SaberCopy

SaberCopy v617 – May 12, 2026

• New: Added support for soon-to-be-released Envoy 2.5 S/S Dual.
• UI change to better accommodate long drive state messages and double-digit elapsed time.
• Improvements to some log messages.
• Various minor bug fixes and improvements.

SaberCopy v615 – June 10, 2025

• Fix: Update some generic device images.
• Fix: Correction to some basic rules.
• Fix: Corrected language translation for some text in the installation program.
• New: First release promoting only MegaVoice devices.

SaberCopy v613 – December 23, 2024

• New: Larger clearer images of each player type. Images can be resized to the user’s choice.
• New: Added support for soon-to-be-released MegaVoice players: Encore 2.4, Envoy 3 E, Envoy 2.4 S/S Dual and PocketVoice.
• New: Improved handling of multi-screen setups and window size changes.
• New: Improved error checking of invalid characters when defining volume labels.
• New: Formatting of drives provides better messaging, checking and error handling when failures occur.
• New: Additional logging of file sizes and application settings.
• New: File Explorer button is added to the project panel if the “Files in Project” tab includes a single entry.
• New: Tooltips added for Device dropdown, device structure dropdown and player image.
• Various minor bug fixes and improvements.

SaberCopy v604 – August 27, 2024

• New: SaberCopy has been upgraded to be a 64-bit application. Not only does this lay the foundation for better enhancements in the future, it means that the application can better run on recent versions of Mac/OS using WINE or Crossover.
• New: The drive/folder list may now be sorted by device status (Copying, Verifying, Removed, etc.)
• New: Obsolete Template Projects may now be archived to not show in the primary list but still be available for use.
• New: Percent complete message displayed when SaberCopy generates Text-to-Speech files.
• New: Enhancements to the parsing of folder/file names for generated TTS files.
• New: Player names and Rule text can now be translated to be the same as the user interface language.
• New: The “Notes” tab has been modified to allow for text in any language (UTF-8 support).
• New: Devices attached via mount points/mapped folders may now be formatted.
• New: Enhancements to the “Write Drive Volume” field.
• New: Enhancement to the drive log window to “freeze” scrolling during copy/verify for easier reading.
• New: Support for Envision C Series (coming soon), Envoy 2.3 S and Envoy 2.3 E added.
• New: When the “duplicate files condition” is detected, it is also noted on the “Changes Made” tab.
• Various minor bug fixes and improvements.

SaberCopy v513 – December 14, 2023

• New: Simpler opening of template projects from the “New Project” button.
• New: USB model is displayed for each device in device tool tip.
• New: Warning if USB model does not match the device type of an attached project.
• New: Settings and Help buttons were added to the project window.
• New: Device types may be archived so they reduce the number of items on the device type list.
• New: WAV file option added for output text-to-speech files.
• New: Access to all installed voices for text-to-speech (must run SaberCopy as Administrator once).
• New: Added support for the new MV Envoy 2 Encore player.
• New: Files automatically excluded by file extension are now listed on the Changes Made tab.
• New: It is now possible to open the MV SaberCopy User Guide directly from the About dialog box.
• Additional logging of format failures and elapsed time.
• Various minor bug fixes and improvements.

SaberCopy v506 – July 3, 2023

• New option to automatically eject/close a USB drive/folder after successful copy.
• Audible sounds when rule checks pass or fail.
• Destination path now always defaults to blank and the setting to control this has been removed for simplicity’s sake.
• New device rule types for Warnings and Critical Errors.
• New “Fast Verify Mode” for comparing player content to project definition without changing anything (works like “Fast Copy Mode”).
• “Fast Copy Mode” changed to be highly visible when active.
• Device dropdown list has been improved and streamlined.
• The “Hide Deprecated Players” checkbox has been moved to the Target Device tab.
• New option to format devices with the exFAT File System.
• Added all available Allocation Unit Size options for each File System type.
• New alert if trying to copy files greater than 4GB to FAT or FAT32 devices.
• New rule types to speed up check of multiple source specs writing to the same destination folder.
• New warning if writing to the same destination from different file specs.
• New icons for different target drive types.
• Additional information added to debug and player logs.
• Various minor bug fixes and improvements.

