Where does WMC store its settings?

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RodBarnes

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Where does WMC store its settings?

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Post by RodBarnes » Mon Dec 21, 2020 10:02 pm

I'd like to ensure I back up the WMC configuration data (channels, etc.) so that I could restore them when necessary. Does anyone know where those are stored?

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Post by garyan2 » Mon Dec 21, 2020 10:12 pm

WMC creates backups of the configurations in c:\programdata\microsoft\ehome\mcepgX-Y\backup in subfolders lineup, recordings, and subscriptions.

Using the client, you can automatically copy these files into a zip file using the [Backup] button which will be saved in c:\programdata\garyan2\epg123\backup as backups_yyyyMMdd_HHmmss.zip and can be restored using the [Restore] button.
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