Regularly backing up models and radio settings on a radio transmitter running EdgeTX firmware is crucial to protect your configurations. This guide will help you recover your settings in cases such as needing to reset your transmitter, update the firmware, or transfer settings to a new transmitter. Additionally, I’ll guide you through the process of restoring models and radio settings.
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Backing Up Radio Settings and Models
Since EdgeTX 2.5, all configurations are saved on the SD card, no longer using the tedious EEPROM. This means backing up models and radio settings is as simple as copying a couple of folders to your computer. Specifically, the models and radio settings are saved in the “MODELS” and “RADIO” folders.
Connect Radio As Storage
Power on the radio and connect it to your computer using a USB cable. When prompted, select ‘USB Storage (SD)’.
Two new external drives should appear on your computer. Open the one containing the SD card content (you should see folders like “FIRMWARE”, “MODELS”, “RADIO”, etc.). If you have a radio with a monochrome LCD screen, you might see fewer folders as THEMES, WIDGETS and IMAGES don’t really apply to you.
You can copy all the folders to a safe location on your computer for a complete backup.
Alternatively, backing up just the “MODELS” and “RADIO” folders saves time and space, as these contain all your model profiles and radio settings.
Restoring Radio Settings and Models
Power on the radio and connect it to your computer via USB. When prompted, choose ‘USB Storage (SD)’. A new drive should appear on your computer.
If you previously backed up all folders and files, you can go ahead and delete everything on the radio’s SD card and copy the backed-up folders over.
If you only backed up the “MODELS” and “RADIO” folders, delete just these two folders on the radio storage and replace them with the backed-up folders.
That’s it.
Additional Tips
- Regular Backups: Make it a habit to back up your settings regularly (e.g. every 3 months or 6 months), especially before making significant changes.
- File Management: Organize and label your backup files clearly for easy identification, especially if you have multiple radios. Keep multiple backup files, ideally with timestamps, to revert to different stages of your configuration history.
- Firmware Updates: If you’re updating your EdgeTX firmware, it’s especially important to back up beforehand.
Conclusion
By following these steps, you can effectively back up and restore your radio settings and models on an EdgeTX firmware-equipped transmitter, providing peace of mind and convenient recovery options for your configurations.
14 comments
What format do you suggest for a new SD card, to be written on, to be formatted with?
Use FAT format, do not use FAT32.
Hello Oscar,
I followed the very comprehensive steps you provided here in the article. However, after attachment of my usb of the TX and computer only one folder appears. It has the firmware, models radio, images, screen shots, sounds etc.
Why do I only see one folder open, not the two you mentioned? What am I missing here?
I tried to update my brand new Radio Master TX12 mkii and I think somehow I deleted the one folder off the SD card!
Please help, as my radio is not really working well now. What can I try to fix my mistakes?
Thanks!
Give this SD card content tool a try: https://buddy.edgetx.org/#/sdcard
Alternatively, try following my instructions here how to download SD card content for your particular EdgeTX firmware version: https://oscarliang.com/flash-edgetx/#Update-SD-Card-Content
Hello Oscar,
Is there such a an offering on how to bind receivers to an X9D+ 2019 using Frsky and a Tx that is working.
I have searched the EdgeTx instructions and can not find a mention.
I have three Taranis Txs and used companion for many years successfully.
Thanks in advance
Hi,
I tried resetting a radiomaster pocket and after doing it, it keeps saying directory unavailable. Do you have any advice or help to what I have done wrong?
Thanks in advance
It has the original SD card inserted? Maybe try reflashing EdgeTX and downlading the SD card content and overwrite the SD card?
try changing your cable
Hi Oscar. When I connect my “jumper t-pro v2” (ELRS) to the windows laptop, but Wiindows shows me error “You need to format disk E before you can use it”. Any tricks I can do to back up my models without formatting?
1. Try a different computer? (if not, try restarting your computer and radio and try again?)
2. If that doesn’t work out, try using EdgeTX Companion to backup your models?
Hi Oscar,
thanks for the short and precise tutorial! In other videos I saw that the backup of the models and radiosettings was done in the EdgeTX Companion app. This looked much more complicated than your method. Is there any reason to do it via the app?
I wanted to exchange the factory SD card with a new one from SanDisk and I’m asking myself if I just can copy and paste the folder structure from above to the new card (after I formatted it properly).
Greetings from Germany
Benedikt
I normally use the Companion software for playing around with logical switches and special functions and other things. You can certainly use it for backing up and restoring radio profiles too, but there are more efficient ways, like copying files on SD card. There’s another beneift of the Companion: say you are trying to transfer profiles to a different radio, Companion can attempt to convert the configs for you, though personally I would not do that if there are fewer switches in the new radio, some config might not work properly and in such cases it would be safer to just build your profiles from scratch.
hab alles versäumt, ( radiomaster T20 – 915 ) wie komme ich auf die werkseinstellung im auslieferungszustand zurück.
bin für jede hilfe dankbar.
Backup is so important. Thanks for the reminder :-)