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admin [What happens to device profiles when you upgrade Mezzmo to a new version?]
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 Device profiles are .PRF files that define the capabilities of devices that Mezzmo server streams to.  They are very important for: Device profiles are .PRF files that define the capabilities of devices that Mezzmo server streams to.  They are very important for:
  
-  * identifying ​your device when it connects to Mezzmo server +  * Identifying ​your device when it connects to Mezzmo server. 
-  * determining ​what video formats are supported by device +  * Determining ​what video formats are supported by your device and when to transcode your video files so they can be played on your device. 
-  * determining ​what subtitle formats are supported by a device +  * Determining ​what subtitle formats are supported by a device ​and when to transcode your subtitle files so they can be viewed on your device. 
-  * determining ​what music formats are supported by a device +  * Determining ​what music formats are supported by a device ​and when to transcode your music files so they can be played on your device. 
-  * determining ​what image formats are supported by a device+  * Determining ​what image formats are supported by a device ​and when to transcode your image files so they can be displayed on your device.
  
 ===== Changing the device profile used by a device ===== ===== Changing the device profile used by a device =====
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-Please note that the folder may be hidden on your computer. ​ In this case, copy-and-paste the above folder into Windows Explorer on your computer and press the Enter key.  It should take you to the folder.+**Note:** The above folder may be hidden on your computer. ​ In this case, copy-and-paste the above folder into Windows Explorer on your computer and press the Enter key.  It should take you to the folder.
  
-[U][B][COLOR="#​FF0000"​]Important:​[/​COLOR][/​B][/​U] ​+===== Replacing a device profile file (.PRF) =====
  
-[INDENT]When replacing a device profile .PRF file into your DeviceProfiles folder, you should delete or rename the old device profile.  ​+When replacing a device profile .PRF file into your DeviceProfiles folder, you should delete or rename the old device profile.  ​
  
-If you wish to keep the existing .PRF file as another file name, then do [U]not[/​U] ​keep the .PRF file extension on the old device profile. ​ Duplicate device profiles may confuse Mezzmo & you may get strange results. ​ You should change the file extension to (say) .BAK.[/INDENT]+If you wish to keep the existing .PRF file as another file name, then do __not__ ​keep the .PRF file extension on the old device profile. ​ Duplicate device profiles may confuse Mezzmo & you may get strange results. ​ You should change the file extension to (say) .BAK.
  
-[INDENT][B]Example:[/B]  ​Conceiva customer support staff provide you with a new [B]SamsungD.PRF[/B] file to try.  You should rename your existing ​[B]SamsungD.PRF[/B] to [B]SamsungD.BAK[/B].  Do [U]not[/​U] ​rename it like this: [B]Samsung_OLD.PRF[/B]![/INDENT]+**Example:**  ​Conceiva customer support staff provide you with a new **SamsungJ.PRF** file to try.  You should rename your existing ​**SamsungD.PRF** to **SamsungD.BAK**.  Do __not__ ​rename it like **Samsung_OLD.PRF**!
  
 +===== What happens to device profiles when you upgrade Mezzmo to a new version? =====
  
 +A backup copy of your DeviceProfiles folder is saved when a new Mezzmo version is applied. ​ So if you have any custom device profiles, they will be copied to **DeviceProfiles.bak** folder. ​ This folder is located in the same directory as the DeviceProfiles folder.