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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jestermgee" data-source="post: 292959" data-attributes="member: 68298">There is very little information detailing just how to backup AND restore a media portal setup. I only use MP for TV viewing and recording and use Meedio for the rest of my system. When setting up MP for the first time I decided to try a backup of the setup since I had it all working stable. I thought it would be as simple as copying the main program folder and data folder in \documents & settings.... But when I re-installed MP and restored this data, it was all default again <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />I have seen a batch file process created here:<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-1-talk-45/mediaportal-scheduled-backup-using-winrar-now-including-sqlexpress-database-38611/" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-1-talk-45/mediaportal-scheduled-backup-using-winrar-now-including-sqlexpress-database-38611/</a>that does the backup of MP, TVS3 and the SQL database but this requires WinRar to be installed which I am not about to do on my HTPC....Why is there no backup option in MP itself? Or at least a tool that can backup the system. With Meedio, all settings are stored in an XML file and I can easily backup/restore by copying the directories. I have re-installed MP several times and tried upgrading to RC2 and EVERY TIME I have to set up everything again and again and again. I can save my channels to an AML file but all the other settings are a pain to backup.I will attempt to adapt the batch process above to use 7zip since this is Free, command line based and doesn't need to be installed. If there is a simple way to backup/restore then please fill me in.Cheers</blockquote>

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