# Transfer songs to a new computer **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 16, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196 "2019-07-16T15:09:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lcook911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lcook911](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/lcook911)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196/1 "2019-07-16T15:09:55Z")
i have a new computer and I need to get my songs off the old one so I don’t have to retype them ---
**Author:** ![berry120](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/berry120/32/4_2.png) [@berry120](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/berry120)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196/2 "2019-07-16T15:23:42Z")
Sure - you can move your “.quelea” folder from C:\users\USERNAME to the new PC. ---
**Author:** ![lcook911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lcook911](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/lcook911)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196/3 "2019-07-16T15:33:21Z")
how can I do it without losing my songs I have downloaded in my current computer ---
**Author:** ![berry120](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/berry120/32/4_2.png) [@berry120](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/berry120)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196/4 "2019-07-16T15:46:26Z")
Just copy that whole “.quelea” folder over - leave it where it is on the current computer, and add it to the “C:\users\USERNAME” folder (replacing USERNAME with your username) on the new computer. ---
**Author:** ![lcook911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lcook911](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/lcook911)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196/5 "2019-07-16T15:52:56Z")
I tried that and I can’t do it. ---
**Author:** ![berry120](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/berry120/32/4_2.png) [@berry120](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/berry120)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196/6 "2019-07-16T16:11:37Z")
Going to need more specifics to help here I’m afraid - why couldn’t you do it? Could you not find the folder? Did it not let you copy it? Did it not show your song database on the new computer? Note that the instructions I’ve given there are for Windows - on Mac or Linux machine, the .quelea folder will be in your home dir instead. ---
**Author:** ![lcook911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lcook911](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/lcook911)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196/7 "2019-07-16T16:24:29Z")
it will let me copy my schedules but what I want to copy is the songs that I have already downloaded in the section that you choose your songs from and put them in my new computer. I have 2018 on the old computer and 2019 version on the new one. will that matter ---
**Author:** ![lcook911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lcook911](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/lcook911)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196/8 "2019-07-16T16:29:02Z")
can you get in my computer to help me ---
**Author:** ![lcook911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lcook911](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/lcook911)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196/9 "2019-07-16T16:34:58Z")
ok, it is as QSP extention and it wants to know what program to use to open it ---
**Author:** ![ArvidNy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/arvidny/32/15_2.png) [@ArvidNy](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/ArvidNy)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196/10 "2019-07-16T18:55:45Z")
If you have exported the songs to an QSP file, you can just import the file on your new PC in Quelea. The import will be similar to [these instructions](https://quelea-projection.github.io/docs/Adding_songs_to_your_database#importing-songs-from-another-software). ---
**Author:** ![DeeTigIT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@DeeTigIT](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/DeeTigIT)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196/11 "2019-07-16T19:32:18Z")
In order to see the “dot quelea” folder (C:\Users\USERNAME\.quelea) in the Windows Explorer, you might first need to check the Hiddens Items checkbox property in the Windows Explorer. If it is unchecked, than the Explorer doesn’t show the .quelea folder. ---
**Author:** ![lcook911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lcook911](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/lcook911)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196/12 "2019-07-17T15:13:08Z")
Oh my goodness!!! Thank you so very much. That was amazing and so simple to do. I can not thank you enough ---
**Author:** ![ArvidNy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/arvidny/32/15_2.png) [@ArvidNy](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/ArvidNy)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/transfer-songs-to-a-new-computer/196/13 "2019-07-17T18:13:31Z")
No worries, I’m glad I could help!