9.26.266 Task names containing quotes or control characters are refused.
 - v0.9.26.266 Release builds refuse a "run with highest privileges" schedule unless RunBudgieBackupFile.exe is under Program Files.
 - v0.9.26.266 Phone Upload accepts photos and videos only, strips hidden Unicode from file names, keeps at least 2 GB free,
               and marks received files as downloaded from the internet (Mark of the Web).
 - v0.9.26.266 Favourite Folders / Files stored encrypted (DPAPI), shared with CreateBudgieBackupFile.
 - v0.9.26.262 Removed "Bug Report (all programs)"  from the Sys Tray
 - v0.9.26.257 Ability to save a Fav File
 - v0.9.26.252 Documentation sub-menu now verified against installer deliverables
 - v0.9.26.249 Added Privacy and Third Party Licences to the tray's Documentation menu; both also appear in the Start Menu.
 - v0.9.26.248 Disabled the Scheduled Backups feature for now (needs more testing).
 - v0.9.26.248 Improved guarding of viewing the online change log in the updater.
 - v0.9.26.243 Added "Remember Custom Folders" to the Budgie Backup Utilities menu - save folder paths you use often, with a note about each one, and add, edit or delete them any time.
 - v0.9.26.243 More accurate service-status reporting (via the upstream JSON feed, instead of screen-scraping).
 - v0.9.26.238 Added a mass-upload option to the Sync iPhone app (a third-party app).
 - v0.9.26.238 Added a link to intro.mp4 in the Budgie Backup Utilities menu.
 - v0.9.26.238 Added "copy selected iPhone photos and videos" to the Budgie Backup Utilities menu.
 - v0.9.26.x The screen saver now appears in the About/Update list of all applications.
 - v0.9.26.x Updated the About box to show CreateBudgieBackupFile and RunBudgieBackupFile (reflecting the new app/version names).
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed the SysTray app not loading (it does not require admin elevation).
 - v0.9.26.x Added an "Alpha Test" registration form, with submit and email-fallback options.
 - v0.9.26.x Experimental backup-scheduler interface.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed the recent-files menu still listing deleted backup files.
 - v0.9.26.x Double-click the SysTray icon to see the app's global stats.
 - v0.9.26.x Shows global stats on backup runs when you hover over the SysTray icon.
 - v0.9.26.x Search for Budgie Backup files.
 - v0.9.26.x The last 10 Budgie Backup files are shown in the SysTray's "Recent Budgie Backup Files" menu.
 - v0.9.26.x Added the option to skip the Welcome screen.
 - v0.9.26.x App update checks and reminders.
 - v0.9.26.x Various SysTray menu additions.
 - v0.9.26.x Created BudgieBackupSysTray.exe, for quick access to all the apps.
 - v0.9.26.x Added an "Enable SysTray on Startup" tick box, to launch BudgieBackupSysTray.exe at Windows startup.

