If you are a fan of Foobar2000 you
undoubtedly have tweaked it to the point where you don’t want to set it all up
again on a new machine. Here we look at how to transfer Foobar2000 settings to
a new Windows 7 machine.
Note:
For this article we are transferring Foobar2000 settings from on Windows 7 machine
to another over a network running Windows Home Server.
Foobar2000
Foobar2000 is an awesome music player which is highly customizable. Here
we take a look at how it’s set up on the current machine. It’s a nothing
flashy, but is set up for our needs and includes a lot of components and
playlists.
Backup Files
Rather than wasting time
setting everything up again on a new machine, we can backup the important files
and replace them on the new machine. First type or copy the following into the
Explorer address bar.
%appdata%\foobar2000
Now copy all of the files in
the folder and store them on a network drive or some type removable media or
device.
New Machine
Now you can install the
latest version of Foobar2000 on your new machine. You can go with a Standard install
as we will be replacing our backed up configuration files anyway.When it
launches, it will be set with all the defaults…and we want what we had back.
Browse to the following on
the new machine…
%appdata%\foobar2000
Delete all of the files in
this directory…Then replace them with the ones
we backed up from the other machine. You’ll also want to navigate to C:\Program
Files\Foobar2000 and replace the existing Components folder with the backed up
one. When you get the screen telling you there is already files of the same
name, select Move and Replace, and check the box Do
this for the next 6 conflicts. Now we’re back in business!
Everything is exactly as it was on the old machine. In this example, we were
moving the Foobar2000 files from a computer on the same home network. All the
music is coming from a directory on our Windows Home Server so they hadn’t
changed. If you’re moving these files to a computer on another machine… say
your work computer, you’ll need to adjust where the music folders point to.
Windows XP
If you’re setting up
Foobar2000 on an XP machine, you can enter the following into the Run line.
%appdata%\foobar2000
Then copy your backed up
files into the Foobar2000 folder, and remember to swap out the Components
folder in C:\Program Files\Foobar2000.
Confirm to replace the files
and folders by clicking Yes to All…
Conclusion
This method worked perfectly
for me on my home network setup. There might be some other things that will
need a bit of tweaking, but overall the process is quick and easy. There is a
lot of cool things you can do with Foobar2000 like rip an audio CD to FlAC. If you’re a
fan of Foobar2000 or considering switching to it, we will be covering more
awesome features in future articles.
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