back up hard drive

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Hi
How do i back up my hard drive on the tyros 5. i assume it goes on a USB stick but don't know how to do that.

Thank you
Margaret

[EileenL]

I know some of you have had problems doing this in the past. If like me you have a lot of articles saved to your hard drive and have collected them over the years the last thing you want to happen is to lose them. Hard Drives are fairly reliable but there is always that one time, or you may format by accident.
Firstly you will need a cable with USB(A) one end and USB(B) the other. In other words a printer cable. Connect up and have your computer switched on and your Keyboard switched Off. At this point I would suggest you switch of your modem, anti-virus and screen savers. This prevents any interference with the file transfer. Now, holding down the Music Finder Button switch keyboard on. In a few seconds your keyboard screen will show you it is connected. Now go to your computer and you will see Tyros4 HDD. Right click this and from the drop down menu select "Copy". Next thing to do is select your" C " drive root directory. Right click and from the drop down menu select "Paste". According to how much information you are saving this may take several hours. This is well worth the time as, in case of problems with the keyboard Hard Drive you have all your hard work saved. To reload this back just use reverse procedure and everything will go back in tact with all your links still active.
Don't forget then to turn back on your computer the Modem, anti-virus and screen savers.

[Robert van Weersch]

I totally agree with Eileen, except for this part:

Next thing to do is select your" C " drive root directory. Right click and from the drop down menu select "Paste".

It would be better to create an extra folder like "Tyros Backup" and paste it there, instead of in your C root. Or even on an external harddisk, cloud folder, said USB stick etc. Multiple locations for backups will never hurt and give you a fail-safe for when a backup location fails or gets compromised.

[EileenL]

I never put a backup into a folder because if you then want to load it back in the Tyros will not find it. It makes its own then loading back in you get a photographic copy with all links in place.

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Thank you Eileen and Robert
Have a great day
Cheers Margaret

[Robert van Weersch]

I never put a backup into a folder because if you then want to load it back in the Tyros will not find it. It makes its own then loading back in you get a photographic copy with all links in place.

If you load it back, you'll need to do it from that specific folder as base, of course. Works flawlessly and prevents you from having lots of folders in your Windows boot drive, which do not belong there.

[JohnS (Ugawoga)]

Hi
The same applies to a computer system image.
Do not move it or rename it or troubles begin ---oh no!!! he says!

[overover]

It makes no sense to copy a backup that consists of several files (e.g. the contents of the keyboard hard disk or the contents of a USB stick) to the computer or an external hard disk WITHOUT first creating a new folder there that picks up the relevant backup files. Otherwise everything on the computer would have been completely mixed up (at the latest when another backup is added ).

You just have to make sure that when you later copy back a backup, you only copy the CONTENT of the relevant backup folder, i.e. not the folder itself. In other words, the original folder / file structure must not be changed. (And that's exactly what happens if you "accidentally" copy back the entire backup folder.)


Best regards,
Chris