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#Any other customised files (images and/or a twitter.txt file, for example), you may want to copy those over too. | #Any other customised files (images and/or a twitter.txt file, for example), you may want to copy those over too. | ||
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== Can I view my Cumulus data on another device? == | |||
# If Cumulus uploads your weather information to an online web site, you can view that on another device. | |||
# Software like 'Remote Desktop' can be used to view the computer that is running Cumulus - see many postings on the Support Forum. | |||
# A back-up as described in the next answer can be viewed in Cumulus installed on another PC (see point about Windows regional settings in previous question) to look at past extremes or graphs; although obviously that additional installation will not be able to add further observations from the weather station connected to the original PC. | |||
# If your web site is on your local network, but not online, your device may be able to view it directly or view a back-up of how it was in the past. | |||
== How do I back up my data? == | |||
*Copy the contents of the Cumulus ‘data’ sub-folder on a regular basis to a different storage device. Then if you have any problem with the original storage device, or corruption of files, you can minimise the loss of logged observations. To restore from the backup, just copy the saved data folder back into your Cumulus installation, with Cumulus stopped. | *Copy the contents of the Cumulus ‘data’ sub-folder on a regular basis to a different storage device. Then if you have any problem with the original storage device, or corruption of files, you can minimise the loss of logged observations. To restore from the backup, just copy the saved data folder back into your Cumulus installation, with Cumulus stopped. | ||
*It can be useful to take copies of the Cumulus 'backup' sub-folder on key dates (e.g. just after change of month or year), or if you think you might have some rogue figures. The '.ini' files in the backup sub-folder contain past extreme values that you might want to look up. | *It can be useful to take copies of the Cumulus 'backup' sub-folder on key dates (e.g. just after change of month or year), or if you think you might have some rogue figures. The '.ini' files in the backup sub-folder contain past extreme values that you might want to look up. | ||
*You should also back up, at least once, your cumulus.ini file in the main Cumulus folder. This contains all the key settings and you need a record of those! | *You should also back up, at least once, your cumulus.ini file in the main Cumulus folder. This contains all the key settings and you need a record of those! | ||
== Moving Cumulus software to a different location on your PC? == | == Moving Cumulus software to a different location on your PC? == | ||