Migrate library from Vero 4k+ to Vero V

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Is there a recommended way of moving my library, watch status, etc from my Vero 4k+ to my new Vero V?

Thanks

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I would say that the easiest way is to use the built-in backup/restore in OSMC and backup everything on a USB-stick.
I think there is more detailed information on how to use it on these forums if you search around.

When done, just fire up the Vero V, pop in your USB-stick and restore from it.
A restart of Kodi might be needed depending on your selection for the backup, but it will prompt you for that.

Iā€™ve just done the same thing myself a couple of days ago for the the first time ever and it went very smooth.

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Excellent, Iā€™ll give that a go, thanks

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If you are using Trakt for watch status, you will need to validate the new device

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Iā€™m trying to follow this method to copy my 4K+ settings to my new V, but itā€™s been a bit frustrating.

On the 4K+ I switched to the OSMC skin, went to My OSMC and really had to hunt around quite a bit to find the backup utility under Settings/Updates (which I would say is not very intuitive). Then the actual backup part is under Manual Controls, whereas Backups just covers the settings for backups, not actually performing a backup. The Wiki is woefully vague on how to do this.

But the bigger problem is that Iā€™m still unable to do a backup. I set Location entry method to ā€œBrowsedā€ and I browsed to my Sandisk USB stick and set the folder to /media/SANDISK/osmc2/.

But when I go to Manual Controls and click on Run Backup of settings now I get an error message saying ā€œLocation for backup not provided. Set the backup folder in My OSMCā€. (I should add that Iā€™ve had no problem backing up my Embuary skin settings to another folder on the same USB stick, using what seems to be the same backup folder dialogue.)

What do I need to do to backup to the USB stick?

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Might be worth trying a different usb port.

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I backed up Embuary skin settings to the USB stick successfully just before trying this, so thereā€™s no reason to suspect thereā€™s a problem with the USB port (or the USB stick).

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It would seem you ran into a bug. If you go back to My OSMC and make sure your location is still set, then hit OK and then exit out of My OSMC and then exit or reboot from Kodiā€™s power menu the new location should now be saved and you should be able to perform the backup.

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Thanks - got the backup done now. I exited My OSMC and restarted Kodi. Slight worry when I got the frowny face, then the skin came up and I was able to do the back up.

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I have just moved from a V4+ to V5 and so far impressed no errors no faults just ran out of the box after the restore.
To backup V4 reboot and then backup to SD card not usb. Then pop the backup SD nto the V5 and start.
Enter osmc and do any updates required and reboot.
Then back in and restore backup and reboot.
V5 worked everything restored all Trakt logins worked no reregistering, debrid worked no reregistering.
Perfect.

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Apologies for bumping an old thread but it was the most relevant to my question.

The backup option described above would be godsend if it applies to my situation.

My Vero 4k has a MySQL database on it. The backup page on the Vero 4k says it will backup the ā€˜Database Folderā€™. Will that backup my MySQL database or just the ā€˜regularā€™ Kodi database that Iā€™m not using because of MySQL?

If not, whatā€™s the best way to migrate the MySQL database to the Vero V? fwiw, Iā€™ve exported the libraries so each media file has a .nfo with it. Or is it better to start fresh with a new MySQL database on the V?

Thanks in advance.

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It will not. You can manually copy the database from your 4K. You could plug in a thumb drive in and do something like ssh in andā€¦

ls -la /media

which would allow you to see what the mount point is for your drive. If for example it showed the drive mounted as ā€œthumbā€ then you could then on the 4Kā€¦

sudo cp -r /etc/mysql /media/thumb

and then on the V it would be something likeā€¦

sudo cp -r /media/thumb/mysql /etc

And then you can install the maria via the My OSMC plug-in inside Kodi on the V like you did with the 4K.

(FYI Iā€™ve never tried it but I think that is where it stores the database and configuration and if so I belive that should work)

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@darwindesign thanks for the info! It all worked, until it didnā€™t!

The 4K had a fixed IP address and I reassigned that to the V.

I started the V and did all the localization stuff first, then copied over the MySQL database & then imported the backup. Everything (except smart playlists) copied over to their right locations but for some reason wouldnā€™t talk to each other. For example, the built-in file manager could see the media files in their right locations (unraid server, fixed IP address) but the library remained empty.

I would restart from time to time to see if that would kickstart the process but there was huge delays (5-10 mins) at restart. I suspect Kodi was waiting for some input that wasnā€™t coming. So I clearly did something wrong somewhere along the line. Part of me is thinking I set the wrong passwords in the built-in MySQL set-up app. Also, if I tried to scan in a individual movie, it just wouldnā€™t.

In the end, I ran out of time and just reverted to the single version of Kodi and it all worked beautifully. So thanks again for your help and I might do a bit more digging in a few weeks.

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