How to Export OBS Studio Profiles to a New PC

Moving to a new computer doesn’t mean you have to rebuild your streaming or recording setup from scratch. This guide provides a straightforward, step-by-step process to export your OBS Studio profiles and scene collections from your old computer and import them onto your new one, ensuring a seamless transition of all your settings, hotkeys, and sources.

Step 1: Export Your OBS Profile

Your OBS profile contains your output settings, stream keys, video resolution, and hotkeys.

  1. Open OBS Studio on your old computer.
  2. Click on Profile in the top menu bar.
  3. Select the profile you want to move from the list (a checkmark will appear next to the active one).
  4. Click Export in the same dropdown menu.
  5. Browse to a folder where you want to save the profile (such as a USB flash drive or a cloud storage folder) and click Select Folder.

Step 2: Export Your Scene Collection

Your scene collection contains your actual scenes, sources (like camera captures and browser sources), and transitions.

  1. Click on Scene Collection in the top menu bar.
  2. Select the scene collection you want to move.
  3. Click Export in the dropdown menu.
  4. Choose a destination folder (ideally the same USB drive or cloud folder as your profile) and click Save to create a .json file.

Note: If you have local media files (like videos, images, or overlays) used in your scenes, you must manually copy those files to your new computer as well.

Step 3: Transfer the Files

Copy the exported profile folder, the scene collection .json file, and any local media assets to your new computer using a USB drive, external hard drive, or cloud storage service (like Google Drive or OneDrive).

Step 4: Import Settings to the New Computer

Once OBS Studio is installed on your new computer, follow these steps to restore your setup.

Import the Profile:

  1. Open OBS Studio on your new computer.
  2. Click Profile in the top menu bar and select Import.
  3. Click the Browse button, navigate to the folder where you saved your exported profile, select the folder, and click Select Folder.
  4. Click Profile in the menu bar again and select your newly imported profile to activate it.

Import the Scene Collection:

  1. Click Scene Collection in the top menu bar and select Import.
  2. Click the three dots (Browse) next to the Scene Collection path.
  3. Locate the exported .json file on your new computer and click Open.
  4. Click Import.
  5. Click Scene Collection in the top menu bar again and select your imported collection to load your scenes.