6.9 BACKING UP THE DIGITAKT II

It is always recommended to make regular backups of your data. Backups are also a convenient way to share your projects, Presets, and samples with other users. To make backups and transfer files to and from your Elektron device, you should use Transfer, a free application that you can download from the Elektron site https://www.elektron.se/support. The application is available for both Windows and macOS.

6.9.1 BACKING UP PROJECTS, PRESETS AND SAMPLES

You can backup your projects, presets and samples from your Elektron device to a computer. Here is the general procedure for how to back up your device:

1. Connect the Elektron device to the computer via USB.
2. Open the Transfer application on your computer, and then select the USB MIDI port(s) for your device on the CONNECTION page, and then click “CONNECT” next to your device under AVAILABLE DEVICES.
3. In Transfer, click the EXPLORE tab to open the EXPLORE page.
4. On the EXPLORE page top left side of the drop-down menu, make sure “MY COMPUTER” is selected.
5. On the top right side, in the drop-down menu, select the type of file you want to transfer.
6. In the window on the right, navigate to the files or folders you want to transfer
7. Drag and drop the files or folders to your preferred location under “MY COMPUTER.”

6.9.2 TRANSFERRING BACKED UP FILES TO YOUR ELEKTRON DEVICE

Use the EXPLORE page in Transfer to transfer previously backed up files to your Elektron device from a computer.

1. Connect the Elektron device to the computer via USB.
2. Open the Transfer application on your computer and then select the USB MIDI port(s) for your device on the Transfer CONNECTION page. Click “CONNECT” next to your device under AVAILABLE DEVICES.
3. In Transfer, click the EXPLORE tab to open the EXPLORE page.
4. On the top right side, in the drop-down menu, select the type of file you want to transfer.
5. On the top left side in the drop-down menu, make sure “MY COMPUTER” is selected.
6. Under “MY COMPUTER,” navigate to the files or folders you want to transfer.
7. Drag and drop the files or folders to your preferred location on your device.
8. Depending on what file type you send, you might encounter pop-up windows asking you to decide what files you want to send and how you want to organize them.

• It is possible to import Digitakt I projects to Digitakt II. However, due to changes in the device architecture, the patterns in the projects might not be 100% the same.
• If you want to export projects and presets that you have previously imported from a Digitakt I, they need to be saved again on the Digitakt II before they can be exported.