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title: "Windows release notes 2"
slug: "windows-release-notes-2"
updated: 2023-11-13T23:22:29Z
published: 2023-11-13T23:22:37Z
canonical: "docs.retrospect.com/windows-release-notes-2"
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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.

# Windows release notes 2

Windows 17.0.0.180 – March 3, 2020

Versions

- **Windows app** – 17.0.0.180
- **Windows client** – 17.0.0.180
- **Mac client** – 17.0.0.149
- **Linux client** – 17.0.0.101

Management Console

- **NEW**Dashboard displays status for backup engines
- **NEW**Automatic Onboarding for Servers and Endpoints
- **NEW**Automatic Onboarding for Retrospect Backup engines
- **NEW**Automatic Onboarding for Retrospect Virtual

Console

- **NEW**Onboarding: Option to send public key to Management Console automatically
- **FIXED**Dashboard: Fixed Spanish localization error (#8479)

Engine

- **NEW**Automatic Onboarding with Retrospect Management Console
- **NEW**Nexsan E-Series/Unity Certification
- **NEW**10x Faster ProactiveAI
- **NEW**Restore Preflight
- **IMPROVED**Installation: Installer has been simplified to "Install Retrospect.exe"
- **IMPROVED**Client Discovery: Support for per-minute polling
- **FIXED**Configuration Management: Fixed issue with importing certain subvolumes from configs.xml (#7848)
- **FIXED**Automatic Updates: Fixed issue where client update process incorrectly reports as failed with error -562 (network connection reset by peer) (#7957)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed UI issue for backing up more than one source and -843 log issues (#7951)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed issue with skipping to a new member for cloud members (#8204)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed issue with backing up to a storage group that is being rebuilt (#7959)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed issue with large rebuilds of storage groups reporting a missing sub-catalog (#8063)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed -843 error during snapshot transfer (#8124)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed issue with multiple write access to the same catalog file (#8373)
- **FIXED**Logging: Correctly map Windows error 1630 to "Data of this type is not supported" (#7993)
- **FIXED**NAS: Fixed issue with displaying a mounted share twice under My Network Places (#8269)
- **FIXED**NAS: Fixed issue with adding a NAS share in Backup Sets > Member > Add (#8421)
- **FIXED**NAS: Fixed issue where certain shares not displayed if not mounted through Retrospect (#8503)
- **FIXED**Cloud Backup: Fixed issue where backup will ask for media after member size has been increased (#8282)
- **FIXED**Cloud Backup: Fixed issue where certain local cloud rebuilds failed (#8423)
- **FIXED**Cloud Backup: Fixed issue where Dropbox performance was slower than expected (#8458)
- **FIXED**Cloud Backup: Fixed issue with AWS S3 API signature v2 support (#8520)
- **FIXED**Email Backup: Fixed issue where files chosen showed incorrect value for what is being overwritten (#8298)
- **FIXED**Backup: Fixed crash for names that contain specifier characters such as %T (#8379)
- **FIXED**Transfer: Fixed issue where transfer backup set transferred more snapshots than required (#8404)
- **FIXED**Grooming: Fixed issue where groom failure could cause catalog errors after a rebuild (#8457)

Client

- **FIXED**Windows Client: Fixed issue where client did not start if no network connection detected at launch (#8455)
- **FIXED**Mac Client: Fixed issue where non-English Windows engine showed main Catalina volume as empty (#8415)

Windows 16.6.0.133 – December 2, 2019

Versions

- **Windows app** – 16.6.0.133
- **Windows client** – 16.5.1.109
- **Mac client** – 16.5.1.104
- **Linux client** – 16.0.0.107

Console

- **NEW**Retrospect Console Preview - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/support/kb/retrospect_desktop_console_preview)

Engine

- **FIXED**Management Console Integration: Fixed issue where customers with many old backup sets are not able to use site (#8336)
- **FIXED**Email Protection: Fixed issues with large-scale restores from Gmail to Office 365 (#8280)
- **FIXED**NAS Support: Fixed issue where share comes back after forgetting and relaunching Retrospect (#8309)
- **FIXED**Daylight Saving Time: Fixed issue for DST on ReFS and HyperFS where Retrospect performed a full backup after the time change (#8352)
- **FIXED**Backup: Fixed issue for non-UEFI systems backing up system state (#8329)
- **FIXED**Cross-Platform: Fixed issue with migrating a Mac disk backup set to Windows (#8330)

