Backing Up Key User Files to a USB Flash Drive

The Back Up to USB program copies your own Rose Engine Butler files onto a USB flash drive plugged into the Raspberry Pi. Each backup goes into its own dated folder, so earlier backups on the stick are never overwritten.

What Gets Copied

What Copied from Folder on the stick
Your settings, and any settings files you have exported Every .ini file in your Documents folder Documents
Your Gcode programs The Rose Engine Butler gcode folder, including any folders inside it gcode
Your own HAL additions and your tool table REB_Custom.hal and REB_Tool.tbl REB_Custom
Your subroutines and user M-codes /home/reuben/linuxcnc/nc_files (the LinuxCNC sample programs linked there are skipped) nc_files

Hidden files (names starting with a period) are not copied.

Backing up the Rose Engine Butler Settings files

To backup these files from Rose Engine Butler, there are 3 options.


Option 1: Use the icon on the desktop

Double-click on the Backup Rose Engine Butler icon on the desktop.


Option 2: Use the Applications menu

  1. Click on Applications at the top left corner of the screen
  2. Click on the arrow to the right of Rose Engine Butler
  3. Click on Backup Rose Engine Butler
Applications
Rose Engine Butler   > Rose Engine Butler
Rose Engine Butler Settings
Backup Rose Engine Butler
Update Rose Engine Butler

Option 3: Run the command directly

Run this command from a terminal window:

bash /home/reuben/linuxcnc/configs/RoseEngineButler/REB_Backup.sh

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