Deep Freeze for Mac

What's new in this version:

Deep Freeze 7.70.220.0230
New Features:
- Support for macOS Sequoia 15


Deep Freeze 7.60.220.0202
New Features:
- Support for macOS Sonoma 14
- ARD tasks set to run as root by default
- On macOS 13 (Ventura) or higher: Deep Freeze Mac application and command line tool will notify the user if the daemon has been disabled in System Settings > General > Login Items
- On systems running macOS Monterey 12 and higher: Deep Freeze will not perform major macOS updates when installing system updates during maintenance schedule

Fixed:
- 45847 Resolved an issue with being unable to create Thawspaces in certain conditions


Deep Freeze 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

Fixes:
- Resolved an issue where the text on Steam Client for Mac opening windows did not appear with Deep Freeze for Mac installed
- Resolved an issue where Adobe Photoshop did not open .PSD files automatically
- Resolved an issue with BBEdit 12/13 displaying text after installing Deep Freeze Mac
- Resolved an issue where Adobe After Effects did not run with Deep Freeze Mac 7.20 on macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
- Resolved an issue where StorageSpace not mounted error (-60005) was displayed for Deep Freeze Mac 7.20 with Adobe Cloud Installed
- Resolved an issue where the error message ‘Unable to thaw the computer..’ was not localized for all supported languages
- Resolved an issue where the tooltip for Add/Edit Schedule incomplete was not localized in some languages
- Resolved an issue where the ‘Downloading [update]’ notification shown in Deep Freeze lockout maintenance window was not localized for all supported languages
- 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
- Resolved an issue where the expiry reminder window always showed ‘evaluation’ instead of ‘subscription’


Deep Freeze 7.20.220.0107
New Features:
- Support for macOS Catalina 10.15

ARD Info Field:
- Users can select matching Computer Info Field (1–4) to display the Deep Freeze global status in Apple Remote Desktop

Restart on log out:
0 When enabled, the computer will restart when the user logs out (or when the last user logs out if Fast user switching is enabled)

Maintenance scheduling capability:
- Users can create maintenance schedules to define repeating or once-only maintenance periods where you can perform Apple software update, run a script or perform any other maintenance required. Other available options include: the ability to lock out users during the maintenance period, to warn users that a maintenance period is about to occur, and to shut down the computer at the conclusion of the maintenance period
- Note: Deep Freeze will not restart the computer to set it to Frozen mode at the end of a maintenance period

Deep Freeze Tasks for ARD:
- A utility for installing pre-configured actions used to manage Deep Freeze via Apple Remote Desktop


Deep Freeze 7.12.220.0021
- Fixes: resolved an issue with Deep Freeze Mac daemon crashing on latest Mojave version


Deep Freeze 7.11.220.0019
Improvement:
- Specify the license key during installation to prevent Deep Freeze Mac from expiring after a 30-day evaluation period

Fixes:
- Resolved an issue with automatic software updates on Mojave computers causing the machines not booting by preventing them from running


Deep Freeze 7.01.220.0054

New Feature:
- Command line support for freezing and thawing volumes, configuring ThawSpaces, Deep Freeze passwords, and uninstalling Deep Freeze


Deep Freeze 7.00.220.0047

New Features:
- Support for macOS 10.13.5 or higher
- Support for FileVault
- Support for Fusion Drives
- Administrators no longer need to restart the computer to set volumes to Frozen, but will need to restart to set the volumes to Thawed mode
- Administrators can manage Deep Freeze. Optionally, Deep Freeze passwords can be enabled
- ThawSpaces grow automatically as they are APFS volumes that do not require an administrator to allocate a specific amount of space


Deep Freeze 6.21.220.1205

- Note: This version does not yet support installation on APFS formatted volumes. macOS High Sierra requires user consent in order to load kernel extensions like Deep Freeze

Fixes:
- Resolved an issue where installing point releases of macOS 13.x on a system running Deep Freeze would cause the system to fail upon booting

Known Issues:
- Two error dialog boxes are displayed when “Boot Thawed on Next” option is blank and on clicking the Apply button
- ThawSpaces are not created when a Custom Install Package is run which specifies the ThawSpaces
- Drive Icon in the dock does not show the Deep Freeze Mac Frozen badge


Deep Freeze 6.20.220.1204
New Features:
- Support for macOS High Sierra 10.13

Known Issues:
- Sometimes partitions marked as Thawed are being marked as Frozen
- Two error dialog boxes are displayed when “Boot Thawed on Next” option is blank and on clicking the Apply button
- ThawSpaces are not created when a Custom Install Package is run which specifies the ThawSpaces
- Drive Icon in the dock does not show the Deep Freeze Mac Frozen badge
- If you upgrade from older OS to Mavericks, with Deep Freeze already installed, Deep Freeze Mac will not lock users out of the computer during a scheduled maintenance even when the option is enabled


Deep Freeze 6.12.220.1109

Fixes:
- Resolved an issue where Deep Freeze installer does not show default file name when creating custom installers.
- Resolved an issue where an Internal Error occurs when clicking on the resize button under ThawSpaces node where the respective Mac user is removed from the system.
- Resolved an issue where DeepFreeze Remote version 6.10.220.1106 was not sending commands to Apple Remote Desktop 3.8 on macOS Sierra 10.12.1.
- Resolved an issue where Deep Freeze Remote terminated unexpectedly when trying to launch Deep Freeze Remote preferences second time.

Known Issues:
- Sometimes partitions marked as Thawed are being marked as Frozen.
- Two error dialog boxes are displayed when “Boot Thawed on Next” option is blank and on clicking the Apply button.
- ThawSpaces are not created when a Custom Install Package is run which specifies the ThawSpaces.
- Drive Icon in the dock does not show the Deep Freeze Mac Frozen badge.
- If you upgrade from older OS to Mavericks, with Deep Freeze already installed, Deep Freeze Mac will not lock users out of the computer during a scheduled maintenance even when the option is enabled.


Deep Freeze 6.10.220.1106

New Features:
- Support for El Capitan (OS X 10.11)

Fixes:
- Resolved an issue where, when a warning message was displayed before maintenance started got truncated if message was more than 3 lines.

Known Issues:
- Two error dialog boxes are displayed when “Boot Thawed on Next” option is blank and on clicking the Apply button.
- ThawSpaces are not created when a Custom Install Package is run which specifies the ThawSpaces.
- Drive Icon in the dock does not show the Deep Freeze Mac Frozen badge.
- Cannot install Deep Freeze Mac on new Macs which come with Core Storage Volumes enabled. (Learn more)
- If you upgrade from older OS to Mavericks, with Deep Freeze 5.8 already installed, Deep Freeze Mac will not lock users out of the computer during a scheduled maintenance even when the option is enabled.


Deep Freeze 6.0.220.1010

New Features:
- Support for El Capitan (OS X 10.11)

Fixes:
- Resolved an issue where, when a warning message was displayed before maintenance started got truncated if message was more than 3 lines.