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Transferring Show Files

My name is Mike Gall.  I am the lights manager at a Community Theatre in Callao, Virginia.  We have just purchased a new ETC Ion XE20 Light Board to replace an old ETC Element Board.  How do I transfer the library of Show Files from the old board to the new one?

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    Thank you for reaching out. On your Element go to the Shell > Settings > Maintenance. There's a button {Backup Show Archive}. After clicking it you'll be presented with a choice: Latest or Everything. This will then either copy only the latest showfile of each performance (showfiles with same name before time stamp) or everything to a USB drive. Depending on size of your library his may take a while.

    On your new Ion you can either use {Restore Show Archive} in Shell > Settings > Maintenance, or use {File Manager} in the same location to be a bit more selective of what you want to bring over, like maybe copy them into a new folder called "Season 2022-23".

    Does that help?

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    Wow! Many thanks for your prompt and complete answer to my problem.  We are upgrading our entire lighting infrastructure, and I am sure that I'll be calling on you again in the next few weeks as we install the Ion Board, a new splitter, new 5 pin DMX cables and a complete family of new LED lights.  We just got rid of 35 or so of old incandescent lights along with 3 huge old dimmers that controlled them -- so we are making progress!

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