All user preference lost?

[ErisMoth]

Hi. I just ran Blender and apparently everything has gone default.

I tried to find preference I saved, but it seems there's only default presets.
I never removed Blender. and I never touched Blender for a while.
Hotkey settings and add-ons are all gone too. Now I have to set things up from the scratch. :(

So, is there a way to retrieve my previous settings?
And is there specific cause of this?

Thank you.

[xdshot]

Copy user prefs from previous version. New updates usually change user settings directory.

[Cpt. F****ace]

you COULD press "restore preferences" when you installed new version

[Misanthrop]

Hi,

yes there is a method to get your old configs back.

Go to
"C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender"

The YOURUSERNAME will be a folder with your user account. u really cant miss it. If u dont see the appdata folder, press LEFT ALT, press on tools, folder options. enable "show/view hidden files"

When u reach the path i copied above u should see atleast a folder called "2.79" and maybe more. If u have another folder called "2.78" or with a lower number open it. There is a config golder, open again. Now u should see atleast 3 files. Copy em all, paste em into that "2.79/Config" folder.

Open Blender again and see if its the right config for u :)


Small advise. Create a backup copy of the "2.79" folder. Just copy, paste it and rename "2.79Backup". In case the settings u got from the older versions arent working.

[ErisMoth]

Originally posted by MyWay | LimpBizkit:

Hi,

yes there is a method to get your old configs back.

Go to
"C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender"

The YOURUSERNAME will be a folder with your user account. u really cant miss it. If u dont see the appdata folder, press LEFT ALT, press on tools, folder options. enable "show/view hidden files"

When u reach the path i copied above u should see atleast a folder called "2.79" and maybe more. If u have another folder called "2.78" or with a lower number open it. There is a config golder, open again. Now u should see atleast 3 files. Copy em all, paste em into that "2.79/Config" folder.

Open Blender again and see if its the right config for u :)


Small advise. Create a backup copy of the "2.79" folder. Just copy, paste it and rename "2.79Backup". In case the settings u got from the older versions arent working.

I didn't knew where the config is stored. Never suspected Roaming at least.
I found it and restored the settings successfully. Thank you!!
Have a great day.

[Misanthrop]

Originally posted by ErisMoth:

I didn't knew where the config is stored. Never suspected Roaming at least.
I found it and restored the settings successfully. Thank you!!
Have a great day.

U too :)