Changes compared to 18.5.7

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with web browser hanging when logging in to the Comet Server web interface as a user with a certain type of weekly schedule

Changes compared to 18.5.8 and 18.6.7

Enhancements​

• Reduce class B transactions needed for Backblaze B2
• Improve performance when backing up to Backblaze B2, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Wasabi, and other S3-compatible destinations

Changes compared to 18.6.6

New Features​

• Support backing up EFS-encrypted files on Windows
• Support running backup on PC boot, if last job was missed

Changes compared to 18.6.5

• Display more detailed explanation when Let's Encrypt refuses to provide you an SSL certificate

• Display more detailed explanation when the Delegate service fails to launch from saved credentials

Enhancements​

• Enable the "Take filesystem snapshot" (VSS) option by default for new "File and Folder"-type Protected Items
• Auto-detect bucket region for Wasabi storage
• Support maximising the report dialog window in Comet Backup
• Improve backup performance on Windows by supplying more accurate hints to the OS disk cache
• Improve performance of compressing new data chunks for backup

Changes compared to 18.5.7 and 18.6.4

New Features​

• Support setting Windows Network Authentication credentials for "File and Folder" Protected Items
• Support copying multiple selected rows from the Comet Backup report dialog, including timestamps

Changes compared to 18.6.3

New Features​

• Support setting Windows Network Authentication credentials for Comet Backup Storage Vaults and for Comet Server Storage Role storage
• Built-in support for Wasabi Cloud Storage (S3-Compatible)

Changes compared to 18.5.5

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with bucket authentication, preventing loading the "Storage Buckets" page in the Comet Server web interface
• Fix an issue with file access failures appearing in backup job reports for excluded files

Changes compared to 18.5.6 and 18.6.2

• Display original error message in addition to fallback error message on Backup Operators-mode read failure

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with upgrading installed Pre-Logon Service to the new Delegate service

Changes compared to 18.5.4

• Support the new password format from 18.6.2, but preserve in backward-compatible format

Enhancements​

• Support remotely initiating a cross-device restore when logged in as an administrator to the Comet Server web interface
• Updated "New user" guide text in the Comet Server web interface
• Improve performance for the full-scan phase of storage-role replication, by reducing CPU usage on the replica server

Changes compared to 18.5.5 and 18.6.1

• Remove "Run in popup" from Comet Server Service Manager (it can be misleading as it runs as a different Windows user account; better to check the log files.)

New Features​

• Track bucket / user / device / booster numbers over time, for a new homepage widget in the Comet Server web interface
• Redesign server log page - search, navigate between log days