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added settings restore process

Rob 2020-12-03 14:38:44 -06:00
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## Advanced Settings Check ## Advanced Settings Check
Next is a check is for an advancedsettings.xml file. If you've created this file and it exists in your restore archive you'll be asked to reboot Kodi. This is so that the file can be loaded and used for any special settings, mainly path substitutions, you may have had that would affect the rest of the restore. The Backup addon will prompt you to continue the restore process when you reboot the program. Next is a check is for an advancedsettings.xml file. If you've created this file and it exists in your restore archive you'll be asked to reboot Kodi. This is so that the file can be loaded and used for any special settings, mainly path substitutions, you may have had that would affect the rest of the restore. The Backup addon will prompt you to continue the restore process when you reboot the program.
## System Settings ## UI System Settings
The last bit of post-processing is done after all the backup files have been restored. If you have restored your configuration files the addon will attempt to restore any system specific settings that it can from the guisettings.xml file. This is done by comparing the restored file with settings via the JSONPRC Settings.SetSettingValue method. Only system specific settings can be restored so you will get any custom views or skin specific settings back. If you're not seeing your addons, or other settings, see the [FAQ](https://github.com/robweber/xbmcbackup/wiki/FAQ) for how to restore these. The last bit of post-processing is done after all the backup files have been restored. By default this is when all the saved UI Settings from the backup will be set on the system. These are the things found in the [Settings](https://kodi.wiki/view/Settings) area of the Kodi menu. If you have the _Always prompt to restore Kodi UI Settings_ setting turned on you'll get prompted on if you want these restored at the start of the backup. This process is done by comparing the saved settings with settings currently set via the [JSONPRC Settings.SetSettingValue](https://kodi.wiki/view/JSON-RPC_API/v12#Settings.GetSettingValue) method. Only system specific settings can be restored so you will get any custom views or skin specific settings back. If you're not seeing your addons, or other settings, see the [FAQ](https://github.com/robweber/xbmcbackup/wiki/FAQ) for how to restore these.