Recent content by Big Mike

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    BI4 and DS-2SE4C425MWG-E/14(F0) TandemVu

    Well, this old dog ain't broke just yet lol... For anyone looking to add a Hikvision TandemVu to BI4, here ya go. Add the new cam, add another instance of the cam copying the first, add the following to the cam video path in the configuration...
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    BI4 and DS-2SE4C425MWG-E/14(F0) TandemVu

    Thanks for your reply, can you confirm on your BI6 installation that there is an option to set a Cam1 and Cam2 for a single network cam IP? After searching the forum, I haven't been able to find anyone who has upgraded from BI4 to BI6. I'm wondering what the best way to upgrade would be. I'm...
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    BI4 and DS-2SE4C425MWG-E/14(F0) TandemVu

    Hello all, Happy New Year! I know this is a long shot, but... I purchased the above camera to use with my old BI4 installation not knowing how the whole TandemVu deal would implement. Obviously, the model is not listed under the Hikvision camera type setting, but I was able to add it using one...
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    Upgrading Hard Drive, and Moving Folder Locations

    Finally got my hard drive upgrade complete. Amazon sent me the wrong hard drive three times in a row. All three packages were labeled by Amazon as a Western Digital 8tb Purple drives, but the MFG sticker on the packages told a different story, two WD red drives and one WD black drive. All were...
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    Upgrading Hard Drive, and Moving Folder Locations

    Speed reading was definitely my issue lol... Thank you looney2ns, that's what I was hoping.
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    Upgrading Hard Drive, and Moving Folder Locations

    "I said to delete and rebuild the database" Sorry sebastiantombs I misread your previous post. If I do a fresh install (recreate the file structure with empty folders on the new drive) and delete the database file, when I fire up BI, a new database file will be created and populated properly...
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    Upgrading Hard Drive, and Moving Folder Locations

    Wouldn't that leave a bunch useless crap in the database file? Does the database purge that stuff during nightly clean up? I currently have my "alerts" and "new" folder on my SSD C drive along with Windows and BI. I have a 2tb HHD where the "stored" folder lives. I want to move the "new" folder...
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    Upgrading Hard Drive, and Moving Folder Locations

    Thanks for the reply. I don't think I have any video that I need to save, starting fresh is not a bad idea. Going that route, what does the DB file think about all the missing video? I assume you need to regenerate the DB after the update to the settings, or do you delete the DB file and let BI...
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    Upgrading Hard Drive, and Moving Folder Locations

    Hi all, long time lurker first time poster. I've really appreciated the wealth of knowledge on these forums over the years. With all the available YouTube videos online, this place is still the best BI resource available. I'm upgrading my hard drive and changing my folder (Alerts, New, Stored)...