### Author:  [@Spastenflosser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Spastenflosser)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/1 "2024-06-02T17:23:42Z")
Did the new version 3.26 just overwrite and delete my export patterns???? Please don't tell me that it is true!!!!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/2 "2024-06-02T17:26:14Z")
See the documentation for possible locations:
> **[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.
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### Author:  [@Spastenflosser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Spastenflosser)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/3 "2024-06-02T17:30:55Z")
Thanks for getting back. I have no idea where it was stored originally but my assumption was `C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag`. There however I have just the new ones (according to Windows Explorer dating from 2022/04/23) that create any websites or what I don't know.
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### Author:  [@Spastenflosser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Spastenflosser)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/4 "2024-06-02T17:32:40Z")
Did mp3tag create a backup before deleting my files? Why is such a major change not mentioned in the release notes? The 15 or so updates before, this folder was left untouched....
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/5 "2024-06-02T17:38:22Z")
> [@Spastenflosser](#):
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> Why is such a major change not mentioned in the release notes?
Carefull with such allegations.
To me it looks like you changed the installation type from "portable" to "Standard".
So, if you remember, into which you installed MP3tag previously, check that data folder.
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### Author:  [@Spastenflosser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Spastenflosser)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/6 "2024-06-02T18:04:21Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> To me it looks like you changed the installation type from "portable" to "Standard".
> So, if you remember, into which you installed MP3tag previously, check that data folder.
Thanks I have checked the files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag\export which I assume would be the portable installations folder but it contains the same preset files as the other folder onlz with a newer timestamp.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/7 "2024-06-02T18:38:41Z")
You would still have to look yourself as this a problem that can only be solved locally.
I can vouch for that an update installation does not delete custom files.
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### Author:  [@anon32189785](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/anon32189785)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/8 "2024-06-03T06:28:42Z")
What about backing up your configuration files before installing new software? Less tears 😉
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/9 "2024-06-03T08:08:23Z")
> [@Spastenflosser](#):
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> Thanks I have checked the files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag\export which I assume would be the portable installations folder
The portable installation folder is a folder which you define yourself during the installation process. Nobody else than you can know which folder you defined during installation. The folder `C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag` with its subfolders is the standard installation folder for 32bit-non portable installations. The MP3Tag-64bit-Version will install in `C:\Program Files\MP3Tag`. For changing from 32bit to 64 bit installation look here:
> [@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 …
Anyway it is not advisable to select a portable installation and then use the standard windows installations folder `C:\Program Files` or `C:\Program Files (x86)`. Simple users or non elevated users have no write permission to these folders and also should not get them and so spoil this system.
I **never** experienced that any of my Mp3Tag-installtions overwrote my personal files and settings.
To find your old export-scripts I would simply start a filename-search for these on all drives. Also look for files with the name mp3tagsettings.zip.
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### Author:  [@Spastenflosser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Spastenflosser)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/10 "2024-06-06T19:52:05Z")
...as they say: you always know that you need a backup ... afterwards.
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/11 "2024-06-06T20:08:35Z")
> [@Spastenflosser](#):
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> you always know that you need a backup ... afterwards
And that is usually when you start to make regular backups. Up to that point, it will never happen to you. 🥴
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/12 "2024-06-06T20:19:12Z")
@poster has described a number of locations for you and method to find mp3tagsettings.zip.
Where did you look and what was the result?
I doubt that your settings have simply vanished.
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### Author:  [@Spastenflosser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Spastenflosser)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/13 "2024-06-06T21:27:35Z")
I can see the starting point of your reasoning and I have been unsure myself about where my files would have gone and how this chaos came about. To cut a long story short I managed to recreate most of the export scripts. I could not carry out a filename search as I was unsure about how I named them. But I have a neat backup now...
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2024, 4:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/14 "2024-06-07T04:37:31Z")
> [@Spastenflosser](#):
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> I could not carry out a filename search as I was unsure about how I named them. But I have a neat backup now.
Well, a search for \*_.mta_ would include all files with the suffix _mta_ which is used for actions by Mp3tag.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932/15 "2024-07-15T13:20:05Z")
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