How can I backup RhythmBox internet radio stations

Asked by Owen Fisher

is there any function that i can use to copy and paste into a file so I can back up the list of internet radio station streams that i've collected? I have a lot and would like to save time if possible.

Sorry, I am not referring to browser bookmarks. I would like to backup - in a file - all the preset internet radio station streams that appear in RhythmBox Music Player. I could do the lace making job of copying each listing individually, but would like to know if there is a way to do this as an entire list.

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arochester (arochester) said :
#1

I assume you are talking about bookmarks?

Firefox>Bookmarks>Organise Bookmarks>Export HTML

This makes a file in your Home folder

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Owen Fisher (adna) said :
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Sorry, I am not referring to browser bookmarks. I would like to backup - in a file - all the preset internet radio station streams that appear in RhythmBox Music Player. I could do the lace making job of copying each listing individually, but would like to know if there is a way to do this as an entire list.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said :
#3

List should be stored in
.local/share/rhythmbox/rhythmdb.xml

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Owen Fisher (adna) said :
#4

could you please instruct me as to how to navigate this.
i do not know where this file is or how to get to it or duplicate it.
TIA

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Owen Fisher (adna) said :
#5

i am referring to how to negotiate: .local/share/rhythmbox/rhythmdb.xml

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arochester (arochester) said :
#6

If you copy and paste: .local/share/rhythmbox/rhythmdb.xml
into a Terminal, and then use the Home button to navigate to the front
then input: gksudo gedit

...So that the full command in the Terminal reads: gksudo gedit .local/share/rhythmbox/rhythmdb.xml

It will open the file in the editor called edit and give you superuser rights.

Be careful not to change it!

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Owen Fisher (adna) said :
#7

Thank you for the quick response. I followed the procedure and arrived at the following error message:
Error stating file '/home/computer/.local/share/rhythmbox': No such file or directory

after entering the terminal comand:
 gksudo gedit .local/share/rhythmbox/rhythmdb.xml

i arrived at a blank page with a folder tab stating: rhythmdb.xml
¿?

Any suggestions? I'm sure you can guess why I'm interested in doing a backup...

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Sam_ (and-sam) said :
#8

First off, there should be no need for 'sudo' in /home/user directory, since it may corrupt privileges.
The file rhythmdb.xml has 644 per default.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilePermissions

CLI:
cd .local/share/rhythmbox
ls

Output should show:
playlists.xml rhythmdb.xml

Which Ubuntu version do you use anyway?

However, to locate the file try:

sudo updatedb
locate rhythmdb.xml

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Owen Fisher (adna) said :
#9

Dear Sam,

Thanks! After much blurry eyed screen squint... i have managed to make a file with the streamed stations. this will save time 4 me when i get around to doing a reinstall of the old workhorse machine. FYI, I'm running hardy or it's running me... not sure... this after trying ibex... I dream of some day, perhaps this summer, of taking an intro class at a college so I can get a better idea of what I'm not doing correctly. Cyber speak is very difficult for me sometimes since I used to teach English.

If anyone could recommend a good summer class in NYC, I would greatly appreciate it.

-Wanda

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Owen Fisher (adna) said :
#10

and yes the problem is solved.

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Colan Schwartz (colan) said :
#11

A problem here is that radio station data is combined with auto-generated music library data which does not need to be backed up. I've filed a bug about this over at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/951977. If you agree that these two different types of data should be separated, please mark this bug as affecting you.