Announcing BTTB v4.2.0: Offline JSON Index, PAR3 Parity Protection & Error Correction!
Burn to the Brim (BTTB) has been upgraded to v4.2.0! This landmark release introduces a comprehensive offline JSON Index creator and parser, enabling seamless multi-volume catalog browsing. It also adds an optional, highly robust Reed-Solomon Cauchy-based PAR3 parity archive generator, native verification of multi-volume integrity, and completely safe, copy-based restoration and repair.
Key Features
Recursive Backtracking
Calculates mathematically optimal subset-sum selections in milliseconds using a responsive, thread-safe C++20 background architecture.
Neural Semantic Packing
Group files together intelligently by extensions, sizes, or context using out-of-process MiniLM sentence embeddings vectors. (v4.0.0+)
Split-Depth Control
Establish traversal waterlevels, giving you precise recursive command over atomic versus granular folder mappings.
RegEx Rule Groupings
Force matching items to pack together on specific volumes utilizing standard wildcards or regular expressions.
Auto Volume Sizing
Automatically calculates optimal volume capacity bounds based on the size of the largest indivisible file or folder. (v4.1.0+)
Settings Memory & Custom Profiles
Restores your last selected volume profile upon startup, with full support for creating and saving named custom volume sizes. (v4.1.0+)
Offline JSON Index File
Creates a detailed index.json containing relative paths, sizes, and dates across all volumes, with a built-in fast JSON token parser for offline retrieval. (v4.2.0+)
PAR3 Parity Protection
Integrates Reed-Solomon Cauchy codes (via libpar3) to build, verify, and restore damaged multi-volume sets securely, keeping source data untouched. (v4.2.0+)
Modern Cross-Platform GUIs
Gorgeous GTK4 desktop interface with dark theme support on Linux and lightweight, native visual styling under Windows. (v4.2.0+)
Visual Showcase
Modern GTK 4 Desktop
Designed utilizing modern GNOME Adwaita aesthetics. Integrates HeaderBars, dynamic results trees, visual capacity progress bars, and highly detailed colored execution logs.
Ultra-lightweight Win32
A pure native Win32 SDK desktop application compiling to a single statically-linked binary. Features responsive shell directory lookups and an integrated, modal ISO creation window.
ISO Generation Integration
Create ISO 9660, Joliet, and Rock Ridge backup images directly within the application! On Windows, BTTB features automatic PATH fallbacks and displays easy Scoop, Chocolatey, Cygwin, or MSYS2 installation instructions to get you going instantly.
Notice for Legacy Users
BTTB 4.0.0 completely replaces the old 2.9.0 Delphi version. You no longer need to worry about installing ASPI drivers on modern Windows systems!
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