Client

- **FIXED**Mac Client: Fixed crash for client volumes with names longer than 27 characters (#8322)
- **FIXED**Linux Client: Fixed crash for clients using GLIBC less than 2.14 (#8317)

Windows 16.5.1.109 – October 16, 2019

Versions

- **Windows app** – 16.5.1.109
- **Windows client** – 16.5.1.109
- **Mac client** – 16.5.1.104
- **Linux client** – 16.0.0.107

Management Console

- **FIXED**Sources: Added icon for Exchange databases (#8261)
- **FIXED**Sources: Added icon for emailaccounts (#8266)
- **FIXED**Sources: Fixed issue with how Linux volume is displayed (#8262)
- **FIXED**Scripts: Correctly identify destinations are storage groups (#8267)
- **FIXED**Dashboard: Fixed incorrect grouping for backup sets under "Storage Predictions" in an organization (#8259)
- **FIXED**Dashboard: Names with ellipses display entire name with hover (#8260)

Engine

- **NEW**Windows 10 November 2019 Update certification
- **FIXED**Sources: Improved performance for adding a large number of existing NAS shares (#8285)
- **FIXED**Sources: Fixed issue where Retrospect shows the same mounted share twice (#8276)
- **FIXED**Networking: Retrospect now honors service priority when choosing a default interface (#7058)
- **FIXED**Backup Sets: Fixed issue where user could not relocate a moved disk backup set (#8281)

Client

- **NEW**Windows Client: Windows 10 November 2019 Update certification

Windows 16.5.0.218 – October 1, 2019

Versions

- **Windows app** – 16.5.0.218
- **Windows client** – 16.5.0.218
- **Mac client** – 16.5.0.169
- **Linux client** – 16.0.0.107

Management Console

- **NEW**Redesigned interface for larger environments - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/support/kb/granular_remote_management)
- **NEW**New Scripts View
- **NEW**New Sources View
- **NEW**New Backup Sets View
- **NEW**New Activities View
- **NEW**Ability to create and edit scripts on a specific engine
- **NEW**Ability to create and edit backup sets for disk, NAS, and cloud on a specific engine

Engine

- **NEW**Cloud certification for Backblaze B2 EU Data Center
- **IMPROVED**Improved NAS support with auto-adding existing NAS share mounts
- **IMPROVED**Retrospect Solo supports NAS volumes
- **IMPROVED**Support for 4 million folders on a single volume
- **FIXED**Exchange/SQL: Containers and databases no longer disappear from Volumes list after repeated relaunches (#8056)
- **FIXED**NAS Support: Fixed issue where "Copy only missing files" still copied files with certain attributes (#5354)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Support forgetting sub-catalogs (#8035)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed issue where backup went to incorrect sub-catalog in rare instances (#7791)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed issue where media verification did not work properly in certain situations (#8100)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed issue with matching in backup set transfer and snapshot transfer scripts (#8131)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed issue where master catalog was not correct after rebuild of multiple members (#8146)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed issue for rebuilding cloud sets with multiple members (#8168)
- **FIXED**Script: Fixed issue where customer could not add snapshot to snapshot transfer script (#8105)
- **FIXED**Duplicate: Fixed issue where Retrospect would crash in rare instances (#8208)
- **FIXED**Cloud Backup: Enable retry mechanism when getting network error during upload to Backblaze B2 (#8130)
- **FIXED**Cloud Backup: Retrospect now asks where to save catalog when rebuilding a cloud set (#8216)
- **FIXED**Email Backup: Fixed issue for restoring more email than expected after a previous restore (#8176)

