- No more manual typing of user settings after a clean reinstall of TV Server and Media Portal
- The plugin will export all TV Server user settings into a .xml file, which can be imported after a clean install
-This includes the settings of cards, TV channels, radio channels,tvgroups, radio groups, schedules, recordings, EPG data,generalsettings, recording settings and plugin settings.
- It also creates a backup of your Media Portal user settings, plugins, skins, input device mappings, thumbs and the database.
- the plugin can be used with or without Tv server installation

Requirements:
MediaPortal/TV Server 1.0.1 or 1.0.2 or 1.1 or 1.2
Windows XP SP3 , Vista SP2 or Windows 7 (32bit or 64 bit)

Installation for all users:

• Start the MediaPortal Extension Installer (MPEI) which can be found in your MediaPortal program directory and install BackupSettings
• In the BackupSettings Installer window push "Install" (make sure you read the manual)
• enable the plugin in the TV server configuration if you have TV server installed (default for most users) or in the MediaPortal -> Other Plugins section if you have a Client only installation
• For Users with a TV Server only Installation: The MPEI installer will unzip all files in the
  %PROGRAMDATA%\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Installer\BackupSettings folder. If you have a computer with a TV server only installation you can copy this folder to the TV server and install it there.

Quick Usage:

• Select a foldername for the backup directory
• Check TV Server if you want to backup / restore the TV server user settings
• Check Media Portal if you want to backup / restore Media Portal user settings
• Hit the "Export button" to backup your current settings. The data structure of the backup directory will be explained in the manual
• Hit the "Import" button to restore all your current settings from a previously saved backup folder
• Before you upgrade to a new MediaPortal Version make sure you did an export with the latest BackupSettings plugin version

Tip: Upgrading from version 1.00 or 1.02 to 1.1 or 1.2
Step1:
Download the latest BackupSettings plugin version
and make a complete backup of your data by using the default options.
Step 2:
Install MediaPortal 1.1 or 1.2 by doing a clean install (no upgrade).
Step 3:
Open the new Media Portal Extension installer in your MediaPortal program directory
and download the latest online list. Select BackupSettings and install it.
Step 4:
Now do an import of your previous backup folder.
Step 5:
Reinstall your plugins and skins from the internet to make sure they are compatible with
MP1.1. There were major program changes and many old plugins and skins will not
work with MP 1.1. Also your music data base needs to be recreated again. In the Tv
Server configuration go to “Recording Settings” -> “Database Import” and click “Import
selected files”. In the Mediaportal configuration go to Music->Music Database and
remove the checkbox “Only update new”. Then click “Update database”. Other
databases may need to be regenerated as well.Other data bases may have changed, too.
Old Tv server plugins will not be copied over by BackupSettings, because they will not
work for sure. This is the tough part, but most developers have specified on their home
page if the plugin is compatible with version 1.1.