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Omnidex Snapshots are extremely easy to move around as they are simply a collection of files. They can be backed up, moved to other servers, or if allowed, transferred to an analyst's laptop.

There are three groups of files associated with an Omnidex Snapshot:

The Omnidex Environment File contains all the metadata describing the Omnidex Snapshot.

./simple.xml

The data files often reside in a single directory, but can be spread to different locations as determined by the Omnidex Administrator.

./dat/cnt.dat
./dat/gdr.dat
./dat/households.dat
./dat/individuals.dat
./dat/sta.dat

The index files are located in a single directory as declared in the Omnidex Environment File

./idx/SIMPLE0000
./idx/SIMPLE0001
./idx/SIMPLE0002
./idx/SIMPLE0003
./idx/SIMPLE0004
./idx/SIMPLE0005
./idx/SIMPLE0006
./idx/SIMPLE0007
./idx/SIMPLE0008
./idx/SIMPLE0009
./idx/SIMPLE0010
./idx/SIMPLE0011
./idx/SIMPLESTATS

Copying an Omnidex Snapshot is as simple as copying the files of the snapshot. The only precaution necessary is to make sure the files are not being accessed by any other processes.

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