Retrospect has the ability to use any kind of media that can be mounted on the Mac desktop as a source.

Compatibility with Retrospect 17.5 for Mac

1. Retrospect Desktop Archiving Software for macOS Easily create tape archives to mLogic mTape LTO solutions with Retrospect software for macOS.
2. Many people waited to upgrade to Mac OS X until Retrospect 5.0 (; July 2002) was available for the platform. And many people have also held off on upgrading their servers to Mac OS X 10.3.

Retrospect 17.5 for Mac is certified for Big Sur and APFS. APFS is recognized as a valid volume type, and Retrospect is able to back up, restore, and copy the data. Retrospect supports restoring an HFS+ volume to an APFS volume and restoring an APFS volume to an HFS+ volume as long as there are no case-sensitivity issues with files in the same directory. HFS+ is case-insensitive by default, whereas APFS is case-sensitive by default. You can work around case-sensitivity restore problems by using 'Copy to a new folder' mode. Following the Big Sur compatibility steps, the engine and client will be able to back up your application data under Big Sur.

As with every system update, we strongly recommend that you perform a backup before and after the upgrade, in case you encounter issues and need to roll back. Previous versions of Retrospect for Mac and Retrospect for Windows have limited support.

Compatibility with Retrospect 16.5, 17 for Mac

Retrospect 16.5, 17 for Mac are certified for Catalina and APFS. APFS is recognized as a valid volume type, and Retrospect is able to back up, restore, and copy the data. Retrospect supports restoring an HFS+ volume to an APFS volume and restoring an APFS volume to an HFS+ volume as long as there are no case-sensitivity issues with files in the same directory. HFS+ is case-insensitive by default, whereas APFS is case-sensitive by default. You can work around case-sensitivity restore problems by using 'Copy to a new folder' mode. Following the Catalina compatibility steps, the engine and client will be able to back up your application data under Catalina.

However, these versions are not fully compatible with macOS Big Sur due to further changes to Full Disk Access.

Compatibility with Retrospect 15.5, 15.6, and 16 for Mac

Retrospect 15.5, 15.6, and 16 for Mac are certified for Mojave and APFS. APFS is recognized as a valid volume type, and Retrospect is able to back up, restore, and copy the data. Retrospect supports restoring an HFS+ volume to an APFS volume and restoring an APFS volume to an HFS+ volume as long as there are no case-sensitivity issues with files in the same directory. HFS+ is case-insensitive by default, whereas APFS is case-sensitive by default. You can work around case-sensitivity restore problems by using 'Copy to a new folder' mode. Following the Mojave compatibility steps, the engine and client will be able to back up your application data under Mojave.

However, these versions are not fully compatible with macOS Catalina due to further changes to Full Disk Access.

Compatibility with Retrospect 14.6, 15, and 15.1 for Mac

Retrospect 14.6 and 15 for Mac are certified for APFS but not Mojave. APFS is recognized as a valid volume type, and Retrospect is able to back up, restore, and copy the data. Retrospect supports restoring an HFS+ volume to an APFS volume and restoring an APFS volume to an HFS+ volume as long as there are no case-sensitivity issues with files in the same directory. HFS+ is case-insensitive by default, whereas APFS is case-sensitive by default. You can work around case-sensitivity restore problems by using 'Copy to a new folder' mode. However, on Mojave, scanning will hang, so your backups will not complete.

Compatibility with Retrospect 10 for Mac through Retrospect 14.5 for Mac

Retrospect is able to install and backup/restore APFS volumes. These show up as SMBFS in the user interface. However, Retrospect Client for Mac is able to install but not run. You will need to upgrade to protect your APFS volume on any Mac client. Moreover, on Mojave, scanning will hang, so your backups will not complete.

Compatibility with Retrospect 9 for Mac

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Retrospect for Mac will install on APFS, but licensing is not functional and prevents any operation. Retrospect Client for Mac also is able to install but does not run. You will need to upgrade to protect your APFS volume. Moreover, on Mojave, scanning will hang, so your backups will not complete.

Compatibility with Retrospect 8 for Mac

Retrospect 8 for Mac lacks a decade of features and fixes. At this point, you should not be using this version to protect your data.

Compatibility with Retrospect 15.5, 15.6, and 16 for Windows

Retrospect Client for Mac fully supports APFS and Mojave.

Compatibility with Retrospect 12.5 and 15 for Windows

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Retrospect Client for Mac supports APFS but not Mojave. On Mojave, the client will appear to succeed without error but actually fail to protect many application data folders.

Compatibility with Retrospect 8 for Windows through Retrospect 12.1 for Windows

Retrospect (boats) Mac Os Catalina

Retrospect Client for Mac is able to install but not run. You will need to upgrade to protect your APFS volume on any Mac client. Moreover, your application data will not be protected on Mojave.

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