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Web Workflow - Backup CircuitPython Files

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Last updated February 15, 2024
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If you previously installed CircuitPython on this board, back up your code and files before installing WipperSnapper! WipperSnapper will completely ERASE the CircuitPython installation and all files on your board.

WipperSnapper is a different application from CircuitPython. Because of this, installing WipperSnapper will completely erase the CircuitPython installation and all files on your board. 

If you did not install CircuitPython on this board, you may ignore this step and proceed to the next step.

Backup CircuitPython Files

ESP32 boards running CircuitPython use the web workflow to access the board's file system. The CircuitPython web workflow uses mDNS so that connecting to the board can be as simple as using the address circuitpython.local. 

Click the button below to navigate to this URL:

Once connected to your board, you should see the Welcome! page appear in your browser.

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If you do not see this screen, follow these instructions to attempt to connect using the board's IP address.

From the Welcome! page, click the file browser link on the Welcome! page to access files and folders.

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Out of all these files, Code.py is the most important file on this drive as it contains your CircuitPython code. From the Welcome page, right-click on code.py and click "Save link as..."

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Save this file to somewhere safe on your computer, like your desktop. You may also back up other files from the ESP32 to your computer using this method (Right-click -> Save link as...).

Once you've backed up the files and resources you want from this board, proceed to the next steps to download and install the WipperSnapper firmware.

This page (Web Workflow - Backup CircuitPython Files) was last updated on February 15, 2024.

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Getting Started

Adafruit Playground is a wonderful and safe place to share your interests with Adafruit's vibrant community of makers and doers. Have a cool project you are working on? Have a bit of code that you think others will find useful? Want to show off your electronics workbench? You have come to the right place.

The goal of Adafruit Playground is to make it as simple as possible to share your work. On the Adafruit Playground users can create Notes. A note is a single-page space where you can document your topic using Adafruit's easy-to-use editor. Notes are like Guides on the Adafruit Learning System but guides are high-fidelity content curated and maintained by Adafuit. Notes are whatever you want them to be. Have fun and be kind.

Click here to learn more about Adafruit Playground and how to get started.