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LB Configuration Files to Backup when moving to a new install or new machine?


StevenSensei

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Current Build: Imported a MERGED MAME full set. Have gone through and deleted games in LB that are not working or that I have no interest in playing. Now only 1500 Titles. Obviously the roms themselves still exist but the entries in LB have been deleted so they do not clutter up the build. 

Goal: Move to a new computer and fresh LB install. Have LB only import or show these 1500 titles so I do not have to go through and delete the games that I don't want in my collection. 

Question: What files need to be backed up from the current build in order to have the new install of LB only "import" those 1500 titles and not the entire romset? Ideally this will keep all of the artwork and video paths for each game (I do recognize that those locations may need to be updated and the video and art themselves will also need to be moved to the new install).

 Additionally, is there a list or documentation somewhere that lists all of the .xml files and .ini files for LB, their locations, and what they are used for?

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If you install LB on a new computer and then drop your Data, Images Videos Manuals and Music folders into your new build it will all work just like on you old computer without importing anything. The Data folder is probably the most important folder there. Even if you want to do a complete new build for all other platforms, for your Arcade platform if you want it to be the exact same as the one you worked on then you need to just drop the arcade.xml in the the Data\Platforms folder.

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Perfect, that is exactly what I was looking for. I'll dig into those folders and files in more detail when I get back to that machine. Is there any public documentation for the folder/file structure of LB and what the individual .xml files control? I'm thrilled to get answers, but I'm also more than happy to do the reading and gain the knowledge too. 

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