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This page details how to Import and Export the Music Library. | This page details how to Import and Export the Music Library. | ||
'''''See: [[Import-export_library/Music| Import-Export Music | '''''See: [[Import-export_library/Music| Import-Export Music Library]]''''' | ||
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*'''Music Videos'''- Metadata and artwork | *'''Music Videos'''- Metadata and artwork | ||
'''''See: [[Import-export_library/Video| Import-Export Video | '''''See: [[Import-export_library/Video| Import-Export Video Library]]''''' | ||
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= A Note on Artwork = | = A Note on Artwork = | ||
Cached artwork is an optimized version of the original image and this is what {{kodi}} exports, rather than the original full-quality image, so it is best to avoid exporting artwork if at all possible. | |||
An | To download original artwork to save locally use one of the following addons... | ||
* '''[https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=360078 Artwork Dump]'''- for v19 and later | |||
* '''[https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=258886 Artwork Beef]'''- for v18 and earlier | |||
An explanation of the effects of these optimizations can be located in the [https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=315806&pid=2599318#pid2599318 forum here]. | |||
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Introduction
Kodi has the option to Export and Import the library databases. These options may be used for a number of reasons including the following more popular ones:
- Perform database backup and recovery
- Reorganization of data or eliminate database fragmentation (export, clean/remove database, re-import)
- Move data between Kodi databases on different platforms (eg Widows to Linux)
Music Library
This page details how to Import and Export the Music Library.
See: Import-Export Music Library
Video Library
This page details how to Import and Export the Video Library which consists of:
- Movies- Metadata and artwork
- TV Shows- Metadata and artwork
- Music Videos- Metadata and artwork
See: Import-Export Video Library
Note: You cannot selectively Import or Export parts of the database.
A Note on Artwork
Cached artwork is an optimized version of the original image and this is what Kodi exports, rather than the original full-quality image, so it is best to avoid exporting artwork if at all possible.
To download original artwork to save locally use one of the following addons...
- Artwork Dump- for v19 and later
- Artwork Beef- for v18 and earlier
An explanation of the effects of these optimizations can be located in the forum here.
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