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Retrospect Changelog

What's new in Retrospect 19.3.0.132

Mar 12, 2024
  • Engine:
  • IMPROVED Modifying Storage Group properties can take a long time to complete
  • FIXED Error -1001 when backing up OneDrive files in some cases
  • FIXED Unable to switch a cloud Backup Set’s member to local storage
  • FIXED After a Dropbox connection error, automatic retry doesn’t establish a new connection in some cases
  • FIXED Could not extend the immutable retention period of all past backups in cloud Storage Group
  • FIXED Should report error during Retrospect Client backup of SQL Server if Retrospect Client is running in a Windows account that doesn’t have access to the SQL databases
  • FIXED Unable to create Disaster Recovery disc image on French, Spanish and Japanese versions of Windows
  • FIXED Scanning incomplete, error -1020 (sharing violation) when using Open File Backup

New in Retrospect 19.2.0.122 (Oct 18, 2023)

  • Engine:
  • Backup sets no longer created as Storage Groups by default
  • Can now Forget licenses in License manager
  • Object locking retention date is now set during backup set transfer (#10318)
  • Backups to Dropbox no longer fail when the connection times out (#10387 / Verify/Restore error) - See details
  • Storage Group new member data is now always saved to all sub-sets (#10319)
  • No longer report Unknown Mac error when trying to open offline cloud files (#10349)
  • Unwanted Public/Private keys no longer created on startup (#10351)
  • Stop reporting erroneous files no longer present message during backup (#10374)
  • Fixed bad line endings in some Script Hooks example files (#10341)
  • Auto-updates now show correct update version (#10344)
  • Fixed wrong password error after re-installing client (#10353)
  • Client:
  • Mac Client: Support for macOS Sonoma (14.0) - Certified September 26, 2023
  • Windows Client: System tray app now works with high DPI resolutions (#10358)
  • Windows Client: Fixed password issue when adding clients that had been re-installed (#10356)
  • Windows Client: Fixed issue where public key file was ignored if client already used a password (#10383)
  • Mac Client: Fixed issue where clients would go to sleep early in a backup (#6162)

New in Retrospect 19.1.1.110 (Jul 11, 2023)

  • Engine:
  • Improved: Can now back up OneDrive files in Windows 11 (#10316)
  • Fixed: After upgrade, first backup of client source no longer backs up unchanged files (#10300)
  • Fixed: Editing Cloud storage group member no longer results in backups going to root of bucket (#10296)
  • Fixed: Remembered catalog files now display correct size (#10266)
  • Fixed: Backups to Backblaze S3 media sets no longer report misleading HTTP errors (#10304)
  • Fixed: Fixed issue with log messages relating to macOS 14 Sonoma (#10329)
  • Client:
  • Fixed: Windows Client: Can now back up OneDrive files in Windows 11 (#10316)
  • Fixed: Mac Client: Fixed issue with log messages relating to macOS 14 Sonoma (#10329)

New in Retrospect 19.1.0.320 (Jan 11, 2023)

  • Engine:
  • New Support for Retrospect Cloud Storage
  • New Backup Comparison for Anomaly Detection
  • New OS Compliance Monitoring through Retrospect Management Console
  • New Ransomware Protection: Flexible Immutable Retention Periods
  • New Cloud Backup: Microsoft Azure for Government
  • New Multi-Factor Authentication Option
  • New Configuration File Encryption Option
  • New Storage Groups: Subset Rebuild
  • New Recycle Script Option
  • Nonsupport for LTO-9 Tapes
  • Improved Improved Performance for Cloud Backup using Multi-Part Upload
  • Improved4+ GB File Support for Cloud Replication
  • ImprovedBack up the same local drive with multiple scripts simultaneously
  • Improved Duplicate/Copy the same local drive with multiple scripts simultaenously
  • Improved Anomaly Detection enabled by default
  • Improved Storage Groups: Groom scripts run simultaneously for all subsets
  • Improved Increase maximum execution units from 16 to 64
  • Improved Support: Export log/operation files with configuration files
  • Fixed Cloud Backup: Fixed issue where new member is incorrectly added during media request (#10138)
  • Fixed Storage Groups: Fixed issue with backed up to members marked as lost (#10233)
  • Fixed Cloud Backup: Fixed support for Backblaze's Default Retention Policy (#9821)
  • Fixed Subscriptoins: Fixed issue where expiration date not displayed in all cases (#8805)
  • Fixed Rebuild: Fixed performance issue on cloud backup sets (#9214)
  • Fixed Backup: Fixed issue where the last successful backup date not stored after recycle (#9245)
  • Fixed Reporting: add "Immutable Until" for all backup reports (#9281)
  • Fixed ProactiveAI: Fixed issue where policy paused while script being edited (#9860)
  • Fixed ProactiveAI: Fixed issue where policy stops using all available execution units (#10244)
  • Fixed Backup: Fixed remaining issues with DST and "error -2249 (could not find session)" (#10246)
  • Fixed Logging: Better reporting for using cloud storage with default retention date and immutable backups (#9943)
  • Fixed Storage Groups: Fixed issue with restore when selecting catalog for storage group rather than subset (#9961)
  • Fixed Cloud Data Protection: Fixed issue where files in subvolume had unexpected modification date (#9963)
  • Fixed Cloud Data Protection: Fixed UI issues with dates (#10004)
  • Fixed Grooming: Fixed issue with grooming out files based on a selector (#10034)
  • Fixed Cloud Data Protection: Fixed issue duplicating a zero-byte file (#10036)
  • Fixed NAS Backup: Handle incorrect dates from some NAS volumes to enable matching unchanged files (#10055)
  • Fixed Cloud Data Protection: Fixed issue with restoring certain files to cloud (#10129)
  • Fixed Storage Groups: Fixed issue with adding a subset catalog without the main catalog (#10130)
  • Fixed Scheduling: Fixed issue with day-of-the-week scheduling at 9:00am in certain time zones (#10134)
  • Fixed SQL Backup: Fixed issue where database clients become unlicensed when busy (#10172)
  • Fixed Anomaly Detection: Fixued issue where lost members can invoke error (#10234)
  • Fixed Backup: Fixed issue with backing up data to sets with lost members (#10235)
  • Fixed Scripts: Fixed issue with "Check Script" when source is a folder (#10245)
  • Fixed Restore Preflight: Fixed issue with export missing some .rdb file names (#10257)
  • Fixed Immutable Backups: Fixed issue with transfers from immutable set to local disk set (#10271)
  • Fixed Transfer Backups: Fixed issue with DST and with recycling source set despite an execution error (#10273)
  • Fixed Email Notifications: Fixed issue with Microsoft Office 365 for "Failed to read beginning of SSL/TLS record" (#10267)

New in Retrospect 18.5.3.142 (May 22, 2022)

  • Engine:
  • ImprovedSQL: Updated Authentication Support - See details
  • FixedSQL: Fixed issue where database named as file path could not be backed up (#9850)
  • FixedSQL: Fixed issue where secondary filegroups were not properly restored when using options to restore to new location or new name (#9792)
  • FixedAlibaba Cloud: Fixed issue where using immutable backups with per-object retention generated an error (#9986)
  • FixedAlibaba Cloud: Added support for creating bucket with retention policy (#9987)
  • FixedProactiveAI: Fixed issue where ProactiveAI did not alternate between different destinations in Storage Groups (#9995)
  • FixedAzure: Fixed issue where rebuild cloud set on Azure shows Immutable Retention date off by time difference from UTC (#9996)
  • fixedProactiveAI: Fixed issue where ProactiveAI activities showing wrong destination name for Storage Group in Windows UI (#10005)
  • FixedTape Backup: Fixed media request window where Choices button was missing (#10012)
  • FixedTape Rebuild: Fixed "Can't create session, error -2249 (could not find session)" error during catalog rebuild (#10030) - See details
  • Client:
  • FixedLinux Client: Fixed "./retroclient -setpass newpass" command (#9983)
  • FixedLinux Client: Fixed issue where new installations did not prompt for password creation (#10022)

New in Retrospect 18.5.2.136 (Mar 23, 2022)

  • Engine:
  • Improved:
  • Anomaly Detection: Added detailed logging for anomales
  • Anomaly Detection: Suppress alerts for rolling synthetic full backups
  • Fixed:
  • Immutable Backups: Clarified immutable retention expiration log message (#9980)
  • Daylight Saving Time: Fixed "Trouble matching, error -2249 (could not find session)" error during snapshot transfer (#9981) - See details
  • Client Backup: Fixed engine issue where client errors during building snapshot phase stops the entire script (#9968)
  • Management Console: Fixed issue where duplicate scripts had destination mode incorrectly updated (#9964)
  • Backup: Fixed issue where Retrospect did not show internal drives when paths matched a share (#9940)
  • Script Hooks: Fixed issue where intervention file was not deleted (#9873)
  • Transfer Backup Sets: Fixed issue where "Can't access Backup Set, error -703 (need a user-entered password, but can't ask)" error was shown (#9766)
  • FixedSources: Fixed issue where favorite folders on Mac clients did not show up until engine restart (#9681)
  • Backup: Fixed issue where engine crashed in rare instances when Linux client connection unexpectedly died (#9969)

