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[cjlong45 17]

Hi I need to install a fresh copy of Windows that I have emby running on my question is , is there a way to backup then on the new install have emby running again with no new scanning I have alot of meta data that I had to input my self for shows and movies not on imdb etc as well as the images for them that would take me a long time to do again is there a way to just reinstall emby as it now using all the hdds and paths as they are the only difference will be a fresh copy of windows ?

[pwhodges 1529]

Just make sure that the Emby directory (containing "system" and "programdata") will be preserved complete (save it elsewhere if you are reformatting the system disk, of course, and restore it afterwards).

So long as the identical drive letters and any shares are in place when you start it again, no re-installation should be necessary; everything that Emby knows is stored somewhere in the "programdata" folder (though some images and info data may be in the media folders if you specified that).

Paul