SD Cards - backup [SOLVED] Post 11

[Jeff8356]

When you first click the SD card icon to import your data, what does it have as a location in that little popup windows where is says it found a ResMed file structure?

You should see something like this:
   

Yours should say something like /Volumes/ResMed_II

If not, put your SD card into your Mac and check that it shows in the left pane of Finder. Then open OSCAR and try to import, but click the "Specify" button this time. A Finder window will open, highlight the SD card in the left pane of that finder window and click "Open", it should import the data.

Note: Highlight only the SD card in the left pane, not any of the files or folders in the right pane.

[ApneaticBill]

Jeff.. You are a GENIUS.. and Pholynyk for your help.
I know I'll have more questions.. But for this specific one.. 
Case Closed.. I think

I guess the final questions in another post might be.. How can I make a backup in a specific folder on my desktop?  Can one drag that data or is there a way to copy all the necessary info on that SD card to that desktop folder?

Thanks again, Bill

[Jeff8356]

How can I make a backup in a specific folder on my desktop?  Can one drag that data or is there a way to copy all the necessary info on that SD card to that desktop folder?
Thanks again, Bill

Bill, sorry I missed that question. Yes you can certainly backup your SD card to a folder on your desktop.
Finder can be used to drag the files to the folder. That can sometimes make a mess of things though.

My prefered way is to use rsync which is a command line utility used in Terminal. You would need to let me know which version of rsync is on your computer. Open Terminal and copy/paste the following code into the terminal window:

Code:

rsync --version

then copy/paste the output here.

[ApneaticBill]

rsync  version 2.6.9  protocol version 29
Copyright © 1996-2006 by Andrew Tridgell, Wayne Davison, and others.
<http://rsync.samba.org/>
Capabilities: 64-bit files, socketpairs, hard links, symlinks, batchfiles,
             inplace, IPv6, 64-bit system inums, 64-bit internal inums

[Jeff8356]

First, create the folder you want on your Desktop (I will use test as an example folder below). Try not to use spaces in the name, that requires a slightly different approach.

Insert the SD card into your Mac then copy/paste this code into the Terminal window:

Code:

rsync -avz -P /Volumes/ResMed_II/ ~/Desktop/test/

The first time you run the command it may take some time to finish as it will copy every file on the SD card to your folder. If you have a lot of data on the SD card (a few year worth) it may take ~ 1 hour (maybe more).
But after the first time it will only take a minute or two to complete. Subsequent runs only copy files that are new or have changed since the last run.

If you ever change the name of the SD card you would need to update the part "/Volumes/<sd card name>/" to match.

See how that works for you....

[ApneaticBill]

Allow me to revisit this?  Thank you..
Current issue is..  I went to the DME and they gave me a new SD card.  I guess it is set up to use.
I put it in my machine and had a decent night sleep.  I see the sleep report on my machine AirCurve 10 VAuto.. No modem.. just SD card
However, when I put the new chip in my computer to try to read it.. All I see is the data from the old card
Is there a way to refresh OSCAR so it only reads the data from this new SD card?

I opened the SD Card.. and there appears to be data from last night..
Here is what I see on the card..

[Crimson Nape]

Your images look like you may be using a Mac.  If so, it may assign a new name to the SD card that is different from your previous one.      Before running OSCAR, plug in your new SD card and see what your system names it.  Then use the Specify button on the Import screen.  You may need to turn off the option in File - Preferences - Import - Import without asking for confirmation before OSCAR will allow you to specify or change to a different location for the import.  

In the future, please always include your PC's operating system in your posts.  This will greatly aid in narrowing down the problem.

- Red

[ApneaticBill]

Thanks.. I'm not astute enough to know how to find file/preferences/etc
Can you point me in that direction? 
Yes, I do have a Mac.. running Ventura 13.0.1

[Crimson Nape]

Look at the top left of OSCAR.  You will see File. Select it and drop-down to the Preferences option.  Now look at the lower right for the Import without asking for confirmation.

To better acquaint you with OSCAR, please review this Wiki page on Preferences:  http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php...references

Here is the root help directory for OSCAR:  https://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.ph...OSCAR_Help

Additionally, I have helpful links about OSCAR in my signature.

I hope this will help.

EDIT: Since this has turned into more of a software problem, I have moved your thread to the Software Forum.

- Red

[ApneaticBill]

Thank you.. I ran the process of File Preferences and checked the Import w/o asking for confirmation.

It's still showing data from the old card which is outlined in the threads above.

I have the new card in there now.. which should only have data from last night.

I can see some data on the machine.
The SD card says it should have 12/07 on it.. but all I see in Oscar is the old card data.

Would this possibly be a case of deleting OSCAR and re-installing or ???