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Changes compared to 26.5.1

NOTICE: Comet Backup on macOS now requires macOS 12 "Monterey" or later.

Any users of macOS 10.13 "High Sierra", 10.14 "Mojave", 10.15 "Catalina", and 11 "Big Sur" should remain on the Comet 26.4.x "Phoebe" quarterly series.

Enhancements​

• Added support for deeplinks to user devices, the device actions dialog, and backup dialog on Comet Management Console
• Added the default server URL to the pre-built macOS Comet Backup Agent installer
• Added a job filter and a button to show deleted Protected Items on the Recent Activity page of the Comet Management Console
• Added a temporary Protected Item entry when performing cross-device restores from the Comet Backup desktop client
• Improved performance and reduced memory usage (COMET-5034)
• Added support for ML-KEM post-quantum encryption in TLS (COMET-59543)
• Updated the Comet Backup desktop client's granular restore wizard to display disk partition sizes, bringing it in alignment with the Comet Management Console web experience
• Improved the speed of Office 365 backup jobs

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue causing live connected devices to fail to reconnect after a password change in the Comet Management Console
• Fixed an issue with starting sessions
• Fixed an issue with obtaining TOTP codes
• Fixed an issue causing Comet Backup agent installation failures on Synology DSM7 devices during fresh installations
• Fixed an issue causing Office 365 backups to potentially skip "calendars" and "contacts" in some cases where duplicate items are found
• Fixed an issue causing the configure button to be shown while performing a cross-device restore on a Comet Backup desktop client with no Protected Item available to edit

Changes compared to 26.5.0

Enhancements​

Faster Comet Server web interface load times (COMET-1680)​

The Comet Management Console now loads quicker on initial startup, reducing the time admins and users spend waiting to access the web interface.

Additional Impossible Cloud regions available as Storage Vaults (COMET-59652)​

Comet now supports the eu-west-3 and us-west-1 regions when configuring an Impossible Cloud Storage Vault, giving admins additional options for data residency and lower-latency backups in those geographies.

Changes compared to 26.4.0

Enhancements​

Log message aggregation for backup jobs​

In Comet 26.5.0, the previous hard cap of 15,000 log messages per backup job has been replaced with an aggregation approach. Up to 1,000 instances of the same warning message are recorded verbatim; after that, a summary entry is appended for every further 1,000 occurrences of the same message. This ensures that new issues are always visible in the job log and makes it easier to confirm that a job is still actively running.

Diagnostic logging status indicator for Files and Folders backups​

When Files and Folders diagnostic logging is active, Comet now logs a message at the start of the job to indicate that diagnostic logging is enabled. This is useful when reviewing logs with support and serves as a reminder to disable diagnostic logging when it is no longer needed.

Live item count updates for running backups​

The Comet Management Console now shows a live updating item count while a backup job is running, matching the existing behaviour in the Comet Backup desktop app. This gives users an additional way to confirm that a job is making progress when it might otherwise appear to have stalled.

2FA status visible in User list​

Admins can now view each user's two-factor authentication (2FA) status directly from the Users list in the Comet Management Console, without needing to open each user's detail page.

Improved offline license quota visibility​

The Comet Management Console now displays a warning banner when the offline license quota is exceeded. The offline server license information widget has been moved to the home page, and the quota exceeded warning message has been improved for clarity.

Linux Sandboxing always enabled for home directory restores​

Linux Sandboxing is now permanently enabled for Files and Folders restores to home directories, improving security by isolating file write operations from the broader system.

Improved Missed Backup log details​

Missed Backup log entries now include additional context about whether the target device was online at the time the backup was expected to run, making it easier to diagnose why a scheduled backup was missed.

Linux Files and Folders restore sandbox performance improvements​

Multiple performance optimisations have been applied to the Linux Files and Folders restore sandbox: the sandbox is now bypassed for non-home paths, a Trie data structure is used for fast path matching, LChown and Chmod operations are combined to reduce worker channel round trips, and worker/UID affinity scheduling has been introduced.

Improved Office 365 backup memory efficiency​

Office 365 calendar and mail backups now stream events and messages as they are processed rather than collecting them all in memory before starting. This reduces peak memory usage during backups of large mailboxes.

Policy default schedules applied to policy default Protected Items​

Policy default schedules are now automatically applied to policy default Protected Items that have no schedules of their own configured. For enforced Protected Items, schedules are always applied; for unenforced Protected Items, schedules are applied at Protected Item creation time. Default schedules are shown in a greyed-out, non-interactive state to distinguish them from explicitly configured schedules.

Changes compared to 26.2.3

Notice​

Gradient PSA integration retired​

The Gradient PSA integration has been retired. Existing configurations are preserved and clearly marked as deprecated in the UI, with a startup warning to help administrators plan any necessary migration.

New Features​

Proxmox VM and LXC template backup and restore​

Proxmox customers can now protect their VM and LXC templates — with full backup and restore support. This closes a meaningful gap in Proxmox coverage, ensuring the building blocks of an environment can be recovered just as reliably as live workloads.

Zero-touch device registration for 2FA-enabled users​

Administrators can now register devices on behalf of users who have 2FA enabled, using either lobby mode or an install token, without requiring the user to be present or share their TOTP code. This removes a key friction point in enterprise and MSP deployments, enabling true zero-touch device provisioning.

