HOW TO MOVE REKORDBOX LIBRARY TO A NEW COMPUTER - 2020 | HOW TO TAKE A BACKUP OF REKORDBOX DJ MUSIC 

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I am using computer at home. I would like to bring with me my macbook for one week. I dont need all playlists, I would like to copy to macbook just two folders with playlist. Can I do it somehow or I have to back up full library?

By far the best tutorial I have seen on youtube covering this topic. Clear & concise. Good job buddy! Subbed.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! You saved me years of hard work setting up my music in rekordbox. I was close to giving up transferring my rekordbox to my new computer and starting from scratch.

I'm living in Mauritius... I would like to play music from my external hard drive with all cue points, etc.. Without transferring any music on the laptop. How can we do it. Do you have an email address? Please help

I think I just tested this and it works across the cloud also cause it's zipped. this is quite literally the ONLY TUTORIAL I found online that not only made sense, but answered and fixed my issue. BANGER video, banger instructions. much love

Thanks for the helpful video, for all of the people with rekordbox 5 that have to relocate 1 by 1 song, I found the way to do all one at the same time. You go to top left corner to "files" and select "show all of the missing files". It will appear all of the list of songs that are missing. Then when you select all of those songs, you click to relocate, and select one song for example, then it will ask you "do you want to use this location to find the other songs?", you click yes, and it will relocate all of your songs automatically. It's like in rekordbox 6 but a bit hidden haha

But the collection will get double as the backup with music and the collection we already have in our hdd

But does it save your que points??? :)

love the advise to make 2 backups, with and without music library!

Nice video bro. Can you please help? I got an old external hard drive and need to upgrade to a new external hard drive what will be the best way to transfer my music collection with all my databases? I'm used MacBook pro with an Intel processor and rekordbox Thanks for your help.

I have a ?, I did the migration assistant and it copied everything from rekordbox to my new laptop but the Dropbox made a second folder called Dropbox (old) and then re made a new one called just “Dropbox” everything looks fine in the new folder on my new computer, but my upload to cloud feature is disabled as the new version of rekordbox is logged out of Dropbox on my new laptop. It asks to activate this device and then it said it will “merge” everything I just wanted to make sure I keep all my playlists. Everything works great right now but it seems the cloud stuff is off, some tracks are in the cloud some arnt but they’re on my laptop in the Dropbox folder and some are in my other previous folders before I signed up for the cloud. Just wanna make sure it doesn’t wipe my playlists. Thanks deep!

How to move music and playlist from Rekordbox 5/Windows to another computer Rekordbox 6/Macbook?

"This backup may be made with a different computer. Adding tracks to the same collection on multiple computers may cause troubles when you want to export such tracks." can someone please help me? :)

Hello Deep sir..... Its DJ Rimo from Agartala, I Ihave transferred the Rekordbox database from windows to MAC but my video linked files (VDJ) are not playing, means MP3 is playing but linked video files are nit playing. Please help me.

Hi there, I'm a little confused by a few things. I have backed up my library from my old laptop onto an external harddrive, and have then restored the library in rekordbox on my new laptop. I am now unsure how to get all of my playlists into my new rekordbox, how do I backup my old computer's library without the songs? And secondly, when I try to relocate the missing files, it isn't working. Even when I specifically put the correct location into the database search in preferences (ie. in my 'Music' finder). Can you help?

Hello Brother... mene apne hard disk me song ka folder banaya hai aur usme mene mp4 me hi direct cues add kiya hua hai... ab muje vo pura ka pura folder with cues mere laptop me copy karna hai to kese kar sakte hai? most important cues vese ka vese add hona chahiye...

When I click on restore a message appears: this backup may be with a different computer. Adding tracks to the same collection on multiple computers may cause troubles when you want to export such tracks.. Do I still proceed with the restoration??? Plz help

Hello when I put my usb stick into my Mac. I have missing music files for example in a folder on the USB stick Windows shows 213 tracks but when I plug it into the Mac in this folder there’s only 207 tracks so when I relocate I have missing files. Any ideas ?

I really hope you will see this and help me out regarding this video. Is it possible to export backup ‘without music’ to google drive, then, take my actual folder where all songs are located (To clear up any confusion, not the exported ‘with music’ backup but literally the location of my songs in a folder- and then upload that folder to google drive as it is. Question is: can i using this way relocate the music files on the new laptop with cur points saved? Thanks in advance i hope you see this soon as i have a gig in literal 18 hours from now 😢 on a friends laptop who lives miles away.

