Ejecting Your Flash Drive; Exporting Your Data - Geometrics MagEx Quick Start Manual

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Navigate to the home page by clicking the back button on the bottom or on the side.
Hold on to the project you want to export until the options appear on the top of the home page.
EXPORT PROJECT
Click
Use This Folder
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Transfer your data to your computer and use Survey Manager to convert dbt data to CSV or GDB files.
Note that the MagNav app will NOT over-write an existing dbt file. You will need to delete the existing dbt
file on the USB drive before exporting.

12.0 Ejecting Your Flash Drive

It is very important for you to safely eject your flash drive. Failure to do this may result in corrupted data
files! To properly eject your flash drive, swipe down from the top of the tablet's screen and select
USB Drive (or from the tablet Setting).

13.0 Exporting your Data

Survey Manager gives you 2 options for exporting your data – either as a CSV file or as a GDB file
(compatible with the Geosoft processing suite).
To export, open Survey Manager and click on MagEx. On the screen that pops up, click on Open Existing
MagEx Project.
Select and open your dbt file.
On the project screen you will see the export options. To export your file as a CSV, click on the survey you
want to export and then press Export to CSV. A window will open asking which records you want to export.
For users with licenses for GeoSoft software, you may export the data as a GDB file.
If you find your file is smaller than expected or have fewer records than expected, then you may have lost
your GPS signal during the survey. To check, export your file and include records without GPS.
and then select the external USB drive.
on the bottom to copy the data (in dbt format) to the USB drive.
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