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Copy from one computer to another

Hi there,

I just want to say thank you for the software.

VLC was causing me MAJOR issues on my Win 8 computer & I finally searched for an alternative & finally found you guys & it WORKS!!! :)

So I just set up a new computer & is there a way to copy my current foobar to the new computer?

I have all my songs set up which took a while to do. I don't want to have to redo it all over again.

I can even access my laptop, via the new desktop, but I wouldn't even know how to copy it over that way.

Thanks

Re: Copy from one computer to another

Reply #1 –
If you installed it as Mobile then yes you could just copy across the directory you installed it into. Easiest way is export a playlist, reinstall on the new PC and open the playlist, should work I believe :)

Re: Copy from one computer to another

Reply #2 –
Hi,

No I didn't install it as a mobile, they are computers, not a cell phone :(

Re: Copy from one computer to another

Reply #3 –
By mobile I meant portable sorry, it's an option when you install. However you can copy your preferences across and as long as you copy all your music across you can just use a playlist or just reimport it on your new computer :)

Re: Copy from one computer to another

Reply #4 –
Oh sorry. Honestly I don't remember how I DLed it.

I will try to find the export feature, but I still don't know how I will get that onto the new computer.

So you are saying I have to copy the actual music files as well, correct?

Thanks

Re: Copy from one computer to another

Reply #5 –
If your music is on your old computer then you'll need to copy them onto your new one. It's nothing to do with foobar. They're just files like any other :)

Easiest is just put them on an external drive to copy across.

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Reply #6 –
The copying isn't the issue, it's the playlists that I don't want to have to redo.

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Reply #7 –
Open explorer, press F4 and enter %APPDATA%. You should now be in C:\Users\<YourName>\AppData\Roaming and should see a foobar2000 folder among many others. Copy this to all your other computers' %APPDATA% directory.
If you then start foobar2000 on those computers, all your old settings should be there.

You should do backups of this folder anyway.
"I hear it when I see it."

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: sensualfreespirit on
The copying isn't the issue, it's the playlists that I don't want to have to redo.

As long as the drive letters and paths are the same they'll be exactly the same as they were on your old computer.