# how to get the former actions  if i format the system?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-former-actions-if-i-format-the-system/11170
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [November 22, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-former-actions-if-i-format-the-system/11170 "2010-11-22T20:54:50Z")
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### Author: ![evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/a9adbd/32.png) [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-former-actions-if-i-format-the-system/11170/1 "2010-11-22T20:54:50Z")

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suppose i have created so many actions. when i format the system all those actions will be lost. what to do to get back the actions which i created \>without doing those actions afresh is there any options through which i can get back those actions? like saving some spl files from the mp3tag. and put them in the installation directory when i install the software afresh.

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### Author: ![pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/pone/32/272_2.png) [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-former-actions-if-i-format-the-system/11170/2 "2010-11-22T21:17:23Z")

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Menu \> File \> Save Configuration...  
Creates a zip-archive with all configuration files.  
After formating your system you have and re-installing mp3tag you have to replace the new configuration files with the ones from the zip-archive.  
I never had to do it, but I think that's how it works.

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### Author: ![evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/a9adbd/32.png) [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2010, 10:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-former-actions-if-i-format-the-system/11170/3 "2010-11-26T10:01:20Z")

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> [@pone](#):
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> Menu \> File \> Save Configuration...  
> Creates a zip-archive with all configuration files.  
> After formating your system you have and re-installing mp3tag you have to replace the new configuration files with the ones from the zip-archive.  
> I never had to do it, but I think that's how it works.

thanks for the reply. have a nice day/