How to Edit the Advanced Settings of Kodi

This advancedsettings.xml is used for advanced settings and options that do not have GUI controls inside of Kodi. Those settings can be changed by creating an advancedsewttings.xml file in the userdata folder. However, changing these parameters requires manual authoring of the XML, which is error-prone and not always convenient.

The Unlock Kodi Advanced Settings add-on enables editing of advancedsettings.xml, similar to editing settings of any other add-on.

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How to Maintain Kodi Using the EZ Maintenance+ Add-on

Over time your Kodi will run more slowly affecting your user experience because of redundant files from caching, packages, and thumbnails. Those files consume a lot of storage space. The EZ Maintenance+ add-on is the perfect solution for this issue. It removes the redundant files, and by freeing this space, it improves the performance of Kodi. EZ Maintenance+ is mandatory for every Kodi user.

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How to Set Up Personal API Key for YouTube on Kodi

When using the YouTube add-on on Kodi you may get an error message that you exceeded the daily limit or quota. It means that you won’t be able to watch videos on YouTube, which is quite frustrating. However, you can solve this problem by getting a personal API key for YouTube from Google and configure the Kodi add-on to use this key. Having a personal key means that you have your quota for YouTube without any relation to other users who use this add-on.

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How to Install Super Favourites on Kodi

The Kodi favourites is a useful feature for accessing your frequently used items. The Super Favourites add-on provides you even a better and more powerful way to manage those items. There are major advantages for Super Favourites over the regular favourites, which will significantly improve your Kodi experience. We provide here the latest version of the add-on with many new features and bugs fixes.

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How to Remove Pairing Message from Kodi

Sometimes when you try to watch a movie or TV show on a popular add-on like Exodus Redux, you get an annoying popup message. This message notifies you that if you want to watch the video, authentication is required by pairing your IP address to a specific website. Those websites are usually full of abusive ads and malware. Fortunately, there is an easy way to remove this message.

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The pairing message

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How to Check I/O Benchmark for Kodi

When diagnosing your Kodi device, one of the common tests is checking how well your storage performs I/O operations (read and write), so you can compare it to other storage devices. The I/O Benchmark add-on writes a file to your storage and then reads this file to test the I/O performance. Don’t be alarmed by poor results as it doesn’t necessarily mean your Kodi device is slow.

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How to Check CPU Benchmark for Kodi

When diagnosing your Kodi device, one of the common tests is checking how well the CPU of your device performs, so you can compare it to other CPUs. The CPU Benchmark add-on uses a utility called Pystone for testing the Python performance, which Kodi is based on. Don’t be alarmed by poor results as it doesn’t necessarily mean your device is slow.

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CPU Benchmark logo

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How to Back up and Restore Kodi

We often back up and restore our Kodi for two main reasons: the first reason is to transfer Kodi from one device to another, and the second reason is to restore it in case of a crash or file corruption. Backup is also a good practice before any update or changes you intend to do on your Kodi. The backup process stores all the relevant Kodi files, including user add-ons and the add-ons settings, config files, database, playlists, profiles, thumbnails, fanart, and game saves. Backup can be done on demand or via a scheduler.

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