SQL Backup And FTP

09/25/2026

SQLBackupAndFTP 12.8.3 is now available!

What's new?

📁 Variables in Destination Paths
Automatically organize backups into folders using variables such as job name, date, backup type, and other parameters.

🗄️ GFS Retention
Keep selected weekly, monthly, and yearly full backups for longer periods using advanced destination retention settings.

🔎 Nested Folder Search
Restore and log shipping jobs can now search for backup files inside subfolders — useful for date-based folders or separate folders for each database.

⚙️ Pre- and Post-Restore Scripts
Run SQL or batch scripts automatically before and after restore operations.

🚀 Advanced SQL Server Backup Options
Added support for BUFFERCOUNT, providing additional control over SQL Server backup performance and memory usage.

🌐 Additional UI Languages
SQLBackupAndFTP is now also available in German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

🔧 Additional Improvements
• Updated SQL Server client libraries, including Azure SQL-related packages
• Improved Destination and Advanced Log interfaces
• Improved PostgreSQL restore rollback
• Improved Amazon S3 upload error reporting
• Fixed nested restore search for S3-compatible storage, Backblaze, and OneDrive
• Fixed an issue where automatic updates could run when auto-update was disabled
• Various restore, destination, and UI reliability fixes

Thank you to everyone who shares feedback, reports issues, and helps us improve SQLBackupAndFTP.

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06/22/2026

🚀 SQLBackupAndFTP 12.8.2 is now available!

We've released a new version focused on improving integrations, giving administrators more control over backups, and enhancing overall reliability.

✨ What's new?

🔔 Notifications

Receive backup notifications directly through:
• Slack
• Microsoft Teams
• Custom Webhooks

☁️ New S3-Compatible Storage Providers

Preconfigured support for:
• Internxt
• Contabo

⚡ Upload Bandwidth Control

Limit upload speed to reduce network impact during business hours.

🗄️ Advanced SQL Server Backup Options

Configure:
• Maximum Transfer Size
• Block Size

🐬 Automatic MySQL Tools Download

SQLBackupAndFTP can now automatically download MySQL client utilities when local binaries are unavailable.

🔐 Gmail OAuth Support

Updated Gmail integration to use modern Google OAuth authentication.

🪣 Amazon S3 Improvements

Updated S3 libraries for improved compatibility and reliability.

🛠️ Additional Improvements

• Various bug fixes
• Improved stability and performance

Thank you to everyone who shares feedback, reports issues, and helps us improve SQLBackupAndFTP. Your suggestions continue to shape the product.

06/01/2026

🚀 SQLBackupAndFTP v12.8.1 Released

New update is now available with improvements for PostgreSQL support, notifications, and update reliability.

✨ What’s new:
• Redesigned background update workflow for more reliable downloads and installations
• Updated PostgreSQL binaries to the latest available versions
• Added Gmail notifications support via OAuth authentication
• Fixed local PostgreSQL restore issues
• Fixed PostgreSQL default database selection behavior
• Various bug fixes and small improvements

Upgrade today for a smoother and more reliable backup experience 💾

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