Copying old Databases to fresh installation? (1 Viewer)

[decorativeed]

Hi,

Does anyone know whether if I back up my current database files (for MyTVSeries and Moving Pictures etc) and thumbs folders, I will be able to simply copy them into the folders of a fresh installation of MP so that I don't have to re-import all my movies and TV shows?

Thanks

TV-Server Version: Whatever the latest one is
MediaPortal Version: MediaPortal 1.0
MediaPortal Skin: Blue 3
Windows Version: XP Pro Service Pack 3
CPU Type: AMD Dual Core 3.1Ghz
HDD: Hitachi 320GB as boot drive
Memory: 2GB DDR2 800
Motherboard: Asrock K10N78HSLI-GLAN
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 256MB
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card: E-mu 0404
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Nebula PCI
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

 

[rekenaar]

If your drives and folders stays the same, it should work.

Reason drive and folder should be the same - see this quote from fforde:

The number you see after the movie title is actually a hash of the source of the image. This is used to determine if an image has already been retrieved from online (or the local file system). This means we can generate a unique and always the same filename based on a URL or file system path, helping to prevent duplicate images being loaded. This also prevents filename conflicts (if we had two backdrops for one movie for example). So I think we will not change it, it serves a useful purpose

 

[decorativeed]

Okay, thanks, I'll give it a go and hope for the best!