myLTO - Mac

What is My Tape’s Index?

What Are the Different Tape Commands?

How Do I Use the Tape Recovery Feature?

What Are the Advanced Deck Settings?

How Do I Set-up My Deck and Tape?

What is the Built in LTFS Library?

How Do I Install a Custom LTFS?

How Do I Format a Brand New Tape?

How Do I Go Back to an Earlier Version?

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Activation

License Options

Update Plan

OS Compatability (myLTO 2025.1 and later): Tahoe (macOS 26), Sequoia (macOS 15), Sonoma (macOS 14), Ventura (macOS 13)

OS Compatability (myLTO 2024.1.9 and earlier): Sequoia (macOS 15), Sonoma (macOS 14), Ventura (macOS 13), Monterey (macOS 12), BigSur (macOS 11), macOS 10.15 

CPU: Intel and M1 to M4 silicon chip compatible

RAM: Minimum 8 GB  |  16 GB of free hard-disk space recommended

Additional Notes:

Internet access required for automated product activation

This is a single CPU application (may only be used on one computer at a time).

Demo Limitations: 20 backups within 30 days. Web access required.

*myLTO 2025.1.1 and later builds will only support macOS 13 and up. Users running macOS 12 and earlier can download the last compatible build here.

08-17-2026 v2026.1.2 (Download Link)

• Fixes crash related to drive activity monitoring
• Updated myLTO installer to be compatible with latest macOS and macFUSE implementations
• Media SDK Updates
  • RED SDK 9.2.0
  • Sony SMDK SDK 4.27.0
  • Sony RAW SDK 6.0
  • Arri SDK 9.0.1
  • Blackmagic SDK 5.1
• ParaShoot Integration
• New Contact Sheet report layout
• Adds Google Drive, iCloud, and Dropbox upload monitoring
• General bug fixes and UI improvements

02-11-2026 v2026.1.1 (Download Link)

• Adds Dynamic File Renaming to Copy Presets
• Adds File Extension Filtering to Copy Presets
• Allows users to customize the 'Automatically Add to Queue' behavior
• Improved drive selection routines for Media Analysis/Thumbnail Generation
• Improves myLTO stability when mounting, dismounting, recovering, and formatting tapes
• Fixed some UI issues with pausing and resuming
• Various improvements and bug fixes

11-05-2025 v2025.1.1 (Download Link)

• Adds macOS 26 Liquid Glass compliance
• Adds ARRICORE Support
• New reporting
  • New layouts
  • Dark mode reports
  • Custom report accent color
  • Summary page
  • Drive index reports
  • Thumbnail LUT application
  • Thumbnail quality options
• Preset Folders
• Added drive speed tests
• ASCMHL Updates
  • Ability to Add Creator Info
  • Ignore Patterns
• Streamlined History Display
• Improved Settings Layout
• Support for vertical video in reports
• Performance Improvements & Bug Fixes

1-24-2025 v2024.1.9 (Download Link)

• Fixes issue gathering thumbnails for RED media

1-16-2025 v2024.1.7

• Improved logging and display of ASCMHL errors when copying already sealed directories
• Fixed bug where non external drives would automatically be added to the queue
• Fixed errors when copying directory symbolic links
• Added additional LTFS deck options
• Media SDK Updates
  • RED 8.6.0
  • Codex 5.2.1
  • Arri Raw 8.3.1
  • Arri MXF 4.3.5
  • Sony RAW 5.1.0

9-12-2024 v2024.1.6

• Improved speed of tape index retrieval
• Fixed issue which could cause tape index retrieval to fail on macOS 10.15

9-4-2024 v2024.1.5

• Fixed mount compatibility issue with Quantum LTFS, macOS 14, and macFUSE 4.8.0
• Added ability to gracefully cancel mount and index commands invoked by custom LTFS installations
• Fixed issue with LTFS error prompts becoming too large to close

6-28-2024 v2024.1.4

• Fixed bug preventing Media Analysis before replication from occuring
• General stability improvements

6-20-2024 v2024.1.3 

• Macfuse kernel extension detection fix

5-31-2024 v2024.1.2

• Fixed excessive memory use issue
• General stability improvements

5-23-2024 v2024.1.1

• Media Library updates
  • Blackmagic SDK 3.6.1
  • CodexHDE SDK 5.2.0
  • Sony SMDK 4.24.0
  • Sony RAW SDK 5.0.0
• Implemented duplicate detection during replication
• Added filtering by file extension during replication
• Replication engine refinements and speed improvements
• Updated macFUSE integration

2-21-2024 v2023.1.6

• Media Library updates
  • Arri Image SDK 8.1.0
  • Blackmagic RAW SDK 3.3
  • RED R3D SDK 8.4.0
  • Sony RAW SDK 4.1.0
•  Added support for Alexa 35 HDE MXF files
• Added support for Sony Venice 8K files
• Included option to conduct media analysis prior to replication
• macOS 14 compliant
• Included option to turn off media library cacheing
• Fixed memory leak which can occur on Silicon machines when performing source integrity verification on NAS sources
• Performance improvements
• Removed auto-creation of desktop alias for mounted LTO tapes

7-28-2023 v2023.1.4

• Improved LTO related automations
• Improved copy speed when using the bundled LTFS

