Recordings can be damaged by sudden power loss (i.e. disconnecting battery or AC power), premature drive removal, or a faulty/failing drive. SeeSnake monitors incorporate technology to prevent data loss and recover damaged video files.
Safe Shutdown
- If the battery charge drops below a usable level the monitor safely ends the recording and powers down to prevent damage to the media (USB drive) and recording
Data Recovery System
- When you insert a USB drive the monitor checks for damaged recordings and tries to recover any it finds
- Recovery depends on a number of factors, including the quality and condition (age) of the drive
- An on-screen message tells you that recovery was attempted and whether or not it was successful
- If the monitor cannot recover your video the drive's file system is likely damaged, use Windows to fix it and try again
Preventing Data Loss
- Don't cut power or remove the drive(s) until you see the Green Checkmark (location varies, it will be on screen near the monitor's USB ports)
- Use a high quality drive like San Disk
- Don't use thumb drives for long term storage, copy jobs to your PC (HQ software does this for you)
- If a drive develops errors it's likely at the end of its life, copy off your jobs and discard the drive
Resources
- Video: Recover "Lost" Videos
- Article/Video: Fix USB File System Errors
- Article: USB Drives – Capacity, Life Expectancy, Issues
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