How should I maintain my BioFire Torch Instrument database?

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Archiving Runs

For detailed instructions please see the BioFire Torch Operator’s Manual

  • Insert removable drive(s) into an available USB port on the front of the BioFire Torch System Base. One or more removable drives, including USB flash drives, external CD/DVD drives, and external hard drives, can be connected to the USB ports on the System Base.
  • Navigate to the Settings menu from the toolbar.
  • Select Archive.
  • Select Archive Runs to display a calendar.
  • Select a date parameter on the calendar. This parameter means that all runs on or before that date will be archived.
  • If more than 100 runs are selected, archived runs are sorted into files containing 100 runs each.
  • Select Next to choose the location and filename for the archived runs. If multiple removable drives are connected to the USB ports on the BioFire Torch Base, select a destination device.
  • By default, runs are saved to a file with the extension .faz. Filenames default to a name containing the date parameter and the name of the System Base being used.
  • After selecting the file name, a message displays indicating that the selected runs will be deleted from the database.
  • Select Yes to launch the archiving process. The date and time of the start will be recorded in the Archive log.
Restoring archived run files

For detailed instructions please see the BioFire Torch Operator’s Manual

  • If a run file must be accessed after it has been removed from the database, the runs stored in the .faz file can be restored to the database by using Import Runs.
  • Insert the removable drive(s) containing the files into an available USB port on the front of the BioFire Torch. If multiple removable drives are connected to the USB ports on the BioFire Torch Base, select a destination device.
  • On the Browse Runs page, select Options to display the Options menu; then select Import Runs.
  • Note: The software searches the root level of all connected removable drives for any files that contain run data (both .db and .faz) and displays these files on the Select File page.
  • Select the runs needing to be imported (or restored) to start the import process.

NOTE: The operator can stop the import process before it completes by selecting Stop. Any runs that were imported before selecting Stop will be saved in the database.

  • After import completion, select OK to close the dialog. It is now safe to remove the removable drive(s) from the front of the BioFire Torch.