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Also annoying is that when changing phone you can't import the old files.

Disapointing not to have any response from Victron on this. 25 people are following it, and a related issue has been identified by another poster...

hello everybody,

same issue for me...I'm trying to find where .vcsf files are stored in android to export them on PC to try opening with Victron Connect software...Crazy that vcsf files are linked to a software version... everything but universal as configuration files should be !

Hi,

I've used the export function by mail to get the file and...

let's try again...

To be sure you have all your products with the latest software version and don't forget to save your configuration after updating....otherwise you'll be in trouble...

With such rule, Victron has only to manage compatibility between hardware and software and doesn't have to care about backward and forward compatibility between softwares...Too bad...

Hi,

I had hoped for the PC software to simulate different versions of Victron Connect...But unfortunately...not yet...

Funny this should come up. I used pc VictronConnect yesterday. Saved all the settings. Updated VC. Updated the system. Couldn't find the settings file. Eventually found it in documents and loaded it. I got a warning about versions and missing temp sensor, but it loaded ok.

Hello @artyb,

As stated in the manual, when the file is created with a different version it is not possible to open the settings as a "demo product" to inspect the data, but you can apply the settings to same product, doesn't need to be the same unit but the same model.

We are working on removing this limitation but there are some technical reasons that we still need to solve.

Hi jperez,

Good to have a reply from Victron, and to know that the issue is being worked on, albeit after 2 years... I do find this an issue with the company.

Even being able to produce a human-readable version of the configuration would allow people to track what serial number and setting were installed where, although then the settings would have to be manually recreated in another product, that isn't much work, and has to be done anyway.

Although being able to open the file when connected to another device of the same type is a bit of a work-around we don't always have stock of the same type, so it isn't ideal.

BW,

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How hard can it be to provide a utility to convert a vcsf file into human readable ascii text? The vcsf files are all binary and not text readable (except for the opening "VCCFH" field in the binary file).

Meanwhile, I'll just keep making screen shots off my smartphone screen to save (and manually reenter if needed) the settings. This situation described in the posts above is a major PITA for those of us who believe in keeping offline backups of our configurations.