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realjobe · (This post was last modified: 2011-01-31, 10:05 by realjobe.)

Hi there. I remember back few years ago Windows Xbmc installer asked in the middle If user would like UserData to go to InstallDir or Profile's AppData etc... Nowaways I did no see that question anymore. Target is 10.0 Dharma version.

? Can XBMC be installed so that All the Data&UserData are under the same root ( like in Xbox's xbmc)

OriginNG · 2011-01-31, 11:06

realjobe Wrote:Hi there. I remember back few years ago Windows Xbmc installer asked in the middle If user would like UserData to go to InstallDir or Profile's AppData etc... Nowaways I did no see that question anymore. Target is 10.0 Dharma version.

? Can XBMC be installed so that All the Data&UserData are under the same root ( like in Xbox's xbmc)

Install it to a place outside of Program Files because Windows (vista/7) won't allow Xbmc to write to that location unless you run with uac disabled.
For example: install to C:\Xbmc and modifiy or add a shortcut which will start Xbmc but add the -p parameter to it. This stands for portable mode and will create the Userdata inside the install folder.

Regards,

Joop

miljbee · 2011-01-31, 11:07

edit the shortcut that launch XBMC.exe, to add the -p command line argument.
-p stands for portable.

When you starts xbmc like this, all data are stored in the program directory.

realjobe · (This post was last modified: 2011-01-31, 14:25 by realjobe.)

miljbee Wrote:when you starts xbmc like this, all data are stored in the program directory.

Thank you All Very Much. Just the answer I need. UAC is my problem... Using RamDisk (fat32) anyhow.. Smile

BTW, Do I need to run xbmc.exe always with -p param, or is it required only once @1st. run?

jhsrennie · 2011-01-31, 18:38

realjobe Wrote:BTW, Do I need to run xbmc.exe always with -p param, or is it required only once @1st. run?

You need to use the -p every time. If you omit the -p XBMC will go back to looking for the data in your profile.

JR

realjobe · 2011-02-07, 07:55

ok Thanx. One small: Does Xbmc require administrative level ro run Win7 x64?

jhsrennie · 2011-02-07, 10:19

realjobe Wrote:ok Thanx. One small: Does Xbmc require administrative level ro run Win7 x64?

Yes if you're using portable mode because non-admins don't have write access to the Program Files directory. However all you need to do is grant "Users" Modify access to C:\Program Files\XBMC and all subfolders.

If you're not using portable mode you don't need to be an administrator.

JR

NTMID8 · 2011-02-07, 22:08

I have XBMC installed to D:\XBMC, but the userdata is stored under my profile's appdata because I did not use the -p parameter for portable. If I start using it now, will XBMC transfer the data from userdata to installdir? Can I copy the data manually and XBMC will find it OK in the installdir when I start with -p?

I'd like to move to the portable setup without starting from scratch.

jhsrennie · 2011-02-08, 11:15

Run XBMC in portable mode and it should create the folder D:\XBMC\portable_data. Close XBMC and delete everything in D:\XBMC\portable_data then copy everything in %appdata%\xbmc into D:\XBMC\portable_data. Now start XBMC in portable mode and all your settings, database, add-ons etc should all have been transferred.

JR

NTMID8 · 2011-02-09, 05:26

jhsrennie Wrote:Run XBMC in portable mode and it should create the folder D:\XBMC\portable_data. Close XBMC and delete everything in D:\XBMC\portable_data then copy everything in %appdata%\xbmc into D:\XBMC\portable_data. Now start XBMC in portable mode and all your settings, database, add-ons etc should all have been transferred.

JR

Awesome! Thanks for the tip.