How-To Video Tutorials
Retrospect maintains an extensive set of how-to videos—83 in all. They cover a wide range of topics on both Mac and Windows, from installation to data recovery.
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Prepare for Disaster Recovery-Flash Media
March 4, 2014 - 04:23 - 462 Views
This video shows the steps required to save your Retrospect Disaster Recovery boot image to a USB flash disk.
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Block Level Incremental Backup for Windows
March 4, 2014 - 05:39 - 455 Views
This video shows the settings and options related to the Block Level Incremental Backup option in Retrospect for Windows
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Block Level Incremental Backup for Macintosh
March 4, 2014 - 04:47 - 321 Views
This video shows the settings and options related to the Block Level Incremental Backup option in Retrospect for Macintosh
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Using the Disaster Recovery Boot CD
October 2, 2013 - 04:00 - 561 Views
This video shows how to use the Retrospect 8 for Windows Disaster Recovery bootable CD along with the dissimilar hardware wizard.
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Using Retrospect Run Documents on Windows
September 10, 2013 - 01:58 - 162 Views
This video shows how to create a shortcut in Retrospect for Windows to run a backup by double clicking on a Run Document.
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Introduction to the Retrospect License Manager
September 10, 2013 - 02:08 - 128 Views
This video will help you become familiar with the Retrospect for Windows License Manager. The license manager can be used to access all of your Retrospect license codes.
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Installing the Retrospect Client for Windows
September 10, 2013 - 03:02 - 387 Views
This video shows the steps required to install the Retrospect Client for Windows software.
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Installing Retrospect for Windows
September 10, 2013 - 02:57 - 394 Views
This video shows the simple steps required to install a new copy of Retrospect or install the upgrade for Retrospect.
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Introduction to the Retrospect 8 Client for Windows
September 10, 2013 - 02:57 - 247 Views
This video is an introduction to the Retrospect 8 Client for Windows user interface.
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Immediate Backup to Hard Disk with Retrospect
September 10, 2013 - 04:42 - 563 Views
This video shows the steps required to perform an Immediate Backup to an external hard disk with Retrospect for Windows.
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Catalog Rebuild from a Disk Backup Set
September 10, 2013 - 03:12 - 534 Views
This video shows the steps required to perform a catalog rebuild from a Disk Backup Set using Retrospect for Windows. You may need to do this if the catalog file has become lost or damaged.
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Using the Copy Assistant with Retrospect 10
September 9, 2013 - 03:10 - 135 Views
This video shows you how to use the Retrospect 10 for Macintosh Copy Assistant. You would use the "copy" feature of Retrospect when you want to make an identical copy of your data that is saved in the original finder format. This video is best viewed using the YouTube large player
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Immediate Backup with Retrospect 10 for Mac
September 9, 2013 - 02:18 - 491 Views
This video shows you how to perform an immediate backup with Retrospect 10 for Macintosh. In this example an external hard disk is used as the destination.
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Using your NAS as a Backup Destination with Retrospect 10
September 9, 2013 - 01:42 - 787 Views
This video will show you how to use a NAS or network share as a disk media set destination in Retrospect 10 for Macintosh. Best viewed using the Larger video player on YouTube.
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Adding NAS Source Volumes with Retrospect 10
September 9, 2013 - 00:53 - 225 Views
This video will show you how to add a NAS or Network Share to your list of available sources in Retrospect 10. Best viewed using the YouTube larger video player.
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Rebuilding a Catalog with Retrospect 10 for Mac
August 28, 2013 - 01:59 - 360 Views
This video will walk you through the process of performing a catalog rebuild from a disk media set on the Macintosh. You may want to do this in the event of a catalog being lost or damaged. Best viewed using the YouTube larger video player.
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Using the Retrospect VMware Add-on Agent for WIndows
March 19, 2013 - 02:15 - 560 Views
This video shows how to add a VMWare server to Retrospect for Backup.
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Client Settings in Retrospect 10 for Mac
November 6, 2012 - 05:55 - 437 Views
This video shows the Retrospect 10 Client for Macintosh settings and options
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Disaster Recovery Preparation in Retrospect 8 for Windows
October 25, 2012 - 04:31 - 814 Views
This video shows how to create the Retrospect 8 disaster recovery .iso image that you will use if you ever need to perform a full system restore.
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Configuring Backup Sets in Retrospect for Windows
April 23, 2012 - 05:33 - 291 Views
This video provides training on the basic concepts found under Configure Backup Sets.
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Configuring Exchange & SQL in Retrospect for Windows
April 23, 2012 - 03:17 - 202 Views
This video describes how to configure Retrospect for use with Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server.
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Restoring with Retrospect for Windows
April 23, 2012 - 07:49 - 128 Views
This video provides training on how to restore individual files and folders with Retrospect for Windows.
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Backing up to hard disk with Retrospect for Mac
April 7, 2012 - 02:03 - 502 Views
This video shows you how to backup to a hard disk using a disk media set.
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Restoring files and folders with Retrospect for Mac
April 5, 2012 - 01:35 - 463 Views
A training on how to restore individual files and folders.
