Copy favourite list from one pc to another?

[thecaptain2000]

Hi, as you know, the taks of organizing channels into a favorite list (orlists) is Herculean and time consuming. Once you have done it on one pc, I hope, it can be replicated on another. How do you copy the favourite list from one pc to another? is there an export/import (of favorites list, I have seen the channel import/export) maybe they are in a file I can just copy?

Thanks for your help

[avoidz]

Hi. I believe the Favourites are usually stored in your OS user folder as 'favourites.xml' (there's a 'favourites.bak' in there too).

 

For XP:

C:\Documents and Settings\maf\Application Data\CMUV\DVBViewer

 

For Vista/7:

C:\Users\username\Application Data\CMUV\DVBViewer

 

(You can just use the %appdata% Run command also to get to this directory. The Application Data\CMUV\DVBViewer will be in the All Users directory if you installed the program for All Users.)

 

If I'm wrong about this, I'm sure a more experienced DVBViewer user will correct me

Edited November 4, 2009 by avoidz

[thecaptain2000]

I'll try it when I get home. By heart I fear that application data folder is not accessible anymore on Win7, I hope I am wrong

Thanks anyway

Ren

[Tjod]

http://en.DVBViewer.tv/wiki/Configuration_folder

[thecaptain2000]

Hi, thank you for the info on the configuration folder, I found it but there is no Favorite.xml in there

[avoidz]

http://en.DVBViewer.tv/wiki/Configuration_folder

 

Much easier!

[thecaptain2000]

stupid me I had opened the configuration folder in the system with No favurite list. The file is of course there and can be moved around with no trouble

 

 

One problem down, one to go (HVR-4000 remote)

 

Thanks

Ren

[McenterFreak]

Rember to close DVBViewer before you copy the file, otherwise the file will be overwritten when DVBViewer closes. You can do the same thing with channels.dat. This files contains channel informations. Wery usefull if you use Recording Service as a TV server with clients without TV tuners, streaming from the TV server

[arnomd]

In Windows 7, the favorites.xml file is positioned here:

 

C:\ProgramData\CMUV\DVBViewer

 

Simply copy and save it (on an USB or where ever elsewhere), and insert it into the new pc at the same location.

Works like magic!

Great program!!!

 

- but there ought to be a more obvious option for this, (in addition to the channel import/export function) or perhaps I just haven't found it yet)

;-)

 

Good luck!

Arno

(in Oslo)