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Selecting a backup  Activate the backup menu via Extras/Backup (or by clicking the corresponding icon).
 Select files to be saved using menu item File/Scan a file list (or by clicking the
correcsponding icon).
Starting the backup  Open the file window via Run/Backup.
 Enter the name of the backup file (extension BCK).
 Start the data transfer with Save.
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Scan folder:
Only the files in the directory without subdirectories are scanned.
Scan folder tree:
The selected directory is scanned including all subdirectories and all files stored there.
Machine data:
The entire PLC partition and the three files in the SYS partition
(NCPATH.SYS, NCDATA.SYS, TIMES.SYS) are scanned.
All control files:
In addition to the machine data, also the TNC partition is scanned.
Note
Select the backup type according to the following criteria:
If you want to create a backup archive for your TNC and PLC data, select "Scan directory".
Archives can be created for the TNC partition and for the PLC partition. The backup should
have an identifying name (for example the machine number, etc.).
If you want to replace the entire control or the hard disk, select "All control data" ("full
backup") or "Machine data" (if the TNC files were already backed up). The machine time
(TIMES.SYS), the calibration data of the touch probe, possible overflows of multiturn EnDat
encoders, traverse range settings, etc. (NCDATA.SYS) are included in this backup and
transferred to the new control or hard disk.
These backup types are not intended for an archive, since machine time, calibration data,
overflows of multiturn EnDat encoders etc. continue to change.
Note
Scanning in this context means creating a reference list for the directory tree. A file with
the extension *.LST is generated. This file serves to restore the original directory tree on the
new hard disk.
Note
If the data transfer has been completed successfully, there should now be two files on
your laptop:
*.BCK backup file with the original files in compressed format
*.LST reference list containing the directories and the files
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