MozyHome Changelog

What's new in MozyHome 2.16.1 Build 1648

Jan 18, 2017
  • New or Changed Features:
  • There are no new or changed features in this release.
  • Issues Fixed:
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the restore window from opening if you clicked Restore Files within the Summary tab and then clicked somewhere outside the backup software before the restore window opened.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the backup process to fail if you backed up a file with certain special characters in the filename and then deleted the file. The characters were , carriage return (r), line feed (n), and trailing spaces.
  • Fixed an issue for users of MozyPro or MozyEnterprise that caused the Use a personal key option to be available when selecting an encryption key option, even though this option was disabled by the administrator.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the backup software in some situations to display incorrect values for file sizes and the number of backed up files.
  • Fixed an issue for users of MozyPro or MozyEnterprise that caused the backup process to fail if the administrator changed the encryption key type in the default configuration and also selected the option to enforce changes.
  • Fixed an issue for some users that prevented the proper rotation of the backup software log files.

New in MozyHome 2.15.0 Build 1607 (Apr 28, 2016)

  • Issues fixed:
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the auto-activation feature from working properly when used to activate the backup software with an encryption key file on the computer.
  • Fixed an issue where iWork Pages, Numbers, and Keynote bundles (formerly files) were displayed in the backup software restore interface, instead of being hidden like other bundles.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed a computer user (not a computer administrator) to restore backed up files of other users on the same computer through the backup software, even though the software was configured to prevent this.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed a user to select files for backup, even though the Data Shuttle administrator configured the backup software to not allow users to make backup selection changes.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the backup software from being able to process a downloaded configuration file.

New in MozyHome 2.13.7 Build 1547 (Feb 6, 2015)

  • Fixed Issues:
  • Fixed an issue that caused the backup software to make the computer run slower.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the auto-activation command to result in an error.

New in MozyHome 2.13.3 Build 1499 (Aug 26, 2014)

  • New and Changed Features:
  • The following new or changed features have been added to this release:
  • More Control over User Backups for Administrators:
  • Administrators can now prevent users from changing their backup selections and backup sets.
  • Issues:
  • This section describes issues fixed in this version of the backup software. If any new issues are identified in this version, warnings, prevention, work-arounds, or fixes are also identified.
  • Fixed Issues:
  • Fixed an issue that caused the backup software to attempt a backup when the computer was about to sleep.
  • Fixed an issue that caused backups to fail after the backup software was set up with a personal encryption key.
  • Improved the process of canceling of a backup.
  • Fixed an issue that caused inaccurate notifications about backup success.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the auth.type command to fail to automatically start the activation process for corporate credentials.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the backup software to identify iWorks bundled files as folders.

New in MozyHome 2.13.0 Build 1459 (Mar 27, 2014)

  • Fixed Issues:
  • Fixed an issue that occurred when directly selecting an alias for backup.
  • Fixed an issue where the backup software incorrectly reported low storage limit warnings for certain Partner configurations.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the backup software to unexpectedly stop while backing up to Data Shuttle.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the backup software to unexpectedly stop while backing up because the throttle limit was set too low.
  • Fixed an issue where the backup software failed to back up the changes to a file. If this process fails repeatedly, the backup software now re-uploads the whole file.
  • Fixed an issue with Data Shuttle that caused backups to take too long to end when the Shuttle drive was full.
  • Fixed an issue where the backup software timed out after backing up changes to a file.
  • Fixed an issue that caused a connection error when iWork files were not backed up correctly.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the backup software to stop backing up when it was interrupted by the computer sleeping unexpectedly.

New in MozyHome 2.11.2 Build 690 (Nov 5, 2013)

  • Issues Fixed: Updated the backup software to support future security certificate updates.

New in MozyHome 2.9.0 Build 585 (Jan 17, 2013)

  • New and Changed Features:
  • Personal key encryption now uses AES rather than Blowfish.
  • Now can search for files and folders to restore.
  • Now can specify days of the week on which to limit backup speed.
  • Now can use the command line interface to specify automatic backup schedule options.
  • Issues Fixed:
  • Fixed an issue that caused the backup software to fail when it cannot access a proxy server.
  • When the metadata of a file changes, the entire file is no longer required to upload.
  • Fixed an issue where a file system error was incorrectly reported as a client error.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented users from properly upgrading from version 1.7.3 of the backup software.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the backup software to unnecessarily attempt to retrieve an external encryption key.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the backup software from sending all connections and requests through the proxy server.
  • Fixed an issue where a backup could continue to run for an extended period after being paused.
  • Added several performance and stability enhancements.

New in MozyHome 2.7.0 Build 526 (Aug 24, 2012)

  • Added support for alternate account activation and authentication methods.
  • Improved system performance.

New in MozyHome 2.6.0 Build 453 Beta (Mar 19, 2012)

  • Substantial improvement in memory utilization.
  • Fixed an issue where backup would hang after transferring all files except symlinks.
  • Fixed an issue where files added to the backup process were not included in the first backup after selection.
  • Fixed an issue where restore credentials could not be re-entered if initially entered incorrectly.

New in MozyHome 1.5.2 Build 1-8404 (Dec 15, 2009)

  • Improved solution for issue where the /tmp symlink was accidentally deleted.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the the restore process to fail.
  • Fixed an issue that caused backup scheduling to fail.