Client

- **NEW**Mac: Apple macOS Catalina support (pending final release) - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/support/kb/macos_catalina_support)
- **FIXED**Linux: Resolved error "fetFileSpec: ExtAttrGetData (error 61)" during client backup, no client update required (#8112)
- **FIXED**Mac: Fixed issue where scan of files or folders with long non-English names resulted in incomplete scan (#8134)
- **FIXED**Mac: Fixed issue where client's saved IP address not displayed properly in log as "saved ip address is" (#8132)

Windows 16.1.2.102 – May 28, 2019

Versions

- **Windows app** – 16.1.2.102
- **Windows client** – 16.1.0.158
- **Mac client** – 16.1.0.134
- **Linux client** – 16.0.0.107

Engine

- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed crash during certain UI workflows for backup set transfer (#8117)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed issue with configuration import for Storage Groups (#8126)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed logging issue where Storage Groups added many entries for "reserve failed; error -843 (resource is in use by another operation)" (#8122)

Windows 16.1.1.100 – May 20, 2019

Versions

- **Windows app** – 16.1.1.100
- **Windows client** – 16.1.0.158
- **Mac client** – 16.1.0.134
- **Linux client** – 16.0.0.107

Engine

- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed rare issue where certain backups are incomplete (#8102)

Windows 16.1.0.158 – May 14, 2019

Versions

- **Windows app** – 16.1.0.158
- **Windows client** – 16.1.0.158
- **Mac client** – 16.1.0.134
- **Linux client** – 16.0.0.107

Engine

- **NEW**Windows 10 May 2019 Update certification
- **NEW**Retrospect Management Console: Pause/Unpause/Stop support
- **NEW**Retrospect Management Console: Versions, Editions, Platforms listed
- **IMPROVED**Retrospect Management Console: Disable deployment for an existing shared script
- **IMPROVED**Email Notifications: stopped scripts now generate email with title "Execution stopped by operator - Retrospect"
- **FIXED**Disaster Recovery: Fixed issue where DR with USB flash drive could fail silently (#8076)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed issue with importing XML configuration with Storage Group (#7973)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed issue where rebuild failed silently with improperly named catalogs with "number dash" (#8080)
- **FIXED**Backup Set Transfer: Fixed issue where transfer across media with errors resulted in incorrect restores (#8085)
- **FIXED**Backup Sets: Fixed issue where "Skip this member" option was ignored (#8087)
- **FIXED**SQL: Fixed issue where Retrospect crashed when backing up two SQL instances on the same server simultaneously (#8089)
- **FIXED**Scanning: Fixed issue on Windows 10 for "Error -1103 Write Protected" under OneDrive folder (#7432)

Client

- **NEW**Windows Client: Windows 10 May 2019 Update certification

Windows 16.0.2.101 – April 11, 2019

Versions

- **Windows app** – 16.0.2.101
- **Windows client** – 16.0.2.101
- **Mac client** – 16.0.2.101
- **Linux client** – 16.0.0.107

Engine

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

Windows 16.0.1.103 – March 28, 2019

Versions

- **Windows app** – 16.0.1.103
- **Windows client** – 16.0.1.103
- **Mac client** – 16.0.1.105
- **Linux client** – 16.0.0.107

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

Windows 16.0.0.224 – March 5, 2019

Versions

- **Windows app** – 16.0.0.224
- **Windows client** – 16.0.0.224
- **Mac client** – 16.0.0.189
- **Linux client** – 16.0.0.107

Engine

- **NEW**Retrospect Management Console - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/management_console)
- **NEW**Storage Groups - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/storage_groups)
- **NEW**Deployment Tools - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/deployment_tools)
- **NEW**Support for Exchange 2019
- **NEW**Support for SQL Server 2019 (CTP 2)
- **NEW**Cloud Protection: certification for MCT
- **NEW**Cloud Protection: certification for IONOS
- **NEW**Cloud Protection: certification for Orange Cloud for Business
- **FIXED**Email Reporting: Fixed issue with very large environments (#7698)
- **FIXED**Email Reporting: Fixed issue where email accounts were not included (#7723)
- **FIXED**Email Protection: Fixed rare crash during backup (#7822)
- **FIXED**Email Protection: Tree view no longer display incorrect dates if "Date" field not found in message (#7759)
- **FIXED**Devices: Added "bus:targetID:LUN" numbers to logging (#7717)
- **FIXED**Execution: Fixed issue where execution unit maximum could not be lowered (#7317)
- **FIXED**Cloud Backup: Fixed issue with "-802: Sorry, can't save configuration during backup" (#7845)
- **FIXED**Cloud Backup: Fixed issue with "Error -692 (mismatched persistent data) log entires" (#7860)

