Ever hosed your Kodi configuration and wished you'd had a backup? Now you can with one easy click. You can export your database, playlist, thumbnails, addons and other configuration details to any source writeable by Kodi or directly to Dropbox cloud storage. Backups can be run on demand or via a scheduler.
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We have covered the various addons available to backup Kodi devices, in detail. We have also covered how to backup and restore Kodi profiles. But this tutorial is more than just backing up Kodi settings. It is about customizing kodi, trimming it, and duplicating Kodi setup from one device to other devices in your home.
Kodi addon updates are downloaded as compressed files and stored as packages. Old addon packages can linger and fille up the space on smaller devices over time (eg. Fire TV Stick). Deleting these packages is just as easy using the "Delete Packages" option shown below. In my case, I already deleted the packages prior to taking the screenshot. Otherwise, the size of the packages could be several hundred megabytes.
This is kind of off topic but maybe sb here also uses the kodi backup addon.With Sx05RE addon installed, the backup takes forever, I guess because also the roms folder is backed up. Unfortunatly the backup addon only has the option to exclude all addons and addon data in its backup.
Yes, using Kodi on PC or for that matter, any platform is legal. The question of illegality only arises when you use a third-party addon that contains pirated content. You can learn more about how to use Kodi safely from our linked article.Q. How do I Update Kodi Without Losing Build?You can easily update Kodi without affecting your custom build setup. You just need to follow the steps that I have explained above for various platforms. However, keep in mind, with every major release of Kodi, new APIs and changes are released which often break the compatibility.In that case, you will lose your Kodi Build setup. I would recommend you to wait for the maintainer to update the Build and then only proceed to update Kodi. Also, you can take advantage of backup if you Build supports it.Stream Kodi to TV via ChromecastWell, if you are using Kodi on a PC or Mac, you can use the Google Cast Chrome extension to stream Kodi on a TV easily. If you are using Kodi on your Android smartphone, you can use the Google Cast app or LocalCast app to stream Kodi to a TV. We have already published a detailed article on how you can stream Kodi from Chromecast to a TV, so you should definitely check it out.
For Kodi you can use backup tools provided by the community, just make sure to save or copy it on a SD/USB stick.For the programs, games and other things you might have installed on your box the best option is one of the backup solutions from the playstore or to install them all fresh if you have your progress and details saved in the cloud anyway.Sorry for the bad image quality bad my cam struggled to get any focus on the screen :(Get a SD card that is formatted in FAT32 - no ETFS no NTFS please!Copy all firmware files into the root of your SD card.Place the SD card into the slot of your box - without the power cord in it please.Turn the TV on and get a toothpick ;)Inside the AV port is a tiny push button - you need to press it with the toothpick, hold it and plug the power in.After 2-5 seconds you will see a X96 logo on the screen - now release the button and remove the toothpick.The box is now in the correct mode to install the firmware without asking from the SD.You will see a little Android on the screen and a progess bar showing you how long it might take.Whatever you do - do not turn the power off at this stage or will have a useless brick!In my case it was about 10 minutes to complete.The box will reboot and as it struggles to deal with the SD and dongle for the airmouse it might hang on the X96 logo.Wait a minute or two and if still stuck power off and remove both the SD and the dongle or whatever else you might have in the USB port.Now the box will start as normal and get back to naked Android, meaning you have to setup your Wifi and accounts.After that Kodi will work as before and needs to update some addons and also deactivate some that no longer work - damn bloatware...You are ready to enjoy a new box now.The firmware currently available is dated August 2016 but was only uploaded recently.
The first thing I noticed that sometimes the remote is already activate and sometimes it is not.Very annyoing if you don't have a keyboard/mouse at hand to change the settings.But as before the remote still fails to give me a stop button that does what it is supposed to.I will try to play around with the config file for the remote to see if I can get that fixed somehow but if all works fine on your remote I might just have a dodgy one.In some cases I noticed that the Google Play services crash right after the start.If it happens once and after that every boot up is fine all is good.In case it always crashes and the Playstore or your games fail to work install the firmware again.I guess the installation does not fully delete the partitions before getting the new firmware on it.The Kodi version is now slightly different and allows for easier downloads of the stuff you watch, but I won't get into details of this.The usual addons are all there, same for the wallpaper and menu structure you are used to.I strongly recommend to give Kodi enough time at the first start to update and discard all addons!Failing to do so will cause problems later on, so don't say I did not warn you.Some addons also mess up certain things in Kodi, so be carefull what you install on your own when it comes to wizards.If in doubt and Kodi ends up badly you can always flash the firmwar again and start over :)
Sure, as with smartphones the modding community is quite active.If your box has a common chipset and graphics card then chances are good someone cooked a firmware together already.A good place to start is over at the XDADevelopers forum.Then there are various forums dedicated to certain models out there.If you type your chipset, e.g. S905 and some meaningful other words into a Google search you get something like this.Right at the top some forum links and further down firmwares for various models out there.Do some reading, get some ideas and the right programs in case you need to flash over USB instead of letting the box do the thing from the SD card.Are those alternatives or even a firmware for a different box better than what you already have?No clue, all depends on how all is working, especially those with 4K TV sets and Dolby systems connected often suffer from all sorts of problems in terms of perfect image and sound quality.If your box is quite old in terms of firmware, let's say from 2015 then it does make sense to want try something new.Same if certain things just never really work, noone wants to have the box shut down when the movie is just getting interesting LOLInstalling a custom firmware is risky, especially if your hardware is specifically listed to be compatible - often in a thread users test the firmware on their devices, so check there too ;)If things go bad it usually means the box is unresponsive and installing the original or an otherwise working firmware will fix it.But if you install something that simply can't work on your hardware you might end with a brick.For a lot of boxes you can get custom recoveries - if you want to play with firmwares then please consider a custom recovery first!The stock recovery is often limited and only allows for a factory reset or the installation of a firmware.A proper wipe and clean or even fixing bootloader problems is only possible through a custom recovery, a flasher program or ADB, the last only helps if you really know what you are doing.A question I was asked quite often is how to backup everything before installing a new firmware.For Kodi you get addons to do just that, even into your cloud account.For the rest all I can say is that it runs on Android and that the playstore offers enough backup solutions for all budgets.If you need your progress for installed games, account settings or you special network and proxy configuration than please do use backups ;)
I was able to find some useful tools that should allow easy backups and the installation of other firmwares.Will do some tests over the next few days and share what here what I found out.If any of it turns out positive I will share the files and links so everyone can benefit from it.So far I was able to download a nice collection of tools.I paid attention to make sure they can all work in Windows, so no cryptic Linux stuff involved :)Of course some basics are still required like a working Java enviroment, Cygwin, DOS basic and so on.But so far I have:Working TWRP recoveryWorking custom ROMWorking tool enviromentMain problem is now to make a stable firmware from the last original without the bloat and instead some essential programs, plus the Kodi Krypton release as an alternative to the Jarvis version - but will have to do some more testing and find the right beta for this.And then there is the little problem of putting all this into some readable form so other people can modify their X96 or other S905X based firmware the same way....So let me know if you would just prefer a firmware to download and install or if you want to know all the essentials of making one - please use the comments instead of a PM. 2ff7e9595c
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