added settings backup info

Rob 2020-12-03 14:34:16 -06:00
parent 1f0d6413c1
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@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ __Please Note__: The Backup addon manages all files/folders under the chosen dir
### File Selection Options ### File Selection Options
You can select files via a Simple or [Advanced Editor](https://github.com/robweber/xbmcbackup/wiki/Advanced-Editor). Using the simple editor you can select from common Kodi folders that you would like to be backed up. Both of these options work off a [JSON config file](https://github.com/robweber/xbmcbackup/wiki/Sample-Custom-File) stored in the addon_data folder. Below is a breakdown of the file selection options available. More information about Kodi file paths can be found on [the wiki](http://kodi.wiki/view/Special_protocol) You can select files via a Simple or [Advanced Editor](https://github.com/robweber/xbmcbackup/wiki/Advanced-Editor). Using the simple editor you can select from common Kodi folders that you would like to be backed up. Both of these options work off a [JSON config file](https://github.com/robweber/xbmcbackup/wiki/Sample-Custom-File) stored in the addon_data folder. Below is a breakdown of the file selection options available. More information about Kodi file paths can be found on [the wiki](http://kodi.wiki/view/Special_protocol).
![](https://github.com/robweber/xbmcbackup/blob/master/resources/images/screenshot5.png) ![](https://github.com/robweber/xbmcbackup/blob/master/resources/images/screenshot5.png)
@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ You can select files via a Simple or [Advanced Editor](https://github.com/robweb
* Thumbnails/Fanart - the folder where all thumbnails and fanart is stored. The path is special://home/userdata/Thumbnails * Thumbnails/Fanart - the folder where all thumbnails and fanart is stored. The path is special://home/userdata/Thumbnails
* User Addons - these are all the addon files located in the main Kodi addons folder. The path is special://home/addons * User Addons - these are all the addon files located in the main Kodi addons folder. The path is special://home/addons
Additionally each backup will dump your current UI Settings to a special saved file called ```xbmcbackup.val```. This is done through a [JSON-RPC Settings.GetSettings](https://kodi.wiki/view/JSON-RPC_API/v12#Settings.GetSettings) call done at the time the backup is run.
### Custom Directories (Legacy) ### Custom Directories (Legacy)
**If using Backup 1.5.0 or greater these have been moved to the [Advanced Editor](https://github.com/robweber/xbmcbackup/wiki/Advanced-Editor).** **If using Backup 1.5.0 or greater these have been moved to the [Advanced Editor](https://github.com/robweber/xbmcbackup/wiki/Advanced-Editor).**