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Retrospect 6.0 Desktop Mac
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: dantz
EAN: 0093156008914
Format: CD-ROM
Item Dimensions: 300
Label: Dantz
Manufacturer: Dantz
Model: BU10A600000
MPN: bu10a600000
Platform: Macintosh
Publisher: Dantz
Studio: Dantz
Features:- Complete protection for networked computers
- Designed for use in home and small offices
- Fast backups with 100-percent accurate restores
- Proven automated technology provides easy administration
- Intuitive, user-friendly graphical user interface
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Editorial Review:
Retrospect Backup 6 offers complete protection for files and folders used in small and midsize businesses. Protect the information on your servers, desktops, and notebooks more easily than ever!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Not for the superficial
This is a very tough product to review and give advice on. First of all, I have been using Macs since 1988 and Retrospect since the early 1990s. At one time, I would have given it 5 stars plus. Now, I give it 3. Considering it's more or less the same product, why the downgrade? Well, time marches on and Retrospect has not kept up.
OTOH, it's important to be fair:
- Poor customer service support plan as other have pointed out, but that is true of most every other software ... Read More
Rating:  - User Interface not for amateurs
The user interface is the least intuitive I have ever used. The software does backup nicely, and reliably, once you have taken the time to understand the product. However, if you are not a professional or a dedicated hobbyist you will not enjoy, respect, or trust the user interface.
If you are using this in a small office then you will have incentive to learn how to configure this and your time will be rewarded. However my suggetion is that it not be purchased for home use. I'm an ... Read More
Rating: - Avoid like the plague
After laboring for a long time to set up a backup server, I get a kernal panic (probably not R's fault) but -- OH JOY -- the crash corrupted the config file so NOW I GET TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN!!!
This is the first time I've seen it, but it's the single most frustrating failing of the program I've encountered so far. Another fun one is when a TOC file for a certain backup gets out of sync, so the program SHOWS YOU A DIALOGUE BOX ABOUT THIS AND DOES NOT EXECUTE ANY BACKUPS WHILE THIS IS SHOWING. ... Read More
Rating:  - it works
I've been using Retrospect since day #1, maybe for 20+ years. I forgot what it used to be called in the good old days. I never liked it and it used to have quite a few bugs, glitches, and user interface issues. It still does.
So why did I give it 5 stars? Because it works as long as the user is sufficiently sophisticated to overcome Retrospect's numerous shortcomings.
One could argue that a sophisticated user could also use the provided unix tools to automate the same jobs. This is ... Read More
Rating: - One star is too good for Retrospect
Before upgrading to MAC OS 10.4 I used the convoluted "help" system with EMC and was told my backed up information would be fine but that I might need to install an updated driver to make Retrospect compliant with the upgraded OS. Turns out this "updated driver" is a complete software purchase to the tune of $89.00.
My backups are stored in a format only readable by Retrospect. If they hadn't lied to me in the first place I would have simply opened and saved my backups in a readable format before ... Read More
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