How do I do a fresh install on a main-station?

General guidelines:  ONLY DO THIS IF YOU TRIED ALL OTHER OPTIONS.  You will most likely need to backup the database before doing this.

Pre-requisite: A remote connection to the POS station or being on site (keyboard and mouse preferred but not required) with an active internet connection.  *If you do not have a keyboard, you can pull up the virtual keyboard by tapping the white K, going to Applications, scroll down to Utilities and then scroll down to find the Virtual

1. Exit to the Desktop

2. If the POS station is going back and forth from the desktop to Warming Up screen, you will need to close all the apps & windows from the desktop before it relaunches the POS app.
3. Once you are on the desktop and nothing is loading in the background, you are ready to begin removing all the SmartTab files and folders associated with the install
4. Create a copy of the Database:

   1. Tap/click the white K icon in the bottom left corner of the desktop. Tap/click on File Manager. 

      

      

   2. Tap/click on Wrench icon in the top right corner. Select the Show Hidden Files option. When turned on you will see extra dimmed folder icons in the File Manager window. 

      

   3. Click on the .smarttab folder 

      

   4. Select the pos folder. 

      

   5. Select the data folder. 

      

   6. Right click on the smartTab.squlite file.  Select Copy from the small pop-up menu. 

      

   7. Click on Home from the left hand side of the File Manager window. Click on the Documents 

      

   8. Right-click on an empty space of the "Documents" window and select Paste One File from the small pop-up menu. 

      

   9. You should now see the smartTab.sqlite file. 

      

5. Place the saved database in the correct .smarttab folder 

   1. Tap/click the white K icon in the bottom left corner of the desktop. Tap/click on File Manager. 

      
      
      

   2. Click on the Documents folder.

      
      

   3. Right-Click on the SmartTab.sqlite file and select Copy from the small pop-up menu. 

      

   4. Click on Home from the left hand side of the File Manager window.
   5. Tap/click on the Wrench icon in the top right corner.
   6. Confirm the Show Hidden Files option is selected, if not turn it on. When turned on you will see extra dimmed folder icons in the File Manager window.
   7. Click on the .smarttab folder
   8. Select the pos folder.
   9. Select the data folder.
   10. Right-click on an empty space of the "date" window and select Paste One File from the small pop-up menu.
   11. Select Overwrite when prompted.
       This will paste the saved database from the Documents folder and replace the "smartTab.sqlite" file already created in the "data" folder.
6. Select Downloads from the File Manager window. 
7. Delete all files located in the Downloads folder. 
8. Once you have deleted the files in the Downloads folder and the removed the ./smarttab folder from Midnight Commander you are ready to do install the POS software. 

How do I do a fresh install on a sub-station?

Pre-requisite: A remote connection to the POS station or being on site (keyboard and mouse preferred but not required) with an active internet connection.  *If you do not have a keyboard, you can pull up the virtual keyboard by tapping the white K, going to Applications, scroll down to Utilities and then scroll down to find the Virtual Keyboard.

1. Exit to the Desktop

2. If the POS station is going back and forth from the desktop to Warming Up screen, you will need to close all the apps & windows from the desktop before it relaunches the POS app.
3. Once you are on the desktop and nothing is loading in the background, you are ready to begin removing all the SmartTab files and folders associated with the install

4. Tap the white K icon in the bottom left corner of the desktop. Type midnight and tap/click on the Midnight Commander.  You will see a window with a blue background and white text. 

   

   

5. Scroll down, locate the ./smarttab folder and tap/click on it.  Select Delete from the bottom of the screen and answer YES or YES TO ALL for any pop-up that appears. 

   

   

   

6. Confirm the /.smarttab folder is no longer available in the midnight commander window and then close the window once you confirm. 

   

7. Tap/click the white K icon in the bottom left corner of the desktop. Tap/click on File Manager. 

   

8. Select Downloads from the File Manager window. 

   

9. Select all files located in the Downloads folder, then right-click and select Move to Trash. 

   

   

10. Once you have deleted the files in the Downloads folder and the removed the ./smarttab folder from Midnight Commander you are ready to do install the POS software.  The guide is linked here, begin at step 5.