## BudgieBackupUpdater ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  - v0.9.26.278 Internet connection check: a network without IPv6 is no longer shown as a fault. On an IPv4-only connection (common
                on home routers) the "Port 443 over IPv6" row is greyed out as "Skipped - no IPv6 on this network" instead of a red
                cross, or "No AAAA record", which wrongly suggested budgiebackup.com had no IPv6 address.
  - v0.9.26.278 IPv6 now only counts when it can reach the internet: a public IPv6 address and an IPv6 gateway. Private and link-local
                IPv6 addresses (for example inside a VirtualBox virtual machine) no longer make the Network adapter row say "IPv4 + IPv6".
  - v0.9.26.278 A red cross on the IPv6 row now always means a real problem: this PC has working IPv6 but budgiebackup.com did not answer
                over it. As before, the update carries on over IPv4 automatically.
  - v0.9.26.274 Lists Budgie Backup 3D.scr with the other program files (installed version, available version and status).
  - v0.9.26.274 A screen saver you chose not to install now shows "Optional - not installed" and no longer counts as an update. Before,
                unticking the screen saver made every check say an update was available.
  - v0.9.26.273 Fixed: an automatic (silent) update check could hang for good. When nothing new was found, the hidden window waited on an
                invisible "The update is still in progress" question that nobody could answer, and every later check then quit as a duplicate.
                It now just exits.
  - v0.9.26.273 A silent check that has already shown its window (an update was found) no longer vanishes if something fails afterwards - the error stays on screen.
  - v0.9.26.273 If Windows does not start the installer, the updater now says so and leaves your Budgie Backup programs running. Before, it reported
                success and closed them all with nothing installed.
  - v0.9.26.273 A locked or in-use file in the download folder now reports "Staging folder in use" and why, instead of "The update could not be installed".
                The staged installer is replaced in one step.
  - v0.9.26.273 Closing a program for the installer waits at most 3 seconds after ending it, instead of waiting forever.
  - v0.9.26.273 The manual download link taken from the registry must now be https on budgiebackup.com or fearby.com; anything else uses the built-in address.
  - v0.9.26.273 Its log and screenshot folder is no longer cleaned or written to if it (or a folder above it) has been replaced by a link (junction or symbolic
                link) - it runs as administrator, so that could have deleted files elsewhere.
  - v0.9.26.273 Bug report: screenshots are no longer ticked by default, even after a crash. Only the screenshots you can see in the list are sent, and no
                hidden screenshot is taken when you press Submit.
  - v0.9.26.273 0 compiler warnings, and new automated tests for the fixes above.
 - v0.9.26.268 New "What's new" window when an update is found (more detail): "N versions / W weeks behind" at the top and every
               change since your version underneath, newest first, grouped by version and app - collapsible, scrollable and copyable.
 - v0.9.26.268 The update summary line and the change-log box now start with the changes since your version, then the full change log.
 - v0.9.26.267 When an update check fails, the window now says where to go next: https://budgiebackup.com first, then budgiebackup@fearby.com
               (for an expired/replaced certificate, a signature that will not verify, or end of life), with a pre-filled email.
 - v0.9.26.266 Better updated UI feedback on signed version.json (or not)
 - v0.9.26.266 Installers must be signed with Budgie Backup's own pinned code-signing certificate (not just a certificate in the same name).
 - v0.9.26.266 version.json must now carry a valid signature (version.json.p7s) from the same pinned certificate, or the update is refused.
 - v0.9.26.266 Never downgrades: the installer's signed version must not be older than the installed version.
 - v0.9.26.266 Downloads are stored in an administrator-only folder (%ProgramData%\BudgieBackupUpdater) and are re-hashed and re-checked just
               before the installer starts.
 - v0.9.26.266 Redirects are re-checked against the allowed sites for both version.json and the installer.
 - v0.9.26.266 The download page opens at normal user level.
 - v0.9.26.248 Improved and more robust checking of downloaded setup EXEs before running them (hash, signature and publisher).
 - v0.9.26.243 Updates are now read from https://budgiebackup.com rather than https://fearby.com/utilities/budgiebackup/.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed detection of the screen saver.
 - v0.9.26.x Improved the hash check and validations.
 - v0.9.26.x Improved detection of the internet being down.
 - v0.9.26.x Added the ability to view the change log in the Updater before committing to a download.
 - v0.9.26.x Product update checker and installer.


## BudgieBackupSync ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - v0.9.26.272 The "Create a Backblaze account" hover text now says it is a referral link the author may benefit from, and that Budgie Backup is independent of Backblaze.
 - v0.9.26.266 Backblaze storage address is checked (https *.backblazeb2.com only) before the application key is used.
 - v0.9.26.266 Remote Monitor limited to the local network; its code is stored encrypted (DPAPI).
 - v0.9.26.252 On Sync complete fixes
 - v0.9.26.249 The Backblaze Key ID is now masked on the Connect screen, so it cannot appear in screenshots attached to a bug report.
 - v0.9.26.249 Fixed: the "Create a Backblaze account", "Create a bucket" and "Read review" buttons on the Connect screen had stopped opening their links.
 - v0.9.26.248 Added the alpha expiry to the Sync app, so older builds are not allowed to run.
 - v0.9.26.243 Improved display of uploads (zipped and non-zipped backups).
 - v0.9.26.243 Better error handling.
 - v0.9.26.243 Improved the upload list view.
 - v0.9.26.243 Uploading is now more interactive.
 - v0.9.26.x Added QR code scanning for the remote-monitor feature (faster to load).
 - v0.9.26.x Upgraded the progress view for mobile devices.
 - v0.9.26.x Ability to view BudgieBackupSync's upload progress on any device on your Wi-Fi network (via a browser).
 - v0.9.26.x Improved information about managing the backup on Backblaze.
 - v0.9.26.x When backing up to Backblaze, backups are uploaded into sub-folders named after the backup - be aware that
      storing multiple backups in one bucket increases your Backblaze storage costs.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed the last file being auto-selected.
 - v0.9.26.x Improved layout.
 - v0.9.26.x Better help options.
 - v0.9.26.x BudgieBackupSync badges (from stats).
 - v0.9.26.x Start, pause, rescan and cancel a B2 backup.
 - v0.9.26.x Select a folder, enter B2 credentials.
 - v0.9.26.x Bug reporting.
 - v0.9.26.x Initial BudgieBackupSync app.

