Transfer TC Settings to Another Phone

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Transfer TC Settings to Another Phone

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Hello,

I got a tablet and would like to transfer my settings for TC Android from my Xiaomi phone to my new tablet. Both devices have Android 11.

How can I go about it?

I didn't see an export/import settings command in TC.
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Re: Transfer TC Settings to Another Phone

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Super! Thank you.

Of course it would be nice to have this export/import settings feature built in.

Maybe Christian would be so kind to consider this for a future release. (Pretty please) :)
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Re: Transfer TC Settings to Another Phone

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I totally agree, "export/import settings" should be a standard function to ease migration to a new device or for backups.
Please consider to implement, thank you.
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Normally when you setup a new phone or tablet, you will be asked whether you want to install previously used apps. This also copies the settings of these apps.
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ghisler(Author) wrote: 2022-07-19, 06:41 UTC Normally when you setup a new phone or tablet, you will be asked whether you want to install previously used apps. This also copies the settings of these apps.
Not on a de-googled phone. (LineageOS without GApps, LineageOS for microG, /e/OS and maybe others)
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Normally when you setup a new phone or tablet, you will be asked whether you want to install previously used apps
This often only works within the same brand of phone - and it often don't recreate the settings of those apps.
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Re: Transfer TC Settings to Another Phone

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You can use a tool like Helium backup, or backup your settings as follows:

1. Change via home folder - system main directory to the following folder:
/data/data/com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander

This is possible without root rights!

2. Back up the "shared_prevs" and "files" directories, e.g. to a subfolder of /storage/emulated/0

Restore:
1. As above
2. Copy back the "shared_prevs" and "files" directories
3. Important: Quit Total Commander via the task manager (Android tasks) and restart it,
otherwise it will overwrite the restored data when exiting!
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Re: Transfer TC Settings to Another Phone

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Does this method also include the settings/connections for SFTP Plugin?
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Helium Backup will also backup the settings of all plugins. Copying the folder will only backup the data of Total Commander itself.
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