# Easiest way to transfer all actions, settings, column configurations, etc. to a new PC?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/easiest-way-to-transfer-all-actions-settings-column-configurations-etc-to-a-new-pc/60004
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 8, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/easiest-way-to-transfer-all-actions-settings-column-configurations-etc-to-a-new-pc/60004 "2023-02-08T20:02:11Z")
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### Author:  [@djphunknasty](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djphunknasty)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/easiest-way-to-transfer-all-actions-settings-column-configurations-etc-to-a-new-pc/60004/1 "2023-02-08T20:02:11Z")
Hi guys,
I'm looking for some sort of documentation or process for the easiest way to take all of my MP3Tag settings, including application preferences, custom actions, column settings/view options, etc. and move them for importing into a completely new version or instance of MP3Tag on a new PC. The last time I tried to do this, I must have missed a few files, and I failed to import all of my actions and settings correctly. If there's also a way to do this for the Mac version/s too, that would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/easiest-way-to-transfer-all-actions-settings-column-configurations-etc-to-a-new-pc/60004/2 "2023-02-08T20:06:18Z")
See the documenation:
> **[Download and Installation – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/getting-started/installation/#backup-and-restore-configuration)**
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> Details on where to download Mp3tag, Mp3tag's different installation modes, and system requirements for the usage of Mp3tag. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
and possibly for MAC:
> [@Preferences and Configuration](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/preferences-and-configuration/56296#exporting-and-importing-preferences-settings-12):
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> You can configure many areas of Mp3tag via the preferences window at Mp3tag → Preferences… or ⌘ , General Startup Folder Here you can specify the startup behavior of Mp3tag. None starts with an empty File List. Previous starts with the folder which was loaded the last time you’ve used Mp3tag. Other… lets you choose a explicit folder that is loaded on startup. Genres Use standard genres If enabled, Mp3tag lists the standard genres in the genre field on the Tag Pane…
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### Author:  [@djphunknasty](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djphunknasty)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/easiest-way-to-transfer-all-actions-settings-column-configurations-etc-to-a-new-pc/60004/3 "2023-02-08T20:14:37Z")
Thanks! The "Backup and Restore Configuration" piece in the manual should take care of the brunt of my preferences, but if I recall correctly from the past, did not backup/restore all of my Action files, which are extremely important, and will be time consuming to recreate.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/easiest-way-to-transfer-all-actions-settings-column-configurations-etc-to-a-new-pc/60004/4 "2023-02-08T20:15:59Z")
you could easily test that and have a look at the zip file.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/easiest-way-to-transfer-all-actions-settings-column-configurations-etc-to-a-new-pc/60004/5 "2023-03-10T20:16:21Z")
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