Mere Paas 2 External SSD Hain Ek se Maine Record Box Mein Playlist Bana Rakhi Hai Lekin Problem Ye Hai Woh Apne Aap Disconnect Ho Jati Hai. Isliye Main Ab 2nd Ssd Ko Use Karna Chahta Hu Jismein sare Folders Same To Same Hain Main Chata Hu Ki Meri Playliat 2nd Ssd Se Play Ho. taki Mujhe Dubara Playlist Na Banani Pade.

Hey, Thanks for this Video. I've done the method without music before and everything was ok. unfortunately I had to restore my pc (without removing personal files ) because it wasn't starting up properly. When I tried to re-import data again with the ZIP file. it mentions failed. Please assist! Many thanks

Can you help Deep - My Music Collection is on a 2TB Lacie Drive and I was on a 2017 iMac with RB version 5 - I now have a 2019 iMac and downloaded latest version of RB 6 ready for transfer - followed your instructions, dont want to move the music obviously as Im going to use the same External Drive on the new machine. I made back up which gave me a Zipped file which on restore on the new machine says "can't restore" so unzipped the file to a folder with a large number of items in - which one do I use to restore on the new machine version 6 - by the way I tried "import your library from version 5 or earlier" it asks for RB to be restarted then just opens with no further activity - can you help please ?

I’ve done both back ups, put them both onto cloud and restored on new laptop - tried to auto relocate and it still doesn’t find any of the music files. All the songs, cues, playlists are on the new record box though. I did restore from the backup with music (but it’s weirdly a smaller file than just database?) Any help?

What if you made a backup without music, with a separate manual music backup, and its now too late to make a backup with music? I had to reinstall my OS and this time Rekordbox finds and plays all my files just fine after restoring, but now when I try to import new files Rekordbox duplicate the rest of my library and I don't know what to do. I have done this same procedure before without the duplicate import.

Hello, can u tell me plz witch format I have to format my hard drive (1To) to back up my library (25000 song in my collection) thanks for answer

Thanks for this video....but how can I only move my Cue Points without the playlists...is it possible?!

what about when my hard drive is all ready full? then i can´t do an backup because recordbox can´t do a backup DIRECTLY on a external hard drive. what to do ?

I want to move my entire music library to an external hard drive , to share it with my Mac computer in my studio and MacBook when I am DJing mobile. Do you have video on how to?

Hi see before a try this will it delete all the stuff from my old pc ? Like all my music thanks new subscriber

Hi i there a certain size hard drive or USB that I can get just to backup & store my rekordbox on for if disaster strikes, obviously if this happens I’m gunna want to restore of this back up device, is there anything I need to know before I purchase my backup storage device, thank you Kris

Hi! i already saved a back up files. 1 with music and 2 without music and try to transfer without music first. because my laptop got problems, now i tried to add and restore it with music files but still said "file could not be found". do i still need my music transfer to my computer? cos i dont have access to my laptop now and i dont have save file of my music there :( whats the best thing to do?? thank you

If I did not remember to make a backup from Rekordbox before formatting.. How can I restore my library by copying files from backup?

Can you switch between OS ? I've got and old macbrook pro and want to buy a new (windows) laptop. So Macbookpro > Backup liberary on external drive with music > External drive to windows PC > Windows pc restore backup? Thanks !!

excellent breakdown after watching multiple versions of this on RU-vid. Thanks Deep!

thx a lot man

Files are coming up as 'missing files' on the new rekordbox - can you help please? I followed your instructions to the letter

Hey, So i have two devices, the one i work on the go and the other is a stationery pc. How can i only transfer 10 tracks with memory cues to my pain pc without replacing the library in my pc.

I have followed the steps but it can't locate the file whenever I try to load a song

Does this method work with streaming services like Soundcloud and Tidal?

so basically when i use an external hard drive i just have to back up the recordbox database, not the physical files and then restore it to the new computer installation... relocate is not necessary?

Where do i find that DB Music máster folder when i go to Music i can’t find anything?

When I choose back up collection including music, It does not includes any of my music. Does someone know why this is happening?

does this work if I am transferring from a PC to a Mac ? I backed up my library on my Pc but when i go to import on my mac there’s no files to select ?

Why did you copy serato folder twice

What if your computer was stolen but you still have all your music on a Rekordbox thumb drive?

what if your old laptop crashed? how can you access these files still on the old hdd?

What if I have all My files and and music in a usb But I want to import it to my new laptop and get all my hot cues and music how I have it in the other laptop

Thank you sooo much! That was exactly what I needed and you explained by far the best and easiest!!

How do I move the music files? when I click yes to music fiiles it seems to only be the data bases still?

