Sean, Author at eFiler

Installing eFiler with a pre-set serial number

Sean — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:21:13 +0000

From eFiler v3 onwards it is possible to specify the serial number when installing eFiler to ensure that the machine is assigned to the correct licence.

To do this run the following command from a command prompt –

msiexec /i “c:tempefiler.msi” SNUM=SSAAMMGGYYII

The above example assumes you have copied the installer to c:temp and you enter a valid serial number.

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eFiler 3.1 is released

Sean — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:22:09 +0000

We are pleased to announce the release of eFiler 3.1 which is a major upgrade to eFiler and includes (but is not limited to) the following new features –

Support for Outlook 2016
File and search emails on Google Drive, Dropbox and One Drive
Based on .net 4.5.2
A faster more responsive search tool
Additional search filter for Conversations
Improved search result highlighting
AND / OR quick filter option to quickly refine search results
Additional policy options, to reset merge and deploy locations and settings
Specify the number of labels you wish to assign to locations
On screen filing progress and notification indicator
Additional filename template options (build your own template manager)

Download eFiler to file and find your emails.

Detailed list of changes –

Installing and launching:

New installation options including inclusion of licence serial number in command line to license machines while installing by group policy.
Button in change licence ID to return a machine’s licence when the machine is to be replaced.
Much faster launching of Outlook

Support for new technology:

Support for very high resolution displays
Migration to .NET 4.5.2 to make code compact and faster
Support for Outlook 2016

Cloud integration:

Programmatic connection to Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox for cloud storage and search even without sync client installed.
Option to connect to private cloud storages via WebDAV.

User Interface:

Much faster to open filing and search dialogs, particularly when the user has a large number of filing locations.
New storage wizard allows for cloud and file system storages and folder locations to be stored as convenient starting places for adding new locations.
Location manager “Add location” opens at selected location
New feature to file into a subfolder without having to add it to your list
Automatic creation of labels when adding a filing location.
Option to choose how many labels are added when a location is added.
Ability to select many locations to share or remove them and to remove unwanted labels in one operation.
Faster writing of multiple locations selected by right-click in Windows Explorer.
Resizable Location Manager dialog
Search window resizable and persistent between sessions
New Ref: text column in search
New AND/OR button in search to toggle between wide and narrow searches
New attachment filter in search
New conversation filter in search – find a conversation involving any number of people or domains.
Much faster search indexing and display of results.
New Index update button.
Clearer rendering of text in the search results
New add location button in search – no need to open the search location manager to add locations.
Admin settings menu to enable configurations to be set, locked and uploaded without using Policy Manager
Edit, upload and replace or merge policy filing locations without using Policy Manager
Autosave feature for dispute resolution or offsite backup for disaster recovery
New filename template manager for drag and drop template creation including punctuation and yy as well as yyyy
New third party in filename to add sender of received email or first named recipient of sent email
New sender’s initials option for filename
New purge shared locations option in Policy Manager
New cloud sync folder naming to concatenate labels instead of using only last label
Integrated cloud sync and drop panel template manager
New method for displaying filing progress and confirmation which is less intrusive
Improved deduplication algorithms
Improved general stability

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Uninstalling Office cleanly

Sean — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:56:37 +0000

Sometimes Office gets in a muddle and needs re-installing. Simply uninstalling from Control Panel leaves behind folders and registry keys which you may need to purge in order to get a clean installation of office back onto your computer. Microsoft has a nifty tool for this a link to which follows –
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739501

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Emails stuck in Outbox or Emails won’t send?

Sean — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:40:56 +0000

Sometimes when your computer has resumed from hibernation / sleep mode, or has just simply lost its connection to the internet you might find outgoing emails getting stuck in your outbox and failing to send.

There are 2 common fixes to this issue –
1. Check that Outlook is ‘Online’. To do this go to your send and receive ribbon in outlook. Look for the icon ‘Work Offline’ and make sure it is not highlighted. If Outlook is offline you will often see this status displayed at the bottom right hand corner of Outlook. If ‘Work Offline’ is highlighted simply press it again to go back Online! In older versions of office the work offline function can be found under the ‘File’ menu.

2. The second most common reason is that an email is simply stuck in the Outbox. You may need to cancel the current send/receive status. Next move the stuck emails into drafts. Restart Outlook, then open each draft and send one at a time.

3. Lastly check that your mailbox has free space. Delete some old emails by selecting them with SHIFT-select and then delete to permanently delete some emails and make some space! Why not check out eFiler as a way to stay on top of your mailbox on a daily basis!

