How do I download all programs to the floppy disc at once? (VF3)

[kfarny]

Is there a way to "copy all"?
I would like to backup all of my programs to the floppy disk at one time on a monthly basis. Since we are going to be buying a HAAS lathe soon, this is goiung to be more and more important.
Any suggestions?

[ntcnc]

I am not at my machine but I believe if you scroll down your program list the last program should be named "all" selecting that should get them all.

[Geof]

ntcnc is correct but you do have to put in a file name before you hit write to floppy.

The programs all copy as a long string and it can be tedious trying to separate them out if you want to copy a single program back to the machine.

[KenFoulks]

Your new lathe will come with USB, which has a "backup" feature that can download all programs/settings/parameters/offsets/macros/history/key history/Advanced Tool Management values/probe variables/all

[locash]

What is the procedure for doing the full backup on a usb machine? Will it backup the unlocked parameters, or will we need to re-enter the unlock codes upon reinstallation as well?

[Haas__man]

The procedure to back up 'ALL' is below:

Go to USB page
press F4
move cursor down to 'save all'
type filename but with no extension, for example BACKUP1
The machine will now save around 8 files to your USB
BACKUP1.SET (settings)
BACKUP1.PAR (parameters)
BACKUP1.OFS (offsets)
BACKUP1.VAR (macro variables)
BACKUP1.HIS (alarm history)
BACKUP1.PGM (programs)
etc

Backing up the system is easy - but using the recovery disk after memory problems should only be done by a service tech. A backup would be very useful to a service tech, so is definately worth doing.
Unlock codes are not saved in backup files - they would need to be re-entered.

Hope this helps