New in Retrospect 18.5.1.101 (Feb 15, 2022)

  • Engine:
  • Anomaly Detection - See details
  • Support for LTO-9
  • Immutable Backups: Support for Microsoft Azure Version-Level Locking
  • Immutable Backups: Bucket Creation Support for Object Lock
  • ProactiveAI: Clarified error message where ProactiveAI is paused if script is opened for edit (#9860)
  • Backup: Fixed issue where user needs to re-enter encryption password when running Transfer script (#9766)
  • Remote Backup: Fixed issue where Retrospect did not timeout after remote client disappeared (#9868)
  • Grooming: Fixed error -2264 when grooming backups of email account (#9870)
  • Logging: Fixed issue where -1010 errors were incorrectly logged for mapped network share (#9912)
  • Client:
  • NewLinux Client: Support for intervention file in Script Hooks - See details

New in Retrospect 18.2.1.242 (Dec 21, 2021)

  • Engine:
  • FixedRebuild: Fixed issue where certain snapshot error during rebuild would stop the rebuild
  • FixedClients: Fixed issue where re-installed client needed to be removed and then added again
  • FixedBackup: Fixed "elem.cpp-1107" crash when backing up macOS sources with "Match only files in same location/path" enabled
  • FixedTransfer: Fixed "arc.cpp-5798" crash during a transfer that started with a recycle
  • FixedTransfer: Fixed "-2241 (Catalog File invalid/damaged)" error during certain transfers

New in Retrospect 18.2.0.174 (Nov 17, 2021)

  • Engine:
  • FIXEDDaylight Savings Time: Fixed issue where Retrospect sent too many emails due to time change (#9831)
  • FIXEDDaylight Savings Time: Fixed issue where scripts started one hour off after DST (#9830)
  • FIXEDDaylight Savings Time: Fixed issue where engine crashed during media verification due to DST (#9832, #9800)
  • FIXEDBackup Transfer: Fixed engine crash during snapshot transfer due to bad configuration file (#9807)
  • FIXEDLogging: Reduced "Can't copy block level incremental backup file" logging (#9523)
  • FIXEDLogging: Reduced "wait time exceeded' logging (#9806)
  • FIXEDLogging: Fixed "Can't compress Catalog File for Backup Set" logging (#9833)
  • FIXEDStorage Groups: Fixed issue where rebuild will fail if .rdb files not in expected location (#9560)
  • FIXEDBackup Report: Fixed issue where certain ProactiveAI backups were linked to the incorrect destination (#9774)
  • FIXEDLTFS: Fixed issue where LTFS tape volumes were not displayed (#9810)
  • FIXEDCloud Storage: Removed incorrect "Trouble deleting files, error -1101 (file/directory not found)" log message (#9778)
  • FIXEDStorage Groups: Fixed rebuild issue where subsets are removed from different storage group (#9808)
  • FIXEDBackup: Improved performance of matching for certain use cases (#9818)
  • FIXEDLicensing: Fixed crash for rare workflow (#9820)
  • Client:
  • FIXEDMac Client: Fixed "Unsupported version" logging issue in macOS Monterrey (#9838)

New in Retrospect 18.2.0.174 (Sep 29, 2021)

  • NewCloud Backup Certification for IBM ICOS
  • Improved Ransomware Protection with Version-Aware Restore
  • Improved Dropbox Support with Short-Lived Token Support and Better Security through PKCE - See details
  • Improved Disaster Recovery - See details
  • Improved: Bandwidth Limit Options Support for Cloud Data Protection Support
  • FixedBackup Verification: Fixed issue where media verification disabled immutable retention policy (#9762)
  • FixedBackup Transfer: Fixed crash when grooming a cloud set in rare cases (#9573)
  • FixedDisaster Recovery: Fixed bare-metal recovery (BMR) issue where disk erasure warning can display incorrect disks (#6109)
  • FixedDisaster Recovery: Fixed bare-metal recovery (BMR) restore limitations when source System disk is not disk 0 (#6167)
  • FixedDisaster Recovery: Retrospect now pauses all scripted and ProactiveAI executions when running in WinPE (#9507)
  • FixedRansomware Protection: Fixed log errors when grooming backup set with a retention policy (#9425)
  • FixedTape Backup: Fixed crash during catalog rebuild when ejecting tape (#9508)
  • FixedAuto-Updates: Fixed issue where automatic upgrades are displayed for more than one version (#9512)
  • FixedDropbox: Fixed crash in "graf.cpp-3737" when viewing sessions in a Dropbox set in Spanish (#9519)
  • FixedDropbox: Fixed issue for creating backup set in certain scenarios (#9502)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed "Available space" under Summary to be user-assigned free space instead of total volume free space (#9574)
  • FixedProactiveAI: Fixed issue where disconnected external drives would generate failed activities (#9575)
  • FixedProactiveAI: Fixed crash when source check threads hang (#9684)
  • FixedNAS Backup: Fixed issue where cancelling the password prompt for a network share does not stop execution (#9586)
  • FixedCloud Backup: Fixed issue where Retrospect failed when using File > Open for set catalog (#9639)
  • FixedAzure: Fixed rare crash when Retrospect fails to connect to Azure (#9736)
  • Fixed: Cloud Data Protection: Fixed "Trouble deleting files, error -1021 (data overflowed expected amount)" error when duplicating to a Google Cloud bucket (#9758)

New in Retrospect 18.1.1.106 (Jun 25, 2021)

  • Engine:
  • Improved: Retrospect Management Console Integration with Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
  • FixedProactiveAI: Fixed issue where failed activities would appear for disconnected data sources with -530 errors (#9486)
  • FixedGrooming: Fixed rare crash for grooming with versioned cloud buckets (#9493)

New in Retrospect 18.1.0.124 (Jun 17, 2021)

  • Engine:
  • NewMicrosoft Azure Support
  • NewSupport for Windows 10 May 2021 Update
  • ImprovedScalable Data Protection - Extended Backup Set Size Limit from 1PB to 1EB
  • Improved:
  • Cloud Data Protection: Support for subpaths
  • Cloud Data Protection: Clarified support for Backblaze B2 in dropdown
  • Cloud Backup: Clarified support for clouds and added icons in dropdown
  • Fixed:
  • Remote Backup: Fixed issue with on-demand backup and restore for certain clients (#9432)
  • Licensing: Fixed issue where backup to an external hard drive was not possible for certain licenses (#9444)
  • Licensing: Significantly improved license loading for large number of licenses (#8835)
  • Tape Backup: Fixed crash when adding members to a set (#9338)
  • Configuration Management: Fixed configs.xml issue where cloud data sources were not imported (#9389)
  • Configuration Management: Fixed issue where rules were not importing correctly (#9473)
  • NAS Support: Fixed issue where duplicating to a NAS with Solo license generated incorrect error (#9433)
  • Concurrent Executions: Fixed issue where the number of execution units could not be reduced (#9435)
  • ProactiveAI: Fixed issue where ProactiveAI could not back up from cloud data sources (#9437)
  • ProactiveAI: Fixed issue when creating a backup set from the wizard (#9438)
  • ProactiveAI: Fixed rare crash (ex_trigcon.cpp-1696) for concurrenct polling with ProactiveAI (#9450)
  • Cloud Backup: Fixed issue where error showed "Unable to create bucket" instead of "Access denied" (#9451)
  • Immutable Backup: Fixed issue where catalog rebuild did not preserve the immutable retention policy (#9452)
  • Backup: Fixed rare crash (tstring.cpp-2385) when backup set is unavailable (#9457)
  • Restore: Fixed issue where Find Files restore for multiple files results in only 1 file (#9458)
  • Concurrent Executions: Fixed issue where execution units were reset to 2 for certain licenses (#9459)

New in Retrospect 18.0.0.444 (May 26, 2021)

