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Vandetta · 2010-08-23, 07:26

Doesn't seem to work. For a while I've just been putting everything in the videos folder and having XBMC sort it out. I wanted to create sub folders in the videos folder under windows- so I moved everything under videos into either "movies" or "series" folders. After doing this XBMC duplicated the entries. I even tried to import the old library but that didn't work either.

So for instance- if I wanted to move my library with all the custom fan art pictures- am I suppose to select single file or another option during the export?

It seems like import will only work if the folder structure is exactly the same. Does this mean I can't import my library on another computer without having to do a rescan for all the media?

**mkortstiege** · 2010-08-23, 08:52

1. Export to separate files
2. Move stuff in filesystem
3. Cleanup library from video settings
4. Add new source + set content
5. Scan for new content. That will pick up the previously exported files.

Vandetta · 2010-08-25, 06:04

Thanks for the help. I'm a bit lost on step 5 since i have my settings are configured to update the library on startup it just goes ahead and starts redownloading all the thumbs and fanart again.

If I turn that off- clean the library and then change the source folders it will automatically remember where I exported the library to and won't attempt to redownload the thumbs and just copy from the export?

How can I export and import a library from one computer to another? I don't see how the second computer can recognize the different file structure from the export. Although I didn't try the separate files option.

What I'm trying to do is replicate the same thumbs and fanart on two different machines with different source folders.

**mkortstiege** · 2010-08-25, 08:16

If it's not picking up the previously exported files you've mis-configured the content settings. Double check the "use folder names for lookups" option.

Vandetta · 2010-08-25, 15:16

After doing a few searches on google I understand it now.

http://deonvanrhyn.wordpress.com/2010/01...-it-again/

So I export it using separated files and it will add the thumbs and nfo data to the source folder.

I guess my next question is once xbmc reads that information can I delete it from the source folder? I was under the impression xbmc stored all that info in the appdata folder in windows in a compressed format.

So I guess my question is now can I delete that everything but the video files and srt files from my source folder after I do the import?