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Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
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Administrator's Manual
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The sub-directories are named after the device, followed by an indication of where the recordings
came from (edge camera or via SMTP), plus the date and time of the most recent database record
contained in the sub-directory.
Naming structure:
...[Storage Path]\[Storage name]\[device-name] - plus date and time
of most recent recording]\
If from edge camera:
...[Storage Path]\[Storage name]\[device-name] (Edge) - plus date and
time of most recent recording]\
If from SMTP:
...[Storage Path]\[Storage name]\[device-name] (SMTP) - plus date and
time of most recent recording]\
Real life example:
...F:\OurArchive\Archive1\Camera 1 on Axis Q7404 Video
Server(10.100.50.137) - 2011-10-05T11:23:47+02:00\
Even further sub-directories are automatically added. The amount and nature of these sub-directories
depend on the nature of the actual recordings. For example, several different sub-directories are be
added if the recordings are technically divided into sequences. This is often the case if you have used
motion detection to trigger recordings.
If you want to back up your archives, you can target your backups if you know the basics of the sub-
directory structure.
Examples of backup:
To back up the content of an entire archive, back up the required archive directory and all of its
content. For example everything under:
...F:\OurArchive\
To back up the recordings from a particular camera from a particular period of time, back up the
contents of the relevant sub-directories only. For example everything under:
...F:\OurArchive\Archive1\Camera 1 on Axis Q7404 Video
Server(10.100.50.137) - 2011-10-05T11:23:47+02:00\
Delete an archive from a storage area
1. Select the archive from the Recording and archiving configuration list.
It is only possible to delete the last archive in the list. The archive does not have to be empty.
2. Click the button located below the Recording and archiving configuration list.
3. Click Yes.
Delete an entire storage area
The storage area that you want to delete must not be set as default storage area and it must not be
used by any devices to hold recordings.