After update to 3.0.10 lost media library

[packzap]

After updating to VLC version 3.0.10 (from 3.0.08), all the stations I had saved in the VLC Media Library playlist were wiped out. Even though I chose the option to keep my settings during the upgrade, VLC seemed to want to purge things without warning. Arghhhh .

Is there any way to back up these settings. I had all kinds of online stations and media streams saved there like bookmarks. Now gone.

[packzap]

Arghhh. VLC did it again! Upon upgrade to 3.0.11 and choosing to keep current settings, VLC trashed all things saved in my Media Library. Now I have to recreate all of the media links again. Is there a way to save these settings beforehand? Or better yet, to prevent VLC from trashing the Media Library entries with no warning?

[Lotesdelere]

You should create a new ticket on the VLC Trac with the link to this thread:
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/

[packzap]

I would report the problem at trac.videolan.org, but cannot get logged in there. After trying to login, it comes back with "Invalid username or password".

So, I tried the "forget your password?" option. After entering my username and email, I get the error "Warning: Email and username must match a known account."

Thirdly, I tried registering a new account and get the error, "Warning: The email address specified is already in use. Please specify a different one."

Just no luck. It's like a catch-22 situation. No viable course of action. Very frustrating! Additionally trac.videolan.org is behaving very slowly. How much more difficult does the process of reporting VLC bugs have to be?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Developers have a hard time with Trac too. But so far, we have not found any no viable alternative.