Client

- **IMPROVED**Mac: Client scanning faster on APFS volumes
- **FIXED**Mac: Client uninstaller now removes /var/tmp/retro_ip (#7758)
- **ALERT**Mac: EOL notice for Apple Mac OS X 10.3. 10.4, and 10.5 - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/support/kb/end_of_life_macos_10_5_and_earlier)

Windows 15.6.1.104 – November 29, 2018

Versions

- **Windows app** – 15.6.1.104
- **Windows client** – 15.6.1.104
- **Mac client** – 15.6.1.105
- **Linux client** – 15.1.2.101

Engine

- **FIXED**Remote Backup: Fixed issue where remote backup failed if client added by name (#7705)
- **FIXED**Remote Backup: Fixed issue where remote backup connection was incorrectly closed (#7735)
- **FIXED**Remote Backup: Fixed issue where Retrospect would not time out when searching for a remote backup client (#7748)
- **FIXED**Remote Backup: Fixed rare crash for certain scenarios (#7740)
- **FIXED**Exchange and SQL backups now have longer timeout (#7722)
- **FIXED**Backup: Fixed assert for rare scenario (#7741)
- **FIXED**Backup: Fixed issue where scripts hung due to Management Console integration (#7753)

Client

- **NEW**New Client API for on/off state
- **NEW**Linux Client: System Certification for CentOS 7.5
- **IMPROVED**Windows: Command-line interface now supports "retroclient.exe -parms" command

Windows 15.6.0.135 – October 16, 2018

Versions

- **Windows app** – 15.6.0.135
- **Windows client** – 15.6.0.135
- **Mac client** – 15.6.0.125
- **Linux client** – 15.1.2.101

Engine

- **NEW**Management Console Beta Integration - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/management_console)
- **NEW**System Certification for Microsoft Windows 10 October 2018 Update
- **NEW**Email Protection for IceWarp - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/email)
- **FIXED**Email Protection: Fixed issue where Retrospect compared messages in wrong folders when duplicating entire volume (#7453)
- **FIXED**Email Protection: Fixed restore issue to a subvolume on a Dovecot server causing error "Mailbox doesn't exist" (#7524)
- **FIXED**Email Protection: Fixed restore of Gmail account resulting in error "can't write, error -8260 (MIME data is not valid)" for many files (#7536)
- **FIXED**Email Protection: Reduced time for restoring emails with multiple Gmail labels (#7654)
- **FIXED**Email Protection: Fixed restore for .eml files to Windows volumes generating "File appears incomplete" errors (#7669)
- **FIXED**Tape Support: Fixed crash when scanning mail slot of Overland Neo T24 library (#7613)
- **FIXED**Configuration Management: Fixed errors with importing localized configurations (#7638)
- **FIXED**Configuration Management: Importing over active configuration no longer results in duplicate volumes (#7639)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Support for email backup (#7618)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Support for Add/Locate after it has been forgotten (#7645)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Support for adding and removing members (#7602)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed issue with using paths above 60 characters for destinations (#7658)
- **FIXED**Storage Groups: Fixed UI issue for backup set folders (#7634)
- **FIXED**Subscriptions: Switching to permanent license now removes subscription status (#7609)
- **FIXED**In-App ASM: Expiration date should be fetched from licensing server immediately when entered (#7604)
- **FIXED**In-App ASM: Fixed descriptions for certain ASM license codes (#7687)
- **FIXED**In-App ASM: Fixed issue with trials expiring based on ASM expiration date of previous license (#7663)
- **FIXED**In-App ASM: Fixed issue where customer would get expiration alert when entering valid ASM license (#7665)
- **FIXED**Logging: Moved "NetAddrTop::NetRemember: Duplicate name error" to default log level (#7633)
- **FIXED**Localization: Fixed Spanish wording for "using custom selector" log entry (#7629)
- **FIXED**Licensing: Fixed issue where user could add multiple application licenses (#7652)
- **FIXED**Mojave: Fixed localization for operations log error when Retrospect lacks Mojave Full Disk Access on client (#7631)

