Purging Data

Thumper1947 · Post by **Thumper1947** » Mon Oct 03, 2022 8:28 am

My SD card for Oscar has 5.9 GB of data on it and I will eventually run out of space.I would like to lighten the load by purging data, but the only option I see is purging all data. I would like to leave some of the recent years data on there. Is there any way to do that, or do I have to obliterate it all. Thanks.
Thumper

LSAT · Post by **LSAT** » Mon Oct 03, 2022 8:40 am

I believe that once the card fills up, it starts to write over with the newer data. (Not sure). I have been using a 2GB card for years without a problem.

Thumper1947 · Post by **Thumper1947** » Mon Oct 03, 2022 8:47 am

Thanks LSAT. I was wondering if all this data is also being stored on my computer. The reason I ask, is I have purged data in the past when I changed machines and the responsiveness of Oscar greatly improved.
Thumper

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Mon Oct 03, 2022 8:50 am

As a rule, the oldest data is overwritten first.
FIFO--First in, first out.

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:07 am

Purging data is an OSCAR term, I think it refers to the data in the computer's database, not on the card...

You can have your machine reformat the card if you want to - it's some somewhere in the clinician's settings. Or you can simply reformat the SD on your computer, and your machine will then prepare it for new use.

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