Synopsis
This utility captures a reloadable backup of FLOware software data to a USB device or floppy disks.
This Data Backup procedure is obsolete as of FLOware software release 2.9.3S; if your system has this newer version of FLOware software, refer instead to Backup System to USB.
- A data backup includes:
- all machine configurations,
- IO configuration,
- Servo Files, and
- System files
Additionally, all current data used by the machine is saved:
- Programs
- Shapes
- Materials
- Material Defaults
- Heads
- Classes
- Needles
- Vision Patterns
- Cross References
- Management Info
- Notes
- Fixed Locations
- Universal Options
- SubTypesError Log
- Base Info
- Base Locations
- internals
- A data backup excludes:
- operating software such as FLOware operating software, X-Windows, SYBASE, and QNX operating systems.
How to Create a Data Backup
Data Backup to USB
For instructions about creating a data only backup to USB, refer to Data Only Backup to USB.
Data Backup to Floppy Disk
For instructions about creating a data only backup to floppy disk, refer to Data Only Backup to Floppy Disk.