SaberCopy v497 – November 9, 2022

• Following the recent announcement of Cross Navigation being added to the Envoy 2.2 S Dual firmware, Cross Navigation support has been added to the “MegaVoice Envoy 2.1/2.2 S and S DUAL” device. On the Target Device tab, you can choose between Standard Navigation or Cross Navigation.
• The NEW MegaVoice LifeLight has been added to the device list with a corresponding template project!
• The device “Envoy S DUAL or 2S DUAL with Cross Navigation” has been merged into “MegaVoice Envoy S Dual, 2 S Dual”. Both Standard and Cross Navigation are now choices on the Target Device tab.
• The device, and corresponding template project, “Envoy S DUAL or 2S DUAL with Cross Navigation” has been removed.
• More helpful tooltips added to the Project dialog tabs.
• The Notes tab is highlighted when project notes are present.
• Source and target rewrite rules are now separated in the 2 dropdown lists.
• Player rules are not checked until files are added to the project.
• When opening a Template Project (or New Project), a sequence number is automatically added to the project name. This makes it possible to have the same template open numerous times, with each one loading different content to different devices.
• Enhanced drag & drop:
  • Dragging content folder(s) onto the Main Screen will create a new project with that content.
  • Dragging content from another window onto the Files in Project tab will add that content.
  • Dragging a project file onto the Main Screen will open that project.
• The file explorer on the Files in Project tab has been enhanced to always remember the last folder used for selection of files.
• Announcing “Crossover” as an additional method for running SaberCopy on Mac OS. Information has been added to the SaberCopy User Guide.
• Some minor bug fixes and more…

SaberCopy v467 – December 8, 2020

• Vast enhancements for better support with screen reader software such as NVDA. (Tab order, tool tips, improved control names, etc.)
• New rule support for Envoy S Dual w/cross reference to verify that both Channel folders match where necessary.
• New rule support that can validate consecutive folder sequence numbers.
• When rules violations do occur, all errors are sorted to the top of the list for emphasis.
• Enhancement to rules validation where only folders are checked instead of all files where applicable.
• Improvements to the feature that can rename and number all folders and files with a 3-digit sequence to include all four folder structures.
• User setting for maximum number of clickable links in Detail File List (impacts speed of preparing display of contents for large projects)
• Additional methods of hash file verification (faster!) are now available.
• New device initialization options: Never replace existing files, Always replace existing files, Replace if files are new or changed, only replace existing files.
• Notes for a project may be saved with the project. Descriptions may also be saved for each entry on the “Files in project” tab.
• Improved accuracy progress bar – now includes the file verification step and better handling of a small number of very large files.
• All currently connected drive states are summarized by count at the top of the drives list.
• Project templates with proper defaults for every MV player are now included in the installation.
• And more…

SaberCopy v436 – March 16, 2020

• Each MegaVoice player is listed as a separate device choice instead of groups.
• Each device now has specific folder and file rules that are checked by SaberCopy.
• Informational rules support hyperlinks for opening PDF manuals or web sites for additional information.
• Most rules per player can now be checked by SaberCopy; others coming soon in next release.
• New “Changes Made” tab that explains any folder or file name modifications made by SaberCopy.
• Redesigned “Detail File List” tab with HTML style folder and file display.
• “Detail File List” also includes clickable links to open any file listed.
• New option for automated creation of player log directly to the device root.
• Improvements to automated file sequence numbers option – now works on any level of folders.
• For players supporting a choice of different folder levels, like the Envoy 2 E Series, the level can now be specified and the rules change accordingly.
• Enhanced checking for duplicate files in selected folders (by name, not content).
• Improvements to the text-to-speech options, including a real-time test feature.
• New user-configurable option to control population of the “Destination Folder” field.
• New user-configurable option to automatically hide folders selected to “Set as Master”.
• And more…

SaberCopy v412 – January 30, 2019

• Project and Drive specific functions moved onto their respective panels.
• Project and Drives panel headers now include counts of each.
• New “Detach All”, “Close All” and “Eject All” functions from the Drives panel.
• New Eject option to each individual drive menu (or disconnect if cannot be ejected).
• “Attach All” button on Project becomes “Detach All” if all drives are connected to projects.
• Selection dialogs allow for multi-select of folders and files.
• Improvements to reflect the state of disabled and removed drives.
• Added support for use of mapped folders (mount points) to resolve drive letter limitation.
• Improvements to mouse-wheel support in player/folder list on main screen.
• Added choices for MegaVoice players.
• Added support for inclusion of empty folders in audio message.
• Improved handling for players that disconnect while loading.
• More details recorded to player log.
• Project window changes color while project is active.
• Improved handling of file paths that reach 260 characters or more (up to device maximum).
• Enhancements to existing tool tips with addition of some new ones.
• Multiple files dropped at once on Source File Spec will be reduced to a single wildcard entry if possible.
• Last folders used for project and folder selection are both remembered.
• Failsafe added to prevent selection of “format” to NTFS target drive.

SaberCopy v343 – July 25, 2017

• Improved sorting of subfolders within a filespec (important for players where copy sequence is playback sequence).
• Added file and folder counts to log.
• Added log message for deletion of empty folders.
• Suppress error in log when bypassing a file that doesn’t need to be copied.