Canon VB-R13VE Manual
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Destinations of the Backup Files
Recording data, event data, and settings files are stored in the following folders on the drive specified according to Storage
Server drive settings (P. 65). Backing up these files will allow you to use them to restore the Storage Server.
Recording Data
<Destination drive>:\Canon-NVR\videofiles
The following recording data file is backed up:
Video being recorded is saved to a temporary file on the hard disk. By default, a recording file is created and saved
on the destination drive when the temporary file size reaches 1 GB or when 24 hours have elapsed since the start of
recording. This size can be changed using the [Maximum File Size/Duration] option on the [Recording Settings] tab
in the [Storage Server Group Settings] dialog box.
Note
• Greenwich Mean Time is used for the time added to the file name of the recording data. Add or subtract the necessary time for
your time zone to determine the time for the data.
• This software uses lossy compression for the recording data. You do not need to compress the recording files further using a
tape drive or other devices.
Temporary Files
The following is a temporary file, before it is made into a recording data file by the system. This file cannot be backed
up using the standard backup method.
Event Data
<Destination drive>:\Canon-NVR\eventfiles
The following event data file is backed up:
Greenwich Mean Time is used for the time added to the file name of the recording data. Add or subtract the
necessary time for your time zone to determine the time for the data.
Backup
NVR3_MEDIA_ xxxxxxxx _
yyyymmdd
_ hhmmss .edt
Camera ID Year, month and
day when
recording
started
Time
Important
Recording data saved to the above folders is automatically deleted when the maximum storage period set in RM Manager has
elapsed. When disk space becomes low, data within the maximum storage period will also be deleted (P. 66). We recommend
that you make regular backups.
elapsed. When disk space becomes low, data within the maximum storage period will also be deleted (P. 66). We recommend
that you make regular backups.
NVR3_UNINDEXED_MEDIA_
xxxxxxxx _
yyyymmdd
_ hhmmss .edt
Camera ID Year, month and
day when
recording
started
Time
NVR3_EVENT_ xxxxxxxx _
yyyymmdd
_ hhmmss .evt
Camera ID Year, month and
day when
recording
started
Time