  • Engine:
  • NewRansomware Protection with Immutable Backups
  • NewSecurity Reporting with Geo Tracking
  • NewImproved First Launch Experience
  • NewCloud Data Protection
  • NewCloud-Native Deployment
  • NewCloud Data Protection and Cloud Backup Support for Microsoft Azure - Preview Available - Contact Sales
  • NewSupport for Windows 10 October 2020 Update
  • NewSupport for Windows Server 2022 Preview
  • ImprovedDashboard: Add link to Retrospect Management Console
  • ImprovedStorage Groups: Enable "Storage Groups" by default
  • ImprovedBackup Report: Default to "Performance" for more detail
  • ImprovedFiltering: Add "User Files and Settings" selector for improved user selection of critical files
  • ImprovedSecurity: Public/private keypair generation performance dramatically improved
  • ImprovedFiltering: Excluded more types from compression selector
  • FixedConfiguration: Fix engine launch delay and crash after rebuilding from configs.xml (#9217)
  • FixedBackup: Fixed issue where engine reports -1115 disk full error instead of displaying a media request (#9239)
  • FixedBackup: Fixed rare crash during backup due to memory overrun (#9277)
  • FixedBackup: Removed backup of "Removable Storage Manager" for Windows 8 and later (#8967)
  • FixedBackup: Fixed issue exporting multiple snapshots at once (#9361)
  • FixedFiltering: Updated "Documents and Settings" special folder condition for selectors to newer Windows OSs (#7561)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue where Use at most value is reset after a catalog rebuild (#9195)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed "Error -1101 (file/directory not found) can't access catalog file" error from certain workflows (#8381)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue where grooming preference not carried over to new backup sources (#8664)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue with ProactiveAI attempting to write to unavailable destination (#8789)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed rare issue where backups were stored in wrong location (#9231)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed rebuild issue with 3+ members (#9292)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue on MinIO for creating storage groups (#9373)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue where spanning set to multiple members (#9294)
  • FixedExchange: Changed error for VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE to fatal for backups (#9036)
  • FixedNAS: Fixe issue where Retrospect loses credentials for shares after relaunch (#9105)
  • FixedLocalization: Fixed issue where Retrospect didn't use SetLanguage= in C:ProgramDataRetrospectretro.ini (#9176)
  • FixedProactiveAI: Fixed issue where backups stuck due to slow source response (#9244)
  • FixedRebuild: Fixed issue where process can fail to finish (#9256)
  • FixedDuplicate: Fixed issue where process can overwrite destination even if newer than source (#9260)
  • Client:
  • ImprovedMac Clients: Hide system support macOS volumes

New in Retrospect 17.5.1.103 (Dec 9, 2020)

  • Engine:
  • FixedTransfer Snapshots: Fixed issue where transfer snapshots did not include all snapshots for "The most recent snapshot for each source selected" option (#9146)
  • FixedDisaster Recovery: Fixed issue where Windows system error for RestoreESPData resulted in incomplete DR recovery (#9135) - See details
  • FixedCloud Backup: Fixed rare crash for cloud uploads (#9082)
  • Client:
  • FixedWindows Clients: Fixed issue where certain restores to Windows 7 resulted in "File appears incomplete" errors (#9134)
  • FixedLinux Clients: Fixed issue where the client ignored certain mount points (#8985)

New in Retrospect 17.5.1.102 (Oct 8, 2020)

  • Engine:
  • FixedBackup: Fixed issue that prevented simultaneous operations to storage groups (#8893)

New in Retrospect 17.5.0.237 (Sep 23, 2020)

  • Engine:
  • Cloud Certifications: Amazon S3 Virtual-Host Style paths - See details
  • Cloud Certifications: Alibaba Cloud
  • Cloud Certifications: Backblaze B2's S3 API
  • Cloud Certifications: Webair
  • FixedGrooming: Fixed issue where grooming fails under certain scenarios (#8700)
  • Fixed Grooming: Fixed issue with SQL backup and grooming (#8713)
  • Fixed Transfer Backup: Fixed issue where transfer snapshot with multiple sources did not properly close set after use (#8737)
  • Fixed ProactiveAI: Fixed issue where backups could run even when script is inactive (#8739)
  • Fixed Storage Groups: Fixed issue where backing up to a storage group while transferring results in -843 error (#8821)
  • Fixed Shares: Fixed issue where Retrospect crashed on share registry keys that contain a nested key with the same name (#8785)
  • Client:
  • Fixed Restore-on-Demand: Fixed issue where restoring to a different folder changes its permissions (#8603)

New in Retrospect 17.0.1.165 (May 2, 2020)

  • Console:
  • ImprovedRemote Backup: Support for Administrator-Initiated Restore
  • ImprovedRemote Backup: Support for Duplicate/Copy scripts
  • ImprovedRemote Backup: Support for Scheduled Backups in addition to ProactiveAI Backups
  • ImprovedRestore Preflight: Include "First RBD" and "Last RDB" (#8486)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue with rebuild for storage group not at the root of a drive (#8581)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed "error -1 (unknown)" error for grooming certain storage groups (#8623)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue with media requests on certain backups (#8574)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue with "Use At Most" being incorrect for certain backups (#8593)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue where "LmGet: ndex = 0 < 1" appears in logs when exporting Backup Report (#8648)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue where Backup Set Transfer to storage group failed to report error that catalog file not be found (#8414)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue where skip to new member failed if source hadn't been backed up before (#8506)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue where grooming did not list correct set name in logging (#8575)
  • FixedStorage Groups: For grooming, show correct activity name (#8650)
  • FixedBackup: Fixed issue where the incorrect path is used for backup sets and storage groups in rare cases (#8480)
  • FixedBackup: Fixed issue where large destinations sporadically caused incorrect media requests (#8632)
  • FixedProactiveAI: Fixed issue where multiple scripts with the same source would hang the discovery process (#8624)
  • FixedProactiveAI: Fixed issue where dialog appeared for clients not found on network (#8547)
  • FixedProactiveAI: Fixed memory leak during polling (#8635)
  • FixedRestore Preflight: Localized "Export" button (#8590)
  • FixedSubscriptions: Fixed issue where expiration date was not updated correctly for certain engines (#8475) - See details
  • FixedRemote Backup: Fixed issue where link encryption prevented backup (#8395)
  • FixedRemote Backup: Fixed issue with not logging out clients after ProactiveAI backup (#7967)
  • FixedLicense Manager: Fixed issue where new application license is rejected (#8474)
  • FixedLicense Manager: Fixed issue where user could enter multiple licenses (#4663)
  • FixedBackup-on-Demand: Storage Groups now supported (#8510)
  • FixedBackup-on-Demand: Cloud sets now supported (#8511)
  • FixedClient Update: Fixed issue where updating client manually caused client to need re-installation (#8530)
  • FixedNAS Shares: Fixed issue on EMC Isilon where symlink backup generated "Error -1010 (API Request Bad)" (#8244)
  • FixedNAS Shares: Fixed hang while browsing share with incorrect permissions (#8597)
  • FixedDisaster Recovery: Fixed issue with bare-metal restore where error was not shown after executiion failure (#8533)
  • FixedInstall Retrospect: Updated icon to red for Dark Mode support (#8559)
  • FixedInstall Retrospect: On upgrade, rename and preserve existing configuration file (#8566)
  • FixedConfiguration: Fixed issue where Retrospect hung backups during export (#8454)
  • FixedConfiguration: Fixed issue where corrupted configuration file would cause engine to not start (#8556)
  • FixedRebuild: Fixed issue where operation scanned folders outside of the set (#8555)
  • Client:
  • NewLinux Client: Added AES-256 link encryption to match Windows client and Mac client
  • ImprovedWindows Client: simplified installer for Automatic Onboarding

New in Retrospect 17.0.0.180 (Mar 3, 2020)

  • Management Console:
  • NewDashboard displays status for backup engines
  • NewAutomatic Onboarding for Servers and Endpoints
  • NewAutomatic Onboarding for Retrospect Backup engines
  • NewAutomatic Onboarding for Retrospect Virtual
  • Console:
  • newOnboarding: Option to send public key to Management Console automatically
  • FixedDashboard: Fixed Spanish localization error (#8479)
  • Engine:
  • NewAutomatic Onboarding with Retrospect Management Console
  • NewNexsan E-Series/Unity Certification
  • New10x Faster ProactiveAI
  • NewRestore Preflight
  • ImprovedInstallation: Installer has been simplified to "Install Retrospect.exe"
  • ImprovedClient Discovery: Support for per-minute polling
  • FixedConfiguration Management: Fixed issue with importing certain subvolumes from configs.xml (#7848)
  • FixedAutomatic Updates: Fixed issue where client update process incorrectly reports as failed with error -562 (network connection reset by peer) (#7957)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed UI issue for backing up more than one source and -843 log issues (#7951)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue with skipping to a new member for cloud members (#8204)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue with backing up to a storage group that is being rebuilt (#7959)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue with large rebuilds of storage groups reporting a missing sub-catalog (#8063)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed -843 error during snapshot transfer (#8124)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue with multiple write access to the same catalog file (#8373)
  • FixedLogging: Correctly map Windows error 1630 to "Data of this type is not supported" (#7993)
  • FixedNAS: Fixed issue with displaying a mounted share twice under My Network Places (#8269)
  • FixedNAS: Fixed issue with adding a NAS share in Backup Sets > Member > Add (#8421)
  • FixedNAS: Fixed issue where certain shares not displayed if not mounted through Retrospect (#8503)
  • FixedCloud Backup: Fixed issue where backup will ask for media after member size has been increased (#8282)
  • FixedCloud Backup: Fixed issue where certain local cloud rebuilds failed (#8423)
  • FixedCloud Backup: Fixed issue where Dropbox performance was slower than expected (#8458)
  • FixedCloud Backup: Fixed issue with AWS S3 API signature v2 support (#8520)
  • FixedEmail Backup: Fixed issue where files chosen showed incorrect value for what is being overwritten (#8298)
  • FixedBackup: Fixed crash for names that contain specifier characters such as %T (#8379)
  • FixedTransfer: Fixed issue where transfer backup set transferred more snapshots than required (#8404)
  • FixedGrooming: Fixed issue where groom failure could cause catalog errors after a rebuild (#8457)
  • Client:
  • FixedWindows Client: Fixed issue where client did not start if no network connection detected at launch (#8455)
  • FixedMac Client: Fixed issue where non-English Windows engine showed main Catalina volume as empty (#8415)

