Contents

1. What's New
   • Bug Fixes
2. Quick Start Guide
   • Backup
   • Restore
   • 1-Click Backup
3. Introducing Retrospect
   • Overview of Retrospect
   • Installing Retrospect Backup
   • Upgrading from Previous Versions of Retrospect
   • Upgrading from Retrospect 6.1
   • Stopping and Starting the Retrospect Engine
   • Starting and Stopping the Retrospect Console
   • Overview of the Retrospect Console
   • Retrospect Dashboard
   • Enabling "Full Disk Access"
   • Security and Encryption
4. Fundamentals
   • How Retrospect Works
   • Sources
   • Media Sets
   • Storage Groups
   • Media Actions
   • Catalog Files
   • Retrospect Clients
   • ProactiveAI Backup
5. Hardware
   • Sources and Storage Devices
6. Working with Clients, Servers, and Network Shares
   • Network Backup Overview
   • Client Licenses
   • Working with Retrospect Clients
   • Client Security
   • Network Interfaces
   • Adding Retrospect Clients to Sources
   • Testing Client Connectivity
   • Removing a Client
   • Getting Information About a Client
   • Updating Clients
   • Uninstalling a Client and Its Software
   • Working with Servers and Network Attached Storage
   • New Retrospect Client software
   • User-initiated backups and restores
   • Locking client features and preferences
   • Advanced Networking
   • Network Backup Guidelines
7. Working with Retrospect
   • Preparing for Retrospect Operations
   • Backing up
   • Working with Activities
   • Pausing Global Retrospect Operations
   • ProactiveAI Backup
   • Copying
   • Archiving
   • Restoring
   • Working with Schedules
   • Working with Utility Scripts
   • Filtering the contents of a past backup
8. Cloud Backup
   • Amazon S3 Account Setup Guide
   • Storage Setup Guide
   • Choosing a Storage Class
   • Simple Access Setup Guide
   • Advanced Access Setup Guide
   • Information for Retrospect
   • Adding Cloud Storage in Retrospect
   • Using Cloud Storage in Retrospect
   • Throttling Cloud Backups in Retrospect
   • General Tips
9. Disaster Recovery
   • Overview of Disaster Recovery
   • Preparing for Disaster Recovery
   • Workflow for macOS El Capitan and Higher
   • Workflow for macOS Mavericks and Lower
   • Restoring a Mac from Regular Backups
   • Restoring a Mac from a Copy
   • What to do if the OS on the new Mac is newer than the backed-up OS
   • Restoring a Windows Client
   • Restoring a Linux Client
   • About Mac OS X’s “Recovery HD” partition
10. Managing Retrospect
    • Retrospect Preferences
    • Working with Rules
    • Backup Strategies
    • Working with Reports and the Operations Log
    • Managing Media Sets
    • Moving Retrospect
    • Uninstalling Retrospect
11. Troubleshooting and Support Resources
    • Troubleshooting Retrospect
    • Retrospect Support
    • Before you Call Technical Support

Appendices

1. Retrospect Management Console
   • Account Creation
   • System Setup
   • User Creation
   • Organization Creation
   • Overview
   • Script Creation
   • Shared Scripts
   • Compatibility
2. Email Protection
   • Configuration
   • Adding Email Account to Backup Script
   • Performance
3. Remote Data Protection
   • VPN Backup
   • Remote Backup
   • Cloud Backup
4. Block Level Incremental Backup
   • Overview
   • Storage Savings
   • Usage
   • Logging
   • Options
   • Backward Compatibility
   • Technical Details
5. Instant Scan
6. Retrospect for iOS
7. Legacy Client
8. Glossary
9. Release Notes