Deep Freeze 7.30.220.0207

November 30, 2020

Deep Freeze Mac has changed the way IT Professionals approach end-point security; its non-restrictive concept offers the most robust Mac protection available. The need for IT professionals to perform rebuilds, re-image, or troubleshoot computers is eliminated with Deep Freeze Mac ARD reboot-to-restore technology. The result is a dramatic reduction in support and IT expenditures and a substantial increase in computer uptime. This edition of Deep Freeze Mac can be deployed and controlled with Apple Remote Desktop (ARD).

Protection and Security:

Guarantees 100% workstation recovery on restart
Provides password protection and complete security
Protects multiple hard drives and partitions

Configuration Options:

Customize user name and password
Choose whether the Deep Freeze icon will appear in the menu bar
Choose whether the hard drive icon will appear with the Deep Freeze badge

Control and Flexibility:

Freeze administrator accounts or root account
Selectively Freeze or Thaw fixed drives, volumes, or partitions
Import or export configuration information files to or from other Deep Freeze Controllers for deployment
Use Deep Freeze Assistant to create customized installation packages

Integration and Compatibility:

Integrates with Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) 2 or 3 for enterprise style capability
Use Deep Freeze Assistant to install specific Saved Tasks into the ARD console
Use Saved Tasks related to Deep Freeze for use with ARD, such as Boot Frozen, Boot Thawed, Uninstall Deep Freeze, and others
Localized in English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, and Japanese

What’s New

Version 7.30.220.0207:

New Features:

Support for macOS Big Sur 11.
New option for ‘Status’ command to return Frozen/Thawed status.
Note: Deep Freeze 7.x no longer requires a restart to Freeze the computer so the computer will not need to restart at the end of the maintenance period.
Deep Freeze Mac 7.30 does not officially support Apple Silicon Mac. For more information, contact Technical Support at 1-800-943-6422 or 1-604-937-3333.

Fixes:

33430 Resolved an issue where the text on Steam Client for Mac opening windows did not appear with Deep Freeze for Mac installed. (Case No. KNQ-501-48715)
29592 Resolved an issue where Adobe Photoshop did not open .PSD files automatically. (Case No. JAZ-153-33237)
29590 Resolved an issue with BBEdit 12/13 displaying text after installing Deep Freeze Mac. (Case No. YJO-246-61316)
28706 Resolved an issue where Adobe After Effects did not run with Deep Freeze Mac 7.20 on macOS 10.15 (Catalina). (Case No. GRP-962-68279, DRP-275-40209, YPR-667-32435, WYS-789-30421, XNM-881-69314, EWV-999-48019, REF-913-61179, TTI-459-29188, HUS-880-10796, NSU-980-58934)
28531 Resolved an issue where StorageSpace not mounted error (-60005) was displayed for Deep Freeze Mac 7.20 with Adobe Cloud Installed. (Case No. QVH-461-39192)
27935 Resolved an issue where the error message ‘Unable to thaw the computer..’ was not localized for all supported languages.
27726 Resolved an issue where the tooltip for Add/Edit Schedule incomplete was not localized in some languages.
27895 Resolved an issue where the ‘Downloading [update]’ notification shown in Deep Freeze lockout maintenance window was not localized for all supported languages.
25393 Resolved an issue where the menu bar status icon did not update live after the machine was set to Frozen or Thawed using the command line. (Case No. EJV-244-77740)
25062 Resolved an issue where the expiry reminder window always showed ‘evaluation’ instead of ‘subscription’.

Known Issues:

Disk Utility can be accessed by Admin or Standard users to add/delete/erase/mount/unmount APFS volumes.
33583 Software update to Catalina 10.15.7 may fail to mount StorageSpace.
32020 On dual-boot macOS with Catalina startup volume: ‘Big Sur -Data’ volume is not showing in the Deep Freeze Volumes tab.
31974 Configuration profiles to restrict software updates not installed on Big Sur by Deep Freeze.
24261 Unable to set Thawed volume to Frozen if there is not enough disk space left on volume.
24290 System kernel panics when performing OS update while the startup disk is Frozen.
24332 Frozen volume encrypted using FileVault doesn’t get reverted after computer restart. When enabling FileVault, ensure that the computer is in Thawed mode and do not set it to Frozen mode until the encryption has been completed.
24447 Windows OS can be installed/uninstalled using BootCamp On Frozen macOS 10.14 and changes are not reverted after reboot.
24540 Unable to add ThawSpace for user if volume with the same name already exists (add ThawSpace action fails).
24527 Unable to delete ThawSpace entry from ThawSpaces list after deleting/renaming it from Disk Utility.
26598 The dialog box ‘This package will run a program…’ is displayed two times while installing Deep Freeze Mac.
26610 After upgrading Deep Freeze Mac 7.0 or 7.01 to the latest version, the Deep Freeze icon on the menu bar shows a question mark until logoff and re-login.