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<blockquote data-quote="huha" data-source="post: 485134" data-attributes="member: 63847">Hi Andre,I have not tested this scenario, but believe it should work. Here is what I would try:1) Install the BackupSettingsMP plugin at every client. If you want to install the MediaPortal plugin instead of the TV sever plugin you need to blank the TV server installation path in the installer.2) Backup your installed client. This will also create a backup of your shared folders for thumbs and databases in the network. BackupSettings is using the paths from MediaPortalDirs.xml in the MediaPortal program Folder. It will also copy all your plugins and plugin configuration files if you use the default settings. 3) When you import into one of your other clients, BackupSettings will copy first the file MediaPortalDirs.xml&nbsp; from your backup folder and use then all the installation paths from this file. This means if you import 4 times your data to a client also your network data will be overwritten 4 times with the same backup data like thumbs or data bases (unless you disable then in the advanced import settings)I assume all your clients use the same operating system and the same standard installation paths, as there are issues with&nbsp; installation paths between Vista and XP. So do not restore an XP installation to Vista or vice versa. Let me know how it worked out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="huha, post: 485134, member: 63847"] Hi Andre, I have not tested this scenario, but believe it should work. Here is what I would try: 1) Install the BackupSettingsMP plugin at every client. If you want to install the MediaPortal plugin instead of the TV sever plugin you need to blank the TV server installation path in the installer. 2) Backup your installed client. This will also create a backup of your shared folders for thumbs and databases in the network. BackupSettings is using the paths from MediaPortalDirs.xml in the MediaPortal program Folder. It will also copy all your plugins and plugin configuration files if you use the default settings. 3) When you import into one of your other clients, BackupSettings will copy first the file MediaPortalDirs.xml from your backup folder and use then all the installation paths from this file. This means if you import 4 times your data to a client also your network data will be overwritten 4 times with the same backup data like thumbs or data bases (unless you disable then in the advanced import settings) I assume all your clients use the same operating system and the same standard installation paths, as there are issues with installation paths between Vista and XP. So do not restore an XP installation to Vista or vice versa. Let me know how it worked out. [/QUOTE]

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