New in Retrospect 16.6.0.133 (Dec 3, 2019)

  • Console:
  • NewDesktop Console Preview - See details
  • Engine:
  • FixedManagement Console IntegrationFixed issue where customers with many old backup sets are not able to use site (#8336)
  • FixedEmail ProtectionFixed issues with large-scale restores from Gmail to Office 365 (#8280)
  • FixedNAS SupportFixed issue where share comes back after forgetting and relaunching Retrospect (#8309)
  • FixedDaylight Savings TimeFixed issue for DST on ReFS and HyperFS where Retrospect performed a full backup after the time change (#8352)
  • FixedBackupFixed issue for non-UEFI systems backing up system state (#8329)
  • FixedCross-PlatformFixed issue with migrating a Mac disk backup set to Windows (#8330)
  • Client:
  • FixedMac ClientFixed crash for client volumes with names longer than 27 characters (#8322)
  • FixedLinux ClientFixed crash for clients using GLIBC less than 2.14 (#8317)

New in Retrospect 16.5.1.109 (Oct 17, 2019)

  • Management Console:
  • FixedSources: Added icon for Exchange databases (#8261)
  • FixedSources: Added icon for emailaccounts (#8266)
  • FixedSources: Fixed issue with how Linux volume is displayed (#8262)
  • FixedScripts: Correctly identify destinations are storage groups (#8267)
  • FixedDashboard: Fixed incorrect grouping for backup sets under "Storage Predictions" in an organization (#8259)
  • FixedDashboard: Names with ellipses display entire name with hover (#8260)
  • Engine:
  • FixedSources: Improved performance for adding a large number of existing NAS shares (#8285)
  • FixedSources: Fixed issue where Retrospect shows the same mounted share twice (#8276)
  • FixedNetworking: Retrospect now honors service priority when choosing a default interface (#7058)
  • FixedBackup Sets: Fixed issue where user could not relocate a moved disk backup set (#8281)

New in Retrospect 16.5.0.218 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • Management Console:
  • NewRedesigned interface for larger environments - See details
  • NewNew Scripts View
  • NewNew Sources View
  • NewNew Backup Sets View
  • NewNew Activities View
  • NewAbility to create and edit scripts on a specific engine
  • NewAbility to create and edit backup sets for disk, NAS, and cloud on a specific engine
  • Engine:
  • NewCloud certification for Backblaze B2 EU Data Center
  • ImprovedImproved NAS support with auto-adding existing NAS share mounts
  • ImprovedRetrospect Solo supports NAS volumes
  • ImprovedSupport for 4 million folders on a single volume
  • FixedExchange/SQL: Containers and databases no longer disappear from Volumes list after repeated relaunches (#8056)
  • FixedNAS Support: Fixed issue where "Copy only missing files" still copied files with certain attributes (#5354)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Support forgetting sub-catalogs (#8035)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue where backup went to incorrect sub-catalog in rare instances (#7791)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue where media verification did not work properly in certain situations (#8100)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue with matching in backup set transfer and snapshot transfer scripts (#8131)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue where master catalog was not correct after rebuild of multiple members (#8146)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue for rebuilding cloud sets with multiple members (#8168)
  • FixedScript: Fixed issue where customer could not add snapshot to snapshot transfer script (#8105)
  • FixedDuplicate: Fixed issue where Retrospect would crash in rare instances (#8208)
  • FixedCloud Backup: Enable retry mechanism when getting network error during upload to Backblaze B2 (#8130)
  • FixedCloud Backup: Retrospect now asks where to save catalog when rebuilding a cloud set (#8216)
  • FixedEmail Backup: Fixed issue for restoring more email than expected after a previous restore (#8176)
  • Client:
  • NewMac: Apple macOS Catalina support (pending final release) - See details
  • FixedLinux: Resolved error "fetFileSpec: ExtAttrGetData (error 61)" during client backup, no client update required (#8112)
  • FixedMac: Fixed issue where scan of files or folders with long non-English names resulted in incomplete scan (#8134)
  • FixedMac: Fixed issue where client's saved IP address not displayed properly in log as "saved ip address is" (#8132)

New in Retrospect 16.1.2.102 (May 29, 2019)

  • Engine:
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed crash during certain UI workflows for backup set transfer (#8117)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue with configuration import for Storage Groups (#8126)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed logging issue where Storage Groups added many entries for "reserve failed; error -843 (resource is in use by another

New in Retrospect 16.1.1.100 (May 20, 2019)

  • Engine:
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed rare issue where certain backups are incomplete (#8102)

New in Retrospect 16.1.0.158 (May 14, 2019)

  • Engine:
  • NewWindows 10 May 2019 Update certification
  • NewRetrospect Management Console: Pause/Unpause/Stop support
  • NewRetrospect Management Console: Versions, Editions, Platforms listed
  • ImprovedRetrospect Management Console: Disable deployment for an existing shared script
  • ImprovedEmail Notifications: stopped scripts now generate email with title "Execution stopped by operator - Retrospect"
  • FixedDisaster Recovery: Fixed issue where DR with USB flash drive could fail silently (#8076)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue with importing XML configuration with Storage Group (#7973)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue where rebuild failed silently with improperly named catalogs with "number dash" (#8080)
  • FixedBackup Set Transfer: Fixed issue where transfer across media with errors resulted in incorrect restores (#8085)
  • FixedBackup Sets: Fixed issue where "Skip this member" option was ignored (#8087)
  • FixedSQL: Fixed issue where Retrospect crashed when backing up two SQL instances on the same server simultaneously (#8089)
  • Client:
  • NewWindows Client: Windows 10 May 2019 Update certification

New in Retrospect 16.0.2.101 (Apr 11, 2019)

  • Engine:
  • FixedManagement Console: Fixed issue where "Deployed On" was not getting the correct date from the engine (#8012)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue where media request would show up incorrectly due to "Use At Most" logic error (#8012)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Grooming is not automatically running when a set runs out of space (#8052)
  • FixedPreferences: Fixed issue where Help menu would not open URL in default browser (#8013)
  • FixedRebuild: Fixed issue where disk set rebuild would leak file handles and eventually run out (#8029)
  • FixedRebuild: Now permitted to run when program is deferred (#8032)
  • FixedGrooming: Removed incorrect options for actions (#8061)
  • FixedProactiveAI: Fixed issue where sources are left in an incorrect state during ProactiveAI backup (#8064)

New in Retrospect 16.0.1.103 (Mar 29, 2019)

  • Engine:
  • Fixed Storage Groups: Backup of offline client results in correct error message (#7923)
  • Fixed Storage Groups: Manual recycle now logs master catalog name (#7938)
  • Fixed Storage Groups: ProactiveAI now correctly uses Wake-On-LAN (WOL) packets (#8005)
  • Fixed Storage Groups: Fixed issue for rebuilding a disk set with multiple members in the same directory (#8019)
  • Fixed Storage Groups: Fixed issue where rebuild did not preserve grooming settings (#7994)
  • Fixed Storage Groups: Fixed rare crash for arc.cpp-2490 during thorough catalog rebuild (#7978)
  • Fixed Storage Groups: Fixed issue where sub-catalogs were being orphaned on startup (#7990)
  • Fixed ProactiveAI: Fixed issue where source selection would change (#7976)
  • Fixed Client Autoupdate: process waits for all operations on a client to complete before starting (#7953)
  • Fixed SQL: Fixed rare crash during backup of databases (#8027)
  • Fixed SQL and Exchange: Client backups now allow longer timeout value than the default via an INI option (#7722)
  • Fixed Tape: Fixed issue where creating multiple sets in the wizard only showed final set in window (#7974)
  • Fixed Tape: Fixed crash in Find Files with v7.7. catalog (#7982)
  • Fixed Backup Sets: Fixed issue where backup wizard gave error 0 when trying to save to a share (#7996)
  • Fixed Backup Sets: Fixed issue where rebuild did not work for certain sets (#8011)
  • Fixed Logging: Added missing localizations for certain log messages (#8009)
  • Client:
  • Improved Windows: retroclient.exe -params outputs to stdout

New in Retrospect 16.0.0.224 (Mar 5, 2019)

