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The community XBMC Backup add-on is a great way to backup all of your {{kodi}} settings, add-ons, and other related files. It includes options such as automatic scheduled backups, backing up to cloud storage such as Dropbox, and configuring custom backup directories. | |||
== 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
The community XBMC Backup add-on is a great way to backup all of your Kodi settings, add-ons, and other related files. It includes options such as automatic scheduled backups, backing up to cloud storage such as Dropbox, and configuring custom backup directories.
Manual backup
Backing up the video library
Main pages: HOW-TO:Backup the library and Import-export library