Use this article to learn how to access the motion clips saved to your USB flash drive.
Types of clips
The Sync Module 2 uses the USB drive in one of two ways:
Local Storage - If you are not subscribing to a Blink Subscription Plan, motion clips are saved to the drive. These clips are known as Local Storage clips.
- These clips can be viewed and deleted from the Blink app as well as through a PC.
Clip Backup - If you are subscribing to a Blink Subscription Plan, motion clips are backed up to the drive every 24 hours from the moment it is plugged in. These clips are known as backup clips.
- These clips cannot be viewed or deleted from the Blink app. Plug the USB drive into a PC to view or delete them.
Warning - If your drive is full
When your USB flash drive has less than 375MB of storage space, Local Storage clips and backup clips are no longer saved.
To free up space, delete clips, reformat your USB drive, or insert a new USB drive into the Sync Module.
Always follow the Safe Eject process in the Blink app before physically removing your USB drive from your Sync Module 2.
Plug the USB flash drive into a PC
Insert your USB drive into a computer and access the flash drive as you normally would. Clips are viewed using any media player that supports the common MP4 format, such as VLC, Windows Media Player, or QuickTime Player.
Folder names on the flash drive
Your clips can be saved in two folders on your USB flash drive named blink and blink_backup.
Backup Clips
Backup clips are found on the USB drive in the blink_backup folder. The subfolders within this folder correspond to the date when the clips were saved.
Example
blink_backup - This folder contains backup clips from eligible cameras.
20-09 - This folder indicates a two digit year 20 for 2020, and two-digit month 09 for September.
01-20-21-38_Outdoor_1234567.mp4 - The filename shows: [Day of month] - [Hour (in 24-hour format)] - [Minutes] - [Seconds] _ [camera-name] _ [camera UID].mp4
Local Storage
Local Storage clips are found on the USB drive in the blink folder. The subfolders within this folder correspond to the date when the clips were saved.
Example
blink - This folder contains clips from eligible cameras.
21-05 - This folder indicates a two digit year 21 for 2021, and two-digit month 05 for May.
21-05-02 - This folder indicates a two digit year 21 for 2021, a two-digit month 05 for May, and a two-digit date 02 for the second day of the month.
12-54-30_BlinkMini_001.mp4 - The filename shows: [Hour (in 24-hour format)] - [Minutes] - [Seconds] _ [Camera Name] _ [Clip Number].mp4