Transfer XBMC/Kodi database and user preferences from Raspbmc to OSMC

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I’d like to switch to OSMC, but I don’t want to lose my database that I’ve got in Raspbmc/Kodi on my RPi. Is there any way to transfer my database and user settings from Raspbmc over to OSMC?

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You should be able to export your library from Kodi and import it on OSMC.

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Thank you very much for your reply - would this be the correct way to export / import the library?

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Yes, that should work

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Could you not just copy your userdata folder across?

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A few reasons I’d not recommend this:

  • You’ll copy over the old Raspbmc user data which is structured differently
  • The XBMC -> Kodi name change can cause problems
  • You might be copying over add-ons that aren’t compatible with the new Kodi and thus wasting space and introducing errors.

I personally think it’s a better idea to just start fresh, but by all means give it a go

Sam