After reviewing pretty old threads on the topic, I ask if there is any update to the best practice for keeping two Roon locations (2 houses) in synch?
Per several posts I’ve read, I copied the Database folder from my “Master” installation of Roon, moved it to second house via DropBox, then over-wrote the Database folder at my other Roon installation manually.
This resulted in a “cannot load database” issue at second house. Did I just get unlucky with the copy and over-write or is this not the best practice to keep locations in sync?
(Sorry to say I already uninstalled and re-installed Roon on the second location so I don’t think I have log files. My question is more general about best practices. If I have the problem again I will preserve the log info).
I might be wrong but the new backup and restore feature might be the best option to get your sites synced up initially.
James_I
(The truth is out there but not necessarily here)
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I didn’t notice a button to restore from backup on initial install. Perhaps I just missed it. In any case, the initial installation at the second location worked fine with simply replacing the database folder on a new install with the database from the Master installation.
But the next time I went to update the second installation with the database from the Master location, I got the cannot load database message. Perhaps it is because the storage locations are different?
It’s there, but it’s not front and center. You can also restore a backup from within Roon via Settings -> Backups.
For some reason the database you copied over is corrupt. Was Roon 100% shut down at your primary location when you made the copy?
James_I
(The truth is out there but not necessarily here)
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I am pretty sure Roon was 100% shut down when I copied the DB. Is there something to do other than close the Roon window? I don’t think there is anything to shut down from the system tray…