Retrospect
Retrospect is a backup and disaster-recovery utility for macOS and Windows, developed by Roxio. It creates full-disk and file-level backups to local drives, network storage, or cloud services, with support for incremental and differential backups, deduplication, compression, and scheduling. It is used by small businesses, creative professionals, and home users who need automated backup protection against data loss. Retrospect includes features for bare-metal recovery, granular file restoration, and retention policies.
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1 suggestionWe could not find clear evidence in the available search results about whether a native Apple Silicon build of Retrospect exists. Your copy is running under Rosetta 2 today, but Apple is removing Rosetta in macOS 28 (late 2027), so an Intel-only build will stop working on that release. Contact Roxio (the vendor) directly or visit their product page to ask whether a native Apple Silicon build is available or planned — this is especially important if backup integrity is mission-critical for you. If Roxio has not yet shipped a native build, ask when they expect to do so, and plan your migration accordingly. As an interim contingency, research native-capable alternatives such as Carbon Copy Cloner or Time Machine (if full-system backup coverage is sufficient), which both run natively on Apple Silicon.
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