Backup / Restore BluOS Playlists In Bluesound

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Bluesound recommends backing up the BluOS Playlists to a USB flash drive before performing a factory reset to avoid unintentional loss of the playlists.

Back up BluOS Playlists

To back up BluOS playlists, perform the following steps:

Note: This backup will not retain playlists from Music Services or connected libraries.

Prerequisites:

  • The USB drive should be formatted to NTFS or FAT32 to be recognized by BluOS for this backup.
  • USB Server mode should be disabled. Learn more.

Android/iOS - Backup BluOS Playlist

  1. Insert a powered USB drive or USB memory stick into the USB port of the Bluesound Player.
  2. In the BluOS Controller app, navigate to the Home tab 006_Hometab_button.png > Settings button 007_Settings_button.png > Player.
  3. Tap Backup playlists. After a few moments, The Playlists backed up message is displayed.
  4. Remove the USB drive or USB memory stick.
    The playlists are saved to the USB drive as a stored_playlists.db – database file.

Windows/macOS - Backup BluOS Playlist

  1. Insert a powered USB drive or USB memory stick into the USB port of the Bluesound Player.
  2. In the BluOS Controller app, under the left Navigation Drawer, select Settings > Player. The Player screen is displayed.
  3. Click Backup playlists. After a few moments, The Playlists backed up message is displayed.
  4. Remove the USB drive or USB memory stick.
    The playlists are saved to the USB drive as a stored_playlists.db – database file.

Restore BluOS Playlists

To restore BluOS playlists, perform the following steps:

Note: The Restore Playlist option will only be visible in the BluOS Controller app when a USB drive with saved playlists is connected to the Bluesound Player.

Android/iOS - Restore BluOS Playlist

  1. Insert a powered USB drive or USB memory stick with the db – database file into the USB port of the Bluesound Player.
  2. In the BluOS Controller app, navigate to the Home tab 006_Hometab_button.png > Settings button 007_Settings_button.png > Player.
  3. Tap Restore playlists. After a few moments, the Playlists restored message is displayed.
  4. Remove the USB drive or USB memory stick.

Windows/macOS - Restore BluOS Playlist

  1. Insert a powered USB drive or USB memory stick with the db – database file into the USB port of the Bluesound Player.
  2. In the BluOS Controller app, under the left Navigation Drawer, select Settings > Player. The Player screen is displayed.
  3. Click Restore Playlists. After a few moments, the Playlists restored message is displayed.
  4. 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 will only play tracks that are located within the same network shares as they were originally. If tracks are spread across different shares or have been relocated, those tracks will be excluded from the playlist.

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