Move Audacity to new computer

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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I’ve acquired a new(er) computer and want to move all my Audacity settings to the new machine. Is there a good way to do that?

Thanks for any help!

Dan Fisher

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The settingsare stored in a folder called audacity in the >Appdata>Roaming folder in your user directory.

On Windows the full pathname is: C:\Users\\Appdata\Roaming\audacity

First you will need to quit Audacity. then copy this folder from your old machine to your new one.

WC

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If you use FFmpeg don’t forget to install it.

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Thanks, both of you.

The settings are stored in a folder called audacity in the >Appdata>Roaming folder in your user directory.

Does that hold true on the update to 3.0.0?

Thanks again,

Dan

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Yes.

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Note that the AppData folder is hidden. If you have not already done so, you may need to set File Manager to show hidden files. There is a box to check on the View tab.

I hope this helps. :smiley:

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Thanks, guys. I finally got around to doing this. I guess it worked. And, I usually keep my hidden folders visible. I’ve always been that way. (I also show filename extensions.)

Thanks again,

Dan

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Always a good plan I think (it’s on my Excel ToDo list for when I get a new PC)

I have no idea why Microsoft (and Apple) thinks it’s a good thing to hide folders an extensions :unamused:

Peter.