Applies to: DentalCAM & DentalCNC 8.09

Backing up and transferring your job data

How do I backup my job data? Where are my jobs stored? How do I transfer my data to another computer?

There are good reasons to back up your order data regularly: Hard drives can fail, malware is spreading across the internet faster than ever, and spilled coffee can actually damage hardware. From time to time, you may also want to upgrade your CAM computer The computer that is connected to your machine and which runs DentalCAM and DentalCNC.. In these (and several more) cases, it is a very good idea to have a backup of all important data ready on hand.

Where the application stores your data

The following table shows the files and folders in the DentalCAM & DentalCNC installation folder The folder on your hard drive that you installed DentalCAM and DentalCNC in. that you need to copy in the following cases:

• You want to make a backup of your work data.
• You want to transfer the data to another computer.

• You want to import the data from DentalCAM 7 in DentalCAM 8.

  In this case, see Importing data from version 7 into version 8.

Type	Name	Is it possible to import from v7 to v8?	Content
Folder	Archiv	nur automatisch	Blank archive data
Folder	FAP	No	Images for the residual material display
Folder	MG	Yes	Machine geometry data
Folder	MST	Yes	Material settings
Folder	SET	No but see Importing tool data.	Tool data
Folder	Support*	No	CNC data for jobs that have already been produced
File	DMT.pdt	No	Settings DentalCNC
File	protokoll.mdb	Yes	Log file for jobs that have already been produced
File	set.pdt	No	Settings DentalCAM

*mainly relevant for customer service; thus optional for a backup copy

Creating backups of your job data

When creating backups of your job data, we highly recommend that you follow the instructions below instead of copying your whole DentalCAM & DentalCNC folder. Otherwise, you may copy an older version over a newer one when restoring the backup, which may result in unpredictable results.

1. If necessary, quit DentalCAM and DentalCNC.
2. Connect an external storage device to your CAM computer The computer that is connected to your machine and which runs DentalCAM and DentalCNC.. Suitable devices are e.g., external hard drives, USB drives or network computers.
3. Copy the files and folders in the table above onto the external storage device.

Restoring or transferring job data

You cannot copy your whole DentalCAM / DentalCNC folder to transfer the applications to another computer. The applications need to be properly installed on the target computer or else they will not work.

1. If DentalCAM and DentalCNC are not installed on the target CAM computer The computer that is connected to your machine and which runs DentalCAM and DentalCNC., install them.
2. If necessary, quit DentalCAM and DentalCNC.
3. Copy the files and folders in the table above from the external storage device or old CAM computer The computer that is connected to your machine and which runs DentalCAM and DentalCNC. into the DentalCAM target folder. Overwrite existing objects.

When overwriting or copying data, leave all folder and file names unchanged. Otherwise the applications will not work properly.