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Using a older backup from MC20. Will it destroy the settings I have Now?

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leezer3:
I think this will get you what you want:
Backup current library.
Restore music library.
Restore the current library and select 'Settings Only'

It's also possible to export an entire library as a playlist, and re-import this into your desired copy of MC, although this doesn't play particularly nicely with more than 10,000 files or so.

-Leezer-

glynor:
Why wouldn't you just restore the Library portion of the backup?  I'm confused.

~OHM~:

--- Quote from: leezer3 on August 29, 2015, 06:40:10 pm ---I think this will get you what you want:
Backup current library.
Restore music library.
Restore the current library and select 'Settings Only'

It's also possible to export an entire library as a playlist, and re-import this into your desired copy of MC, although this doesn't play particularly nicely with more than 10,000 files or so.

-Leezer-

--- End quote ---

Now why didn't I think of this....thanks Leezer, although it's to late as I just imported them as a new user would....

~OHM~:

--- Quote from: glynor on August 29, 2015, 07:03:50 pm ---Why wouldn't you just restore the Library portion of the backup?  I'm confused.

--- End quote ---

I was in fear of losing the movie dlna stuff I had worked on for a week, to show up on the smart tv...to keep the kid movies segregated from the normal adult movies (not porn)

Why I thought I didn't want the music files in to begin with was I didn't want them to show up over dlna....so once I started messing with the dlna  stuff I realized I could make the music go away....now you got me confused....lol

thanks

glynor:
Most DLNA settings are not part of the Library.  They are settings (like Audio Settings, Zones, DSPs, and other Media Network settings). You can restore these independently of the Library using a Library Backup.

So, you can restore the Library-only portion of your backup onto your newly configured copy of MC21, and it will restore just the Library (the files you imported, way Views are set up, playlists and smartlists, etc) without impacting all of your other settings.

One thing that could, however, mess you up depends on what you mean by DLNA set up.  You didn't explain that.  If you altered the Media Network Views, then this would be part of the Library portion, and you would basically just have to re-import the files. But, it wasn't clear from any of the descriptions above what specifically you worked on for that week.

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