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Configuring Retrospect Client Settings on the Macintosh
January 29, 2012 - 03:19 - 1,540 Views
This video shows how to configure the Retrospect for Macintosh to use public/private key and other advanced client settings.
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Retrospect Client System Preferences on the Macintosh
January 29, 2012 - 01:56 - 766 Views
A training on how to configure Retrospect 9 client system preferences
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Retrospect Client for Macintosh Interface Overview
January 29, 2012 - 02:36 - 803 Views
This video shows the Retrospect Client for Macintosh settings and options.
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Verification Options in Retrospect for Macintosh
December 20, 2011 - 02:41 - 689 Views
This video shows the difference between the verification options in Retrospect.
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Using Rules in Retrospect for Macintosh
December 20, 2011 - 01:35 - 480 Views
This video shows how to edit and create custom rules (or filters) to include and exclude data from your backup.
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Reports in Retrospect for Macintosh
December 20, 2011 - 01:59 - 251 Views
An overview of the Retrospect for Macintosh reports and settings to edit the included reports.
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Viewing and Renaming Scripts in Retrospect for Macintosh
December 20, 2011 - 01:19 - 278 Views
This video shows how to use the Retrospect interface to rename your backup scripts and view your existing script settings.
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Changing the Retrospect Media Actions on the Macintosh
December 20, 2011 - 02:31 - 280 Views
This video shows how to change the default media actions in Retrospect for Macintosh.
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Managing Multiple Backup Servers with Retrospect for Macintosh
December 20, 2011 - 01:06 - 232 Views
This video shows how to add multiple Retrospect Engine's to a single copy of the Retrospect Console. This allows a single user interface to manage multiple backup servers.
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Retrospect for Macintosh Interface Overview
December 20, 2011 - 03:01 - 261 Views
This training shows how to use the Retrospect for Mac Console user interface.
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Staged Backup with Retrospect for Macintosh
December 20, 2011 - 04:05 - 345 Views
This is an overview to a staged backup strategy using Disk to Disk to Tape media set copy process, so that you can take your critical backup data offsite.
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Using the Retrospect for Mac Backup Assistant
December 20, 2011 - 03:01 - 434 Views
This video shows how to do your first backup with Retrospect and shows the different options you can select during that first backup.
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Configuring Client Advanced Networking on the Macintosh
December 20, 2011 - 02:09 - 277 Views
This video shows how to configure Subnet Broadcast, Multicast and multiple network cards with Retrospect for Macintosh.
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Adding Retrospect Clients to Retrospect for Macintosh
December 20, 2011 - 02:12 - 307 Views
This training shows you how to add Retrospect Clients to protect a network of computers.
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Creating a 5 day rotation backup script
December 20, 2011 - 04:35 - 636 Views
This video shows how you can configure Retrospect for an automatic 5 day media rotation during a backup.
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Using Reports Watcher in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 04:22 - 442 Views
This video shows you how to use the Reports Watcher tool to view backup reports in HTML.
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Retrospect for Windows License Manager Overview
December 20, 2011 - 01:38 - 205 Views
This is a training on the Retrospect License Manager to view and add license codes.
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Backing up Exchange & SQL in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 05:12 - 328 Views
This is a tutorial showing the backup process for SQL and Exchange servers. This video will show the options and settings available during a backup of Exchange and SQL
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Restore Exchange or SQL Databases with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 02:52 - 301 Views
This shows you how to restore an SQL or exchange database using the Restore Database options in Retrospect. This video also includes directions to restore individual mailboxes.
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Catalog Rebuild of an Optical Backup Set
December 20, 2011 - 04:22 - 588 Views
If you have lost a catalog file for an optical backup set, you can use these steps to rebuild your catalog for a restore or future backups.
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Updating an Existing Catalog file with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 02:43 - 301 Views
In some cases a catalog will need to be repaired and not rebuilt. This shows the catalog update option
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Verify Backup Media with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 01:38 - 301 Views
A training on how to verify your backup media after a backup has already completed.
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Archiving Data with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 01:17 - 242 Views
This shows you the concepts behind the archive options in Retrospect
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Backup Set Transfer in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 02:35 - 301 Views
Backup Set Transfers are used to copy entire backup set from one storage device to another. This tutorial shows how to copy your backup sets to new media.
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Snapshot Transfer in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 01:44 - 293 Views
Snapshot Transfers are used to copy specific backup data into a new backup set. This is a tutorial on how to transfer specific snapshots.
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Staged Backup Strategy with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 02:32 - 301 Views
This is an introduction to staged backup using Disk to Disk to Tape to take media offsite.
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Configure Backup Sets in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 05:33 - 1,243 Views
This video provides training on the basic concepts found under Configure Backup Sets
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Configure volumes in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 02:47 - 301 Views
This video shows you the Configure Volumes screen in Retrospect so that you can configure subvolumes or add mapped network drives.
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Adding Clients to Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 03:08 - 301 Views
This video shows you how to add Retrospect Clients to your copy of Retrospect.
