Sharing Your Backup File to Another Device

Sharing your backup file to another device will load the other device with all the same playlists, settings, and customizations from the original. It will not, however, share the app account information. The device that is using the backup file to restore must already be logged into a premium account.

There are several ways to share a backup file from one device to another:

USB/External Storage

• Connect a flash drive to your device. If there’s no USB slot (like on a Firestick), use an OTG cable or adapter.
• Run a backup: Settings > General > Backup Data > USB, then pick where you want to save it.
• Remove the flash drive and plug it into the device you want to restore your settings to.
• Open the app, go to Settings > General > Restore Data > Select Local Backup > USB, find the backup file and click on it.

Cloud Storage (Xplore & Dropbox)

• Install Xplore on each device and set up a free Dropbox account.
• Link your Dropbox account in Xplore.
• Run your backup, then use Xplore to move/copy your backup file to Dropbox.
• On the target device, use Xplore to move/copy the backup file from Dropbox to your local storage.
• Open the app, go to Settings > General > Restore Data > Local Storage, and select the backup file.

You can also share Dropbox files with others, who can then use the Downloader app to access and download the backup file to their device.

Send Files to TV App

• Install the Send Files to TV app on both devices.
• Open Send Files to TV on the receiving TV and set to Receive.
• Open Send Files to TV on the sending TV, select the file and hit Send. Select the other TV.
• On the receiving TV, it will say received. Open the app and restore from Downloads.

Downloader & Short Codes

• Use cloud storage and create a Downloader short code to share your backup to another device.
• Upload your backup to Dropbox, get the share link, and use go.aftvnews.com to create a Downloader code.
• Open Downloader on any device, use the short code, and download the backup file.
• Open the app, go to Settings > General > Restore, then select the local file.

SMB (Network Share)

• You can also share your backup with other devices on your network if you have SMB set up.
• See the SMB section for setup instructions.