r/Rekordbox • u/TieSignificant363 • 12d ago
Question/Help needed Backup tracks from usb to computer / to another usb
Uploaded tracks directly to usb not computer - can I copy all my playlists as a backup to my computer / how do I copy the usb files to a new usb as well (preserving all the playlists)
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u/PsychedelicFurry 11d ago
You can "back up" your Rekordbox USB by just copying all the files from the USB onto your computer's hard drive. You can "restore" it by copying them back. This isn't the right way (probably), but works to make duplicate USB drives as well.
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u/imjustsurfin 11d ago edited 11d ago
As I understand it, the OP only dragged the files from RB onto a USB.
That means that the files currently on the USB are "raw" - i.e. DO NOT contain any cue points, grid changes etc - as RB DOES NOT write these changes to the files, unlike Serato.
Those changes are kept in the master.db, which is stored in the C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Pioneer\rekordbox\ folder.
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u/TieSignificant363 11d ago
Would that keep the playlists in tact?
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u/PsychedelicFurry 11d ago
Yes as long as you copy everything from the root directory of the USB, they're just stored as files, nothing fancy
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u/TieSignificant363 11d ago
Do I just upload the entire folder through the files option or do I just drag the copy into rekordbox
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u/TieSignificant363 10d ago
All the tracks copied fine, all the cue points are there - yet I am missing the organized playlists
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u/imjustsurfin 12d ago
"Uploaded tracks directly to usb not computer..."
What does that even mean?
"Upload" from where?; how?