  • Engine:
  • Retrospect Management Console - See details
  • Storage Groups - See details
  • Deployment Tools - See details
  • Support for Exchange 2019
  • Support for SQL Server 2019 (CTP 2)
  • Cloud Protection: certification for MCT
  • Cloud Protection: certification for IONOS
  • Cloud Protection: certification for Orange Cloud for Business
  • Email Reporting: issue with very large environments (#7698)
  • Email Reporting: issue where email accounts were not included (#7723)
  • Email Protection: rare crash during backup (#7822)
  • Email Protection: Tree view no longer display incorrect dates if "Date" field not found in message (#7759)
  • Devices: Added "bus:targetID:LUN" numbers to logging (#7717)
  • Execution: issue where execution unit maximum could not be lowered (#7317)
  • Cloud Backup: issue with "-802: Sorry, can't save configuration during backup" (#7845)
  • Cloud Backup: issue with "Error -692 (mismatched persistent data) log entires" (#7860)
  • Client:
  • Mac: Client scanning faster on APFS volumes
  • Mac: Client uninstaller now removes /var/tmp/retro_ip (#7758)
  • Mac: EOL notice for Apple Mac OS X 10.3. 10.4, and 10.5 - See details

New in Retrospect 15.6.1.104 (Dec 3, 2018)

  • Engine:
  • FixedRemote Backup: Fixed issue where remote backup failed if client added by name (#7705)
  • FixedRemote Backup: Fixed issue where remote backup connection was incorrectly closed (#7735)
  • FixedRemote Backup: Fixed issue where Retrospect would not time out when searching for a remote backup client (#7748)
  • FixedRemote Backup: Fixed rare crash for certain scenarios (#7740)
  • FixedExchange and SQL backups now have longer timeout (#7722)
  • FixedBackup: Fixed assert for rare scenario (#7741)
  • FixedBackup: Fixed issue where scripts hung due to Management Console integration (#7753)
  • Client:
  • NewNew Client API for on/off state
  • NewLinux Client: System Certification for CentOS 7.5

New in Retrospect 15.6.0.135 (Oct 16, 2018)

  • Management Console Beta Integration - See details
  • NewSystem Certification for Microsoft Windows 10 October 2018 Update
  • NewEmail Protection for IceWarp - See details
  • FixedEmail Protection: Fixed issue where Retrospect compared messages in wrong folders during duplicate entire volume (#7453)
  • FixedEmail Protection: Fixed restore issue to a subvolume on a Dovecot server results in error "Mailbox doesn't exist" when attempting to append flag data (#7524)
  • FixedEmail Protection: Fixed restore of Gmail account resulting in error "can't write, error -8260 (MIME data is not valid)" for many files (#7536)
  • FixedEmail Protection: Reduced time for restoring many deduplicated emails (#7654)
  • FixedEmail Protection: Fixed restore for .eml files to Windows volumes generating "File appears incomplete" errors (#7669)
  • FixedTape Support: Fixed crash when scanning mail slot of Overland Neo T24 library (#7613)
  • FixedConfiguration Management: Fixed errors with importing localized configurations (#7638)
  • FixedConfiguration Management: Importing over active configuration no longer results in duplicate volumes (#7639)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Support for email backup (#7618)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Support for Add/Locate after it has been forgotten (#7645)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Support for adding and removing members (#7602)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed issue with using paths above 60 characters for destinations (#7658)
  • FixedStorage Groups: Fixed UI issue for backup set folders (#7634)
  • FixedSubscriptions: switching to permanent license now removes subscription status (#7609)
  • FixedIn-App ASM: Expiration date should be fetched from licensing server immediately when entered (#7604)
  • FixedIn-App ASM: Fixed descriptions for certain ASM license codes (#7687)
  • FixedIn-App ASM: Fixed issue with trials expiring based on ASM expiration date of previous license (#7663)
  • FixedIn-App ASM: Fixed issue where customer would get expiration alert when entering valid ASM license (#7665)
  • FixedLogging: Moved "NetAddrTop::NetRemember: Duplicate name error" to lower log level (#7633)
  • FixedLocalization: Fixed Spanish wording for "using custom selector" log entry (#7629)
  • FixedLicensing: Fixed issue where user could add multiple application licenses (#7652)
  • FixedMojave: Fixed localization for operations log error when Retrospect lacks Mojave Full Disk Access on client (#7631)
  • Client:
  • ImprovedImproved Support for macOS Mojave
  • FixedBMR: Fixed issue for "300 seconds with no data received; force timeout error" (#7678)
  • FixedMac: Installer updated to support Mojave features when installed under 10.8+ to handle OS upgrade after Retrospect upgrade (#7677)

New in Retrospect 15.5.0.179 (Sep 4, 2018)

  • Engine:
  • NewManagement Console Beta - See details
  • NewStorage Groups Preview - See details
  • NewEmail Global Deduplication - See details
  • NewEmail Local Restore - See details
  • NewEmail Protection for Dovecot - See details
  • NewSystem Certification for Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • NewSystem Certification for Apple macOS Mojave 10.14
  • NewSystem Certification for Ubuntu 17.10, 18.04
  • NewSystem Certification for CentOS 7 Update 4, Update 5
  • NewSystem Certification for RHEL 7 Update 4, Update 5
  • NewSystem Certification for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP 3
  • NewLTO-8 "Type M" Certification
  • FixedEmail Protection: Fixed "error -8,254 (file not found)" issue (#7474)
  • FixedConfiguration Import: Fixed issue with importing client sources (#7493)
  • FixedCloud Backup: Fixed "error -1017, expired_auth_token: expired authorization token"
  • FixedProactiveAI: Fixed -505 error when two ProactiveAI scripts tried to access the same source at the same time (#7555)
  • FixedSQL: Fixed hang during "Updating Catalog" when backing up a SQL database that has FILESTREAM enabled for it (#6742)
  • FixedExchange: Fixed issue when backing up Exchange databases where the database and log files are on different mount points (#7429)
  • FixedEmail Notifications: Server now defaults to port 587 (#7458)
  • FixedRemote Backup: Fixed issue with getting the default IP address for a remote backup listener (#7470)
  • FixedSnapshot: Allowed multiple snapshots to be selected for deletion (#7477)
  • FixedGrooming: Fixed log entry for "Optimizing for performance skipped grooming" to use correct file count (#7503)
  • FixedLogging: Increased log level for "soccCallback: kNetSelectorConnect" error to reduce noise (#7480)
  • FixedRebuild: Fixed rare crash during a rebuild (#7506)
  • FixedTape Backup: Fixed issue with tape recognition when device assigned to 0:0:0 (#7548)
  • Client:
  • FixedLogging: Fixed crash where log could not write filename with "%" (#7473)
  • FixedLogging: Moved packet dump to log level 6 for cleaner logs (#7492)

New in Retrospect 15.1.1.103 (May 24, 2018)

  • Engine
  • FIXEDFixed issue where engine would crash after upgrade when running scheduled grooming script with no selector specified (#7465)
  • FIXEDFixed issue where execution would fail for running immediate grooming script with no selector specified (#7467)

New in Retrospect 12.6.1.101 (Nov 14, 2017)

  • Engine:
  • FixedFixed issue with cloud backup where Retrospect does not automatically handle route forwarding for Amazon S3 buckets outside the default region (#7064)

New in Retrospect 12.6.0.157 (Nov 7, 2017)

  • Engine:
  • NewCloud storage support for DigitalOcean Spaces
  • NewCloud storage support for Aufiero Informatica
  • NewCloud storage support for Google Cloud Storage Frankfurt and São Paulo
  • NewSupport for concurrent backups from different subvolumes of the same source
  • NewCustomizable HTML email template - See details
  • ImprovedDaily backup report enhancements for large-scale environments
  • ImprovedImproved error reporting for better notifications - See details
  • FixedFixed hang during backup when zero-byte RDB files cause error "Can't write to file, error -1023 (already exists)" (#6936)
  • FixedFixed networking issue with finding client after Retrospect's default network interface IP changed (#7022)
  • FixedFixed engine crash during certain storage-optimized groom operations (#6939)
  • FixedFixed engine crash in storage-optimized groom due to invalid info in catalog (#6976)
  • FixedFixed UI issue where cloud backup progress text was incorrect (#6986)
  • FixedFixed logging information for Backblaze B2 backups to log relevant information at default log level (#6992)
  • FixedFixed email using SSL to use port 465 by default (#7008)
  • FixedFixed notification in Dashboard application when launched with engine running in the background (#7017)
  • FixedFixed UI issue with rebuild for Backblaze B2 backup sets using bucketName/subPath (#6996)
  • Client:
  • FixedImproved resiliency of client backup during long operations against error -519 (#6938)
  • FixedImproved CPU efficiency of certain Mac client operations (#6961)
  • FixedRetrospect now excludes Mac client's APFS swap volume ("VM") under Volumes (#6998)
  • FixedCorrected text for Mac client RCU updates (as they do not require an adminstrator to be logged in) (#6812)
  • FixedUpdated versions in Mac client installer receipt for mass headless deployment (#6476)
  • FixedFixed Mac client network issue for MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (#6934)

New in Retrospect 12.5.0.177 (Sep 6, 2017)

