MS Windows Home Server

Add-In: Transfer-Manager 0.5.410 Beta

Transfer-Manager is an add-in for WHS2011 which enables you to make your Home Server the central transfer station for all your up and download needs.

The add-in is currently in beta and a new build is released every Sunday with new bug fixes and new functions.

Build 0.5.410 from the 8th May adds the following new features:

• New: Filehoster filesonic.com (Download)
• New: File Option (Download: all Files,only new Files) explanation follows in the Guide

The zip file can be downloaded directly from here and a PDF user guide is also available in English and German.

Add-In: My Movies for Windows Home Server 2.00 Pre Release 5

My Movies for Windows Media Center and it’s associated My Movies Collection Management service have both been updated to version 4.

With My Movies you can manage your movie collection and browse and watch by genre and rating and with the WHS add-in you can automatically copy and index your movies or CDs onto Home Server or even index your existing collection with meta-data.

For WHS v1 users you will need to use the released version 1.6.1.3 or 1.6.1.5 (Pre Release) of My Movies for Windows Home Server, whilst WHS2011 users can use version 2.00 Pre Release 5 which was released today.

More details are available from here.

Add-In: Snoop-De-Dupe 1.00

A new add-in by the name of Snoop-de-dupe was released today for WHS v1 users.

Snoop-de-dupe watches your server in real-time and notifies you when duplicate files appear on the server. You then have the option to either delete the duplicate, create a hard-link to save HDD space (available in WHS/SBS 2011 only), or to ignore/keep, directly from the Home Server Console. 

Features:

• Automatic, real-time continuous file de-duplication scanning
• 160-bit SHA-1 de-duplication hash for optimum results
• Windows Home Server Console integration
• Pause and Resume operation at any time for maximum efficiency of your server
• Select any folders of your choosing on your server for de-duplication scanning
• Simple, easy-to-view heads-up status display to monitor progress
• Easy to navigate list of duplications for: deleting, linking, or ignoring duplicate files
• Quick-launch feature allows for viewing contents of duplicate files

Snoop-de-dupe is priced at $11.99 and a 15 day free trial is available for WHS v1 users, whilst a version for WHS/SBS 2011 will be coming soon.

More details on Snoop-de-dupe are available from here.