8.2. Library Metadata

Export Library Metadata writes a path-based JSON snapshot intended for your own backup or transfer between compatible file layouts. Unlike a shared collection, it includes local file paths, personal ratings, and other private Library state.

Import Library Metadata validates those paths and restores compatible records into the local database. It does not contain the audio itself, so the referenced files still need to exist at the stored locations.

Use .hdjcollection for friend-to-friend sharing. Use the Library metadata JSON when preserving your own local analysis and paths is the purpose.