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Backup files store the most recent data collected by DAQ Plot. To turn on the backup file processing see the Main Preference Pane. The backup file is related to the internal buffer of DAQ Plot. For additional information on that buffer see Buffer Support Note.
Once you turn on the backup it is used on the next launch of DAQ Plot, so you must quit and restart DAQ Plot to get a backup.
When a backup exists (and if the ask or use option is set, see Main Preference Pane) then upon launching DAQ Plot 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 DAQ Plot, if there is a backup you will be prompted with this panel:
Explanation of the options:
- Continue Acquiring Data: Use this to abort quitting DAQ Plot and to continue collecting data.
- Quit And Keep Backup: Use this to quit DAQ Plot, 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 DAQ Plot and it assumes that you are completely done with the data acquisition and saved it either as an export file or a signal file.
Decoding Backup Files
You may want to use the backup file for other purposes by either keeping it after quitting DAQ Plot or by sampling it while DAQ Plot is running. For that see Decoding Backup.