v1.1.4-beta

gtsteffaniak/filebrowserv1.1.4-betaDec 13, 2025by gtsteffaniak

AI Summary

This is a beta release (v1.1.4) of filebrowser that introduces a thumbnail toggle for search results, adds a loading spinner to prevent double-click issues, and significantly improves cache directory checks with warnings for slow speeds and low disk space. Several access rule improvements were made including hiding denied folders from parent directory views.

Key Highlights

New toggle to show search results with thumbnails (#1545)
File list now displays loading spinner to prevent double clicks and improve user feedback
Enhanced cacheDir startup checks with warnings for slow read/write speeds (<50MB/s), low free space (<20GB), and slow latency
Access rule improvements: denied folders hidden from parent directory listing, tools respect access rules, shares check creator's access rules
Bug fix for passwords with special characters not working properly (#1648)

New Features

Toggle to show searching results with thumbnails (#1545)
File list loading spinner for better user feedback
Cache directory startup checks with warnings for slow read/write speeds (<50MB/s)
Cache directory startup warnings for low free space (<20GB)
Cache directory startup warnings for slow read/write latency
Fatal errors for any cache directory read/write failures
Denied folders no longer appear in parent directory listing (#1684)
Tools now respect access rules
Shares check access rules based on the user who created the share

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed

 **New Features**:
 - toggle to show searching results with thumbnails #1545

 **Notes**:
 - file list has loading spinner to help prevent double click issues and give better feedback
 - improved cacheDir startup checks
   - warning for slow read/write speeds below 50MB/s
   - warning for low free space below 20GB
   - warning if read/write latency is slow
   - fatal for any errors reading or writing to the directory
   - links to official docs for more info 
 - access rule changes:
   - denied folders won't show up in parent directory listing view (#1684)
   - tools will respect access rules
   - shares will check access rules based on user that created the share

 **BugFixes**:
 - passwords with special characters not working properly (#1648)
 - encoded filename navigation issue (#1711)
 - Fix/Improve some behaviors in nextPrevious (#1707)
 - Files recognized as folder if they have the same name as previously deleted folders #1697
 - multi logger support issue #1701
## New Contributors
* @StefPanther made their first contribution in https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/pull/1682

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/pull/1724