EVERYTHING worked it seemed, but on the last step, when I go to load a track it says “file missing”. So I highlighted everything, as u did, and tried to relocate the group/entire library but unfortunately it won’t pull up that option. I Can only do it with single tracks. If I try to auto - relocate everything, it pulls up that tab with “load, analyze track, analyze lock, add to playlist etc etc etc” HELP PLLLEAASE. Have a gig coming up and I’m stressing :(

Lifesaver i did NOT want to make some new playlist folders 😅

Sir can you ease help me? I got as fas being able to load database and music (cant see files) i cannot seem to relocate them (i used external drive to transfer)

In my case, I don't see the option to relocate all files... so this video not working for me.

When i try to restore backup without music in rekordbox it doesn't unzip in a pc?

Failed to back up the collection, ye msg aa raha he sir

Bhaiya agr old se new window installe kre tab bhi koi problem to nhi aaygi....rekordbox ke to cue lga hua h....same rahega na

what if your library is already on an external drive?

DOES IT WORK FROM rekporbox 6 to 7 ?

Can I transfer Rekordbox database from Windows to Mac

Can you move database from a windows laptop to a MacBook?

thank you bro i really appreciate you so much

Great but 'my tags ' are missing After Import.

This was very helpful. Thank you!

Can I transfer my library from windows to mac please?

Bro how we do vedio with reckordbox whatever we get the free software with ddj 400

Thanks for this video 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thank you 🙏🏻 thank you so much 🥳🥳

Is this possible database transfer in windows to mac??

But how do you get the files on to your new computer ???

My second laptop won't turn on anyway to get those files

bro u saved my collection ur d best

The solution I was looking for. Thanks.

what i can do when its said failed to restore collection?

Ho bro thank you so much, i did It, Only a stupid question... Is that normal that is gonna take that long? 1449 tracks 151 hours, 19 GB Am i doing something wrong?

can you do this with the free version of rekord box?

Thanks a lot ! I just moved my library from my old computer successfully 👌

Do histories transfer to other computer as well?

So.... I followed all the instructions. I get to the point where I've restored the collection, first with the tracks and then without. So I can see all of the tracks in 'collection' (where the files are missing), In the folders (Where the files are missing) and in Explorer where the tracks are showing but with the track info (i.e i would need to reload the tag to load the data). If i click on a track in 'Collection' and try to relocate, i can find the track in 'Explorer' and load the track but I dont get the pop-up Missing File Manger window to find the other missing tracks. I've also tried the option that @midasairsoft6976 has advised and that doesn't work either?!?! any idea's?

cool... question. Is there a way to import a Rb6 set of playlists to Rb5?

Does this work if i try to import it into a newer version of recordbox?

Will this work going from PC to Mac?

my question is all taging are what happen?

Previous to this I backed up my collection and 500 tracks were missing on the external drive and I have no idea why , I’m going to try your way now and hopefully it works with all of my music . Also do you have a fix for the problem where record box doesn’t mark played songs green when playing from An external drive

Does this work if you backup from mac to windows or windows to mac?

Does this work going from mac to windows?

thanks for epic punjabi tunes

Hi Deep, we r lucky to have u r a life saver. I m upgrading my laptop from 500 hdd to a 1tb ssd and an xtra 4 gb ram .. how should I do it?

good stuff thanks for saving me $$

Thanks for the guide.

Just got to this video after having to import my whole library (over 3k tracks) to my new mac. I've tried to import tracks in the past following the Dropbox process when I changed from another pc to my latest before the mac and it was a complete pain, aside from not even importing the whole tracklist properly. This absolutely crushes it, thank you so much for this, you're a legend.

Thanks a lot for this information

Hi , I have backed up the data and it saved to zip file . But when I try and transfer onto 1tb hard drive it says its too big ? Even though there's is plenty of room

Plz help me sir how to active my license

Sar aap theek thoda Hindi mein samjha jyada behtar rahega

Thanks legend for this tutorial, do you know how to figure out 'Rekordbox Can not create the analysis file in the folder specified in the Preferences' ?

Thank you for such a clear explanation !

Thank so much for the advice & help! Very informative 👍🎧🎤

Hi DJ Deep Bhamra, thank you for tour precious suggestions. Just a question: after backing up the library without the songs and remounting it as it is in the new pc, when I relocate the songs using Rekordbox 5 in the new PC, does it search any file in all directories and subdirectories or I have to know precisely in which directory is located? I hope I have been clear enough. Thanks

Sir Mera to license he active nahe ho Raha, New laptop pe