This method will allow you to backup and restore your Kodi addons from one device to another, using your email account. This is great for those who wish to send copies of their Kodi setup to friends, family and coworkers – anywhere in the world. It doesn’t actually send a full copy of your setup by email. Instead, it sends a small compressed folder that will trick the new Kodi device into downloading the latest versions of all the addons which had been installed on the original Kodi device. Since this function works by downloading all of the necessary addons from their developers’ repositories, it will only be able to restore addons with active repositories, and not ones which have been deleted by its developer.
The Backup Restore WIZARD is developed by LittleWiz and is available through our TV ADDONS community repository for easy access. Once you’ve created your backup and emailed it to yourself, you can always forward it to your friends, loved ones and coworkers so that they won’t have to fiddle around with configuring Kodi on their own. As long as the properly formatted addons.zip backup file is located in their email account, this tool will be able to use it to restore a copy of your Kodi backup in minutes. This method is particularly useful for devices like the Amazon Fire TV Stick which don’t feature a USB port.
Step 1: Navigate to the Add-ons tab from the vertical menu bar within Kodi.
Step 2: Click on the little box icon at the top left corner of the Add-ons interface.
Step 3: Click on the Install from repository function.
Step 4: Select the TVADDONS.CO Add-on Repository from the listing.
Step 5: Choose the Program add-ons category.
Step 6: Select the Backup Restore WIZARD from the listing.
Step 7: Click on the Install function at the bottom right of the window.
Step 8: Return to the main Add-ons menu within Kodi once the addon download is complete.
Step 9: Launch the Backup Restore WIZARD from the Program add-ons menu for the first time.
Step 10: When prompted to set your storage path, click on the Yes button.
Step 11: Navigate to the Email Settings tab from the vertical menu bar within the Settings window.
Step 12: Select your email provider where Gmail displays by default.
Supported email providers built-in are: Gmail, Outlook/Hotmail, Office365, Yahoo Mail, AOL, NTL, BT Connect, and O2. Alternatively you can always use Custom and input your SMTP details below.
Step 13: Click on the Email Address field next.
Step 14: Input your full email address using the on-screen keyboard, then press the OK button.
Step 15: Press the OK button at the top right of the window.
Step 16: Click on the Backup function at this point.
Step 17: Now click on the Backup And Email Me My Addons function.
Step 18: Input your Email Password using the on-screen keyboard when prompted, then press the OK button.
Step 19: Wait a minute for the backup to process and send to your email, don’t touch anything just yet.
Step 20: Click on the OK button once complete.
Step 21: On your new Kodi device, Repeat Steps 1-15 and then choose the Restore function instead.
Step 22: Click on the Restore Your Add-ons Via Your Email function.
Step 23: Once again input your Email Password using the on-screen keyboard, then press the OK button.
Step 24: Select the addons.zip file from the backup you wish to use.
This tool will find any addons.zip that is in your email, so you can send yours to a friend and what not and as long as it’s in their email account it’ll work.
Step 25: Wait a few seconds for the restore to process, don’t touch anything yet.
Step 26: Click on the OK button once complete, then Restart Kodi a couple of times so that it can download all your add-ons from their developers’ repositories.
If you have any questions or comments, or just feel like interacting with the developer, please feel encouraged to visit our discussion forums as often as you’d like. Think about sharing your Kodi addon backup with someone who isn’t as tech savvy as you, spreading your love of Kodi will go a long way! Lastly, please be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date with all the latest Kodi addons and updates.
