Vykar

v0.16.2 Bugfix

This release fixes issues for SREs watching stability and regressions.

Published 1mo Backup & Recovery

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Summary

AI summary

Fixed Windows backup to skip locked files and added restore size column with "Added" bytes per snapshot.

Changes in this release

Type	Severity	Summary	CVE
Feature	Low	List view now shows restore size and adds an "Added" column for newly stored bytes per snapshot. List view now shows restore size and adds an "Added" column for newly stored bytes per snapshot. Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-08 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Windows backup skips locked files instead of aborting the whole operation. Windows backup skips locked files instead of aborting the whole operation. Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-08 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Low	S3 PUT failures due to connection close now surface an actionable hint indicating the likely cause. S3 PUT failures due to connection close now surface an actionable hint indicating the likely cause. Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-08 Confidence: high	—

Full changelog

Bug Fixes

Windows backup: skip locked files instead of aborting the whole backup when a file can't be opened (#147)
List: show restore size and add an "Added" column reporting newly stored bytes per snapshot (#153)

Improvements

S3: surface an actionable hint when a PUT fails due to a connection close, pointing at the likely cause (#151)

Updating

To update to the latest version, run:

curl -fsSL https://vykar.borgbase.com/install.sh | sh

See the quickstart guide for other install options.

Downloads

| Platform | Artifact |
|---|---|
| Linux x86_64 (gnu) | vykar-v0.16.2-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz |
| Linux x86_64 (musl) | vykar-v0.16.2-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz |
| Linux aarch64 (gnu) | vykar-v0.16.2-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz |
| Linux aarch64 (musl) | vykar-v0.16.2-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz |
| macOS aarch64 | vykar-v0.16.2-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz |
| Windows x86_64 | vykar-v0.16.2-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip |
| GUI (AppImage) | vykar-gui-v0.16.2-x86_64.AppImage |