Backup, also known as recording backup, is the process of querying video stored on a hard disk of
the NVR and then saving to a USB storage device as a file.

Recording Backup

Recording backup has the following conditions:

  • Back up using a USB storage device: format the partition in FAT32 or NTFS format; connect
    the storage device correctly to the NVR.
  • Permission is required.
  • The recording to back up is stored on a hard disk of the NVR

Note: The default file format is .mp4 when you back up recordings to a USB storage device.

Normal Backup

  1. Click Backup > Recording. All cameras are selected by default.
  2. Set search conditions and then click Search. Search results are displayed.
    • Note: You can lock/unlock and play recording files in this window.
  3. Select the desired recording(s) and then click Backup.
  4. Select a partition
    • Back up to USB storage device

Set the destination in the USB storage device and then click Backup. The recording(s) will be
saved to the specified directory.

Note: You may want to create a new folder for the recording(s) by clicking New Folder.

Note: If the connected storage device has a capacity that is greater than 2T, clicking Format will
format the device to NTFS file system; if the capacity is 2T or less, the device will be formatted to
FAT32 or NTFS. Only certain devices can format a storage device that has a greater capacity than
2T.

Note: A progress bar (e.g., Exporting X/Y) is displayed to indicate the progress, where X indicates
the current number being backed up, and Y indicates the total number of recordings. To cancel
the operation, click Cancel.

Note: A backup file is named in this format: camera name-recording start time. File extension. For
example, Ch11-20220630183546.mp4.

Video Clip Backup

A recording can be clipped and saved to a USB storage device

  1. Open the playback window
  2. After playback starts, click mceclip0.png and mceclip1.png on the playback toolbar to clip videos.
  3. Click mceclip2.png and then click the Video Clip tab to view video clips.
  4. Select the desired video clip(s) and then click Backup.
  5. Select a destination in the USB storage device and then click Backup. The selected video clips
    are saved to the specified directory

Image Backup

The default format of image backup is JPG

  1. Click Backup > Image.
  2. Set search conditions and then click Search. Search results are displayed
    • Note: The image resolution depends on the resolution from the output interface and the number of windows displayed when the snapshot is taken.
  3. Select the desired file(s) and then click Backup
  4. Select a destination in the USB storage device and then click Backup. The selected files are
    saved to the specified directory.