# How to import old settings
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-old-settings/64590
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** installation
**Created:** [May 3, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-old-settings/64590 "2024-05-03T08:04:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@BARTJUNITED](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BARTJUNITED)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-old-settings/64590/1 "2024-05-03T08:04:54Z")
i have an old settings file that i created many years ago with some variables
is this still the process to import the settings to a new install?
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-old-settings/64590/2 "2024-05-03T08:08:04Z")
Just use the File -\> "Open configuration folder" menu in your current Mp3tag.
There you would have to extract the content of `Mp3tagSettings.zip` to the configuration folder of Mp3tag.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-old-settings/64590/3 "2024-05-03T08:10:55Z")
Have a look at the documentation:
> **[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.
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### Author:  [@BARTJUNITED](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BARTJUNITED)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-old-settings/64590/4 "2024-05-03T09:07:49Z")
thnaks I assume its to the root folder of mp3 tag here and the extracted files should not be within the mp3tag settings folder?
ive just done this and dont see my old configs
howeever these were from 2019 so wonder whether they will import to the latest 64bit version?
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-old-settings/64590/5 "2024-05-03T09:27:24Z")
The file `Mp3tagSettings.zip` contains at least 2 folders
`\data`
`\export`
You need to overwrite your existing Mp3tag folders
`\data`
`\export`
in your Mp3tag configuration folder with the content of the ZIP-Archive to restore all settings, Actions, columns, panel-settings and so on.
If you only need your previous Actions, you could also restore only the subfolder
`\data\actions`
from the Mp3tagSettings.zip archive to the same name folder.
`C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data\actions`
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-old-settings/64590/6 "2024-05-03T09:55:44Z")
> [@BARTJUNITED](#):
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> thnaks I assume its to the root folder of mp3 tag
No. Open the configuration folder with File\>Open configuration folder.
This assumption also means that you did not have a look at the documentation, as it clearly mentions the function:
## Backup and Restore Configuration
To backup your configuration settings, please choose **File → Save configuration**.
To restore the backup, unzip the backup archive to the folder that opens when you choose **File → Open configuration folder**. Close Mp3tag before copying any files to ensure that all files can be written.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2024, 9:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-old-settings/64590/7 "2024-06-02T09:56:09Z")
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