make any pc your zune home

[warwax]

Hi,
I found out something you probably already know...
There is only one file in zune folder that is responsible for detecting if computer is a zune home or not. It's "CurrentDatabase_365.wmdb" and it's in "...\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Zune". If you want to make any pc your zune home just copy that file (after installing zune software - when it's still small) and keep it somewhere (different folder). Copy it to any other computer you want to detect your zune as home zune.

It's probably nothing special but might be useful

EDIT:
This file is also responsible for all your zune media library on pc, so make sure to back up orginal file on other pc before replacing it with your file.

[EndUnknown]

is 24.8 mb the kind of small you mean?

[warwax]

Originally Posted by rock4christ

is 24.8 mb the kind of small you mean?

no... i mean about 1.5 mb. it's about that size when you just installed zune software...
(maybe cleaning library from pc make it smaller)

[romell02]

Could you maybe create a step by step direction sheet?

[warwax]

I'll try to make step-by-step instruction:
1. Install zune software
2. Connect your zune for the first time.
2. Go to your zune data directory (for example: "C:\Documents and Settings\Warwax\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Zune" where "Warwax" should be replaced by your windows login name)
3. Find the file named "CurrentDatabase_365.wmdb" and copy it to any other location, where you could find it later (This file shouldn't be big after fresh install of zune software, later it could be much bigger because in this file zune keep all you media file library on harddrive)
4. Backup CurrentDatabase_365.wmdb on other PC by renameing it to (for expample: CurrentDatabase_365.wmdb.bak)
5. If you want to make any other PC your zune home just copy CurrentDatabase_365.wmdb from the location you saved it before and place it on any other PC in the zuna data folder.
6. If you want to make other PC home of a previous zune just rename CurrentDatabase_365.wmdb.bak back to CurrentDatabase_365.wmdb

Points 4 & 6 are useless If other PC is not home of another zune.

But if it is:
Don't forget to backup somebody's CurrentDatabase_365.wmdb, other way he lose all his library, and his PC will no longer be his zune home

[wetworker]

Hey I’m in that situation right now. Both my notebook and desktop are not Zune home.
This happen after I got my Zune, I formatted my notebook thinking it would still be home, so every time I sync I get a pop up saying RELOCATING! The Zune already has a home on another pc.
Choices:
1. connect this Zune as a guest
2. Sync with your library on this pc. removing all the content on your Zune and replace with content in this library….this suck, so I’ve been choosing option one for the last 2.5 month, is there a way to make it home again. man I’m tired of seeing that screen.