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Move your project library to a personal folder that remains in place when Youka is reinstalled. You will copy the complete library, make the copy active in Youka, and keep the original folder unchanged.
Do not move or delete the original library. Copy the complete folder to a new, empty folder and keep the original after the migration succeeds.

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Before you start

  • Connect an external drive and make a separate backup of the complete project library if possible.
  • Make sure the destination drive has enough free space for the complete library.
  • Choose a new or empty destination outside the old Youka application data folder. On Windows, do not use a folder under %APPDATA%\youka\data\youtube or %APPDATA%\youka\data\library. On macOS, do not use ~/Library/Application Support/Youka/youka/data/youtube or ~/Library/Application Support/Youka/youka/data/library.
  • Do not create, edit, or delete projects while copying the library.

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Copy and activate the library

1

Find the current Project Files Folder

Open Settings in Youka and note the full path shown under Project Files Folder.
2

Close Youka

Close Youka before copying so project files cannot change during the copy.
3

Create a safe destination folder

Create a new, empty personal folder outside the Youka application data folder. We recommend Music\Youka on Windows or ~/Music/Youka on macOS.
4

Copy the complete library

Copy every file and subfolder from the current Project Files Folder to the new folder. Do not move the files, and do not interrupt the copy.
5

Select the copied folder in Youka

Open Youka, go to Settings, and select Change next to Project Files Folder. Choose the new folder and wait while Youka reindexes it.
6

Verify your projects

Confirm that the expected projects appear. Open and play several projects, including older and recently created projects, to verify their audio, video, and lyrics.
When the expected projects appear and play correctly, the copied folder is active. Keep the original library folder unchanged.

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Back up your library

The retained original folder on the same computer is not a backup. Copy the complete active Project Files Folder to an external drive or another independent storage location, and update that backup regularly.

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If a project is missing or does not play

  1. In Settings, change Project Files Folder back to the original folder.
  2. Confirm that the project still opens from the original library.
  3. Repeat the copy into a different new, empty folder.
  4. Keep both the original folder and any incomplete copied folder. Youka support may need them to diagnose the problem.
Changing Project Files Folder rebuilds Youka’s project index. It does not delete the original project files.