User Manual

Backup, Deletion and Repair
5
5.4 Repairing Damaged File Paths
Use GV-VMS’ Delete function (see Deleting Recorded Files earlier in this chapter) to correctly delete
video and audio files. If you move or delete a video file using Windows Explorer or Windows File
Manager, GV-VMS will not be able to detect this change. In this case, use Repair Database Utility to
repair misplaced or missing recorded files that are not identified by the ViewLog player. As long as
these files are still stored on the hard drives and are detectable by Windows operating system, the
Utility can restore these recorded files back to their default paths and allow them to appear under
ViewLog. This Utility comes with the installation of Main System. Follow these steps to repair the
paths:
1. Go to the Windows Start menu, select All Programs, select the GV-VMS folder, and select the
Repair Database Utility. The valid ID and password are required.
2. When the Select Camera for Repair Database dialog box appears, select the cameras that require
database repair.
3. Click OK. This dialog box appears.
Figure 5-6 The RepairDB Dialog Box
4. If your recorded files exist only in the predefined recording paths, click the Use Default Path
button. The GV-VMS will rebuild paths for these files in the predefined recording hard drives only.
5. If your recorded files scatter across different hard drives, click the Search Hard Disk button. The
GV-VMS will rebuild paths for these recorded files in all hard drives connected to the GV-VMS. In
this way, more time will be required for building the database.
211