Enhancements​

Disk image backup support for Ubuntu 25​

Customers running Ubuntu 25 can now take full disk image backups, keeping pace with the latest release cycle.

Auto-add Cluster Manager target when creating Storage Templates​

When setting up a Storage Template or replication target, administrators are now prompted to simultaneously register the destination as a Cluster Manager target — eliminating a common multi-step setup gap.

Streamlined licensing during Comet Core installation​

The Comet Core installer now presents a streamlined licensing experience showing only the serial license key option.

/run and /var/run excluded from Unix Files and Folders backups by default​

Files and Folders backups on Unix systems now automatically exclude /run and /var/run by default. Excluding these paths out-of-the-box improves efficiency and reduces unnecessary data capture without any user configuration.

Improved error messaging for Backblaze Storage Vault creation failures​

When a Backblaze-backed Storage Vault fails to be created, users now receive a clear, actionable error message instead of a generic server error — reducing troubleshooting time and support overhead.

Changes compared to 26.2.2

Enhancements​

• Update the Ukrainian language translation
• Perform automatic internet time sync in the Linux Recovery Media

Changes compared to 26.2.1

New Features​

• Added Storage Template replication as part of the Management Console replication

Enhancements​

• Allow easily selecting groups of snapshots to search for restore or to delete in the Comet Management Console web interface
• Added a lock/unlock button to password and bucket ID fields to prevent password manager autofill

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with the 'login as user' feature if Tenants are being used
• Fixed an issue with the Associated Devices table when viewing a Storage Vault in the Comet Management Console web interface
• Fixed an issue when proxmox restore fails if the backup is non-Proxmox VM and the target is RBD
• Fixed bug where a Proxmox tpmstate drive couldn't be read from rbd/ceph storage

Changes compared to 26.2.0

Enhancements​

• Include --skip-dump-date flag when calling external mysqldump agent for MYSQL backups to reduce unneeded data
• Added custom general-purpose metadata fields to the User Profile for use via the Comet Management Console API
• Detect user inadvertently entering the Proxmox Web UI port number (8006) for the Proxmox SSH port in the Proxmox PI

Bug Fixes​

• Storage Vault ModifyTime is now updated when edited in the Comet Management Console
• Fixed an issue where Comet Core would fail to start if the Storage Gateway failed to validate the storage buckets
• Fixed an issue where, when logged in as a top-level admin, the User Details page in the Comet Management Console displayed policies from other tenants in the policy dropdown
• Fixed an issue when requesting an Impossible Cloud (Partner API) Storage Vault where the request body was empty
• Fixed an issue when requesting an Impossible Cloud (Partner API) (Object Lock) Storage Vault where object lock days defaulted to 0. Impossible Cloud requires object lock days of > 0
• Fixed an issue on the Comet Management Console where the test connection button would fail for Impossible Cloud (Partner API)
• Fixed an issue with generating MSI files if the branding name contained unsupported characters
• Hid empty menu items on the Comet Management Console restore dialog snapshot selector. This is now the same as on the Comet Backup desktop app

Changes compared to 26.1.1

New Features​

• New Czech language translation

Enhancements​

• Add warning message if configuring a webhook integration over insecure HTTP in the Comet Core web interface
• Added internal mongodump functionality and removed support for the use of an external mongodump executable
• Added automatic redirect to new job's report page when triggered through webui

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with clearing the "default" policy flag when multiple policy changes take place concurrently
• Fixed an issue with Comet Management Console recent activity page not showing deleted Protected Items
• Fixed an issue with excessive CRC error logs in case of reading from bad disk
• Fixed an issue with checkpoint deletion created by the backup process but exited due to a crash or unclean termination
• Fix an issue with unable to parse Proxmox storage names with upper-case letters

Changes compared to 25.9.10

Enhancements​

• The Comet Management Console web interface now allows creating Proxmox Protected Items to backup up all-of-cluster or all-of-node
• The Comet Management Console web interface now supports exclusions for Proxmox protected items
• Local root or Administrator permissions are now required to login/logout of the backup service

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue causing a VM's selection state to be incorrect after deselecting a disk from a fully selected VM
• Fixed an issue preventing the use of tenant storage templates in the 'Add User' dialog when adding a user on behalf of a tenant
• Fixed an issue causing an incorrect number of disk partitions to be reported as protected for some disk image Protected Items
• Fixed an issue causing ReFS volumes to fail to backup in some cases
• Fixed an issue with the Linux Disk Image Protected Item not correctly reporting errors that occurred when mounting ext4 snapshots
• Fixed a cosmetic issue causing incorrect text to be displayed during restore of disk image Protected Items

Changes compared to 25.9.9

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue causing unused disks to appear in the hardware UI after performing a Proxmox-to-Proxmox restore
• Fixed an issue causing request failures in Office 365 restore jobs
• Fixed an issue causing the web UI to appear unresponsive when a test connection runs
• Fixed an issue causing content read failures when retrieving data from OneDrive
• Fixed an issue causing request failures when performing a connection test with Office 365
• Fixed an issue with Comet Core's System Self-Backup schedule editor crashing when an existing schedule doesn't have a time zone