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Export runtime data to another device? (Cowon X5)

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RockBoxNewB:
Hi everyone!

I have been using Rockbox for a while now. Long story short: it is the best thing that could have happened to a frequent mobile DAP user like me!
Actually, I have several devices with Rockbox on them right now.
Two of them are a Cowon iAudio X5 and an X5L. I bought the X5L because I was annoyed by the short battery life of the X5.
I use the database and runtime functionality a lot, because that is how I like to organise my collection: by song rating, never played tracks etc.
If possible, I don't want to build up all that yet again from scratch on my new X5L, so I was wondering if I could export all the runtime info from my old X5 to my new X5L?
I know that runtime info like ratings are bound to the database, not the files. But if I make a 1:1 copy of the files from one device to another, would it work to also copy the runtime.db and make it work there?
Out of interest: would that work between different devices as well, for example a rockboxed Sansa Clip Plus and an iRiver H3xx?

Thanks a lot in advance!

RBNB

gevaerts:

--- Quote from: RockBoxNewB on November 27, 2013, 04:10:32 AM ---I know that runtime info like ratings are bound to the database, not the files. But if I make a 1:1 copy of the files from one device to another, would it work to also copy the runtime.db and make it work there?

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Yes, if you make sure to include .rockbox


--- Quote ---Out of interest: would that work between different devices as well, for example a rockboxed Sansa Clip Plus and an iRiver H3xx?

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If you copy just the database files, that should work. Obviously you can't blindly copy the entirety of .rockbox then.

RockBoxNewB:
Hi gevaerts!
Thanks for your quick reply, that helps a lot!
Just to make sure I get everything right: I have to install Rockbox on the new X5L first, right?
Because when I install it, it creates that .rockbox folder with its content. The only thing I could do to include .rockbox is OVERWRITE the entire folder on the new X5L with that currently present on the X5. And that won't lead to a crash of Rockbox?

Thanks,
RBNB

gevaerts:
Up to you. You can do a full install and then move the database files across, or you can just install the bootloader and copy the entire .rockbox. Doing a full install and then copying the entire .rockbox (overwriting stuff as needed) also works, but that will overwrite everything anyway, so it's not really useful.

[Saint]:
Isn't this type of thing exactly what Export/Import Modifications is for?

That spits out a nice file which you then copy to another device and import into the other devices database.


[Saint]

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