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<section begin="intro" />As with anything where you spend a lot of time setting it up, it's always a good idea to do periodic backups of your | <section begin="intro" />As with anything where you spend a lot of time setting it up, it's always a good idea to do periodic backups of your XBMC settings and library. This is especially true if you are thinking of running a development build such as a [[nightly]], [[monthly]], or [[beta]]. There are various ways to backup XBMC's settings, the easiest simply being to make a copy of your [[userdata folder]], but this page will attempt to consolidate the different methods and explain them.<section end="intro" /> | ||
== What settings | == What settings XBMC uses and where are they stored == | ||
{{main|Settings|userdata folder}} | {{main|Settings|userdata folder}} | ||
== Backup add-on == | == Backup add-on == | ||
{{main|Add-on: | {{main|Add-on:XBMC Backup}} | ||
== Manual backup == | == Manual backup == |
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As with anything where you spend a lot of time setting it up, it's always a good idea to do periodic backups of your XBMC settings and library. This is especially true if you are thinking of running a development build such as a nightly, monthly, or beta. There are various ways to backup XBMC's settings, the easiest simply being to make a copy of your userdata folder, but this page will attempt to consolidate the different methods and explain them.
What settings XBMC uses and where are they stored
Main pages: Settings and userdata folder
Backup add-on
Main page: Add-on:XBMC Backup
Manual backup
Backing up the video library
Main pages: HOW-TO:Backup the library and Import-export library