Concern about reinstalling Roon without losing music library (ref#XVA9BV)

[Dr_Dave_Barr]

Hi! What’s not quite right with Roon?

· None of the above quite fits

None of the above quite fits

· None of these quite match

Tell us what's going on

· I want to reinstall Roon. I messed up current version. Don't want to lose all my tunes

Tell us about your home network

· Uptone Audio: EtherREGEN My problem is not equipment related. I screwed up settings in Roon

[Arlen]

Does this help?
To give you more guidance, you should give a bit more info. What do you mean with “messed up”?

Moving Roon to a new Server

[vadim]

Hello @Dr_Dave_Barr,

No worries — you can reinstall Roon without losing your music library, as long as you have a backup of the Roon database.

A quick clarification first, since this often causes confusion:

• Your music files (the actual audio files) are not stored inside Roon
• Roon stores a database with your edits, playlists, favorites, play history, and settings
• Reinstalling Roon does not delete your music files

What to do before reinstalling

Before you reinstall, make sure you have a recent Roon backup:

1. Go to Roon → Settings → Backups
2. Confirm you have a recent backup listed

• If not, create one now (manual backup)

Reinstalling Roon

Once you reinstall and launch Roon again:

1. When prompted, choose Restore a backup
2. Select your most recent backup
3. Let Roon finish restoring — your library, playlists, and settings will return exactly as before

Your music files will be re-linked automatically as long as they’re in the same storage locations.