# Transfer from old hard drive
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-from-old-hard-drive/45380
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 10, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-from-old-hard-drive/45380 "2019-05-10T02:26:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Southern\_Man](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Southern_Man)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-from-old-hard-drive/45380/1 "2019-05-10T02:26:11Z")
I installed a new hard drive. I forgot that I had a ton of format strings in MP3TAG before. I wish I had copied them all into a text file but I forgot.
I do however have access to the old hard drive. It is connected as a USB external drive. I have access to the Programs folder. My question is - Is there a file on the old hard drive that I can copy into the programs folder on the new hard drive or any other way to get these format strings from the old drive?
Thanks in advance - I didn't realize how much I used those strings until I ripped my first CD on the new system.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2019, 5:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-from-old-hard-drive/45380/2 "2019-05-10T05:00:17Z")
See the FAQs for possible places where your settings might be:
> [@Installation & Backup](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-backup/964):
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> [Can I keep my settings when updating to a new version?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-backup/964/2)[Can I backup my settings or use them on a different computer?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-backup/964/2)[How to build a portable installation of Mp3tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-backup/964/3?u=florian)[Cannot write configuration file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-backup/964/4?u=florian)[Right-click context menu is missing on Windows 11](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-backup/964/5?u=florian)
In your new installation the data should be stored in the folder %appdata%\MP3tag unless it is a portable installation.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-from-old-hard-drive/45380/3 "2026-02-09T12:28:04Z")