  • Engine:
  • NewSupport for MySQL database protection via script hook - See details
  • NewSupport for PostreSQL database protection via script hook - See details
  • NewSupport for MongoDB database protection via script hook - See details
  • NewDaily backup report email - See details
  • NewCloud storage support for Wasabi
  • NewSystem Certification for Microsoft Windows Fall Creators Update
  • ImprovedRetrospect Dashboard has a new icon to differentiate it from the Retrospect application
  • ImprovedRetrospect Dashboard launches when Retrospect is already running in Session 0 and includes explanatory message
  • ImprovedRetrospect Dashboard's "Relaunch Retrospect" button displays an alert message when there is an execution running
  • ImprovedRetrospect Dashboard includes improved media request text
  • FixedFixed issue with Configuration Import where SQL and Exchange containers were grayed out (#5500)
  • FixedFixed issue with Configuration Import where Retrospect does not import multiple scripts with different SQL options correctly (#6864)
  • FixedFixed issue with Configuration Import where imported licenses incorrectly listed as unused (#6806)
  • FixedFixed issue with Configuration Import where long names or certain characters led to application crash (#6852)
  • FixedFixed issue with Configuration Import where execution units were not set correctly (#6822)
  • FixedRetrospect no longer opens in reduced window after being run in Session 0 (#6853)
  • FixedSet GatherWriterMetadata's default wait time based on Open Files' Retry timeout option (#6672)
  • FixedFixed rebuild issue where certain block-level incremental backups (BLIB) are incorrectly excluded from catalog (#6767)
  • FixedFixed issue where Engine hangs while consuming 100% of a CPU core during certain operations (#6821)
  • FixedFixed log message for "Error Scanning Network, error -1001" when scanning Microsoft Windows Network (#6823)
  • FixedFixed crashes related to scalable data protection (#6826, #6831)
  • FixedAdded error for block-level incremental backup (BLIB) restore where Retrospect fails to find base file (#6850)
  • FixedFixed issue with block-level incremental backup (BLIB) where restore fails for read-only files (#6851)
  • FixedFixed error message where an S3 cloud set rebuild fails with disk set error (#6895)
  • Client:
  • NewSystem Certification for Apple macOS High Sierra with Apple File System (APFS) - See details
  • NewSystem Certification for Ubuntu Linux 15, 16, and 17
  • NewSystem Certification for RHEL 7 Update 3
  • NewSystem Certification for CentOS Linux 7 Update 3
  • NewSystem Certification for Suse Linux 11.4 and 12.2
  • NewSystem Certification for Debian Linux 8 and 9
  • FixedFixed workflow for restoring backup from client where the set is in a folder (#6792)
  • FixedFixed client workflow for restoring backup from client where the set is in a folder (#6792, 6909)
  • FixedFixed Mac client restore issue where suid bit for file and folder was not set correctly (#6837)
  • FixedFixed Mac client issue where client's History tab failed to populate after engine had been restarted (#6915)
  • FixedFixed Mac client issue that prevented script hooks from being executed (#6798)

New in Retrospect 12.1.0.174 (Sep 5, 2017)

  • Engine:
  • NEWSupport for Microsoft Windows Creators Update
  • IMPROVED50% faster cloud backup for Internet connection above 250 Mbps
  • IMPROVEDIncreased performance of configuration import
  • IMPROVEDAnnual Support and Maintenance information integrated into product
  • FIXEDFixed issue with Slack integration where the status incorrectly showed "0 files" (#6754)
  • FIXEDFixed rebuild issue that led to files being listed twice in backup session and not restorable (#6756)
  • FIXEDFixed groom issue that could cause restore problem if thorough rebuild hasn't been performed prior to groom (#6737)
  • FIXEDFixed storage-optimized groom issue that cause restore problem in some cases for block-level incremental backups (#6701)
  • FIXEDFixed uncommon case of fast rebuild misreporting block-level incremental backup chains as broken and not restorable (#6668)
  • FIXEDFixed -1101 errors when saving fast rebuild (.session) files to backup sets on network volume with similar name as other network volume (#6720)
  • FIXEDFixed UI issue related to seeding for Backblaze B2 backup sets (#6697)
  • FIXEDConfiguration import now properly handles scripts and clients in folders (#6486)
  • FIXEDFixed configuration import issue where scripts, folders, and clients share the same name (#6489)
  • FIXEDFixed Exchange issue where backup fails when database resides on a mount point (#6498)
  • FIXEDFixed assert in an uncommon case when saving fast rebuild cache file (#6694)
  • FIXEDFixed assert after rare file IO error (#6732)
  • FIXEDFixed rare crash when Retrospect set to back up file security information but not folder security information (#6813)
  • FIXEDFixed rare crash when accessing Windows volume information in Retrospect's configuration (#6667)
  • FIXEDFixed misreported "error segment data" for multi-member backup set (#6725)
  • Client:
  • FIXEDFixed Mac client hooks for external scripting with event handlers (#6750)
  • FIXEDImproved logging for multicast IP addresses (#6693)
  • FIXEDFixed Windows client issue where the client logs -1101 errors then terminates (#6740)

New in Retrospect 10.5.0.110 (Sep 15, 2015)

  • Engine:
  • New: Windows 10 support
  • Improved: Exchange 2013 mailbox backup support where Exchange not on primary domain controller
  • Fixed: Fix error reporting for "-3420" and "-3422" errors for Exchange 2013 mailbox backup
  • Fixed: Fix hang when client disconnects from network at certain phases of an operation
  • Fixed: Fix license issue where releasing Exchange license fails
  • Fixed: License Manager correctly lists current support for Exchange: Exchange 2003-2013
  • Fixed: Snapshot properties correctly identifies Windows 8.1
  • Fixed: Snapshot properties correctly identifies Windows 10
  • Fixed: Fix encryption issue where encrypted sets were inaccessible under certain conditions
  • Fixed: Support Windows 10 ADK for creating disaster recovery disk
  • Fixed: Fix hang when restoring more than 65,510 folders to a Windows client
  • Fixed: Fix crash when restoring system state where VSS writer XML data exceeds 32KB
  • Fixed: Fix crash when encountering "-559" error during certain phases of Windows client restore
  • Fixed: Fix autoupdate error for proxy servers where system language is different from product language
  • Client:
  • Fixed: Windows client installer correctly finishes on Windows 10 on all systems

New in Retrospect 10.0.2.119 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • ENGINE:
  • Improved Email: success emails do not require failure emails be enabled
  • Improved Building snapshot significantly faster for Windows clients in more scenarios
  • Fixed on-demand issue where non-ASCII Mac client name prevented backup/restore (#3468)
  • Fixed issue with Backup on Demand for Mac client that prevents backup in certain scenarios (#5482)
  • German non-ASCII characters displayed in License Manager correctly (#4937)
  • Fixed UTF-8 issue where certain letters displayed in volume names displayed inconsistently (#5348)
  • Fixed log export issue where file sizes incorrect for very large files (#5016)
  • Events tab correctly displays all events, not only failed ones (#5121)
  • Fixed -2242 error in grooming for large sets (#5219)
  • Fixed corrupted restore of block level incremental backup file when disabling "Restore security information" for Windows volume (#5253)
  • Fixed memory leak in engine when automatically exporting/importing configuration (#5478)
  • Fixed tape device issue which prevented dragging tape from drive to library slot (#5283)
  • "Desktop 5-User Upgrade" license now correctly displays (#5372)
  • Fixed Instant Scan issue preventing engine from using older version of Instant Scan on Mac client (#5432)
  • Removed unsupported "Preferences > Clients > Mac OS" preferences for French, Italian, Japanese (#5492)
  • "Enable Instant Scan" option works consistently for clients (#5379)
  • Retrospect remains responsive after licensing Exchange 2010 for large environments (#5444)
  • Retrospect lists all Exchange 2010 databases in large environments (#5349)
  • Fixed a condition that crashes and disables Instant Scan on Windows (#5428)
  • Fixed an issue where update notification was still displayed after upgrading to the latest version (#5380)
  • Treat open file errors (-1020, -1100, -1101 and -1111) as warnings and consolidate in log after twenty entries (#5273)
  • Fixed -1101 errors for VSS-related "T-32: VssWSetCompResult" file operations (#5342)
  • Fixed proactive backup issue where new clients not added promptly (#5378)
  • Fixed issue when transferring snapshots from multiple backup sets where some files aren't transferred correctly if a set member is marked as missing (#5414)
  • Fixed -516 error when backing up Mac client with private/excluded folders (#5388)
  • Fixed XML configuration import for subnets (#5325)
  • Fixed XML configuration import for security preferences (#5317)
  • Fixed XML configuration import for client volumes and subvolumes (#5316)
  • Fixed XML configuration import for proactive backup schedule (#5321)
  • Fixed XML configuration import for folders and groups (#5270)
  • Fixed XML configuration import for Exchange and SQL Server (#5271)
  • CLIENT:
  • Linux client support for Retrospect public/private keypairs
  • Windows clients support sleep and shutdown after backup
  • Fixed security issue in client password hash on Mac, Windows, Linux clients (#5469)
  • Mac client bundle correctly signed after first launch using Retrospect public/private keypairs (#5446)
  • Linux client clock offset now consistently accurate (#5398)
  • Windows clients shouldn't display tape backups in History tab (#5391)
  • Fixed a condition that crashes and disables Instant Scan on Windows (#5428)

