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2.0.0 ‘Beta’ released

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  • BREAKING: Change internal Storage Vault format.

  • Remove the experimental Retention range option "Last # days only when backup was taken" following testing feedback

New Features

  • Apply retention policies to remove old backup job data
  • Allow deleting a single snapshot, by right-clicking it in the Restore wizard
  • Allow bypassing exclusive access locks on a Storage Vault
  • Display backup duration in the Log Browser
  • Cosmetic improvements to the Comet Server web interface

Enhancements

  • Allow right-click context menu options on Protected Items and Storage Vaults
  • Modest reduction in storage size of index files within a Storage Vault
  • Eliminate the 64MB memory usage floor for accesses to any newly created Storage Vaults
  • Improve performance for certain internal state tracking
  • Move job detail buttons in-line with job detail content in the Log Browser window
  • Allow using 'Cleanup', 'Unlock', 'Delete' types as Log Browser filter options
  • Cosmetic supress success dialog popup when logging in to Comet Server
  • Cosmetic remove global Add/Remove buttons for Protected Items and Storage Vaults, in favour of inline add and context-menu delete

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue with ignoring the content of passwords beyond the first 72 characters
  • Fix an issue with stale detection for locking concurrent Storage Vault accesses when VSS is used
  • Fix an issue with Amazon S3 and S3-compatible Storage Vaults
  • Fix an issue with adding new Protected Items inside Comet Backup
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with progress bars overlapping lower items in the Comet Backup interface when one progress bar is replacing another
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with unclear error messages when accessing a Storage Vault using an incompatible software version
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with log messages when launching the Comet Backup interface via the command-line
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with outdated terminology on the Restore dialog
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with describing vault retention policies when one single range is present in the policy
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with describing behaviour when a Storage Vault is locked for exclusive access
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with sorting certain table columns in the Comet Server web interface