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Compressor Repair 2.0 released

Yesterday we released Compressor Repair 2.0, a significant update to our free tool for keeping Compressor working smoothly.

This version greatly improves the repair process, which should result in more reliable repairs. It also fixes the issue where Compressor would sometimes complain that a batch was submitted by a different user.

It has support for global hotkeys, which requires FCS Maintenance Pack 1.3 or higher. This allows you to press a keyboard shortcut to close Compressor, repair it and then reopen it again when the repair is complete. This is a very useful and convenient timesaver. If you have Growl installed, you will be able to see the status of the repair.

Here is the full list of changes:

• Improved repair algorithm
• Interface improvements
• Global hotkey support (requires FCS Maintenance Pack)
• Growl notifications
• If Compressor is open, Compressor Repair closes it and and then reopens it when finished
• Option to reset Compressor's window layout
• Support for custom Qmaster cluster storage paths

Compressor Repair is available for free here or as part of FCS Maintenance Pack, where several additional features are offered including global hotkeys and scheduled tasks. If you have FCS Maintenance Pack Network Admin you also have access to remote repairs over a network.