## Budgie Backup 3D.scr ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - v0.9.26.274 New: Budgie Backup 3D.scr, a second screen saver that sits beside Budgie Backup.scr (which is unchanged). Your drives on a 3D
               stage, with spotlights on the drive being read and the drive being written and data flying between them during a backup.
               One file in the Windows folder, like the original. Needs the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime; without it a plain
               "last backup" screen is shown.
 - v0.9.26.274 Two scenes, chosen in Settings: Drive Stage (your drives on a round stage under spotlights) and Foundry Fountain (every drive
               listed down the left, labelled MAGNETIC DRIVE or SOLID STATE DRIVE).
 - v0.9.26.274 Each drive is drawn as what it is: an open hard disk (platter and seek arm) or an M.2 SSD board, with its size and used space
               shown as a bar along the board. The hard disk arm and lights move with the drive's real activity.
 - v0.9.26.274 When no backup is running: a roll call of every local drive (label, size, used) and every badge you have earned as a 3D medal.
               Drive Stage spotlights each drive in turn and shows its live read/write speed in the middle of the screen.
 - v0.9.26.274 Top left, in both scenes: "Backup Running" or "Backup Idle", with CPU and GPU load graphs for the last 60 seconds and their
               temperatures (GPU as Task Manager shows it; CPU from Windows' thermal zone, which reads lower than the cores).
 - v0.9.26.274 Past disk benchmark figures are no longer shown - all disk speeds on screen are live.
 - v0.9.26.274 Circuit-board style background grids and drifting particles for depth. Nothing overlaps the clock or the footer.
 - v0.9.26.274 Settings: scene, frame cap (10-60 fps, default 30), glow off by default (Small/Medium/Large), spotlight shadows, clock and totals,
               3D on every monitor (default: the main monitor only, the others go black) and a diagnostic log.
 - v0.9.26.274 The Screen Saver Settings preview box shows a picture of the 3D scene, cropped to fill the box.
 - v0.9.26.274 Read-only: it reads Budgie Backup's settings and Windows' performance counters, never writes to them. The 3D scene gets drive
               letters, labels and sizes and a count of file types - never file names or paths.

## Budgie Backup.scr ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - v0.9.26.266 Reads the encrypted Remote Monitor code (DPAPI) published by RunBudgieBackupFile and BudgieBackupSync.
 - v0.9.26.x View in-progress stats, and watch backups from your phone.
 - v0.9.26.x Updated some wording for clarity.
 - v0.9.26.x News-ticker style status display.
 - v0.9.26.x Achievement badge status display.
 - v0.9.26.x Multi-monitor support.
 - v0.9.26.x Preferences.
 - v0.9.26.x Burn-in protection (fade in/out).
 - v0.9.26.x Added a screen saver that shows backup stats.

