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Aaron
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Saving all my settings for another PC

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Hello
I'm Aaron and my english is not the best. Well, first I want to save all my settings then I want to archive with WinRar (I think this is best way) then when I run self-extracting archive on other PC's (about 4-6) everything tool,addons,plugins,skins and settings are configured. Is there are better way then a self-extracting archive? Thanks.
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CyberTheWorm
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Re: Saving all my settings for another PC

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Aaron wrote:Hello
I'm Aaron and my english is not the best. Well, first I want to save all my settings then I want to archive with WinRar (I think this is best way) then when I run self-extracting archive on other PC's (about 4-6) everything tool,addons,plugins,skins and settings are configured. Is there are better way then a self-extracting archive? Thanks.
Settings/layouts are in

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C:\Users\<YourUserName>\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter
Skins are in

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C:\Users\<YourUserName>\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins
You will need to re-install Rainmeter, and then just copy to those 2 locations see this link for information https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual-beta/installing-rainmeter/
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balala
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Besides what CyberTheWorm wrote, you have to know that usually the addons are in the @Resources folder of the appropriate skin.
The third party plugins are in the c:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Plugins folder, if you have installed such plugins, you also should save this folder, too.
CyberTheWorm wrote:Settings/layouts are in

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C:\Users\<YourUserName>\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter
And about the layout, they actually are in the c:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Layouts folder.
Aaron
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Thanks for your replys. I have also changed Rainmeter.ini it works.

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SkinPath=C:\%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\
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balala
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Aaron wrote:Thanks for your replys. I have also changed Rainmeter.ini it works.

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SkinPath=C:\%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\
Then to save the skins, you have to copy that folder.
But I think instead of the indicated path, it should be SkinPath=%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\ (without the C:\ part). Isn't it?
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Re: Saving all my settings for another PC

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balala wrote:Then to save the skins, you have to copy that folder.
But I think instead of the indicated path, it should be SkinPath=%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\ (without the C:\ part). Isn't it?
Yep changed. Now how to start Rainmeter.exe with a batch file?
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Re: Saving all my settings for another PC

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cd "%ProgramW6432%\Rainmeter"
start Rainmeter.exe
Worked.
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