New in Retrospect 10.0.1.103 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • ENGINE:
  • Fixed SSL email checkbox now visible in Desktop edition (#5355)
  • Fixed Fix for unrestorable files from snapshot transfer that consolidates multiple BLIB-enabled sets (#5329)
  • Fixed Fix for snapshot transfer failing to transfer all necessary BLIB data under certain conditions (#5296)
  • Fixed Fix for elem.cpp-1131 assert during transfers (#5369)
  • Fixed Corrected Japanese UI several windows and dialogs (#5368)
  • Fixed French log for building snapshot no longer includes Spanish text (#5374)

New in Retrospect 10.0.0.213 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • ENGINE:
  • Improved Performance increases for backup and restore, up to 100% faster - See details
  • Improved Performance increases for grooming, up to 200% faster - See details
  • Improved Performance increases for snapshot transfer - See details
  • New SQL 2014 support
  • New Dashboard hover window for detailed at-a-glance backup information - See details
  • Improved Allow customer to specify the displayed language, regardless of Region and Language setting - See details
  • Improved Email summaries for high-level details - See details
  • Improved Email subjects format now "Script name - 2 errors, 3 warnings - Retrospect" for quick evaluation
  • Improved Email SSL option makes secure SMTP connection explicit to avoid insecure previous SSL to non-SSL fallback - See details
  • Improved Log excluded paths (except Client's private files/folders) at Engine level 5
  • New Grooming "Months to keep" setting - See details
  • New Instant Scan checkbox for enabling or disabling service on clients - See details
  • Fixed Prevent Retrospect server from entering sleep mode during backup (#4080)
  • Fixed App remains responsive during catalog rebuild operations (#4540)
  • Fixed Suppress duplicate error messages during SkyDrive/OneDrive backup (#4696)
  • Fixed Client Uninstaller MSI properly signed (#4936)
  • Fixed Fix for backing up system file hard links as separate files (#4958)
  • Fixed Fix assert when printing the backup report (#4981)
  • Fixed Handle "Trouble writing folder (folder path) Error -1124 (Invalid NTFS data)" error during restore (#5034)
  • FixedFix for selector incorrectly matching "Public" in folder names (#5067)
  • Fixed Fix for an edge case where grooming a set with BLIB files results in an unrestorable file (#5069)
  • Fixed Folders named "Retrospect" (aside from disk set folders) are now correctly backed up (#5128)
  • Fixed Fix for ex_idevop.cpp-4720 during restore (#4947)
  • Fixed Fix snapshot name on localized systems where backup method affected matching (#4985)
  • Fixed Fix "-1102" error when restoring Windows 2008 using DR disc (#4164)
  • Fixed Fix for unresponsive app during Exchange database restore when waiting for VSS to finish (#5217)
  • Fixed Fix for periodic unresponsive UI when autosaving very large config DAT file (#5237)
  • Fixed Add progress bar and relevant log entries for building snapshot (#5048)
  • Fixed Add progress bar and relevant log entries for catalog repair and recreation (#5148)
  • Fixed Add progress bar and relevant log entries for restore (#5166)
  • Fixed Report VSS writer and component (MetaInfo) backup errors on 64-bit Windows client (#4967)
  • CLIENT:
  • Improved Native 64-bit Linux support - See details
  • Fixed Handle Japanese backup set names in Windows client (#4046)
  • Fixed Fix for empty History tab on Windows client (#3068)
  • Fixed Support for Linux v7.7 clients (#5003)
  • Fixed Fix for backing up Mac client volumes with paths over 1024 characters that could cause incomplete backups (#5139)
  • Fixed Adding volumes to Privacy pane no longer crashes UI on OS X 10.6 (#5009)
  • Fixed Fix Mac client crash during restore in certain conditions (#4437)
  • NETWORK:
  • New"Ignore client discovery" checkbox for preserving Client's address in certain firewall and NAT environments
  • Fixed Fix security issue where password sent in cleartext when engine setting password on passwordless client (#4786)
  • FixedBetter handle multi-NIC environments for on-demand client operations (#4875)
  • FixedFix hang when client machine disconnected from network during backup (#5054)
  • FixedFix "ipsave" switch on Windows client for persistently saving IP address (#5172)

New in Retrospect 9.5.3.103 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • ENGINE:
  • Fixed Backup set transfer now includes inactive (forgotten) as well as active snapshots (#5083)
  • Fixed Fix grooming issue where in complex scenarios grooming could corrupt files backed up with BLIB (#5085)
  • Fixed Fix grooming and set transfer issue where certain scenarios could restore corrupted versions of files backed up with BLIB (#5086)

New in Retrospect 9.5.2.103 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • CLIENT:
  • ImprovedMac Client: Full support for OS X Yosemite 10.10
  • FixedMac Client Instant Scan correctly no longer runs in background after upgrade when disabled (#4978)
  • FixedHandles Core Storage Logical Volume disk changes on OS X Yosemite (#5002)
  • FixedFix file change scanning when Instant Scan out of date (#4989)
  • ENGINE:
  • FixedFix issue where client volumes showed up as local volumes under certain workflows (#4996)

New in Retrospect 9.5.1.107 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • ENGINE:
  • Fixed Fix folder ACLs on EFI client restore with system state (#4909); doesn't affect back up
  • Fixed Fix incomplete 64-bit installation if skipping Instant Scan (#4925)
  • Fixed Fix "osErr 305, error -1001" when restoring to NTFS with short file name disabled (#4072)
  • Fixed Fix Windows Client update "error -1" failures under certain conditions on x86 systems (#4929)
  • Fixed Windows 8.1 EFI Client's Metro tiles now correctly show up after system state restore (#4724)
  • Fixed Fix wrapper1.cpp-5678 assertion failure during local (non-Client) system state restore (#4941)
  • Fixed Fix backup for Mac Client folder ACLs under certain scenarios (#4922)

New in Retrospect 9.5.0.140 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • ENGINE:
  • New Single binary and installer for all localizations
  • New Support for UEFI systems
  • Fixed EFI ASR Writer failed with "error -1001 (Windows: unknown error)" (#3645)
  • Fixed Dashboard performance improvements for large installations (#4602)
  • Fixed Fix UAC issue launching Dashboard without Retrospect running (#4452)
  • Fixed Dashboard now shows media requests correctly (#4440)
  • Fixed Fix memory Leak with Dashboard (#4633)
  • Fixed Fix client backup error -519 when matching files against backup set (#4534)
  • Fixed Fix error -523 for Block Level Incremental Backup (BLIB) which is unsupported but enabled for Mac client 6.3 (#4632)
  • Fixed Report errors but continue to groom to free disk space instead of aborting on data errors (#4892)
  • Fixed Disaster Recovery wizard now shows empty USB drives (#4594)
  • Fixed Disaster Recovery wizard now shows source or destination during prepare (#4599)
  • Fixed Disaster Recovery: fix -1 error when creating ISO if WADK is not installed on the C: drive (#4623)
  • Fixed Fix Japanese character display issues in WinPE environment (#4506)
  • Fixed Exclude compressed files (pptx, xlsx, docx, zip) from BLIB (#4515)
  • Fixed Exclude known compressed file types from built-in compression algorithm (#4734)
  • Fixed Report compression percentage only if BLIB or software compression is enabled (#4669)
  • Fixed Fix -519 client error during BLIB for files with large amount of unmodified blocks (#4601)
  • Fixed Update progress when reading and skipping unmodified file blocks during BLIB (#4208)
  • Fixed Fix Fast Catalog Rebuild for pre-added tape backup set members (#4392)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error netcotop.cpp-427 with a client connection (#3666)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error dbtrackcon.cpp-375 when doing differential backup. (#4686)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error elem.cpp-1148 in certain environments (#4701)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error ex_arcopy.cpp-2747 (#4708)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error tstring.cpp-2114 (#4883)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error xform_dantz.cpp-680 (#4717)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error elem.cpp-1131 during backup (#4548)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error elem.cpp-1131 during backup of a Linux share (#4621)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error pipe.cpp-131 (#4635)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error tree.cpp-4411 during media verification (#4636)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error tyce.cpp-2842 during transfer (#4637)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error glyphco.cpp-2862 when Retrospect runs out of memory (#4670)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion errors (aCon.cpp-551, ex_arcopy.cpp-2747) during backup transfer (#4664)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error soctop.cpp-112 (#4727)
  • Fixed Closing network connection hang in certain conditions (#4730)
  • Fixed Remove treefat.cpp-374 log entries during grooming (#4774)
  • Fixed Blank client password no longer causes -519 communication error with the client (#4175)
  • Fixed Now able to assign cleaning tape slot at slot 128 and higher (#4627)
  • Fixed Fix hang in some cases during backup after losing client connection (#4660)
  • Fixed Support Windows' default web browser setting (#4652)
  • Fixed Add device recognition strings for Quantum branded IBM LTO Half-Height tape drives (#4826)
  • Fixed Ignore swapfile.sys on Windows 8 (#2611)
  • Fixed Fix "-1017" Windows error (#3257)
  • Fixed Fix "-3,050" Windows error when backing up with VSS (#4808)
  • CLIENT:
  • New Single binary and installer for all localizations
  • Improved Linux: "Building snapshot..." significantly faster
  • Improved Linux: add support for recent distros - See details
  • Fixed Fix mac client crashing when restoring meta data (#4723)

