1.7.1 is out.
This one isn’t a big feature release like Sentinel was — it’s mostly focused on fixing the rough edges that showed up after 1.7 and making the app feel faster and more consistent overall.
Performance & responsiveness
A lot of work here was removing unnecessary config reloads.
Previously, a lot of UI paths would hit disk even for read-only stuff. Now almost everything uses cached snapshots instead.
Result:
- smoother navigation
- less stutter
- better startup behavior
Dashboard & UI fixes
Cleaned up quite a few things that didn’t feel right:
- removed the duplicate overview block
- fixed alignment so the layout is consistent
- storage now shows a proper top consumers list instead of the old pill mess
- added sorting (largest first by default)
- backup summary now uses space more effectively
Search improvements
Projects search now supports:
- multiple terms
- matching across name, path, and tags
Small change, but makes filtering a lot more usable.
Startup & background behavior
Startup should feel lighter now.
- some work is deferred instead of all happening immediately
- destination checks back off after failures
- no more aggressive retries on offline NAS/servers
Other fixes
There’s a lot of smaller cleanup in this one:
- moved remaining hardcoded UI text into localization
- reduced noisy logs (less irrelevant errors)
- installer updates now close the app automatically on Windows
- refreshed icons and cleaned up repo/licensing
- various dashboard and refresh bugs fixed
Overall
This is mostly a stability / polish update, but it should feel noticeably better to use.
As always, if something feels off or you run into issues, let me know 👍