Manage recorded files
Your recordings are stored on the Pearl-2 and Pearl Nexus system's internal hard drive. Although there's a lot of space on the hard drive, it's good practice to remove old recordings to free up space before the drive if full. If there's no more free space for new recordings, new recordings will overwrite the oldest recordings on the hard drive.
There are a variety of ways to automatically transfer files from the system to local network storage. You can also manually select individual recordings to transfer or delete using the Admin panel.
For information about automatic file transfers, see Automatic file transfers.
Manage the recordings for a channel
- Log in to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel.
- Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, and Pearl Nexus - Open the Recording page. Do one of the following:
- For a channel, select Recording from the Channels menu.
- For a recorder, select a recorder from the Recorders menu.
- All recordings are listed and sorted by date.
Files that are part of the same recording session are listed one after another. Three dots appear between files of different recording sessions. The file currently being recorded (if applicable) is shown at the top of the list. It cannot be modified or downloaded until it has finished recording.
- If there are no recordings, a message indicates there are no recorded files for this channel or recorder.
- To download an individual file, select the recording filename to download it.
- To download multiple files, select the check box next to the recordings to download and then click Download Selected. The files are download as a .zip file containing the selected recordings.
- To rename a recorded file, select the edit icon next to the file name you want to change. Type the new file name and press Enter using your keyboard.
- To view a recorded file, click on the triangle Play button next to the file you want to play back. This will open the video file in an HTML5 player within the browser for viewing.
The Admin panel keeps track of the filename extension (i.e. .avi) so you do not need to include it when renaming the file.
- To delete a single recording, click the X icon to the right of a recording and click OK when prompted.
- To delete multiple recordings, check the check box beside the recordings you want to delete, then click Delete Selected. Click OK when prompted.
- To delete all recordings for the channel
The list may not update immediately. You can refresh the list by reloading the Recording page (for channels) or the recorder settings page (for recorders).
For information about automatic file transfers, see Automatic file transfers.
