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Backing up - sandalholme - 04-03-2017 10:27
Just wanted to make sure I understand the process. As I understand it, the tags are embedded into the music files, so backing up the .config file simply saves the way MinimServer reads and processes the files. So restoring the .config file - if ever it were needed - tells MinimServer how to do this: sort tags etc. Presumably writing down the details of a user's way of browsing/sorting and re-entering this data if the .config file were corrupted, or MinimServer had to be installed from new would serve the same purpose. The music files of course need backing up with all the other data files a user has on the computer.
RE: Backing up - simoncn - 04-03-2017 11:43
Yes, that's correct. It would be nice to have a simple way to backup and restore your config settings but for now you should note them down somewhere.
RE: Backing up - Animal - 04-03-2017 12:28
Or - if you know what you're doing - copy the minimserver.config file from MinimServer's data sub-directory and later copy it back with MinimServer stopped?
Regards, Louis.
RE: Backing up - simoncn - 04-03-2017 17:41
(04-03-2017 12:28)Animal Wrote: Or - if you know what you're doing - copy the minimserver.config file from MinimServer's data sub-directory and later copy it back with MinimServer stopped?
Regards, Louis.
This can cause problems and is not recommended or supported.
RE: Backing up - sandalholme - 05-03-2017 10:12
Many thanks for the confirmation.
RE: Backing up - Animal - 05-03-2017 10:19
(04-03-2017 17:41)simoncn Wrote:(04-03-2017 12:28)Animal Wrote: Or - if you know what you're doing - copy the minimserver.config file from MinimServer's data sub-directory and later copy it back with MinimServer stopped?
Regards, Louis.
This can cause problems and is not recommended or supported.
I stand corrected then ... and don't seem to know what I'm doing but just lucky that it worked then.
Regards, Louis.