v1.7

• Starting with this version, you can download a platform-specific package for your operating system
• Separate installation of Java is not required anymore; everything necessary is included
• Added an icon set for macOS
• Updated dependencies
• Fixed various Maven and JavaFX warning messages

For Windows, you can download iTunes_Backup_Explorer-1.7_win_x64.msi.
If you have an Apple silicon processor (M1/2/3/4), download iTunes_Backup_Explorer-1.7_mac_arm64.dmg.
iTunes_Backup_Explorer-1.7_mac_x64.dmg should work with Intel-based Macs.
itunes-backup-explorer_1.7_debian_x64.deb should work with Debian-based Linux distributions.

If something doesn't work as expected, please open an issue.
If there is demand for other platforms/architectures, portable native executables, or still releasing jar files with dependencies, let me know in the discussion for this release and I will see what I can do.

v1.6

• Fixed handling of backup file paddings
  • This caused an issue where backups could be detected as corrupted by iTunes after deleting a certain number of files.

If you have a backup that got corrupted after deleting files using a previous version, this is how you can fix it:

1. Download the newest version.
2. (recommended) Run the jar file using java -jar itunes-backup-explorer-1.6.jar in the command line to be able to see debug output.
   • You should see a warning message there after unlocking your backup.
3. Perform any change to the backup
   • Either extract a file and replace it with itself, or
   • Delete a file you know you don't need anymore (e.g. a photo in CameraRollDomain)
4. Try to restore the backup using iTunes again.
   • If iTunes still reports the backup as corrupted, please open an issue where you include the debug output and describe what changes you made to the backup.

v1.5

• This release should fix an issue preventing the program to run on recent macOS versions (#55)
• Updated dependencies
• The minimum required Java version is now 18

v1.4

• Added ability to delete whole folders (#16)
• Added ability to show symbolic link targets
• Added a separate icon for symbolic links
• Improved file deletion performance
• Fixed file replacement for system domain files

v1.3

• Added support for backups from some 3rd-party backup tools
• Added setting the original last modified date for extracted files
• Improved sidebar and info tab
• Fixed invalid characters in filenames when exporting on Windows

v1.2

• Fixed opening unencrypted backups
• Fixed opening files from unencrypted backups

v1.1

• Added function to open a single backup
• Added function to delete files
• Impoved error messages
• Fixed file extraction and replacing bugs

v1.0

Added program icon to dialogs and alerts