In an emergency, it is possible to restore template data (parts, images, users, etc…) from the an RSWA unit to a desktop computer.

Extracting the data from the RSWA Unit

  1. Click the “login” button on the bottom-left side of the screen. Log in as “Admin” with your administrator password.
  2. Once logged in, select the “Utilities” tab from the right-hand side menu.
  3. Select “Windows Explorer” from the list of items presented.
  4. Navigate into “Local Disk (C:)” from the list of directories.
  5. Navigate into “tessonics”
  6. Navigate into “rswa”
  7. Insert your USB key into the RSWA unit.
  8. Highlight the “data” directory (do not navigate into it), and click the “Organize” button on the top-left of the screen.
  9. Click “copy” from the dropdown.
  10. Navigate into “Removable Disk (D:)” by clicking the link near the bottom-left of the screen, under the “Computer” label. If there is no link to “Removable Disk (D:)”, click on the “Computer” label, and then select “Removable Disk (D:)” from the items presented.
  11. Click the “Organize” button on the top-left of the screen, and click “paste” from the dropdown.
  12. Once finished, remove the USB key from the RSWA unit and close Windows Explorer by clicking the red X in the top-right corner.

Importing the data into Desktop Tools

  1. Insert your USB key into the computer that has “Desktop Tools” installed.
  2. Copy the “data” directory off of your USB key onto the computer. Move the “data” directory wherever you want to store it on the computer.
  3. Start the “Designer” application.
  4. Click File > Database > Switch Location…
  5. Select the “data” directory from wherever you placed it in step 2. You will be prompted with a message stating “The application will be restarted with the new database.” Click OK.