## Misc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - v0.9.26.278 Website: budgiebackup.com answers over IPv6 as well as IPv4, and http:// links now redirect to https:// over
               IPv6 too (firewall rule for port 80 over IPv6 added).
 - v0.9.26.274 Installer: new "3D Screensaver" component (Budgie Backup 3D.scr, into the Windows folder). It is closed before an upgrade
               and removed on uninstall, like the original screen saver. Both installers are tested, built, signed and virus scanned with it.
 - v0.9.26.274 Website: updates/download/ no longer carries a copy of version.json - updates/version.json is the one the apps use.
 - v0.9.26.274 third_party_licences.txt adds three.js (MIT), used by Budgie Backup 3D.scr.
 - v0.9.26.274 Automated tests brought up to date (tray, updater and 3D screen saver): the window icon check now covers the What's New,
               News and backup summary windows; the iPhone receive test expects the masked code; the 3D tests no longer depend on which
               drive letters the test PC has or on the preview picture.
 - v0.9.26.272 Installer no longer ships 7z.dll and removes a stale 7z.dll / SevenZipSharp.dll when upgrading. third_party_licences.txt, readme.txt,
               features.txt and disclaimer.txt (section 20) updated to match; the LGPL source offer is kept for older builds.
 - v0.9.26.272 Terms (disclaimer.txt) section 24 now credits the budgie photographs (used under licence from their photographer) and states the intro video was made on a paid ElevenLabs plan with a commercial licence; disclaimer.txt must be re-signed at the next build.
 - v0.9.26.272 The build signs Documentation\disclaimer.txt (new _Sign_Document.ps1) before packaging, and the installer ships disclaimer.txt.p7s beside it;
               the release also signs the published updates\disclaimer.txt. CERT-RENEWAL.md lists the new pin in CreateBudgieBackupFile.
 - v0.9.26.271 Check-SharedFileDrift.ps1 now also checks the copies of BugReportCrypto, BugReportSecret, BudgieFileIntegrity,
               UnelevatedShell, LanOnly, ChangeLogDigest and DriveGroupName (and their shared tests).
 - v0.9.26.268 The tray and the updater read this change log in its existing format: a v0.9.26.x item is a historic milestone and is never
               shown as new; a v0.9.26.xxx item counts toward the nearest numbered item above it (or the Build: header at the top).
 - v0.9.26.267 New _Make_News.ps1 adds, expires and signs news messages (api/v1/news.json + .p7s); the release script offers it at the end of a release.
 - v0.9.26.267 Privacy statement, disclaimer, readme and features updated for the news check, server status check, encrypted bug reports and local network features.
 - v0.9.26.266 Release script signs version.json (detached CMS/PKCS#7, SHA-256) with the Certum code-signing certificate and publishes
               updates\version.json.p7s plus updates\download\version.json(.p7s).
 - v0.9.26.266 Release script refuses to guess when two pinned signing certificates are installed and warns 60 days before expiry.
 - v0.9.26.266 Parked a code-signing certificate renewal procedure.
 - v0.9.26.262 Installer has a more appropriate Alpha Warning
 - v0.9.26.249 The release build now checks that files deliberately shared between projects have not drifted apart, and stops the build if they have.
 - v0.9.26.249 The release build now fails if any documentation file is missing, instead of quietly publishing a release without it.
 - v0.9.26.x https://fearby.instatus.com/ - service status reporting.
 - v0.9.26.x All service reporting is on https://fearby.instatus.com/.
 - v0.9.26.x Created BudgieBackupUpdater, to allow faster alpha builds.
 - v0.9.26.x On systems with display scaling above 100%, the installer blocks installation for now. This can be overridden with:
      /IGNORESCALING   install anyway, on a scaled display / enlarged text.
      /S               silent install; the scaling guard is skipped, since there is no one present to click
                        through a warning dialog.
 - v0.9.26.x Two setup/installer options:
      1) LARGE (150MB+) setup - self-contained (no runtimes required)
      - larger setup, slower to start
      - no runtime needed
      2) SMALL (<5MB setup) - framework-dependent
      - small setup, faster to start
      - the .NET 10 Desktop Runtime x64 must already be installed on the target PC
      Runtime download: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/10.0
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed: cleaned up the install folder.
 - v0.9.26.x Fixed: improved Start Menu entries and links.
 - v0.9.26.x Removed: BudgieBackupUpdater and BudgieBackupSysTray icons from the desktop on install.

## Development history (pre-release milestones)  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

### 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-23
 - v0.9.26.x Streaming zip engine restored; even-sized split volumes; nested-folder copy de-duplication; orphan/VSS ledger cleanup.
 - v0.9.26.x Bug-report form wired up in both apps, with log/screenshot upload.

### 2026-07-17 → 2026-07-19
 - v0.9.26.x VSS shadow copies and `SeBackupPrivilege` for in-use files.
 - v0.9.26.x Split-size handling, 7-Zip integration, zip output working.
 - v0.9.26.x Prevent-screen-saver-during-backup.

### 2026-07-13 → 2026-07-16
 - v0.9.26.x Backup Type support; file/drive icons; multi-drive scanning; drive S.M.A.R.T. data.
 - v0.9.26.x Full code-comment pass across both projects.

### 2026-07-08 → 2026-07-10
 - v0.9.26.x Project rename to the Create/Run split; app icon; NSIS packaging groundwork; admin manifest; wizard → main-form
       wiring; secondary backup location.

### 2026-07-04 → 2026-07-06
 - v0.9.26.x Major FormCreateBackup rewrites (v3–v7): scanning, progress, drive-type pills.
 - v0.9.26.x Backup search form; unit tests; first `.budgiebackup` file created.

### 2026-06-20 → 2026-06-28
 - v0.9.26.x Initial project. Added disclaimer dialog with countdown; browse/replace folders.
 - v0.9.26.x Acronis and Backblaze startup checks; dual list-view selection UI.

### Pre 2026-06-20
 - v0.9.26.171 All features to date.

Released 27 October 2026 (v0.9.26.300)