Is there a way, I can
- export the library info
- change the path parameters
- reimport the library info at the holiday home
Nope. Do it the other way around.
1. Backup the Library at home with the
Library Manager.
2. Transport all of the files as needed to the second home. Get them on the storage there in as close of a configuration as you can to how they are at Home. Ideally, it would just be a different server name, with identical share names and paths to the files.
3. Restore the Library you made in #1 to the computer acting as the server at the second home.
4. All of the files will now be in the Library there, but they'll all be "broken". You can then use the Find & Replace mode of the
Library Tools > Rename, Move, and Copy Files tool to correct the part of the paths that are broken.
So, for example, if all of the files at home are imported as:
\\HomeNAS\Media\Path\to\the\file.flacand at the second home they're
\\VacationNAS\Media\Path\to\the\file.flacYou can select all of the files in MC (again, this is done after importing the backup into the second home's server) and do
Right Click > Library Tools > Rename, Move, & Copy Files1. Change the mode at the top to
Update database to point to new location. This sets the tool to just alter the database itself, rather than trying to also move the files around (which, technically, doesn't matter because MC can't move broken links and will just update the database anyway, but it is safer this way).
2. Check ONLY the
Find & Replace box.
3. In
Find What type
\\HomeNAS\4. In
Replace With type
\\VacationNAS\Click OK to accept the changes. That should, in one fell swoop, fix the entire thing to point at the files in the right location.
Of course, change the find/replace text to match your circumstances. As mentioned, this will be easiest if the storage setup at home and away match as much as is possible. But, if needed, you can select subsets of files. And, it is essentially a text find-and-replace, so you could even go from a UNC type
\\ServerName\ShareName\Path setup to a drive letter based
M:\Path setup if needed.
If you haven't used this tool a bunch (assuming not since you're asking this question):
Do a few and review the Preview pane in the tool carefully so you understand fully what will be happening, before you try to Select-All and do them all.