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- See Installation and select the OS for your device for installation instructions.
- The current stable build of XBMC is v12.1 "Frodo".
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Uninstalling/fresh installing XBMC
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- To completely uninstall XBMC, or to preform a fresh reinstall, you will need to delete the userdata folder and the containing XBMC home folder that holds the userdata folder, in addition to deleting/uninstalling the XBMC application.
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What version am I running?
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- In the default skin go to: XBMC main menu > System > Lower submenu > System info. (For a nightly build, note the build date.)
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Quick Start Guide for XBMC
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What's new in XBMC v12 (Frodo)?
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Sync the XBMC library between multiple installs
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- Editor note: Lead-in to a dedicated remote control FAQ?
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What are the keyboard controls?
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Multiple users via profiles
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Profiles allow users to save all of settings as a profile and change them at the touch of a button. It also allows you to grant access to specific folders and network shares based on the profile being used. This is ideal for systems that have multiple users. It works much the same as setting up individual users on your home computer.
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- Weather in older version of XBMC (including v10) is broken due to changes outside of our control. To have working weather you must update to XBMC v11.
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Switching between windowed and full screen
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- To toggle between windowed mode and full screen mode, press the \ button on a keyboard. (This, or any keyboard button, can be assigned to a remote control button if you wish. See Remote controls for more info.)
- If you have backed out of a playing video and see it behind the GUI, you can toggle back by pressing Tab ⇆.
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What happened to Library/File mode for videos?
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As of XBMC v11. There is no longer a library or file mode. Instead of being "modes" they are now "views". You simply navigate to the library and "Files" rather than use a toggle. While in File view you can now use library features, such as summaries, cover art, etc, just navigable as folders and manual organization.
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How do I make file names show up in File view?
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What happened to "manually add to library"?
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As of XBMC v11, it's gone. It was believed that it wasn't useful due to the amount of information it would add to the file (none - apart from name). If you want the file in the library then use nfo files, they allow more information to be added and there are many programs available to make them on a variety of platforms.
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Can I run XBMC from my PC to my TV using DLNA/UPnP?
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- XBMC has some support for this, and more is planned for the future. Normally XBMC is meant to be ran on a computer/supported-device that is directly connected to the TV by a video cable.
- Some files can be shared from XBMC using the built-in UPnP server and files scanned into the Video library. XBMC will not currently transcode any files, so only file formats that your TV/device can natively playback will work. This will only work with video (so you won't see XBMC's GUI) and currently does not work with add-on content.
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Can I install XBMC on a PS3, Xbox360, or Wii?
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- Not to be confused with XBMC4Xbox, which is the continued effort to run XBMC on original Xbox hardware.
- No. The required reverse engineering (to get access to the video acceleration hardware, among other things) has not happened on any of these game consoles. Further more, no one on Team XBMC feels that it is worth the effort to port XBMC to any of them, as it would be a huge undertaking.
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Does XBMC still run on the original Xbox?
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- Team XBMC no longer officially supports the original Xbox, but the group over at XBMC4Xbox does.
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