# What files do I need to back up so I don't have to correct them when my computer crashes?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-files-do-i-need-to-back-up-so-i-dont-have-to-correct-them-when-my-computer-crashes/7881
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 3, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-files-do-i-need-to-back-up-so-i-dont-have-to-correct-them-when-my-computer-crashes/7881 "2009-02-03T16:09:48Z")
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### Author:  [@Marcabove](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Marcabove)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-files-do-i-need-to-back-up-so-i-dont-have-to-correct-them-when-my-computer-crashes/7881/1 "2009-02-03T16:09:48Z")
I have a mother board going south - I think. but when it crashes I lose all the changes to MP3Tag that I've made. What files do I need to back up to I don't have to manually make the corrections?
Marc
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-files-do-i-need-to-back-up-so-i-dont-have-to-correct-them-when-my-computer-crashes/7881/2 "2009-02-03T19:09:12Z")
All Mp3tag-related data is stored at %APPDATA%\Mp3tag if you have a standard installation. Just reinstall and copy the backup to this directory.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-files-do-i-need-to-back-up-so-i-dont-have-to-correct-them-when-my-computer-crashes/7881/3 "2026-02-09T12:21:21Z")