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Title: Export/Import Settings from Previous Version (MC19)
Post by: Callithumpian on February 03, 2020, 06:15:03 pm

Hey all - long time no post.
MC is still the greatest and I recommend it widely to anyone who'll listen.

Just upgraded to MC26 and I have a lot of view schemes, frequently used expression sets, not to mention general settings, that I'd rather not have to re-create.

I usually fool around in the the registry and extract what I need to to transpose, then re-implant it in the right spot.
But, let's face it, that's pretty dodgy. There must be an easier way?

How can I export settings and the like from MC19 and import them into MC26?

Cheers
Mark

Title: Re: Export/Import Settings from Previous Version (MC19)
Post by: JimH on February 03, 2020, 06:18:10 pm

Backup in MC19.  Restore in MC26.

It's possible you may need to do an intermediate step.  (i.e., MC19 > MC22 > MC26).  See Old Versions on the wiki, if needed.

Title: Re: Export/Import Settings from Previous Version (MC19)
Post by: Callithumpian on February 04, 2020, 05:37:03 pm

Thanks Jim. I should've remembered that myself.
BTW, no imtermediate step was needed!

Another 'setting' that I would like to port is the way fields in the tag window are selected.
I really just want the tag window to show the fields that are in the current view.
(That's why I made my various media and task specific views the way I did.)

Can MC26 do as shown in the attachment?

Title: Re: Export/Import Settings from Previous Version (MC19)
Post by: d_pert on February 05, 2020, 09:20:44 am

Just a note:

Backup/Restore works great in MC26 Normal install.

However ... Settings are not currently included in the Backup when backing up from an MC26 Portable install:

https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,124075.msg859040.html#msg859040