Backing Up And Restoring; Backup Operations; Backing Up - Melco N1A EX User Manual

Chapter 2 Basic Usage

Backing Up and Restoring

Backup Operations

With this operation, both music files and settings are backed up. Backed up music files can be restored if the files are
deleted.
Backup operations will vary depending on the file system of the connected USB drive. Differences between backup
modes are below:
File System
NTFS
HFS Plus without Journaling
FAT32
exFAT
Notes:
• Use only the compatible USB drives listed on melco-audio.com.
• The data will be kept even if the USB drive already contains the backup data in it and a backup job runs.
• To use differential backup for FAT32- or exFAT-formatted USB drives, format it using the Digital Music Library. All
data will be erased and the file system will change to NTFS after formatting.
• The Digital Music Library can format the connected USB drive into the backup drive, and we recommend
using the Digital Music Library to format it. Refer to the
connected USB drive. Formatting should be done before using the USB drive as the backup drive. If there are files
on the USB drive, formatting will erase all data on it.
• Before backing up imported music files, make sure the date and time is configured correctly from Settings >
Date and Time. Date and time settings will be used to create differential backups, or to maintain version control
between multiple backups.

Backing Up

To back up imported music files, follow the procedure below.
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Connect the USB drive to the Backup port on the N1 EX, or the USB 2.0 port on the N10/N100. If you connect
the USB drive that contains the Digital Music Library's backup data, you can also use it for the differential
backups.
When the USB drive is connected to the front USB port on the N1A EX model, or the USB 2.0 port on the N10/
N100, the following screen will be displayed. Press the Up/Down buttons and select "Backup or Restore", then
press the Menu/Enter button.
Mode Files Included
Only files with different sizes and times since the
previous backup will be saved. If the file content and
location (path) remain the same since the previous
Differential backup
backup job, these files will not be backed up. If the
file location changes, that file will be backed up
even if the contents have not changed.
Full backup All files will be backed up.
"Formatting Drives"
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section in chapter 3 to format the