6-29-2023 v2023.1.3

• Improved support for various custom LTFS installations
• Improved stability fixes and general UI fixes
• Added ability to generate a report manifest from a connected tape

5-24-2023 v2023.1.1

• Optimized Retrieval
• myLTO Component Check
• Built-in LTFS Library
• Aggregate Reporting
• Updated LTO Deck Options UI
• Faster offloads optimized for SSD workflows
• Streamlined interface and presets
• Implements ASCMHL seals
• Faster media analysis
• PDF reports now support up to 10 thumbnails
• Updated camera SDKs and includes support for Sony Venice
• Implements detailed live offload monitoring
• Added live drive speed monitoring
• Added XXHashH3-64, XXHashH3-128, and C4 checksum algorithms
• Added support for directory checksum generation
• Presets can now override app-level preferences
• Improved date formatting
• Added a pre-offload preset preview
• Notifications no longer rely on gmail 
• Improved pause/resume functionality 
• Added localization for Spanish and Simplified Chinese 
• Improved job history

8-20-2021 v2021.1.9 (Download Link)

• Found some devices failing to report LTFS device number were failing to mount. Revised notification criteria in the app.
• Fixed BigSur and Catalina GUI refresh issue of the LTO device list after mounting 
• Streamlined error logging
• Detected problems with mixed versions of OSXFUSE and macFUSE on the system
• Updated RED SDK 8.0.4

2-16-2021 v2021.1.3

• Fixed issue with Gmail when sending to multiple recipients

2-10-2021 v2021.1.2

• Re-implemented credentialed-based login for macOS 10.11-10.14
• Fixed connections issues for Imagine HQ and demos on older operating systems
• Updated Gmail login
• Fixed Canon CRM thumbs for PDF reports

2-4-2021 v2021.1.1

• Updated to Arri SDK 6.2.3.1
• Updated login flow for activation

11-30-2020 v2020.2.2

• Added filtering of extraneous system volumes from the attached media list
• Updated RED SDK to version 8.0.0b1 (includes M1 updates)
• Updated Blackmagic SDK to version 2.1.b1 (includes M1 updates)
• Updated light mode coloring for macOS 11.01

10-28-2020 v2020.2

• Added MHL file location option (as a sidecar or within referenced folder of files)

• Changed media analysis for reports to obtain metadata and thumbs from non-tape locations

9-8-2020 v2020.1

• macOS 11.0 BigSur and silicone M1 compatibility

• Fixed reporting bugs; unnecessaiy media analysis and DPX frames

• Updated SDKs: ARRI 6.2.3.0, RED 7.3.4, Blackmagic 1.7 and Codex 3.4.2

• Updated colors in progress bar

11-26-2019 v2019.1 *Requires a current Update Plan*

• Notorized for use on macOS 10.15

• Supports Blackmagic RAW and Canon RAW reporting

• Improves report generation speeds

• Updated RED and ARRI SDKs

• Supports Codex HDE backup and reporting

• Updated FUSE for macOS

11-26-2019 v2018.1.14

• Redesigns simple mode (replaces Destination mode)

• Enhances GUI layout and coloring for Mojave dark mode

• Adds MHL output

• Adds thumbnails for Codex .ARX RAW frames

• Adds RED dropped frame flag

• More robust camera metadata

• Includes ability to designate first frame for PDF thumbnails

• Better error reporting with clearer messaging

1-30-2019 v2018.1.13

• Updated LTFS for MagStor drives

11-2018 v2018.1.6

• Fixes time-zone related issues preventing validation for lease and demo-based activation

v2018.1.5

• Fixes activation-related crash that can occur on OS 10.11.6 and prior

• Added better descriptions for server-related activation errors

• Fixes intermittent failure to show application's About window

v2018.1.4

• Fixes crash that can occur when experiencing connectivity problems with the new activation server

• Replaces deprecated user prompts with prompts that match current Apple standards

• Fixes destination mode drag and drop failure

v2018.1.3

• Fixes GUI crash that can occur when warning the user that no destinations are selected for a preset

v2018.1.2

• Fixes Drag & Drop crash when dragging from the in-app file browser to the offload queue

10-29-2018 v2018.1.1

• Includes 12 months of updates

• New activation

6-27-2018 v1.0.6

• New installer with links to MagStor and mTape drivers pages

• Support for MagStor LTO-8

2-14-2018 v1.0.4

• Added thumbnail support for additional video formats

• Made LTO logs easier to export and read

• Added support for LTO 8

• Optimized LTO performance

8-15-2017 v1.0.2

Fixes:

• Added error check for tape capacity; prevents exceeding free space.

8-10-2017 v1.0.1

Initial Release Features:

• Support for LTO-7 and 6 drives

• Format, mount and eject tape controls

• Multiple simultaneous LTFS drives and disk copies

• Single screen GUI; access all activities from one place

• Built-in Checksum technology for file verification

• Robust reporting including PDFs with video thumbs

• Email and texting notifications

• Preset auto-naming output folders

• Advanced naming options in Presets with combination schemes and nested sub-folders

• Preset color coding, and sorting by color, name and in-use

• Direct Drag & Drop (Destination mode) copying

• LTFS character compliance checking and correction

• New Imagine Products activation system enabled

• Color coded status/progress indicators

• Information panels for each offload and drive

• Pause/Resume backups

• OSX 10.12, 10.11, 10.10

myLTO 2023 Press Release