Record to local folder rather than NVM

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bfletcher
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Record to local folder rather than NVM

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Hi. The ASP software is too sophisticated for my old age. My goal is to simply create ~1 minute recordings from an Amcrest camera to the video folder within my everyday data drive, triggered by motion detection. Once I have a chance to better digest the UM will I be able to accomplish that as opposed to allocating disk space via an NVM setup? For now, I utilized the System Config to designate this storage location but recordings are not occurring (possibly for other reasons yet to be understood). Thanks

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Re: Record to local folder rather than NVM

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Hello and welcome to the forum.

As far as I know, those options control the file location used when you manually start recording video or take a snapshot.
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When you installed Amcrest Surveillace Pro did you also install PC-NVR? If so then you'll need to set the options up for PC-NVR from the home screen in ASP.

Personally, I don't use PC-NVR as I turn my computer off overnight. For my Amcrest cameras, I rely on recordings on the MSD cards.
My AMCREST Cameras:-
2 x IP3M-941B firmware V2.620.00AC00.3.R, Build Date: 2019-12-18
1 x IP2M-841B firmware V2.420.AC00.18.R, Build Date: 2019-08-03
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Re: Record to local folder rather than NVM

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I did not set up PC-NVR. I could not find that I missed any requirements in the software. Grasping at straws, I removed the camera and added it again and it is now recording to the specified folder. Thanks
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Re: Record to local folder rather than NVM

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I'm glad that you've resolved your problem.
My AMCREST Cameras:-
2 x IP3M-941B firmware V2.620.00AC00.3.R, Build Date: 2019-12-18
1 x IP2M-841B firmware V2.420.AC00.18.R, Build Date: 2019-08-03
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