Client

- **IMPROVED**Improved Support for macOS Mojave
- **FIXED**BMR: Fixed issue for "300 seconds with no data received; force timeout error" (#7678)
- **FIXED**Mac: Installer updated to support Mojave features when installed under 10.8+ to handle OS upgrade after Retrospect upgrade (#7677)

Windows 15.5.0.179 – September 4, 2018

Versions

- **Windows app** – 15.5.0.179
- **Windows client** – 15.5.0.179
- **Mac client** – 15.5.0.145
- **Linux client** – 15.1.2.101

Engine

- **NEW**Management Console Beta - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/management_console)
- **NEW**Storage Groups Preview - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/storage_groups)
- **NEW**Email Global Deduplication - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/email)
- **NEW**Email Local Restore - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/email)
- **NEW**Email Protection for Dovecot - [See details](https://www.retrospect.com/en/email)
- **NEW**System Certification for Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- **NEW**System Certification for Apple macOS Mojave 10.14
- **NEW**System Certification for Ubuntu 17.10, 18.04
- **NEW**System Certification for CentOS 7 Update 4, Update 5
- **NEW**System Certification for RHEL 7 Update 4, Update 5
- **NEW**System Certification for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP 3
- **NEW**LTO-8 "Type M" Certification
- **FIXED**Email Protection: Fixed "error -8,254 (file not found)" issue (#7474)
- **FIXED**Configuration Import: Fixed issue with importing client sources (#7493)
- **FIXED**Cloud Backup: Fixed "error -1017, expired_auth_token: expired authorization token"
- **FIXED**ProactiveAI: Fixed -505 error when two ProactiveAI scripts tried to access the same source at the same time (#7555)
- **FIXED**SQL: Fixed hang during "Updating Catalog" when backing up a SQL database that has FILESTREAM enabled for it (#6742)
- **FIXED**Exchange: Fixed issue when backing up Exchange databases where the database and log files are on different mount points (#7429)
- **FIXED**Email Notifications: Server now defaults to port 587 (#7458)
- **FIXED**Remote Backup: Fixed issue with getting the default IP address for a remote backup listener (#7470)
- **FIXED**Snapshot: Allowed multiple snapshots to be selected for deletion (#7477)
- **FIXED**Grooming: Fixed log entry for "Optimizing for performance skipped grooming" to use correct file count (#7503)
- **FIXED**Logging: Increased log level for "soccCallback: kNetSelectorConnect" error to reduce noise (#7480)
- **FIXED**Rebuild: Fixed rare crash during a rebuild (#7506)
- **FIXED**Tape Backup: Fixed issue with tape recognition when device assigned to 0:0:0 (#7548)

Client

- **FIXED**Logging: Fixed crash where log could not write filename with "%" (#7473)
- **FIXED**Logging: Moved packet dump to log level 6 for cleaner logs (#7492)

Windows 15.1.2.100 – June 13, 2018

Versions

- **Windows app** – 15.1.2.100
- **Windows client** – 15.1.0.151
- **Mac client** – 15.1.0.131
- **Linux client** – 15.1.2.101

Engine

- **FIXED**Fixed issue for Windows April 2018 Update where -1103 errors for OneDrive folder prevented system state backup (#7445)
- **FIXED**Fixed cosmetic logging issue for Microsoft SQL using Retrospect configuration import (#7484)

Client

- **FIXED**Linux Client: Fixed issue with upgrading from v15.0 client (#7485)

Notes

- **NOTE**Windows Customers: If you are using OneDrive and would like to perform a bare metal recovery (BMR) on a Windows April 2018 Update system, you need to uncheck the option for "Files On-Demand" during backup. Otherwise, the restore will put a blank folder for your OneDrive data, and that empty folder will be synced to the cloud, erasing any cloud files you may have.