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Retrospect - 8.1.626

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This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	8.1.626
Release Date:	2009-11-10
License:	Update
Downloads (this version):	852
Downloads (all versions):	191,658
Price:	$129.00

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Product Description:

Designed to protect Mac OS X systems with absolute accuracy and reliability, Dantz Retrospect Backup properly backs up and restores all Mac OS X files and information, including both the data and resource forks of multi-part files, HFS+ metadata, UNIX-style permissions and group ownership, and hard-linked files. Automatic scheduling ensures that backups run even when no Mac OS X user is logged in, and Retrospect client software allows entire networks of Macs to be backed up and restored across the LAN. Dantz Retrospect Backup v5.0 supports more storage devices than any other backup software available for the Mac OS. Hard disk drives, Apple CD-RW drives, CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drives, SuperDrives and other writable and rewritable DVD drives, tape drives and libraries, and removable cartridge drives are all supported.

What's new in this version:

Daylight Savings time causes script times to display incorrectly
Snapshots created during daylight saving dates cannot be retrieved during non-daylight-saving dates
Media request comes up before volume is full for large volumes (usually > 8 TB)*
Catalog rebuild failure (Daylight Savings Time related)
Past Backups not populating list / no access to backups (Daylight Savings Time)
Can't backup or restore of 10.6.1 large compressed files properly
Unable to rebuild an encrypted disk media set (Daylight Savings Time)
Media request when restoring after date & time changed
Unable to see backups during Restore with assistant after time zone change
Log time not displaying properly in zero hundred hours

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

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Just awful - Version: 8.1.622, 11/2/2009 11:07AM PST

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A-Dog

This software is awful. Haven't been able to get a single backup since I installed it, as it always locks up when loading a tape. The Retrospect Engine then hogs the cpu at over 90% and when you try and force quit the engine, the whole server locks up. This was installed on a brand new fresh installation of Leopard server, so I know the system is fine. POS software.

Reverting back to Retrospect 6.1 allows for complete backups. Imagine that.

Gave up! - Version: 8.1.622, 10/29/2009 12:07PM PST

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tmccain

I finally gave up Retrospect earlier this year, I was a user since Dantz Retrospect 2. Version 2 through 5 were pretty good option for mac users back in the 80's and 90's, not anymore in my opinion. I switched to Bru Server and life is good.

Retrospect: Stay Away - Version: 8.1.622, 10/18/2009 11:26AM PST

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bpollock

I really is as bad as they say. I've been trying to back up a MacBook Pro connected via Ethernet to my desktop machine. The process hangs at some point during the backup and you are greeted with the spinning pizza of death. Do you want this aggravation? Are you a masochist? Do you have sins for which you wish to atone?

There are better options out there. Send these people a message.

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