Where to backup settings of OSMC skin customization

Help and Support
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Hi guys,

I have spent 30 minutes customizing the OSMC skin to how I like the main menus etc.

Where are these settings stored so I can copy them to my other 3 installations around the house?

2

I tried to transfer guisetttings.xml across then sudo reboot but it just defaults the previous config when it reboots…?

3

Make sure file permissions are right and also make sure that Kodi is NOT running while copying guisettings as it will be overwritten when Kodi shuts down,

4

ok I successfully got it to keep my guisettings.,xml but the menu is still wrong. Would it be stored in the addons under the skin folder somewhere?

5

Found it, It’s stored in Kodi\userdata\addon_data\script.skinshortcuts

6

The backup function in the update module of MyOSMC would allow you to specify what to backup here as well.

7

That “backup settings of OSMC skin customization” question bothers me also…

@rhys100 saved my day by finding the exact xml file and @ActionA helped by suggesting an automation of the backup process !!
thank you all !

No I can see the content of the compressed backup file created my MyOSMC and in there lies the desired script.skinshortcuts

The question is: how can I “import” those settings in a fresh new install of OSMC so I can have an identical OSMC installation as my first one ? (something like MyOSMC restore ??)

regards

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Oh forgive me for being in a hurry !!
The option was there… just below the “backup now” … but didn’t see it!
MyOSMC > Updates > Manual Controls > Restore a backup of settings now
didn’t use it yet, but it’s there and obvious!!

thanks for creating OSMC !!