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Backup files store the most recent data collected by a strip chart. To turn on the backup file processing see the Main Inspector Editor. The backup file is related to the internal buffer of a strip chart. For additional information on that buffer see Buffer Support Note.
Once you turn on the backup it is used on the next launch of Graph IDE, so you must quit and restart Graph IDE to get a backup.
When a backup exists (and if the ask or use option is set, see Main Inspector Editor) then upon launching Graph IDE you will get this panel:
Explanation of the options:
- Restore And Stop: Use this to restore from the backup and then not acquire any more data. You later have the option to start data acquisition again and apply other features.
- Remove Backup And Continue: Use this to remove the backup and startup the acquisition again. Use this to get rid of an old run that you are no longer interested in.
- Restore And Continue: Use this to restore from the backup and continue with the data acquisition. Use this if your previous run was incomplete and you need to collect more data using the same acquisition parameters.
When you quit Graph IDE, if there is a backup you will be prompted with this panel:
Explanation of the options:
- Continue Acquiring Data: Use this to abort quitting Graph IDE and to continue collecting data.
- Quit And Keep Backup: Use this to quit Graph IDE, but keep the backup. Normally you probably want to delete the backup because the data run is done with. But, sometimes you may want to keep it just because you want to append the current data run.
- Quit And Delete Backup : Quit and delete backup. This is the normal way to quit Graph IDE and it assumes that you are completely done with the data acquisition and saved it either as an export file or a signal file.
Note: It is highly recommended that you manually stop acquisition before drastic action such as quitting the application. If the document that a strip chart is on is dirty then Graph IDE will prompt you to save that document. Saving the document preserves all data up to the save time.
Decoding Backup Files
- You may want to use the backup file for other purposes by either keeping it after quitting Graph IDE or by sampling it while Graph IDE is running. For that see Decoding Backup.