# WMP-Library transfer to other PC
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wmp-library-transfer-to-other-pc/11677
**Category:** Off-Topic
**Created:** [March 7, 2011, 7:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wmp-library-transfer-to-other-pc/11677 "2011-03-07T07:22:50Z")
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2011, 7:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wmp-library-transfer-to-other-pc/11677/1 "2011-03-07T07:22:50Z")
I know, this is the MP3tag forum.
Still: does anybody know whether it is possible to transfer a WMP library from one PC to another, provided it has the same drive configuration?
The background: WMP stores in its library counters that would be valuable enough to keep them e.g. the counter for repetitions.
So far my experience has been that on a new PC/hard drive WMP always creates a new library from scratch...
is that just the way it is?
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### Author:  [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2011, 9:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wmp-library-transfer-to-other-pc/11677/2 "2011-03-08T09:23:08Z")
I've found two links maybe you could use as a starting point and maybe they are useful 😉
[http://www.dalepreston.com/Blog/2007/03/wi...ata-backup.html](http://www.dalepreston.com/Blog/2007/03/windows-media-player-metadata-backup.html)
[http://www.ehow.com/how\_7274105\_transfer-w...ngs-new-pc.html](http://www.ehow.com/how_7274105_transfer-wmp-settings-new-pc.html)
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wmp-library-transfer-to-other-pc/11677/3 "2011-03-08T11:13:42Z")
> [@Mike\_nl](#):
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> I've found two links maybe you could use as a starting point and maybe they are useful 😉
For some inexplicable reason have I never managed to get a brandnew WMP to import an old database.
Even if you rename it to a newly created one - there seems to be something inside that tells wmp that this database comes from a different place.
So: all these hints either guide you to restore a backup on the same computer or tell you how to transfer the "settings" from one PC to the next - but these only seem to be how to treat internet connections and sample rates. They do not transfer the database with all the internal data.
The background: I had a number of automatic playlists that allowed me to listen to recent tracks and/or the ones I haven't ever listened to (in WMP's opinion). Right now, with the new library, all tracks are new and haven't been listened to.
Thanx for the effort, but I am still on square one.