New in Retrospect 9.0.1.110 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • ENGINE:
  • Fixed Launching Retrospect Activity Monitor no longer causes an assert (memutil_win.cpp-159) if the VMware add-on is licensed (#4477)
  • Fixed Block level incremental backup was not enabled for VMware volume backups (#4518)
  • Fixed Compare issue with thorough verify during block level incremental backup of local NTFS files with OBJECT_ID stream (#4497)
  • Fixed Move more block level incremental backup logging into debug logging (#4494)
  • Fixed Value pack upgrade license did not include Dissimilar Hardware Restore add-on (#4519)
  • Fixed Restore issue for file with block level incremental backup enabled on two members with first marked missing (#4552)
  • Fixed Restore issue from a backup with no file changes transferred set with block level incremental backup enabled (#4357)
  • Fixed Copy backup script failure with recycle enabled for source and destination (#4570)
  • Fixed Dashboard: "Sources" translation corrected in French (#4567)
  • Fixed Building snapshot no longer hangs when root drive ACL request fails (#4542)
  • Fixed Restore of the 32nd block level incremental backup of a file fails if it is unchanged since the prior (31st) backup (#4447)
  • Fixed Restore issue with block level incremental backup set after rebuild (#4572)
  • Fixed Memory leak during grooming (#4581)
  • Fixed Cosmetic issue in log where it shows negative files for block level incremental backup under certain circumstances (#4508)
  • Fixed Backup subvolume without open file add-on now correctly reports error on open files (#4509)
  • Fixed Several asserts (elem.cpp-1138, elem.cpp-1145) from transfer scripts (#4573)
  • Fixed Assert (tyce.cpp-2842) during disaster recovery prep wizard (#4535)
  • Fixed Restore issue with ACLs on root volume (#4589)
  • Fixed Error "can't read security information, error -1010 (API request bad)" (#4580)

New in Retrospect 9.0.0.189 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • ENGINE:
  • New Block level incremental backup - See details
  • New Activity Monitor shows high-level dashboard
  • New Disaster recovery supports 64-bit OS and drivers, booting from flash media, WADK, Windows 8.1 and Windows 2012 R2
  • New Dissimilar hardware restore supports 64-bit OS and drivers, Windows 8.1 and Windows 2012 R2
  • Fixed Prevent PC from going into sleep mode during backup and restore (#4080)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion errors (netcotop.cpp-427, soccon.cpp-491) during network backup (#4018)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error (elem.cpp-1145) during updating client (#3648)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error (elem.cpp-1131) for corrupt client list (#3992)
  • Fixed Fix engine assertion error when connected with Retrospect Touch for iOS (#2703)
  • Fixed Copy script to Mac volume didn't reliably set destination folder's creation and modification dates (#4240)
  • Fixed Better handling of Japanese client names (#3079)
  • Fixed Disaster recovery UI hides dissimilar hardware button if not licensed (#3206)
  • Fixed Disaster recovery UI now shows available size for raw disks (#3220)
  • Fixed Disaster recovery can create partitions over 450GB in WinPE (#3256)
  • Improved Disaster recovery disc uses latest version of Retrospect
  • Fixed Show correct size for backup set members using NTFS mount points (#4113)
  • Fixed Remove firewall rules for old Retrospect versions (#3669)
  • Improved ASM licenses accepted in License Manager
  • CLIENT:
  • Fixed Fix long wait when cancelling large backup (#4419)
  • EMAIL:
  • New Enhanced email reporting with logs included for easy filtering
  • Improved Consolidate emails into one email per backup source for Proactive script and one email per script for other script types
  • Improved Send email notification for each repeated script execution, while still limiting emails for certain warnings to once a day
  • Improved Compatibility with more SSL e-mail services - See details
  • PRODUCT:
  • Retrospect Disk-to-Disk is now Retrospect Single Server 5 Workstation, with five workstation clients included.
  • Retrospect Professional is now Retrospect Desktop, with no change to its feature set.
  • Value packs have been discontinued. Existing value packs are eligible for upgrade, and individual add-ons are available for purchase.

New in Retrospect 8.5.0.136 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • EXCHANGE:
  • New Support Exchange 2013 database and individual mailbox backup/restore
  • Fixed Fix EventID errors 204, 401 and 403 when backing up Exchange 2010 databases (#2325)
  • Fixed Fix error -1004 when backing up Exchange database with file size that is a multiple of 4,294,967,296 (#4024)
  • Fixed Fix missing log entries for Exchange mailbox backup errors (#3624)
  • Fixed Support verification of transaction logs regardless of which folder they are in (#3909)
  • WMWARE:
  • New Agent-less restore to Windows VM that is powered off
  • Fixed Fix problems when deleting backups' snapshots if vCenter has 100+ VMs (#3873)
  • Fixed Avoid previous backups' snapshots from causing current backup to fail or hang (#3900)
  • Fixed Fix error -1104 during immediate VM backup (#3914)
  • EMAIL:
  • Fixed Avoid error -511 in log if email is sent sucessfully using different methods (#3926)
  • Fixed Correctly encode Japanese email regardless of how email is sent (#3998)
  • Fixed Use consistent subject for email notifications (#3969)
  • ENGINE:
  • New Windows 8.1 ready — Windows 8.1 is fully supported in this version (pending final release).
  • New Support backup and restore of Server 2012 volume with Data Deduplication enabled
  • Fixed Fix soccon.cpp-491 assertion failure when accessing clients (#4033)
  • Fixed Fix db.cpp-170 assertion failure after upgrading Retrospect (#3945)
  • Fixed Fix certain cases where grooming isn't removing all applicable snapshots (#3949)
  • Fixed Fix elem.cpp-1136 assertion failure for configuration file's corrupted tape drive entries (#3254)
  • Fixed Fix display of Preferences in German version of Retrospect Professional (#3946)
  • CLIENT:
  • Fixed Support Japanese folder names in Client Control Panel (#3824)
  • Fixed Fix rare crash on Windows 2012 client with large system state (#4005)

New in Retrospect 8.2.0.177 (Jun 17, 2015)

  • EXCHANGE:
  • New Support Exchange 2010 on Windows Server 2012 in addition to prior Windows Server versions
  • EMAILl:
  • Improved Improve compatibility with email servers when sending notification email
  • Improved Improve support for email notifications with multiple recipients separated by space, comma and semicolon
  • Fixed Reduce similar email notifications during 24-hour period (#2122)
  • NewNew option to enable/disable "Send e-mail on engine startup or shutdown"
  • VMWARE:
  • Improved VMware integration — Support selectively backing up individual VM volumes and previewing backup selectors — Simplify data recovery to original locations in VM via Retrospect Client — Support simultaneously backing up different VMs to different backup sets
  • Improved Automatically quiesce VM for backup
  • Fixed After backing up an active/busy VM, fix the case where quickly starting another backup of the same VM may fail (#3601)
  • Improved VMware host and vCenter server can be added by hostname, in addition to IP address
  • Improved Improve communications with VM host in case of network timeout
  • FixedSkip VMs using raw-device mappings (RDM) and proceed (instead of failing) to backup other sources (#3637)
  • Fixed Similar to VM backup via VCB, disable backup options that cause unchanged files to be backed up again (#3574)
  • Improved Improve error message when listing VMs on specified host
  • Fixed Shorten backup time by performing cleanup asynchronously - unmounting VMs and deleting snapshots (#3850)
  • GROOMING:
  • Fixed Fix grooming crash left catalog in corrupted state - error 2241 (#3397)
  • ENGINE:
  • Fixed Copy script with Mac client now delete source folders if the "Move files" option is selected (#117)
  • Fixed Fix backup of a symbolic link to a hard link used by Windows SBS 2011 and Server 2008 R2 (#3058)
  • Fixed Upon assertion failure, flush log entries of on-going executions to operation log (#3749)
  • Fixed Fix compatibility with Retrospect Client 9.x running on Mac OS X 10.5 (#3734)
  • Fixed Fix error -3042 during simultaneous open file backups (#3724)
  • New Support Oracle StorageTek SL 150 Modular Tape Library
  • New Add device recognition for HP MSL6480 tape library
  • Improved Add missing strings for tape drive and library in localized builds
  • INSTANT SCAN:
  • Fixed Fix issue where file/folder deletion disable Instant Scan until system restart but backup still works correctly (#3679)