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<p>If you are tired of backing up using the .cdp method, then read this guide to bulk backup</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Backing up content&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> First thing is to find out where TANE currently has your content installed. This can be done from the Trainz settings &gt; install tab. Copy and paste that in the address bar or manually navigate to the location.<br /> <br /> <br /> Once you are there, you&#039;ll see the following folders:<br /> <br /> Backups - this contains the backups that TANE creates<br /> Cache - internet related things such as DLS previews, DLC downloads, etc.<br /> Editing - assets that are currently open for editing via content manager<br /> Libraries - game scripts<br /> Local - modified content; non-DLS content. They can contain your created content, content installed from 3rd party sites (such as JR, K&amp;L, etc)<br /> Original - DLS content; content that has been downloaded in its original form from the DLS<br /> Packages - DLC items; content that has been purchased from the Trainz Store or from Steam<br /> Screenshots - screenshots taken from in-game<br /> <br /> <br /> I would backupup the local folder as this contains all of the modified content that you currently have installed.<br /> If you want to save yourself time, I would also recommend backing up the original folder as this contains all of the DLS content that you&#039;ve downloaded.<br /> <br /> To reduce the number of files, and the size, I would recommend compressing the selected folder(s) using 7zip or your current compressor.<br /> <br /> That&#039;s all to it to backup your Trainz content<br /> <br /> ================================<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Restoring your content&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> This follows the same exact way of backing up your content, so I&#039;m not going to go into much details on this.<br /> <br /> Extract all of the files from the backup you had created, and then matching the folder name (local = local, original = original), place the files into that folder.<br /> Once the files are restored to their proper place, run a database update (developer &gt; rebuild database) so TANE can pickup the restored files. Once the database update is finished, you can now use the restored files.<br /> <br /> <br /> ================================<br /> <br /> This guide was copied from the guide I made originally on Steam.</div>

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