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UR Robot Image Backup and Restore

Create and restore a full system image of your UR robot’s memory to safeguard programs, settings, and calibrations.

Context

Backing up your UR robot’s memory (SD card or USB key) ensures that you can recover from software corruption, preserve important data like URCaps and calibrations, and even perform preventive restorations periodically. Each robot requires its own unique backup due to individual calibration files.

 

Information

1. Why Back Up Your Robot

  • Minimize downtime in case of software failure

  • Protect valuable data (URCaps, safety settings, calibration)

  • Enable regular preventive restores (e.g., weekly) Robotiq

2. Required Tools

  • Win32DiskImager (Windows backup utility)

  • Storage Device:

    • SD card (≥4 GB) for e-Series robots

    • USB key (≥2 GB) for CB-Series robots

  • Windows PC for performing the process

3. How to Backup Your Robot

  1. Safely shut down your robot.

  2. Remove the memory module (SD card or USB key) from the robot.

  3. Insert it into your PC—ignore any error messages.

  4. Launch Win32DiskImager.

     

    Opening WIN32DiskImager should show this window:


  5. Set the “Image File” destination—ideally, name it after the robot’s serial number for easy tracking (e.g., UR5_20185501097.img).

  6. Select the correct device (e.g., the right partition on the card).

  7. Enable "Read Only Allocated Partitions" if required.

  8. Click Read to start the backup. You’ll end up with an exact clone of the robot’s memory

Restore a robot

How to Restore a Robot

  1. Open Win32DiskImager.

  2. Load the previously saved .img file.

  3. Insert the robot’s memory module into your PC.

  4. Select the correct storage device again.

  5. Click Write—acknowledge the warning that all existing data on the device will be overwritten.

  6. The tool clones the image back onto the memory device.

  7. Reinsert the module into the robot and reboot.

  8. On initial reset, a prompt may appear about the robot’s current position not matching the saved state—this is expected. Confirm by clicking Verified. Robotiq

  • Bonus Tip: If you experience issues writing the image, try using Rufus as an alternative tool.

Note :
The first reboot of a restored robot will prompt a warning of the current robot position that might not be the same as previously saved, which is normal. You can confirm the current position of the robot and click Verified.