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Version: V3.2

Config Backups

Capture Edge configurations are automatically backed up. If for any reason you want to retrieve a previous version of a configuration, you can restore it from:

  • Windows: C:\ProgramData\Capture\Config\Backups
  • Linux: /etc/capture/Data/Config/Backups
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The ProgramData is a hidden folder on Windows. You can enter the above address in the address bar of Windows Explorer to directly navigate to the correct folder.

A new backup file is created every time the CloudManager is started and the configuration is different from the last time. Capture Edge keeps up to 25MB of backups. If this limit is reached, the oldest backup is removed.

To recover a backed up configuration file, follow these steps:

  1. Open the configuration file you want to recover.
  2. Copy all contents
  3. Open the CloudManager UI at http://localhost:5004.
  4. Click the red JSON EDITOR button.
  5. Paste the backed up configuration.
  6. Verify the configuration in the UI.
  7. Click Save Changes.
  8. Restart the Capture Edge services to apply the recovered configuration.
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The file name of the backup contains the Unix timestamp of when the backup was created. This can help identify the correct file to recover.