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Hello MYCO.

Sorry to hear about your loss of set up - it's a real pain when it happens

Keeping it pure Windows/user driven & ignoring tools to do backup, all the information you need is in X:/programdata/Team MediaProtal/MediaPortal [X: - normally C: but just in case] and note, c:/programdata is hidden by default in Windows, you need to make it readable.
Now, your database files are in the database directory, and in thumbs [in setting up your TV & Movie collections, you will have amassed a lot of images] directory, you'll find all the images downloaded as part of process. NB - JUST using Windows you can't backup all the DB files WHILE MePo is running - but copy of your DB files is seconds [and not many] work.

Using Themes you can change just about anything, but to change FUNCTIONS and not just the images, you'll need to edit the XML files. I updated Titan theme by using ImageMagik to move for 'gold' to ;cool monochrome' 'finish' as example, and in code, I have rotary volume control vs defaiult linear display [created as test case] - but beware, can easily steal an entire week before you notice you've started

TTFN - JCMP.

<blockquote data-quote="JimCatMP" data-source="post: 1159986" data-attributes="member: 103549">Hello MYCO.Sorry to hear about your loss of set up - it's a real pain when it happens<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite21" alt=":sick:" title="Sick&nbsp; &nbsp; :sick:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":sick:" />Keeping it pure Windows/user driven &amp; ignoring tools to do backup, all the information you need is in X:/programdata/Team MediaProtal/MediaPortal [X: - normally C: but just in case] and note, c:/programdata is hidden by default in Windows, you need to make it readable.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now, your database files are&nbsp; in the database directory, and in thumbs [in setting up your TV &amp; Movie collections, you will have amassed a lot of images] directory, you'll find all the images downloaded as part of process.&nbsp; NB - JUST using Windows you can't backup all the DB files WHILE MePo is running - but copy of your DB files is seconds [and not many] work.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up&nbsp; &nbsp; (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" />Using Themes you can change just about anything, but to change FUNCTIONS and not just the images, you'll need to edit the XML files.&nbsp; I updated Titan theme by using ImageMagik to move for 'gold' to ;cool monochrome' 'finish' as example, and in code, I have rotary volume control vs defaiult linear display [created as test case] - but beware, can easily steal an entire week before you notice you've started<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite27" alt=":whistle:" title="Whistling&nbsp; &nbsp; :whistle:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":whistle:" />TTFN - JCMP.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JimCatMP, post: 1159986, member: 103549"] Hello MYCO. Sorry to hear about your loss of set up - it's a real pain when it happens:sick: Keeping it pure Windows/user driven & ignoring tools to do backup, all the information you need is in X:/programdata/Team MediaProtal/MediaPortal [X: - normally C: but just in case] and note, c:/programdata is hidden by default in Windows, you need to make it readable. Now, your database files are in the database directory, and in thumbs [in setting up your TV & Movie collections, you will have amassed a lot of images] directory, you'll find all the images downloaded as part of process. NB - JUST using Windows you can't backup all the DB files WHILE MePo is running - but copy of your DB files is seconds [and not many] work.(y) Using Themes you can change just about anything, but to change FUNCTIONS and not just the images, you'll need to edit the XML files. I updated Titan theme by using ImageMagik to move for 'gold' to ;cool monochrome' 'finish' as example, and in code, I have rotary volume control vs defaiult linear display [created as test case] - but beware, can easily steal an entire week before you notice you've started:whistle: TTFN - JCMP. [/QUOTE]