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Backup
Recording Backup
Backup, also known as recording backup, is the process of querying video stored on a hard disk
of the NVR and then saving the recording to a USB storage device as a file.
Recording backup has the following conditions:
Format the partition of the USB storage device in FAT32 or NTFS format; connect the
storage device correctly to the NVR.
Permission is required.
The recording to back up is stored on a hard disk of the NVR.
NOTE:
By default, recordings are backed up as MP4 files.
Normal Backup
1.
Click
Backup > Recording
. All cameras are selected by default.
2.
Set search conditions and then click
Search
. Search results are displayed.
NOTE:
You can lock/unlock and play recording files in this window.
3.
Select the desired recording(s) and then click
Backup
.
4.
Select a destination in the USB storage device and then click
Backup
. The recording(s) will
be saved to the specified directory.
NOTE:
You may want to create a new folder for the recording(s) by clicking
New Folder
.
If the connected storage device has a capacity that is greater than 2TB, clicking
Format
will format the device to NTFS file system. If the capacity is 2TB or less, the
device will be formatted to FAT32 or NTFS. Only certain devices can format a storage
that has a greater capacity than 2TB.
A progress bar (e.g.,
Exporting
X
/
Y
) is displayed to indicate the progress, where
X
indicates the current number being backed up, and
Y
indicates the total number of
recordings. To cancel the operation, click
Cancel
.
A backup file is named in this format:
camera name-recording start time
.file extension.
For example, Ch9-20150630183546.mp4.