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Possible to migrate Rekorbox from Win XP to 7?

koobah
posted this on Feb 01 22:20

Up until now, I've been using Windows XP, but recently bought a new laptop with SSD and Windows 7. After reading the tutorial on migrating the database, the only thing I'm not certain of is if the RB will see my collection, because the location of "My Music" folder is different between XP and 7. Would creating the same path in windows 7 be a workaround for this issue?

 

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Pulse
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February 02, 2012 00:01
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koobah

Pulse, I did read it prior to starting this thread, but it still does not fully answer my question, other than saying "it might not work", so if I create the same path in Win 7, will I be OK?

February 02, 2012 00:17
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Pionix
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As long as you point the software to wherever the database is kept you should be fine.

February 02, 2012 00:59
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koobah

For those of you in the same situation, here's the deal: The path "C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music", which was present in Win XP has been replaced in Win 7 by "C:\Users\Username\Music". Normally this would pose a problem when migrating your library, since the paths are different, however Win 7 has what is called "junction points", which are simply hidden, non-editable system folders that redirect applications to new folder structure thus ensuring backward compatibility. One very important thing is to make sure the user name on both systems is identical, otherwise it won't work.

February 02, 2012 20:01
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Pulse
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It's true, the hidden "fake" folders point the path to the correct destination -- the guide is slated for update shortly.

February 20, 2012 10:06