Backing up!

[ProgMan]

I'm in the midst of doing a backup. We automate a radio station - music, IDs, spot, etc. - so there are tons of mp3's. So, I go to settings, and I want to back up my files, which I figure includes the mp3's, which I will restore on another PC. I do this, and the backup takes a second and it's this *.db file, and it's puny. It doesn't serve a purpose, and it is not even coming up as an option when I am restoring on the target PC. I also do a backup - restore settings - and it's substantial. Zip file. I restore on the target PC, and it populates the program, but the audio file (mp3's) are no where, so the program is loading empty data.

Okay, I am probably not explaining this well. Nonetheless, what I want to do with my second license is backup our current system, because I am pretty certain it could fail and we'd have radio silence. It's always wise to back up systems.

Any help would be appreciated, and thank in advance. My experience with backup and restores is that you replicate a system so that you effectively have two.

Gregg

 

[djsoft]

So, I go to settings, and I want to back up my files, which I figure includes the mp3's

This is a settings (configuration) backup, so it only saves the RadioBOSS's configuration. Not the music files. Backing up the music will take much more space and time, and therefore should be done separately.

and it's this *.db file, and it's puny

This file contains parameters for the tracks, e.g. the ones you set in Track Tool, it also has Playcount and other track metadata. But not the music itself.

I restore on the target PC, and it populates the program, but the audio file (mp3's) are no where, so the program is loading empty data.

It will only restore RadioBOSS's settings and nothing else. If you also want music files, do it manually, and also note that paths must be the same, that is if on old computer music was in D:\Musis then on a new one it must also be on the same drive and path - D:\Music, otherwise Tracks.db will be useless and also all events and playlists won't work as they all reference the files by a full path.