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Back up your data

Use the backup functionality in The Observer XT to: Make a safe copy of your project. Transfer your project to another computer. It is also possible to group events and to select events or intervals with a minimum duration. Also, you can make time intervals based on a combination of behaviors and time, with manual interval selection. And you can analyze your data in regular time intervals. For more information on data selection, see Select Data for Analysis in The Observer XT Help. For more information on analyzing and visualizing data, see Calculate statistics and Visualize data in The Observer XT Help. Back up your data Copying files with Windows Explorer does not backup everything. Therefore, always use the backup functionality in The Observer XT. Choose File > Make Backup. This makes a backup of your entire project in a file with the name of your project and the extension*.vpb. Make sure you create a backup at least once a day. Do not forget to create backups of your videos as well. Store the backups at a safe location, which is in a different building from the computer with The Observer XT. To open a backup of your project, choose File > Restore Backup. Open the *.vpb file.

Source: The Observer XT 17 - Quick Start Guide