Version 7.7 (APFS)
System Requirements
Deep Freeze Mac requires macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Big Sur 11 (on Apple Silicon and Intel architectures), macOS Monterey 12 (on Apple Silicon and Intel architectures), macOS Ventura 13 (on Apple Silicon and Intel architectures), macOS Sonoma 14 (on Apple Silicon and Intel architectures), and macOS Sequoia 15 (on Apple Silicon and Intel architectures). ARD integration requires Apple Remote Desktop version 3.2 or later. The hardware requirements are the same as the recommended requirements for the host operating system.
Version 6.2 (HFS +)
System Requirements
Deep Freeze Mac requires Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9 or Yosemite 10.10, El Capitan 10.11, macOS Sierra 10.12, and High Sierra 10.13. ARD integration requires Apple Remote Desktop version 3.2 or later. The hardware requirements are the same as the recommended requirements for the host operating system.
Absolute Protection
- Guarantees 100% workstation recovery upon restart
- Provides password protection and complete security
- Protects multiple hard drives and partitions
Configuration Options
- Supports multi-boot environments (6.2 only)
- Customize user name and password (6.2 only)
- Enable Deep Freeze password (7.0 or higher)
- Choose if the Deep Freeze icon will appear in the menu bar
- Choose if the hard drive icon will appear with the Deep Freeze badge (6.2 only)
Control and Flexibility
- Use ThawSpace to designate global or user-specific spaces for retaining data
- User specific ThawSpaces protect from unauthorized access
- Resizable ThawSpaces (6.2 only)
- Dynamic resizable ThawSpaces (7.1 or higher)
- Selectively Freeze or Thaw volumes
- Globally Freeze or Thaw the computer
- Import or export configuration files to or from other Deep Freeze Controllers (6.2 only)
- Create customized installation packages with all desired options pre-configured (6.2 only)
- Schedule multiple maintenance periods to automatically pull down persistent Apple Software Updates
- Add, delete, or resize* Global and Individual ThawSpaces from within the ThawSpace tab
(* Resizing ThawSpaces to a preferred size is available for 6.2) - Create ThawSpaces from 1 MB to 120 GB in size (6.2 only)
- Deep Freeze Mac will protect your entire Mac partition, including any virtual machines within it
- Deep Freeze for Windows can be used to protect Parallels, VMWare, Boot Camp, and Virtual PC environments
Retain User Data
- Choose from mapping entire accounts, or specific parts of a user account to a second partition or ThawSpace (6.2 only)
- Account types include Admin, Standard, and Mobile Accounts
Integration and Compatibility
- Get enterprise-style capability with Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) integration
- Install Deep Freeze Tasks for controlling all aspects of Deep Freeze via the ARD console
- Use LDAP, Active Directory, and Open Directory accounts without limitation
Deep Freeze Remote (6.2 only)
- Complementary console to deploy and manage Deep Freeze Mac via Apple Remote Desktop (ARD)
- Freeze, Thaw, Wake, Restart, Shutdown Deep Freeze computers
- Thaw for a specific number of reboots
- Update maintenance periods
- Update license keys
- Install/Uninstall Deep Freeze