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<blockquote data-quote="Wondermusic" data-source="post: 599437" data-attributes="member: 97734">AW: External Database?Hi,thats very easy. Go to your Networkdrive and make a new folder thats accessible from all computers. Now just copy the folders database and thumbs, as you can see in the attached picture, to your Network drive.You will find these folders in the normaly hidden C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal (Picture2).When you are finished with that, the next step ist to tell MP on every Computer where to find now the new database and thumbs folder.You have to edit the MediaPortalDirs.xml, located under C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortalNow go to line 65 and 69 to edit the paths for the two folders. In my case you have to change the value to [CODE]&nbsp; &lt;Dir id = &quot;Database&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Path&gt;\\192.168.0.100\MP_Server\Database_1.1\&lt;/Path&gt;&nbsp; &lt;/Dir&gt;&nbsp; &lt;!-- The Path for the Thumbs, like Music Cover Art, TV Logos, etc. --&gt;&nbsp; &lt;Dir id = &quot;Thumbs&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Path&gt;\\192.168.0.100\MP_Server\Thumbs_1.1\&lt;/Path&gt;&nbsp; &lt;/Dir&gt;[/CODE]When you are finished with that, every Computer in your Network will get the database and all pictures in the thumbs folder from your Networkdrive.Thats all. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wondermusic, post: 599437, member: 97734"] [b]AW: External Database?[/b] Hi, thats very easy. Go to your Networkdrive and make a new folder thats accessible from all computers. Now just copy the folders database and thumbs, as you can see in the attached picture, to your Network drive. You will find these folders in the normaly hidden C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal (Picture2). When you are finished with that, the next step ist to tell MP on every Computer where to find now the new database and thumbs folder. You have to edit the MediaPortalDirs.xml, located under C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal Now go to line 65 and 69 to edit the paths for the two folders. In my case you have to change the value to [CODE] <Dir id = "Database"> <Path>\\192.168.0.100\MP_Server\Database_1.1\</Path> </Dir>  <Dir id = "Thumbs"> <Path>\\192.168.0.100\MP_Server\Thumbs_1.1\</Path> </Dir>[/CODE] When you are finished with that, every Computer in your Network will get the database and all pictures in the thumbs folder from your Networkdrive. Thats all. :D [/QUOTE]

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