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Hi i was wondering if it is possible to sync 2 installs of XBMC on 1 computer?
I use linux and windows and would like to have 1 XBMC database for both, so when one gets changed they are both changed.
Is that possible and how would i do it?
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You just need to copy the database from the Windows install to Linux and vice versa. You'll need to do this manually, probably with a shell script. In Windows the database is in %appdata%\xbmc\userdata\Database. In Linux it's in something like $home\.xbmc\userdata\Database (I don't have a Linux install to hand to test).
However note that unless the paths to your media files are the same for both operating systems the library won't work on both.
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Lifehacker has an article on how to use a single database for multiple installs... Just google lifehacker xbmc sync
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ive seen the lifehacker article and it is more complex than i need...i will never have two XBMCs on at once.
I was hoping i could just change a file path in the advanced_settings_file or something.
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damn that sucks, can I request that functionality?