New in MozyHome 1.5.0 Build 9-7604 (Oct 1, 2009)

  • Enhancements:
  • Consumer and business versions of the software can now run simultaneously on the same machine.
  • Added a file scanning progress indicator in the Configuration window.
  • Added a warning that appears when a backup is started before the product is fully configured.
  • Added a warning to prevent changes being lost when the Configuration is closed without saving.
  • Simplified the list of options in the menu bar.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Improved memory usage during backup and restore.
  • Improved the way network encryption keys are retrieved.
  • Improved the ability to restore default backup sets in the Configuration window.
  • Improved the efficiency of the log file collector.
  • Improved the handling of temporary files.
  • Improved the handling of database corruption.
  • Eliminated unnecessary API calls to improve performance.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented some Mac 10.4 (Tiger) users from backing up properly.
  • Fixed many instances of potential configuration corruption.
  • Fixed an issue importing a personal key into the decryption utility.
  • Fixed a potential root exploit security issue.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented some files with aliases in their paths from being backed up.
  • Fixed an issue where Status would get stuck if the backup process was not running.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Restore to crash for some users.
  • Fixed a rare issue when restoring files with resource forks.
  • Fixed an issue where the uninstaller missed some files.
  • Fixed an issue with handling email addresses containing a "+" sign.
  • Fixed a display defect in the Files and Folders tab.
  • Fixed a display defect with the "Temporary Files Location" in the Preferences window.
  • Fixed the display of exclusion notifications.
  • Fixed a display defect which appeared after saving changes in the Configuration window.
  • Fixed a rare issue which forced user credentials to be reentered.

New in MozyHome 1.4.3 Build 3-7023 (Aug 14, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue which prevented Time Machine from backing up to Time Capsule and network drives from functioning properly.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed Time Machine files to be selected for backup which prevented Mozy from functioning properly.

New in MozyHome 1.4.1 Build 1-6770 (Aug 11, 2009)

  • Fixed issue preventing Tiger users from backing up.

New in MozyHome 1.4.0 Build 6-6520 (Aug 4, 2009)

  • Enhancements:
  • Improved overall performance and stability for file selections and backups.
  • Added menu option to automate the collection of log files.
  • Moved preferences to global System Preferences.
  • Improved sorting for Files and Folders in Configuration window.
  • Improved the behavior of saving and canceling in Configuration window.
  • Added a new icon to indicate partially backed up folders in Configuration window.
  • Added menu item to start a backup from Configuration window.
  • Added ability to create Backup Sets to exclude files.
  • Added ability to sort by column in the Backup Set Editor window.
  • Updated online guides.
  • Added menu item to send product feedback or suggestions.
  • Improved appearance of menu bar icons and other graphics.
  • Improved speed of file preparation.
  • Added ability to use the escape (ESC) key to close the Configuration window.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed rare case of file changes not being included in backup.
  • Fixed several "database is locked" and "database disk image is malformed" errors.
  • Fixed memory leaks.
  • Fixed the bandwidth throttle scale.
  • Fixed creation date issue for restored files.
  • Fixed problem with excluded folders being backed up.
  • Fixed ann issue limiting the amount of custom backup sets.
  • Removed redundant column in backup set editor.
  • Fixed an issue restoring a file with a resource fork.
  • Fixed an issue restoring a file with identical copies being backed up.
  • Fixed an occasional "ClientError15" caused by stopping a backup in progress.
  • Fixed "no files selected for backup" message from mistakenly being displayed in the Configuration window.
  • Fixed some Snow Leopard compatibility issues.

New in MozyHome 1.3.2 (Apr 14, 2009)

  • Improved upload speed.
  • Fixed an issue with backing up updates to large files.
  • Fixed spelling mistake.
  • Fixed an issue preventing the use of admin-specified encryption keys during the initial setup.

New in MozyHome 1.3.1 (Mar 9, 2009)

  • Fixed issue with recognizing existing machines.
  • Fixed issue scheduling weekly backups.

New in MozyHome 1.3.0 (Jan 20, 2009)

  • Added replace machine capability for MozyHome.
  • Fixed menu bar icon high CPU usage.
  • Better handling of non-letter characters in email addresses.
  • Better error reporting during server communication.
  • Fixed handling of search results without a path.
  • Fixed issue uploading large files.
  • Fixed issue handling aliases and symlinks as backup set search locations.
  • Fixed issue where deselecting a Backup Set took way too long.

New in MozyHome 1.1.2.1 (Oct 22, 2008)

  • Fixed support for OS X Server

New in MozyHome 1.0.0.0 (May 5, 2008)

  • fixed client sending bad patches in some rare cases
  • fixed uninstaller icon
  • fixed memory leaks in backup process
  • fixed corruption recovery process
  • auto-update now restarts menu icon
  • new online manual
  • fixed auto-updater on leopard
  • new built-in help
  • fixed folder names showing up in backup set file list
  • uninstaller now saves logs and user settings if requested
  • clarify some wording in readme
  • warn when installer runs while config app is open
  • fixed corrupt database recovery process
  • added ellipses to additional menu items