Backup and restore
Application
The NC/PLC Backup and NC/PLC Restore functions allow you to back up and restore individual folders or the complete TNC: drive. You can save the backup files to various types of memory media.
Related topics
- File management, TNC: drive
Description of function
To navigate to this function:
Settings Diagnostics/Maintenance NC/PLC Backup
Settings Diagnostics/Maintenance NC/PLC Restore
The backup function creates a *.tncbck file. The restore function can restore these files as well as files from existing TNCbackup programs. If you double-tap or double-click a *.tncbck file in the file manager, the control starts the restore function.
Within the backup function you can chose between the following types of backups:
- Back up the “TNC:” partition
Back-up all data on the TNC: drive
- Back up the directory tree
Back-up the selected folders and their subfolders on the TNC: drive
- Back up the machine configuration
Only for the machine manufacturer
- Complete backup (TNC: and machine configuration)
Only for the machine manufacturer
Backup and restore is subdivided into several steps. Navigate between these steps with the Continue and Back buttons.
Backing up data
To back-up the data of the TNC: drive:
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Restoring data
- Before starting the data restore process, make a backup of the existing data
To restore data:
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Selecting or deselecting multiple files
To select or deselect multiple files at a time:
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Note
The TNCbackup PC program can also process *.tncbck files. TNCbackup is part of TNCremo.