Faro Focus Premium - Structure of the SD Card

NOTICE: Risk of data loss.
Do not remove the SD card from the scanner while it is busy, otherwise you risk corrupting
the data on the card. A busy SD card is indicated by the SD card icon blinking in the status
bar of the Focus user interface. It is safe to remove the card from the scanner when this icon
has disappeared.
When removing a FAROFocus Premium SD card from your computer, always use the
Safely Remove Hardware option from the Windows system tray, otherwise you risk
corrupting the data on the SD card. To safely remove hardware in Windows, right-click in
the system tray, double-click Safely Remove Hardware in the context menu, then select the
device you want to remove.
Structure of the SD Card
The SD card in the scanner saves information in various folders.
Scan-related data
l Backup - Scanner backups are saved to this folder. The backup folder is automatically created as soon
as you start a scanner backup. See Service on page98.
l Scans - The captured scans are saved to this folder. The scans folder is automatically created as soon
as a scan has been started. See Starting a Scan on page49.
l ls-data: Binary object and meta data is saved in this folder. The folder is automatically created by the
scanner. Do not manipulate, delete or move any of this data.
l index-v2: Index file. This file is automatically created by the scanner. Do not manipulate, delete or
move this file.
Logfile and Updates
Logfile - When exporting the log files from the scanner, they are saved to this folder. This folder is
automatically created by the scanner. See Service on page98.
Updates - Copy firmware updates to this folder. This folder must be manually created. See Firmware
Update on page100.
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