Crates and cues come with it
Not just the audio files. Your crate structure and hot cues are rebuilt on the new machine, so you're not starting your library from scratch.
Move Your Serato Library To A New Laptop
Restore takes an MLT backup and rebuilds your exact Serato library on another machine - crates, cue points and tracks, all pointing at the right files. Ideal for a new laptop, a backup machine, or keeping two setups in step.
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- Puts tracks back in their original folder layout
- Cleaner cross-computer restores
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See exactly what's coming back.
Restore reads the backup and shows what will be copied, what's already in place and what it's keeping, before it writes anything.
What it does
The same library, on the other laptop.
Copying a music folder across doesn't move your crates or your cue points - Serato keeps those in its own database. Restore rebuilds the whole thing from an MLT backup, so the second machine opens up exactly like the first.
Keeps what's already there
Restoring onto a laptop that already has music won't wipe it. Tracks that aren't in the backup are kept, and MLT tells you how many it held on to.
Check the contents first
Read the backup and search through what's inside by track name or folder before you commit to restoring any of it.
Keep two setups in step
Run a main machine and a backup machine, or a home and a gig laptop, and use Backup then Restore to bring the second one back in line.
How it works
Back up. Carry it over. Restore.
Restore is the second half of Backup - make the backup on the old machine, then rebuild it on the new one.
01
Back up the old laptop
Use MLT Backup to make a copy of your Serato library - crates, cues and tracks - onto a drive you can carry over.
02
Open Restore on the new one
Install MLT on the new laptop, point Restore at the backup, and it reads what's inside so you can check it before going ahead.
03
Rebuild the library
Restore puts the tracks in place and rebuilds your Serato crates and cue points around them. Open Serato and it's your library.
FAQs
Before you download.
Straight answers about backups, existing music, compatibility and price.
Do I need a backup made by MLT?
Yes. Restore rebuilds from an MLT backup, because that's what carries your crates and cue points as well as the audio. Make one with MLT Backup before you move.
Will it wipe the music already on the new laptop?
No. Anything already there that isn't in the backup is kept, and MLT tells you how many of your own tracks it held on to once the restore finishes.
Do my cue points survive?
Yes - that's the point of restoring from a backup rather than dragging a music folder across. Crates and hot cues are rebuilt with the tracks.
Can I use it to sync two laptops?
Yes. Back up the machine you've been working on and restore onto the other one whenever you want them matching - handy for a gig laptop and a studio machine.
Is it really free?
Yes. Restore is one of the free tools inside Music Library Tools - no payment and no subscription.
Does it work on Mac and Windows?
Yes. Restore works on macOS, including Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, and on Windows - so you can move between them too. It's built for Serato.
Ready to manage your Serato library?
Rebuild your Serato library - crates, cues and all - on another machine, free with Music Library Tools.