Osprey Recovery USB Process

Osprey Recovery USB Process

The following is a quick walkthrough on the Osprey "recovery" USB process — this gives a straightforward way to pull a full backup of everything filmed off the NVMe, using a single USB stick.

 

Setting up the recovery USB (one-time setup per stick)

 

1. Take an empty USB drive and plug into a Windows PC

2. Right-click within the window where files would be on the USB and create a new text file.

3. Rename the file to "recovery" and delete the .txt extension.

4. Windows will prompt you to confirm the extension change — confirm it.

5. You should now have a single empty file on the USB named "recovery" with no extension. 

 

That's it for setup — this USB is now your recovery drive.

 

Using it in-game and/or after a game

 

1. Plug the recovery USB into the Osprey.

2. The Osprey will automatically detect the USB & recovery file and begin copying any files from the NVMe that were created in the last 24 hours.

3. You'll see status updates on the Osprey display: "Starting recovery, scanning files..." followed by "Copy # of #, #% complete."

4. Once it shows complete, unmount the USB. You now have a full backup of everything filmed on the NVMe for that session.

**NOTE: Using the recovery process puts .mp4 and the .json file on the drive, and deletes the original "recovery" file - you cannot use the USB to recover multiple times. However, you can recover from a Talon at Half Time, and you can recover from a Talon at the end of a game. Both instances will copy all files recorded in the last 24 hours.