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Copy Storage Devices
You can initiate an automated copy of data from a USB-connected device.
To begin the copy:
- On the Home screen, tap Copy a Drive.
- Connect a device to Lyve Drive Shuttle's USB port.
- Lyve Drive Shuttle searches for connected devices. At the prompt, select the source to copy to Lyve Drive Shuttle and tap Copy.
- When copying is complete, view the results and tap OK.
Copy naming conventions
During a copy, Lyve Drive Shuttle creates folders using the following naming convention:
YYYYMMDD.HHMM.UUID.N
These folders are stored in the Backups folder on the root of the Lyve Drive Shuttle.
| YYYY | Year |
| MM | Month |
| DD | Day |
| HH | Hour (24-hour clock) |
| MM | Minutes |
| UUID | Universally unique identifier designating the device from which the files were copied |
| N | Session number |
Take for example the following directory:
20201001.1306.XFGT6G.1
Lyve Drive Shuttle would have created this directory on October 1, 2020, at 1:06pm. The source of the content was a device with a UUID of XFGT6G. This was the first upload of content from this device on this day.
Folder naming conventions
When viewing your copied files in Lyve Drive Shuttle > Backups, folder names created during incremental copies are appended with _update. Folder names from copies that were interrupted are appended with _incomplete.
| Backup type | Sample folder name |
|---|---|
| Full | 20200401_1120_Garmin_VirbUltra30_878555 |
| Incremental | 20200401_1120_Garmin_VirbUltra30_878555_update |
| Incomplete | 20200401_1120_Garmin_VirbUltra30_878555_incomplete |
Performing incremental copies
When a new storage device is detected, Lyve Drive Shuttle will copy all files from the source. If the same drive is connected again at a later date, Lyve Drive Shuttle will perform either a full or incremental copy, depending on your copy settings.
| Full | All files on the storage device are copied, regardless of whether some or even all files on the device were copied previously. |
| Incremental | Only new files on a previously ingested storage devices are copied to Lyve Drive Shuttle. Incremental copies can save storage space and copying time. |
Enabling incremental copies
To enable incremental copies:
- On the Home screen, tap the Menu icon (
). - Tap Settings.
- Tap Copy Storage Device.
- Make sure the Incremental checkbox is selected.
- Tap Back.
Performing verifications
Verification checks the integrity of files for all copies. Enabling this option doubles the time to copy.
Enabling copy verifications
To enable copy verifications:
- On the Home screen, tap the Menu icon ().
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Copy Storage Device.
- Make sure the Verify checkbox is selected.
- Tap Back.