Backup the ICE TV EPG settings

[Dinks]

About to reformat the VMC again and wish to backup the ICE TV EPG settings on the Vista Media Centre.

Am I to assume that it is located in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome folder. And is there a way of relocating this folder to say "D:\Documents\eHOME folder on my data drive and pointing ICE TV to it in the new location. So if things go pair shaped, I don't loose all the recorded TV settings, hence saving me having to spend time going through the EPG and setting it back up.

Cheers
Robert

[saxnix]

Robert, there is a utility called MCE Backup (or something like that), that does a backup, and allows you restore it after a new install - to retain your settings.

Edit: Here is the info and link - it is Ian Dixon's baby.


I have finally got round to getting a beta version of mceBackup 2.0 out. This is totally new version of my backup tool for Media Center

Features:

* Backs up TV channel assignment
* Backs up Scheduled recordings and series recordings
* Backs up recorded TV to local drives, or networked drives (via UNC paths)
* Backup up an additional folder
* Has its own schedule engine for automating backups
* Displays the status of critical Media Center services
* Command line and GUI version available, 10 foot version coming soon
* Works with Vista and XP
* Can be used to transfer settings from one Media Center PC to another

Requires .net framework 2.0 to be installed

Download the beta

Your feedback will be appreciated please leave comments at

http://iandixon.co.uk/cs/forums/17/ShowForum.aspx

Notes:

mceBackup 2.0 Beta

This tool enables you to backup Media Center TV settings (including scheduled recordings) and Recorded TV

There is a GUI tool, a command line tool and a service for scheduled backups

I have tested the application under Vista and it all works but to enable restarting of the Schedule service the GUI tool
launched a external program to restart the service and that program will prompt for system access.
If the service is not restarted the automatic backup will not see the changed to the schedule.

When installing on Vista run the Setup.exe and not the MSI, also the first run startup time

The command line options are not as rich as the GUI version at the moment.

[Dinks]

Thank you Saxnix, that looks to be an elegant solution to my query.

[saxnix]

No worries, good luck with it. I have actually used it once and it seemed to work well. I just keep forgetting to do a backup just prior to changing a tuner, or doing a new install, and then the data I would be reloading would be quite old, so I have just gone ahead a done the whole re-scan thing.

[Dinks]

I was thinking that if I format "C" which is where this app is installed, I will have to re-install it again, however I should then be able to use the file that I have just created (Which I stored in D:\Recorded TV\MCEBackup) to load the ICE TV data. Do I assume that I won't have to set up the ICE TV side of things as well, once the 4 tuners are reinstalled? just let MCE Backup do its thing and all will be good? now that would be a labour saver.

Cheers
Robert

[saxnix]

I can't remember off the top of my head about the ICE setup up, but I want to say that it will keep that info too???? Not sure about that though.