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I have set up my MP3 data in Windows Media Player on my laptop, and I want to move the Library to a desktop. All music is on an External Hard Drive (drive G). I cannot locate the Library file. Is it a hidden file? What is the filename and where is it so I can copy it and move it? Thanks! >I have set up my MP3 data in Windows Media Player on my laptop, and I want to >move the Library to a desktop. All music is on an External Hard Drive (drive >G). I cannot locate the Library file. Is it a hidden file? What is the >filename and where is it so I can copy it and move it? It's on your local (C:) drive - see this article : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925718 Replace %userprofile% with your user name on the PC, so if your username is "rpmdude" then it'd be at C:\Documents and Settings\rpmdude\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Player (on XP) or C:\Users\rpmdude\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Player (on Vista) HTH Cheers - Neil ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs Thank you very much for the reply. Unfortunately, it did not resolve my problem. I do not have a folder called "Application Data" C:\Users\bill\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Player does not exist. The only folders I have under my user profile are: Contacts, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Favorites, Links, Music, Pictures, Saved Games, Searches, Videos. ??? Thanks. > >I have set up my MP3 data in Windows Media Player on my laptop, and I want to > >move the Library to a desktop. All music is on an External Hard Drive (drive [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs I can't tell from your post - are you on XP ? That would be the Vista path you mentioned below. If you're on XP, go to windows explorer, you'll need to show hidden and system folders - on the menus : Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> Show hidden files and folders On Vista to do that, click the Organise button (top left in folder view) then Folder and Search options, then View tab (and the same as above, Show hidden files and folders) In fact on my PC, that folder is "AppData" instead of Application Data which is documented on the microsoft support site. HTH Cheers - Neil >Thank you very much for the reply. Unfortunately, it did not resolve my >problem. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs THANKS A LOT! I'm getting close with your help! I am using Vista. I have C:\Users\bill\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media Player Do I copy all of the folders and files to my desktop in order to have the same set-up on the desktop? Under "Media Player," I have folders named Art Cache, MTVN, napster, Sync Playlists, and I have 14 files. Thank you so very much for your help! Bill > I can't tell from your post - are you on XP ? That would be the Vista > path you mentioned below. If you're on XP, go to windows explorer, [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs I think I'm getting clearer what you're up to now. Well, the library would go in the corresponding folder on the desktop. The media library is held in a file ending in .wmdb, that's the only one you need here. However it's quite likely the path to the actual media files will be different on the second machine. In that case, all the media file paths held by the library would be wrong, so WMP wouldn't be able to locate them. The outside chance is that you can rename the existing library file on the desktop (so you don't lose that copy), and copy across the library database from the laptop - this will only work if the external drive when attached to the desktop is *also* drive G, and not any other letter HTH Cheers - Neil >THANKS A LOT! I'm getting close with your help! > [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] >> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs |
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