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Help - Moving my User Categories to a new PC

willowfanwillowfan Posts: 240
in The Commons

I've just got a new PC and the thought of setting up all my content categories from scratch is terrifying.

Is there a quick way to replicate them on the new DS install?

Luckily all my content is on external drives so at least I don't need to install everything again.

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  • LeanaLeana Posts: 11,830
    edited July 2021

    AFAIK you can export cutom metadata using content DB maintenance > export User Data. I think it will export them to the "support" folder in your main content directory.

    Then you can copy this file to the "Support" folder in the main content directory on you new machine and reimport metadata there.

    (Disclaimer: I never tried it as I don't use smart content)

    Post edited by Leana on
  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,716

    /Runtime/Support/ rather than just /Support/

    You can also, making sure that anything that uses PostgreSQL is closed, make a copy of the ContentCluster folder and move it over to the enw machine, again with PostgreSQL closed. The location you need is given in Edit>Prefrences>CMS Settings.

  • willowfanwillowfan Posts: 240

    Thanks both

  • willowfanwillowfan Posts: 240
    edited July 2021

    Hi Again

    I've got all my Category structure back... but they are empty.

    Post edited by willowfan on
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