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title: "Performance Enhancements in Retrospect 10 for Windows and Retrospect 12 for Mac"
slug: "performance-enhancements-in-retrospect-10-for-windows-and-retrospect-12-for-mac"
updated: 2023-10-24T23:32:26Z
published: 2023-10-24T23:32:59Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.retrospect.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Performance Enhancements in Retrospect 10 for Windows and Retrospect 12 for Mac

Retrospect’s new versions are significantly faster across key areas. Backups and restores take far less time in many cases, and other powerful features like grooming and snapshot transfer are lightning fast. Whether you are protecting Mac, Windows, or Linux systems, you'll feel the power of new Retrospect.

| **Operation** | **Improvement over v9.5 (Win) & v11.5 (Mac)** |
| --- | --- |
| Backup with Mac engine | Up to 50% faster |
| Restore with Mac engine | Up to 350% faster |
| Building snapshot during Windows Client backup | Up to 200% faster |
| Copy backup on Mac | Up to 200% faster |
| Snapshot transfer on Windows | Up to 200% faster |
| Scanning on Mac, Windows and Linux | Up to 50% faster |
| Grooming on Mac and Windows | Up to 200% faster |

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Last Update: March 1, 2016