Retrospect may take up to a minute or more to generate the keys, depending on the speed of the computer. Launch the Retrospect application and choose Retrospect > Preferences > Clients.Ĭlick “Create keys…”, enter a password of eight characters or more for key creation, then click Create. Working with Reports and the Operations Log.About Mac OS X’s “Recovery HD” partition.What to do if the OS on the new Mac is newer than the backed-up OS.Workflow for macOS El Capitan and Higher.Filtering the contents of a past backup.Locking client features and preferences.Working with Servers and Network Attached Storage.Working with Clients, Servers, and Network Shares.Starting and Stopping the Retrospect Console.Stopping and Starting the Retrospect Engine.