--- title: "Retrospect 9 for Mac Release Notes" slug: "retrospect-9-for-mac-release-notes" updated: 2023-10-24T23:32:28Z published: 2023-10-24T23:32:59Z canonical: "docs.retrospect.com/retrospect-9-for-mac-release-notes" --- > ## 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. # Retrospect 9 for Mac Release Notes ## Retrospect 9.0.2 (107) for Mac Retrospect Application 9.0.2 (build 107) Retrospect Engine (build 107) Retrospect Client for Mac 9.0.2 (build 102) 2338: Fixed a cosmetic issue where the progress bar for an activity was not updating 2366: Fixed a bug in the Mac client that caused error -515 (Piton Protocol Violation) when backing subvolumes on clients after upgrading to version 9 2390: Fixed an issue in 9.0.1 that caused checkboxes for selecting entire clients to become unavailable 2395: Fixed a bug introduced in 9.0.1 that could cause retroengine to crash when a user initiated a Restore on Demand 2417: Fixed a bug that would cause the Retrospect console to crash if new media was connected while browsing a volume 2425: Fixed a cosmetic issue to properly indicate when a past backup is locked from grooming 2426: Fixed a bug that could cause large numbers of -1019 errors when backing up 2438: Improved support for WebDAV volumes that don’t properly report space available or volume size ## Retrospect 9.0.1 (401) for Mac 124: Fix Progress for CreatePrivatePublicKeyCertificate (previously bug RET-523) 1201: Find files restore can show files from unselected Media Sets (previously bug RET-5261) 1211: Sources ⇒ Details ⇒ Interface should list connection type (previously bug RET-5272) 2024: Attempting to immediately stop a proactive backup from Growl notification does not stop the backup (previously bug RET-6093) 2121: Tape Alert can not be disabled once activated (previously bug RET-6190) 2153: Retrospect is sending new v9 client commands to old clients resulting in Error -515 (Piton Protocol Violation) 2154: Error -1012 when restoring nested locked folders with a locked file 2158: MapError: unknown Mac error -5000 during restore of file to a locked folder 2159: UI starts to slow down after adding large catalog files 2161: byte sizes should support TB 2187: Retrospect 9 may crash with elem.cpp-2591 assert error during a restore 2188: Console SPODs when an execution is closing (Media Sets caching problem) 2190: Proactive Backup state changes are slow, such as when media becomes available 2214: Retrospect 9 member properties space free is adding to space total instead of subtracting from it 2224: Activities: Past Activities' Summary should include elapsed time 2226: Improve caching of tags 2239: Backup/restore on demand becomes deselected after closing/opening the console using a trial license 2246: Console crashes when trying to set a custom date within a rule on 10.5.8 2247: 10.7 with Encrypted volume fails on incremental copy 2249: Unable to browse a snapshot containing filenames that start with the 2258: Add device recognition strings for LTO 6 tape drives 2259: Add device recognition strings for NEC T30A and T60A 2267: Upgrading to version 9 from 8 Console is unable to connect to the Engine. 2271: Adding a share causes the console to hang 2275: Add Share: Finder log in messages displaying when logging in as guest on in 10.7 2276: Console randomly hangs after adding/removing share 2277: Sources: Add dialog does not display after Scope 2280: Console needs to call endDiscoveryClients only when AddDialog is dismissed 2282: Disk set members not showing 2298: Add Client list: Issues when clicking while list is populating 2305: Console can not connect to the Engine properly if an AFP share is unavailable 2307: Console can not connect to the Engine properly if an AFP share is unavailable when the AFP share is a member to a media set ## Retrospect 9.0.0 (319) for Mac Support for up to 16 simultaneous executions Support for Mac OS X Lion All-new Retrospect Client for Mac 64-bit capable, System Preference pane On-demand backup and restore Menu bar icon communicates activity to the user Growl notifications Improved ability to mark files, folders, and volumes as private Network link encryption now employs AES-256 Support for S.M.A.R.T. hard drive error reporting Management control of new client features and additional Wake-on-LAN options Support for SSL email notification with services like Gmail and iCloud All-new engine install process provides a drag-and-drop install experience and no longer requires two downloads to perform the upgrade process Ability to view only those files copied during a backup Improved network share support, including support of WebDAV cloud/Internet storage as both backup source and target Improved use of search and scope buttons, including the ability to search for sources by assigned tag Improved protection against config file corruption RET-517: Add Source list sorting is broken (name, IP address, other columns) RET-520: Past Backups: Retrieve button should be disabled when no backups marked to retrieve RET-521: Past Backups: Retrieve sheet needs to be more responsive RET-3878: VXA-320 Firewire tape drive crash during verify pass with 8.2.361 RET-4695: Mac OS X Lion - Spurious Compare Errors appear in the log during local backup RET-4765: Devices UI: Storage Devices - Display device driver version number in Summary | Overview RET-4799: Log: RCU update attempts, successes, and failures should show in the log RET-5219: Unable to select a tape slot to rebuild a Catalog from specific tape media RET-5237: Sort by Name not working correctly in multiple list views RET-5275: Console can hang when sending test email in Preferences > E-mail RET-5284: Made several improvements to the Media Request workflow RET-5291: Opening operations_log.utx files in the Finder should open in the Retrospect console RET-5375: Fixed memory leaks in the DAG API layer RET-5435: Transfer snapshots script backups selections don’t take when making selections quickly RET-5451: Unable to edit disk media set member details when volumes are formatted as FAT32 RET-5452: Tape magazine selection can be rejected, causing an assert (reported with Windows version) RET-5476: Changing the source on a scripted backup reverts back to the old source RET-5514: Devices: iSCSI devices shows as SCSI in Interface details RET-5552: Restoring from Past backups after retrieving the backup snapshot from the media is not displaying all files RET-5560: Unable to Sort by Client Name: Add Client RET-5562: Locate Media Set button should open to default Catalog location, not the root directory RET-5593: Client Speed Threshold readings are off by more than an order of magnitude RET-5594: Retrospect unable to back up files with exactly 255-character file names RET-5596: Errors during restore of files that begin with "._" to Xsan or NAS volumes RET-5597: Console: 2nd invocation of "Locate Source Directly…​" is ignored RET-5601: Disconnecting a volume, then trying to "browse" it in Sources should display an error message RET-5648: Server passwords aren’t saved when they contain high-bit characters RET-5660: Backup completes with an unnecessary Warning during verification RET-5676: The "Preview" button in the Backup Assistant only works once if there are multiple sources RET-5685: Subsequent tape activities are not displayed in Activities tab while one is running RET-5687: Removing a server from the console can sometimes result in the local server being renamed as "127.0.0.1" RET-5694: Install button is sometimes missing when removing Retrospect server and clicking on to add a server RET-5701: Cannot Stop an execution that is waiting for media RET-5712: Folders Icon: Displaying as Volumes Icons in the Media Set view RET-5713: Tape WORM media sets are displayed as plain "Tape" in type column RET-5716: Eject button in sources window should not be dimmed for an ejectable volume RET-5726: Media request window does not update when a removable disk is inserted RET-5728: Icon for optical disc displays as tape icon RET-5742: Scheduled Recycle backup set activities show up half as recycled and the rest as Scheduled RET-5749: Inconsistent rash when previewing files in the Backup Assistant RET-5750: Icon for removable disk displays as tape icon RET-5761: Browse a Client Source during a backup becomes ~ Offline RET-5777: Proactive activity should not show the "Choose Media" button (that is only for an active execution) RET-5779: Rebuild Media Set: ALL media sets prompted for Password when just one is encrypted RET-5782: Copy Backups and Media Set script summaries needs to show when the 'Recycle the source Media Set' option is turned on RET-5849: Creating two different restore scripts changes the destination of both to be the same as the second script RET-5852: Lack of error messages for certain activities in the Media Sets view, such as when attempting to verify a media set that is busy or unavailable RET-5853: No warning that trial license codes are expiring/expired RET-5854: Console UI for locating clients shouldn’t ask for the client password RET-5855: Switching back and forth between remote servers and local servers causes the Tape > bindings column to duplicate RET-5863: Using a Desktop code on OS X Server gives "An error occurred" message RET-5866: Save Report: Should clear out last used report name RET-5878: Network: Multicast client discovery fails on first launch for slower machines RET-5906: Open Assert log in Retrospect: Displays on single lines; should wrap RET-5927: In a File media set rebuild: typing in wrong password should display an error message RET-5929: Can’t edit disk member when the media is disconnected RET-5939: Sources: Encrypt Network Link on Mac OS X Lion causes -515 (Piton protocol violation) error RET-5946: The Sources list shouldn’t require a refresh to properly display renamed clients RET-5957: When rebuilding a catalog file for optical media, multiple entries for the same device show up RET-5967: When correcting a mistyped IP/DNS address in Add Sources, Retrospect reverts back to the incorrect address RET-6065: When trying to browse a client that is in use, the UI reports Source unavailable when it should be -505 client reserved RET-6069: Add device recognition for BDT RDStor virtual tape library for Imation, Quantum, and BDT strings RET-6080: Progress bar not updating during Grooming activities RET-6081: Add Mac OS X Lion’s "Saved Application State" folders to the backup exclude list RET-6157: [Storage Devices] Console crash while dragging tape to tape drive during media request RET-6172: OS and File System fields in Past Backups, show as '-' for 6.1 retrieved snapshots Last Update: April 24, 2012