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How do you create playlist backups and restore them on Alpha iQs?

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BluOS recommends taking a backup of the playlists to a USB flash drive before performing a factory reset to avoid unintentional loss of the playlists.

Back up playlists

To back up playlists, perform the following steps:

  1. Insert a powered USB drive or USB memory stick into the USB port of the primary Speaker.
  2. In the BluOS Controller App, under the left Navigation Drawer, select Settings.
  3. Under STEREO PAIR, select the primary Speaker.
    Note: Primary Speaker is the Left or Right Speaker NOT labeled as the Secondary Alpha iQ– XXXX in the App (where XXXX is the last four digits in the MAC - Machine Access Control Address). The complete 12-digit MAC address is printed on a sticker on the bottom or back panel of the Speaker.
  4. Select Backup playlists. After a few moments, The Playlists backed up message is displayed.
  5. Remove the USB drive or USB memory stick.
    The playlists are saved to the USB drive as a stored_playlists.db – database file.

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Restore Playlists

To restore the playlists, perform the following steps:

  1. Insert a powered USB drive or USB memory stick with the db – database file into the USB port of the primary Speaker.
  2. In the BluOS Controller App, under the left Navigation Drawer, select Settings.
  3. Under STEREO PAIR, select the primary Speaker.
    Note: Primary Speaker is the Left or Right Speaker NOT labeled as the Secondary Alpha iQ – XXXX in the App (where XXXX is the last four digits in the MAC (Machine Access Control) Address). The complete 12-digit MAC address is printed on a sticker on the bottom or back panel of the Speaker.
  4. Select Restore Playlists. After a few moments, the Playlists restored message is displayed.
  5. Remove the USB drive or USB memory stick.

Notes:

  • When inserting a USB drive or USB memory stick that contains a previous version of db – database file to create playlists backup, the existing database file is rewritten.
  • Restored playlists are network share dependent.  A restored playlist only plays tracks located in identically mounted network shares. If tracks are in different shares or have been moved, such tracks are omitted from the playlist.

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