Beta Track

From time to time, we'd like your feedback on new features before making them available to everyone. This Beta Track is available to users with a Canister license that is eligible for updates and support.

Queuing & Independent Transfers

The builds below provide a first look at these game-changing features for Mac, plus an update for Windows that addresses a range of issues.

macOS

Canister for Mac Beta I includes:

• Queuing Queuing makes it quick and easy to stack multiple transfers of the same type. In this build, Canister simply works its way through the list of queued items until completion.

• Independent Transfers This is a big one for users with multiple LTO drives. Canister now allows each tape device to be used independently of one another. That means Drive A can be Archiving, whilst Drive B handles a Retrieve.

Windows

Canister for Windows Beta II includes:

All the good stuff from Beta I (Queuing, Independent Transfers & Spanning), plus fixes for the following:

• Spanning no longer creates empty folders on each part.

• Write protected tapes are now handled correctly.

• Retrieve Cherry Picking now works as expected.

Getting started

Do not use Beta software in production - it's not ready yet!

Mac

1. Request beta access via Canister support - we'll give your license key beta super powers ✨

2. Download Canister for Mac Beta I (build 1057).

3. Install - full LTO setup instructions are here.

Windows

1. Request beta access via Canister support - we'll give your license key beta super powers ✨

2. Download Canister for Windows Beta II (build 118).

3. Install - full LTO setup instructions are here.

Feedback & Bug Reports

We like to hear when something is working well, but perhaps more importantly, we need to know when something doesn't. Feedback can be sent in-app via the Contact Support button (logs are automatically bundled). Bonus points for notes on how to reproduce any unexpected behavior.