# Transfer settings to new PC
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 1, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735 "2008-05-01T17:45:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@christian\_s](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/christian_s)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/1 "2008-05-01T17:45:34Z")
Hi all,
I'm just setting up my new pc and was wondering what is the easiest way for me to transfer my mp3tag actions and filename rules from and old PC to a new PC?
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/2 "2008-05-01T21:00:51Z")
I just copy C:\Documents and Settings\Chris\Application Data\Mp3tag\* .
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### Author:  [@christian\_s](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/christian_s)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/3 "2008-05-02T03:32:26Z")
thanks chrisjj I'll give it a try. if that works you just saved me a ton of time.
- Chr
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2008, 6:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/4 "2008-05-02T06:25:19Z")
Menu "File \> Save configuration..." is also possible
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/5 "2008-05-02T08:07:32Z")
Oh yes - even better.
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### Author:  [@christian\_s](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/christian_s)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/6 "2008-05-02T09:53:54Z")
> [@dano](#):
>
> Menu "File \> Save configuration..." is also possible
Cool - I went with the other option from an old XP machine to a new Vista PC and it worked fine. Only thing to watch out for is that Vista uses another directory for the mp3tag settings.
Great forum here. It's rare I have questions regarding mp3tag but I've alsmost always gotten really good help here.
thanks both!
- Chr
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### Author:  [@MikeWWW](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MikeWWW)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2022, 7:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/7 "2022-12-22T07:07:28Z")
Transferring to new Win11 PC with v3.18 from Win10 with v3.18
Actions and Genres have copied over but
1. The non-user-defined Genres still show despite "Show only user-defined genres" checkbox being checked
2. The Tag-Filename, etc tag buttons have not gotten any of my laboriously crafted format strings
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/8 "2022-12-22T08:18:21Z")
Here is the documentation of what to do for backup and installation:
> **[Download and Installation – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/getting-started/installation/)**
>
> 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 also see the notes on migration:
> [@Notes on the 64-bit version of Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/notes-on-the-64-bit-version-of-mp3tag/57250):
>
> I've released a [64-bit version of Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455) a few days ago and received a few questions about differences between the 32-bit version and the 64-bit version. To make it short, there should not be any noticeable differences except for two things: The 64-bit version uses 64-bits to address memory and is no longer limited to 2 GB per application. While the [Library](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/library) feature of Mp3tag is already a very viable solution for large libraries, loosening the memory restriction is one of the key benefits of …
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### Author:  [@MikeWWW](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MikeWWW)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2022, 8:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/9 "2022-12-22T08:50:59Z")
The transfer instructions are what I followed. It didn't work per my description.
The migration notes are impossible to follow but don't appear to be relevant to my situation
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/10 "2022-12-22T09:29:03Z")
You need the old mp3tag.cfg file.
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### Author:  [@MikeWWW](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MikeWWW)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/11 "2022-12-22T09:43:12Z")
Yes. Which was copied over in the same action as the other files.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/12 "2022-12-22T09:47:07Z")
Could you please follow the
> [@Hints for asking Support Requests](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hints-for-asking-support-requests/56190):
>
> If you need support using Mp3tag, you can help the community members that are about to support you in finding a solution or workaround to your problem, by following these simple guidelines. Be descriptive, also in what you’ve already tried Please give a short explanation what’s not working as expected or what you’re trying to achieve. It’s best to know any details about the problem at hand and especially, what steps you’ve already tried to solve it by yourself. Helpful information also includ…
and tell us in 1 go what you did, what you already tried to solve the problem and what the reaction after each step was.
Also, I would check whether the folder to which you copied the mp3tag.cfg file is actually the configuration folder.
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### Author:  [@MikeWWW](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MikeWWW)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/13 "2022-12-22T10:27:08Z")
I responded to DanO, because I had followed the File \> Save configuration.. option, which is the same as the instructions:
> Backup and Restore Configuration
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> 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.
This is exactly what I did. This is not the first time I have transferred Mp3tag to another computer. THis is the first time it has failed (in part).
I have described what failed in my initial post. If I had not copied to the correct directory, (C:\Users\mike\_\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag) nothing would have worked. The .cfg file there now is the same one as on the source computer.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/14 "2022-12-22T12:19:09Z")
> [@MikeWWW](#):
>
> The .cfg file there now is the same one as on the source computer.
... and does this file get modified if you do something in MP3tag? The modification date should change.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-settings-to-new-pc/6735/15 "2026-02-09T12:20:55Z")