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Magne

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How to transfer MC25 from old to new PC?
« on: February 22, 2020, 07:44:08 am »
Hello, need som help and some forum advice :)
At the moment I use MC 25 Master License for my 2 audio systems, Mac and PC Win 7.
Have replaced my old PC/Win 7 with a new PC/Win 10. My physical music library is located on external SSD's.
I have my latest library backup stored at old PC/Win 7.

First, how do I load my MC 25 version into my new PC/Win 10 easiest way?
Next, how do I get my library backup copied over to new PC, and how do I copy my old playlists easiest way?
Is there anything else i should think about and also going from Win7 to 10 upon transfer of license?

Last thing: Where can I find setup for PC/win10 and MC for best audio performance to my DAC?

Thanks in advance for any advice  :)

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Re: How to transfer MC25 from old to new PC?
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2020, 08:24:51 am »
1. Make sure the path(s) to your media in your library are in the same location. Like if the music library was mounted at G:\Music on your Windows 7 PC, make sure it's also mounted at the same location, e.g. G:\Music in my example, on the Windows 10 PC.

2. Install MC25 on the new PC.

3. After doing a library backup on the Windows 7 PC running MC25, restore than library backup on the Windows 10 PC running MC25.

More info about library backup and restore: https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Library_Backup

That should restore your music library and playlists. Of course, like I said this works best if your files are located at the same location they are on the Windows 7 PC. All you'd have to do is rebuild thumbnails on the Windows 10 PC (if you have that enabled) and you should be good to go.
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Re: How to transfer MC25 from old to new PC?
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2020, 02:07:39 pm »
Thank you  :) but how to install?

Do I need to use install key or is it ok just to install last version MC25 and then go to help menu in MC 25 and fill in my registration code?
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Re: How to transfer MC25 from old to new PC?
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2020, 02:40:41 pm »
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Re: How to transfer MC25 from old to new PC?
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2020, 03:25:00 pm »
So there will be no problem to use MC registration code from PC with windows 7 at the new PC with Windows 10?  I thought it was important that my MC license for Win 7 must match the new PC Windows version? Or is it only the platform (Win, Mac or Linus) that has to be the same?
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Re: How to transfer MC25 from old to new PC?
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2020, 03:35:39 pm »
You can use one MC license of any version on all your Windows machines, within reason.  The version of MC must match the version of the license.

A Windows license won't work on Mac or vice versa.
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