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@macvfx macvfx released this 25 Jul 17:47

P5 Archive Browser v0.19 (Build 33)

Build 33 adds safer catalog maintenance and fixes metadata reconciliation
problems found while testing P5 exports.

What changed

  • Catalog backup: Settings ▸ Catalog Data can create a consistent,
    standalone SQLite backup while the app remains open.
  • Guarded catalog reset: Back Up and Reset Catalog stops the Watch Folder
    and requires an automatic dated backup to succeed before imported tapes,
    inventories, Archive Groups, and watch history are cleared. P5/project
    settings and the Keychain password are preserved.
  • Quoted CSV repair: Balanced SQL-style outer single quotes are removed
    before matching volume IDs, labels, and barcodes. Settings can also remove
    narrowly identified quote-polluted CSV records when they contain no imported
    files.
  • Location display: P5 Location remains visible and read-only. P5's
    <empty> sentinel displays as a dash and no longer creates a sidebar map pin;
    genuine shelf, slot, drive, or note values still display and remain
    searchable.
  • Import guidance: The documentation now distinguishes the supported
    six-column P5 Archive Export/direct nsdchat TSV layout from Archiware's
    currently unsupported eight-column Web UI layout.

Build 33 also includes the v0.19 Archive Groups, durable Watch Folder history,
single-file TSV selection, P5-native vol_inventory filename handling,
barcode resolution by P5 volume ID, and bounded P5 connection preflights.

Important TSV compatibility note

Use the six-column order:

index path, ppath, size, handle, btime, mtime

Do not import the eight-column P5 Web UI order yet. It moves file size from
column 3 to column 4 and requires the schema-aware importer planned for a later
build.

This remains a read-only archive-catalog application. It does not load tapes,
restore files, submit archive jobs, or modify data on the P5 server.

See the
Tester Notes
for the recommended test pass and the
full pre-release notes
for the complete feature list.