ResScan 3.11 High Resolution Data

[ldj325]

I know that the S9 SD card only retains the High Rate data for 7 days. But I was thinking that this data was kept longer on the computer. But today when I went to look back on some high rate data from a few weeks ago, the data wasn't there. Am I mistaken about how long it's kept on the computer? The other option is that I mistakenly "erased" the high rate data recently when I selected "over right" rather than "discard" on a SD data download.

Can someone enlighten me.

[KatieW]

http://www.resmed.com/au/assets/documen ... ow_eng.pdf

[jdm2857]

As far as I know, ResScan should hold on to all of it's data until you delete it. Remember that ResScan is intended for use in physicians' offices where the data is (I know it should be "are" but it just sounds wrong) regulated medical records.

[ldj325]

http://www.resmed.com/au/assets/documen ... ow_eng.pdf

Thanks for the response Katie (and jdm2857 as well). I looked through the linked document but did not see where it answered my question. If the answer is there would you mind copying it specifically for me?

Perhaps I wasn't clear in my question. I am looking for how long the high rate data, which I've been downloading daily from the SD card for about a month, remains accessible as an archive on the 3.11 program on the computer?

I know the card will only hold 7 days of high rate data. But somehow I thought I could go back for as long as I've been downloading the high rate data (except maybe not longer than 365 days). But the high rate data is not there now except for the past 7 days. I can't know if it was just wishful thinking on my part or if I erased the data by doing an overwrite a couple of days ago. If the overwrite did erase that data (at least for the 30 days the SD card keeps detailed data), then it is an excellent reason to never again select the overwrite option.

[TheTwinsMom1]

I always select the discard option and I still have all my detailed data for all the days I have used my cpap machine. I would not use the overwrite option.

[ldj325]

I always select the discard option and I still have all my detailed data for all the days I have used my cpap machine. I would not use the overwrite option.

I still have the "Detailed Data" (kept for 30 days on the SD card and longer on the computer) for all past dates. It is the archived "High Rate Data" (only 7 days on the card but hopefully longer on the computer) that I am hoping to find. I thought that once I downloaded it to the computer that it would remain past the 7 days.

[billbolton]

I am looking for how long the high rate data, which I've been downloading daily from the SD card for about a month, remains accessible as an archive on the 3.11 program on the computer?

It will remain there, in perpetuity, until you do something to delete it.

Cheers,

Bill

[ldj325]

I am looking for how long the high rate data, which I've been downloading daily from the SD card for about a month, remains accessible as an archive on the 3.11 program on the computer?

It will remain there, in perpetuity, until you do something to delete it.

Cheers,

Bill

Bill,

Thanks this is what I thought. Does it sound like my overwriting might be what erased it? I canun derstand a mechanism that would explain this. If so, can you think of a way to" recapture" the high res data? (I have been backing up my SD card, but unfortunately not the computer files.) At the worst this will be a lesson in the "horrors" of the overwrite option, which I only got into as I wanted to see the numbers on a nap I took and then later wanted to capture the full night's data.

[ldj325]

Knowing thanks to Bill that the high res data is kept indefinitely on the computer, I think I know what happened.

What I believe I did in selecting "overwrite" is to replace the last 30 day containing high res data residing on the computer with the last 30 days residing on the SD card, and the SD card does not contain high res data past 7 days. I have been regularly backing up my SD card, but not my computer files. And there in lies the rub. If I'd backed up the computer files then I could simply copy the back up into the original folder and then re-download from the SD card for anything subsequent to the computer back up. As long as my computer back up was done within a week, I would be able to regain everything. But I don't have the computer back up. Unless there is an undo function or something I don't know about (which I'll check into later) the archiving of high res data is gone.

Can anyone confirm this scenario?

Maybe more important is can anyone tell me the key data files/directories to back up on the computer that if I had them could have been used to reinstall all the archived data files?

Best regards

PS. This may be the second time that I've dealt with the consequences of overwrite vs discard. But with the SA my memory is such that, with just a little bit of time in between episodes, I can periodically repeat the same mistake as if it's new each time. The only good news I've seen to this memory function is that it allows me to re-watch classic/favorite movies about every two years without knowing exactly what happens next. LOL

[KatieW]

http://www.resmed.com/au/assets/documen ... ow_eng.pdf

Thanks for the response Katie (and jdm2857 as well). I looked through the linked document but did not see where it answered my question. If the answer is there would you mind copying it specifically for me?

Sorry, I misread your question. I thought you were asking how long the data would stay on the SD Card.

Yes, when downloading, you should chose "discard" rather than "overwrite". I don't know if there is anyway to recover it, once the data has been written over. I would suggest editing your Subject so that it's a more specific questions, and perhaps one of our S9/computer experts will see it and respond.

[Aİ KARA]

I know that the S9 SD card only retains the High Rate data for 7 days. But I was thinking that this data was kept longer on the computer. But today when I went to look back on some high rate data from a few weeks ago, the data wasn't there. Am I mistaken about how long it's kept on the computer? The other option is that I mistakenly "erased" the high rate data recently when I selected "over right" rather than "discard" on a SD data download.

Can someone enlighten me.

[Lizistired]

Overwrite vs Discard depends on what duplicate data ResScan is referring to. It tells you in the box where it asks you to overwrite or discard. I have overwritten same day data and never lost anything.