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Retrospect 7.x Client Control Panel
December 20, 2011 - 03:12 - 267 Views
This video shows the Retrospect 7 Client control panel user interface.
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Viewing Retrospect Client Properties using Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 05:10 - 251 Views
This video is an overview of the Retrospect Client settings available to the backup administrator.
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Configuring Network Interfaces with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 01:59 - 230 Views
This video shows how to add clients to Retrospect using different network cards to load balance your network traffic or to gain access to clients on different networks.
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Adding NAS devices to Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 01:57 - 301 Views
This video shows how to add a network attached storage device to Retrospect for Windows.
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Saving a backup to your NAS device with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 02:16 - 301 Views
This video shows how to use a NAS device as the destination for your backups.
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Configuring Devices with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 05:33 - 263 Views
This video is an overview of the Configure Devices screen inside Retrospect. This Window is used to access your optical and tape drives.
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Using Tape Libraries with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 02:24 - 301 Views
This video shows the interface Retrospect uses with tape libraries.
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Retrospect for Windows Preferences
December 20, 2011 - 05:08 - 250 Views
This is an overview of the Retrospect for Windows Preferences.
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Creating Custom Selectors with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 12:09 - 125 Views
This video shows how to create and test custom Retrospect selectors to include and exclude data from your backups.
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Backup Scripts in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 08:18 - 866 Views
This videos shows how to create a backup script and shows different ways to automate media rotation during your scheduled backups
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Media Actions in Backup Scripts
December 20, 2011 - 03:49 - 301 Views
This video shows the different media actions available in Retrospect and how you can automate Retrospect to perform specific media actions, such as a recycle backup.
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Scheduling Restores with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 03:36 - 271 Views
This video shows how to create a script to restore data on a schedule.
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Creating a Duplicate script in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 01:43 - 265 Views
This video shows how to create a "duplicate" script in Retrospect for Windows. This script type is used if you want to copy data in the original Windows format from one disk to another.
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Checking your Scripts in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 01:33 - 226 Views
This video shows how to use the "Check Script" option in Retrospect for Windows to make sure the script is written correctly and the backup will run at the correct time.
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Using Proactive Backup Scripts in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 05:51 - 347 Views
This video is an overview of the Retrospect Proactive Backup script type. Proactive backup is ideal for backing up a network of laptops that connect to the network during the day and may be off the network at night.
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Retrospect Proactive Backup Script Option on Windows
December 20, 2011 - 13:02 - 301 Views
This video is an overview of the Retrospect Proactive Backup script options and schedules.
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Using Find Files to Restore Data with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 03:57 - 338 Views
This video shows how to use the "Find Files" or "Search" feature to locate files you backed up so that the data can be restored. You can search by file name, backup date, modify date and many other criteria.
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Immediate Restore Destination Options with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 05:28 - 301 Views
During a restore, Retrospect for Windows shows multiple options when you select the restore destination. This video breaks down each of these options in detail.
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Restore Entire Disk into a Folder Using Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 02:57 - 301 Views
In some situations, you may want to restore an entire backup into a folder on a hard disk, without replacing any data. This video shows how this process works.
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Immediate Restore of Selected files With Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 07:49 - 967 Views
This video shows the steps required to perform an immediate restore of selected data to a new folder using Retrospect for Windows.
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Retrospect for Windows Activity Monitor Overview
December 20, 2011 - 04:46 - 318 Views
This video breaks down the different tabs and options within the Retrospect Activity Monitor. Execution Units are also explained.
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Backup to Hard Disk Overview
December 20, 2011 - 05:34 - 363 Views
This video shows you the different backup set types that you can use when backing up onto a hard disk. Disk and File backup sets are covered.
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Using the Duplicates feature in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 10:40 - 390 Views
The Duplicate allows you to copy data from one disk to another disk in the original format. This video breaks down how the Duplicate feature works and when it should be used instead of a backup.
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Creating a Disk Backup Set in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 02:33 - 589 Views
This video shows the steps required to create a Disk Backup Set that you would use when writing to a local disk or a NAS device. This is the most common backup set type.
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Creating a Folder to Organize Backup Sets in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 00:42 - 301 Views
Retrospect allows you to create a folder to organize your backup sets. This video shows how to create one of these folders in Retrospect for Windows.
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Immediate Backup Options and Media Action
December 20, 2011 - 07:09 - 424 Views
This video shows the Immediate Backup options including the Normal and Recycle Backup media actions. Each important option is explained in detail.
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Creating a Folder to Organize Source Volumes in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 01:25 - 353 Views
Retrospect allows you to create a folder to organize your source volumes. This video shows how to create one of these folders in Retrospect for Windows.
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Creating a Source Group in Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 02:08 - 445 Views
Source groups give you an additional way to organize source volumes. This video shows how to create and use source groups.
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Immediate Backup Operations with Retrospect for Windows
December 20, 2011 - 14:02 - 1,072 Views
This video give you a detailed overview of the Immediate Backup operations within Retrospect. This is a great way to learn the different options available when doing a backup with Retrospect.