Restoring config in win7 problem!

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Hello there!
I got a problem installing my configuration from the desktop XP version of mp3tag into my laptop running win7. More specifically, i cant locate "C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag"
so I unzip the config files. There's simply no mp3tag folder inside the roaming one.
There's C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag\data ofcourse but I doubt thats the correct folder.
I have:

*Installed as admin
*Enabled hidden folders
*Made sure is MY username of course. ^_^
Btw there's a locker icon in that folder, dunno if that has anything to do with it. I am not a win7 specialist. Help?v :slight_smile:

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The "portable" installation of MP3tag uses all the files from the program (installation) folder - so, if you find only the installation folder for MP3tag then I guess, that is the one. Copy your XP-MP3tag-Files to the installation folder.
The "locker" on that folder in this case only indicates that it is a special folder, so don't worry.

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In Win7 the program files folder is a protected directory and you can only write to it with admin rights. It's not a good place for a Mp3tag in portable mode.
But I don't think that's the topic here.

Did you install Mp3tag with the same account as the one you are using now to locate the appdata folder?

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Yeah, the one and only acount. The Default admin one, I dont have any others anyway. I dont understand why I dont see the folder.

5

I think you have to start Mp3tag at least one time before the folder is created.

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Nope, still nothing. How can that be?

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  • What happens when you enter %appdata%\Mp3tag in the explorer address bar?

  • In Mp3tag open "Convert > Tag - filename" and enter
    $getenv(mp3tagappdata)

It should preview the location of the data folder.

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Nothing. Not found message.

Hm, it shows C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag.mp3
As I said that's where the ""data" folder was residing in so I merely deleted the default one and I copied my old xp one. But I still wonder whether there will be any errors because of that and why did that happen in the first place? Why not in "roaming" as described in the instructions? Did I do something wrong? Maybe it's a bug? :unsure:

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It seems you copied your old settings too early to C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag

Try this:
Close Mp3tag. Look for the mp3tag.cfg file in that Program Files (x86) folder and remove it. Then start Mp3tag again.
Close it and check the appdata folder.

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That was the case. All is well now. I figured the only thing worse than a belated "thank you" is one that never came so... Thanks a lot! :slight_smile: