Nov 20 2024 - x360Recover Agent 2.42

Written By Tami Sutcliffe (Super Administrator)

Updated at November 20th, 2024


x360Recover agent v2.42

    Agent Version:

    Agent v2.42

    Release Date(s):

     Targeted release starting November 20 2024

Release overview

x360Recover Agent 2.42 is a maintenance release. The primary focus of this release is to reduce certain agent escalation issues, improve logging to assist with troubleshooting, and address bugs.


Summary of enhancements 

  • Agent logs warning if issues are detected in the primary or secondary GPT table of protected disks
  • Improved Local Cache logging with more human readable messaging
  • Improved log messaging when agent cannot reach server
  • Agent fails backup if no valid volumes are available for backup
  • Updated root certificate authority chain
  • Streamlined Windows Event writer (Only write specific events, not the entire agent log)

Summary of bug fixes

  • Fixed issue with Local Cache, where it automatically removed empty cache folders
  • Fixed issues with Smart Recovery where exported VHD disks might be 1MB larger than the original
  • Fixed issue where Endpoint Manager might overwrite manually defined Local Cache parameters in the agent configuration file
  • Improved agent detection and reporting of GPT errors on disk
  • Fixed detection of protected systems running on Azure to always use the latest version of the Azure API
  • Fixed Systray application Local Cache volume utilization (which was reporting free space rather than used space)
  • Fixed typo in Systray UI
  • Fixed case where deleted blocks garbage collection was not being completed on some systems
  • Fixed CPU architecture detection on some platforms


Agent system tray monitor application

This release features the addition of an optional user-space application to display agent status information to the user from the context of the Windows system tray.  

The System Tray agent monitor is disabled and hidden by default. 

For details on configuration and usage of this new feature see:  Agent for Windows Systray Monitor Utility


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