Fences 6 Changelog

Please see the press release:

https://www.stardock.com/news/534758/fences-6-beta-lands-with-tabs-icon-tint-and-more

***Reserved***

Will work for Fences 6 as well

https://support.stardock.com/space/SHC/1621360668/Show+%22Lock+Fences%22+in+Fences+5

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Very nice update! Some really cool features.     

Excellent improvements to Fences. Very intuitive controls and ease of arranging groups. Light years better in appearance and function over Fences 5. Well done!     

Hi,

With new tab function and Folder Portals, if two Folder Portals are in tabs, they will not refresh automatically.
It looks a bit messy and buggy.
I put the view as details and sorted as last modified, for several folders it would not sort correctly and put only last files on top folders at last and not refresh automatically.

I just did some more test and now the folder is shown correctly with correct view and sorting (folder before files).
Now I just see that it refreshes first modification in the folder then no more.
The view is correct though.
But, then I use the refresh action, and now it sorted again all the files on top and folder bottom.

Kind of a mess... nothing makes sense, but for sure, auto refresh is not working correctly.

Even not in tab mode, auto refresh is not working correctly and is not stable.

Win 10 22H2 Build 19045.5608

Regards

I just purchased an upgrade from Fences 4 permanent to Fences 6 subscription but it won't activate. I downloaded the installer from my account, used the product key from my account, and keep getting a 212 error.

Here is the error from the debug log:

Name 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Fences\Fences.exe'.

[2025-03-12T17:01:06] Error   : SetFilePermissions: Unable to set security info for C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Fences6

[2025-03-12T17:01:06] Info    : Loaded package file 'C:\program files (x86)\stardock\fences\Default.spak', Version '6'.

[2025-03-12T17:01:06] Info    : Initialize: Product ID '2688', Product Name 'Fences6', Version '5.9.8.9', Company Name 'Stardock', Process Name 'C:\program files (x86)\stardock\fences\SdDisplay.exe'.

[2025-03-12T17:01:06] Error   : SetFilePermissions: Unable to set security info for C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Fences6

[2025-03-12T17:01:06] Info    : Loaded package file 'C:\program files (x86)\stardock\fences\Default.spak', Version '6'.

[2025-03-12T17:01:27] Info    : Submitting Serial Activation request...

[2025-03-12T17:01:27] Error   : Unable to save License File.

[2025-03-12T17:01:27] Error   : SerialActivate (InvalidLicenseFile) License is not valid for the current machine.

C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Fences6 doesn't exist on my machine.  Neither does %ProgramData%\Stardock\Fences6.

Thoughts?  I submitted a ticket, but I'm not at all sure it's correct - the ticket submittal for failed activations is not at all straightforward.

Thanks!

Locking fences prevents selecting a tab in tabbed fences.

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. The 5.98 is for Fences 6 Beta, which is what everyone get at this moment. I believe it will get the 6.xx when it move out from the beta.

As for your activation issue. Not sure what happen, but, you can try the purge steps: [Link]. Just make sure to redownload the latest version from your account page. Reboot after the purge. Reinstall and reboot again after the installation. Retest and report back here.

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Quoting SimplexDesigns,

reply 17

Quoting DrJBHL,

reply 9

Excellent improvements to Fences. Very intuitive controls and ease of arranging groups. Light years better in appearance and function over Fences 5. Well done!     

 

How did you select the recycle folder for fences. Every time I try it says invalid name.

I created a separate fence for the recycle bin in Fences 3, 4, and 5 which carried over in each succeeding version. When I installed Fences 6, I made sure to take a snapshot first. After installation I created tab groups and Recycle went where moved it. When I double click on the bin in the fence, it opens. Nothing special...

This one is from 2023. While I generally omit my fences from screenies, I found one which illustrates the above.

I answered your ticket, Theo.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Quoting IrwinMFletch,

reply 22

Quoting DrJBHL,

reply 9

Excellent improvements to Fences. Very intuitive controls and ease of arranging groups. Light years better in appearance and function over Fences 5. Well done!     

Intriguing screen shot.  Did you use the new tabs feature to achieve that grouping across the top?  Presumably you hovered over Graphics and it drops down? 

Yes. I created 3 tab groups and used icon tinting, as well. Clicked the graphics tab, scrolled a bit and voilá. The Windowblind is A Red by adni18 (he has adni18.com which is a beautiful site). The docks are Winstep Extreme Glossy  Burgundy skin by the late WebGizmos. The wallpaper is also adni18's AI work.

Thanks for the kind words, Sean. I wanted very much to do Fences 6 justice...it really is a big quality jump. It's a real winner.