Restore a legacy project

Use this dialog box to create a new HMI project from an archived ME project (.mea) file.
To restore a legacy project
  1. Select
    Restore legacy project
     and click
    Next
    .
    You can also double-click the .mea file to launch the
    FactoryTalk View
     ME Application Manager.
  2. Select the archive file that you want to restore.
    You can click the
    Browse
    button (...) to search for and select the file. The default folder for backup archives is
    \Users\Public\Public Documents\RSView Enterprise\ME\Archives
    .
  3. Enter the name of the new HMI project to be created from the backup archive, and then click
    Next
    .
    The default name will be the name of the application that was originally archived. By default, the new HMI project (.med) is created in the folder
    \Users\Public\Public Documents\RSView Enterprise\ME\HMI Projects
    .
    When you enter a new application name, do not exceed 32 characters. If the application name exceeds the maximum 32 characters allowed by
    FactoryTalk View Studio
    , errors and warning messages will show.
  4. In
    FactoryTalk View Studio
    , import the project (.med) to create a new application.
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