{"id":4584,"date":"2014-01-16T11:38:16","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T19:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=4584"},"modified":"2025-12-14T13:43:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T21:43:56","slug":"backblaze-release-2-3-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/backblaze-release-2-3-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Backblaze Release 2.3.1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog_post_release.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6CNkiydd\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog_post_release.jpg\" alt=\"blog_post_release\" width=\"550\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog_post_release.jpg 550w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog_post_release-300x90.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"bzdropcap\">Release Date: 7\/30\/13<br \/>\nVersion: 2.3.1<\/p>\n<p>Auto-Update: Yes, 12\/13\/13<\/p>\n<p>2.3.0 was a very successful release, including many performance enhancements. We&#8217;ve refined a few more things with 2.3.1, and are auto-updating all users to this version.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Windows and Mac:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Decrease memory usage in certain corner cases<\/li>\n<li>Improved support for double byte characters in computer name<\/li>\n<li>Backblaze Downloader optimized for higher latency connections (download speed increased in some cases)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Windows:<\/strong><br \/>\nBackblaze now runs in 64-bit on more Windows systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mac:<\/strong><br \/>\nMiscellaneous compatibility fixes for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update Now:<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you wish to update today, <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.backblaze.com\/update.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">get Backblaze version 2.3.1 here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Release Date: 7\/30\/13 Version: 2.3.1 Auto-Update: Yes, 12\/13\/13 2.3.0 was a very successful release, including many performance enhancements. 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