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See BestCrypt Data Shelter v.2 for current release notes. This page covers v.1 release history (October 2021 – December 2023).
NOTE: We update this document regularly and it may change without notice. Feel free to share your feedback or report any product issues using our online contact form.
Minimum System Requirements
- 10 MB disk space
Supported Operating Systems
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
- Windows 8/8.1
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2011
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2003
Product Updates
27-December-2023 | v.1.11.1 | service v.1.00.3
- Fixed error in authorization
31-May-2023 | v.1.11.0 | service v.1.00.2
- Implemented password protection for the Data Shelter settings
- Implemented protection from files being copied from protected folders
27-December-2022 | v.1.10.2 | service v.1.00.1
- Added compatibility with BestCrypt’s folder encryption
20-September-2022 | v.1.10.1 | service v.1.00.1
- Improved cross-app actions with BestCrypt Container Encryption and BestCrypt Volume Encryption when installed as part of the BestCrypt Suite package
24-May-2022 | v.1.10.0 | service v.1.00.1
- Introduced support for protecting ARM-based devices
- Minor improvements
02-December-2021 | v.1.04.1 | service v.1.00.1
- Enhanced network-shared resource protection
- Enhanced error reporting
- Improved handling of system-protected folders
- Minor bug fixes
26-October-2021 | v.1.03.1 | service v.1.00.1
- Ready for Windows 11
- Improved support for folders with Unicode names
- Improved compatibility with Active Directory user accounts – Review configuring protection policies for domain users
- Fixed compatibility issues when installing alongside BestCrypt
12-October-2021 | v.1.02.2
- Announced general availability of BestCrypt Data Shelter v.1 – Review all features
- Create multiple protection policies to protect their contents from unwanted programs and users
- Abnormal processes within protected folders are detected and terminated
- Encrypt drives with BestCrypt Volume Encryption integration
- Create encrypted and compressed backup archives of protected folders
- View log files that document the activity of processes in protected folders