# A Simpler Way to clone a complex mp3tag setup

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-simpler-way-to-clone-a-complex-mp3tag-setup/15990
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**Created:** [August 12, 2014, 6:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-simpler-way-to-clone-a-complex-mp3tag-setup/15990 "2014-08-12T06:47:23Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-simpler-way-to-clone-a-complex-mp3tag-setup/15990/3 "2014-08-12T07:44:17Z")

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> [@d2b](#):
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> ... Rather than requiring a complex method of unzipping a configuration file by volunteers inexperienced with the process, it would be better if we could keep all instances of mp3tag synced to the master installation in a near autonomous manner. ...

Maybe a setup builder or installer application can help ...  
... like ... "Inno Setup"  
[http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php](http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php)  
[http://www.innoide.net/download.php](http://www.innoide.net/download.php)

... or ... with much less effort ...

1. Execute the Mp3tag menu item "File/Save Configuration" and create the zip package.
2. Open the just created "Mp3tagSettings.zip" using the packer tool "WinRAR".
3. In WinRAR press [Alt+X] and apply the conversion from zip package into a "WinRAR SFX" self extracting exe file.
4. In the SFX dialog tab "Extended SFX options" set the target folder for the extraction to ...  
_%APPDATA%\Mp3tag_  
... choose as 'absolute pathname' 

> (... for the first attempts you may work with a well known test output folder, ...  
> if that works, then apply the variable folder _%APPDATA%\Mp3tag_)  
> Info: [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows...-appdata-folder](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/what-appdata-folder)

5. Press [OK].
5. Now the file "Mp3tagSettings.exe" should exist beside the file "Mp3tagSettings.zip".
6. Execute "Mp3tagSettings.exe" and check the result

The dialog "Extended SFX options" offers some more interesting options.

DD.20140812.1144.CEST, DD.20140813.1144.CEST

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