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How to archive email from Outlook

Sean — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 09:12:33 +0000

Email is commonly stored in an Outlook data file (file extension .pst or .ost) located on your computer within your user profile. These are displayed in Outlook as the Personal folders and subfolders. All of the emails contained within these Outlook folders are stored within the PST or OST file.

These files grow in size as emails arrive (each version of Outlook PST and OST file has a size limitation). The Outlook solution to this is to create further archive files using ‘Auto Archive’ which creates additional PST files located on your computer.

Limitations of relying on PST and OST files are –
They corrupt easily which can result in loss of data
As these files are located on your hard drive, if your hard drive fails or your computer is stolen your emails may be lost forever.
You cannot share emails with colleagues easily, unless of course you forward them, duplicating information.
If you go on holiday your archived emails are inaccessible to anyone in the office who may need them.
Most users who use Outlook auto-archive never find their emails again.

eFiler solves these problems –
Using eFiler you can file (archive) individual messages to different network folders.
You can pre-configure auto filing to ensure all incoming and outgoing messages are filed into the correct project folders.
Your colleagues can use eFiler search to find these emails quickly with minimal effort.
If you take your laptop out of the office you always have a copy of your email content even if the emails are filed in the office network.
Filing into regular folders as regular message files (.msg) results in lower mailbox sizes, less corruptions of PST files and happier IT departments.

Best practice for email archiving –
Can you archive projects complete with email correspondence?
Avoid proprietary systems that will tie you in. Emails archived with eFiler can always be opened directly using Outlook or any .msg viewer without the need to have eFiler installed.

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How to find your Outlook Version Number

Sean — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:51:15 +0000

Outlook 2013 –

Outlook 2010 –

Outlook 2007 –

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Disabled Outlook plugin remains disabled

Sean — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:57:11 +0000

We have come to learn that re-enabling a disabled Microsoft Outlook plugin isnt always as easy as it might seem. Sometimes as fast as you tick the box to re-enable the plugin and exit the menu it gets instantly disabled by Outlook once again. In most cases there are 2 simple reasons for this –
1. The plugin does not work with Office Click to run versions. If you find yourself in this scenario then please follow our instructions to re-install Outlook as a local version.
2. You have more than 1 disabled plugin and one of the other disabled plugins is sharing a common dll file (most commonly mscoree.dll). Re-enable the plugins and you should be back in business. If there are plugins you no longer require then uninstall them to prevent this from happening in future.

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Microsoft click to run software

Sean — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 15:40:18 +0000

eFiler is designed to run on installed versions of Microsoft office. In the event you run into an error during installation it may be that you are running a version of ‘Microsoft Office Click to Run software’. In the case of click to run installations only a small amount of the software resides on your machine.

It is normally possible for eFiler to run on click to run installations, although we cannot confirm 100% compatibility at this time. If you are having difficulty getting the plugin to run we suggest setting the LoadBehaviour registry key to 3 in the following location –

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOfficeOutlookAddinseFiler.COM.Outlook2010.Addin2010

In some, but not all cases Microsoft does allow you to switch to an installed copy on the same licence. Please follow the instructions here to learn more about how to go about switching to an MSI based installation.

Learn more about Click to Run Software

Additional reading –
Click-to-Run: Known issues
Learn more about Office Click-to-Run

Download the correct installation files for office 2010 based on your serial number here

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eFiler and Cloud service compatibility

Sean — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 14:36:25 +0000

Are you looking to cloud storage to enable your team to work seamlessley from any location? You might be pleased to hear that eFiler supports filing into cloud folders such as those used by service providers and software like Livedrive, Dropbox, Webdrive, Google Drive and m-files. Simply create locations as you would for local drives. Both eFiler location manager and esearch will recognise these locations as if they were local and you can file and search them as expected. So even if your data is in the cloud you should when your connection to the internet is down.

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eFiler 2.7 Export folders and share locations

Sean — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:05:29 +0000

New in eFiler 2.7 are 2 great new features.

With eFiler you can now export folders and emails into the file system in one easy step. Export any number of folders, subfolders and emails directly into the network. The folder structure is mirrored for you and files can be removed from outlook or marked as filed.

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ability to quickly share locations. Simply add a location in eFiler Location manager, share it and your colleagues will receive the same location the next time their locations are refreshed. Collectively manage and adapt the filing locations as required.

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