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12 – REFERENCE
Backing Up Your Data
The BaseStation 6000 system gives you an amazing amount of control over your watering system. If you have a large system,
you will spend many hours of valuable time setting up the BaseStation 6000 system and fine tuning it to precisely meet your
watering needs. Even though we do not anticipate software or hardware failure, and we do all that is possible to minimize the
potential, failures do sometimes happen. Replacing the computer or a part of the computer is a very simple task. If you have
made a habit of backing up your system, then recreating your programming, watering history, and other system configurations
can also be a very simple process. On the other hand, if you have not backed up your system on an external device, you will
experience significant downtime.
***PLEASE BACK UP YOUR SYSTEM REGULARLY***
To back up your system
1. On the Main Page of the BaseStation 6000, click the Information tab to activate the Main Menu.
2. Click the File menu.
3. Choose one of the following options from the File menu:
• System Backup – This option makes a backup copy of your configuration and stores the files on the computer that is
running the BaseStation 6000 software.
Note: While the System Backup option is useful, these backup files might not be available if the computer’s hard drive
were to fail. For that reason, it is recommended that you periodically back up your configuration using the Removable
System Backup option.
• Removable System Backup – This option displays a dialog box that enables you to designate a location for your backup.
If you insert a flash drive (also called a USB drive or a thumb drive) into one of the USB ports on the computer, you can
back up directly to it. This option enables you to keep your backup in a secure location.
To restore the system from a backup
1. When the computer is connected and the BaseStation 6000 software is running, verify that the backup files are in the
following directory:
C:\xTrol\Irrigation\Programs\SystemBackups
2. If the files are not there, copy and paste them from the removable system backup.
3. On the Main Page of the BaseStation 6000, click the Information tab to activate the Main Menu.
4. Click the File menu, and then click System Restore. The Open dialog box displays the list of files in the SystemBackups
folder.
5. Use the scroll box on the right side of the window to move through the list of files until you find the file named System
Backup.Cfg
6. Click that file once to select it, and then click the Open button. Your configuration is restored from the backup file and the
system is ready to use again.