I'm going to install a new motherboard and chipset and want to make sure I don't lose any of my MC data and settings. I am still only an "advanced' newbie in the computer world with just enough knowlege and experience to get me in trouble so any help/hints would be apreciated.
Win2k, MC9 and all my other apps are on HD "C".(this is the primary drive), however Win2k has some corruption problems, (computer crashes when I go to Full screen when streaming Win Media).
All media is stored on HD "D". no apps on this drive.
I want to add a 20g HD that I have and install win2k and my other apps on it, and make it the primary HD
After "cleaning" the "C" drive of all traces of Win2k, I want to put MC9 back on this drive along with a couple of other media apps.
Here's a few questions:
1. Do I copy MC, (after backing up the library), to my Media"D"drive, then after "wiping" the "C" drive clean, can I move MC back to the "C" HD? Or do I reinstall MC and copy the files back into it?
2. Can the 20g drive be named "B", or will I have to rename "C" HD so the 20g will be primary?
3. Do I use "find /Replace" after MC is returned to "C" HD or only if "C" is renamed?
4. Is it best to wait to install 9.1 untill I have 9.0 back up running and stable, or should go right to 9.1? Will my library, cover art(stored in album folders), replay gain, have to be re-imported and re-analyzed?
Thanks in advance and sorry about the length of this post, Jay.
Thanks to whomever renamed my post, but I wasn't moving the music, I'm moving MC. (JimH?)