How to copy the media library to a notebook?

[kiri76hb]

First I want to say sorry for my awful English!
I have one problem:
I use a desktop-pc with Winamp 5.541 and want to copy the media library with all the entrys to a notebook. But I don't know in which files the ml is.
It were a great pleasure if you can helb me!
Thanks for all!
Kiri from Germany

[J_Darnley]

main.dat is the library's database

[kiri76hb]

Thanks, I got it!!!

[snout5]

Specific help

I copied this file (main.dat) from my 1st pc that has my ML on it to my 2nd pc that I want to get the ML on. The 2nd pc still says no files in ML. Do I need to do something else? Thanks

[DJ Egg]

Assuming the paths/filenames are exactly the same for all media files (it won't work otherwise),
you'd need to copy the following:

%appdata%\winamp\plugins\gen_ml.ini

%appdata%\winamp\plugins\ml\main.dat & main.idx
plus the matching met****.vmd files (as referenced in gen_ml.ini)


and that's just for the Local Media views


History view = recent.dat & recent.idx

Playlists = playlists.xml & matching plf****.m3u8 files

Podcast Dir = feeds.xml (subscriptions) & rss.xml (downloads)


Probably not wise to copy anything else
(eg. ml_online.ini, art*.dat/idx, cdrom.vmd, default.vmd, bookmark.vmd, cache & omServices subfolders),
as all those will be created by default anyway.

[snout5]

Thanks DJ Egg! That seemed to work! I also DJ and copying the ML saves lots of time when I setup a new laptop.