Moving Your Data

To keep your history when you replace a disk or move to another PC, copy the entire storage folder. The storage folder keeps each place's logs, videos, photos, and registered faces and plates separately. Camera and action settings are stored in the device's settings folder, not the storage folder, so copying the storage folder doesn't move them. If you connect a new PC to a place you used on the web, it receives a copy of the settings taken when they were moved to the device. Settings changed after that are not included, so check them on the new PC.

Caution Stop the device on both the old PC and the new PC before copying. Copying into the storage folder of a running PC, or copying from a running PC, can damage the log files or leave out the most recent records.

Finding the storage folder

On the old PC, check Storage folder under Settings > Storage. If the field is empty, the dimmed path shown in it is the default folder.

Steps

For the place on the old PC, click Stop on the Settings tab.Wait until the status changes to Stopped.
Copy the entire storage folder to the new disk or PC.Do not copy only the projects folder inside it, or a folder inside that.
If you are moving to a new PC, install Litmus NVR on it and connect it as this place's device (Connecting the Device). If the device on the new PC is running, click Stop.
Under Settings > Storage, choose the copied folder as the Storage folder.
Click Save on the save bar at the bottom of the screen. The screen reloads.
Click Start on the Settings tab.

Note Existing videos still play even if the drive letter changes on the new PC (for example, from D to E). If you have several places, choose the same folder as the Storage folder in each place. Records already past the storage period are deleted at the first cleanup after the move.

If you choose the wrong folder

If you choose a folder inside the storage folder, or a folder that contains the storage folder, a hint appears below the field. Click Use this folder in the hint to switch to the correct storage folder. Until this is fixed, the device cannot start; click the error indicator next to the status to see why.

External drives and folders that cannot be used

For an external drive, assign it a fixed drive letter in Windows Disk Management so it is recognized at the same path when reconnected. Stop the device before you unplug it.
Network drives (such as a NAS) and drives formatted as FAT32 cannot be chosen as a new storage folder. Use a drive formatted as NTFS (Windows), APFS (Mac), or ext4 (Linux).
A folder that has other files in it or doesn't exist cannot be the storage folder. If you enter one, a red notice starting with "A folder that has other files in it or doesn't exist can't be the storage folder" appears below the field, and clicking Save doesn't save it. Choose an empty folder or create a new one.