{"id":2405,"date":"2014-12-18T09:35:04","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T09:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2405"},"modified":"2015-11-03T17:01:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T17:01:49","slug":"tech-tip-copy-settings-wizard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/12\/tech-tip-copy-settings-wizard\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tip: Copy Settings Wizard"},"content":{"rendered":"

When simply performing an upgrade from one release to the next, your user settings are preserved. \u00a0However, many users elect to completely uninstall and re-install the new release of the software. \u00a0In doing so, it\u2019s important to preserve the time and effort invested into customizing your environment, and the Copy Settings Wizard is perfect for just that. \u00a0Likewise, the Copy Settings Wizard can be used when upgrading to a new computer, or sharing common settings, such as file locations with other users<\/em><\/strong> in your organization.<\/p>\n

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Copy Settings can be access from the Tools menu in SOLIDWORKS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Copy Settings can also be accessed from the Start Menu -> SOLIDWORKS -> SOLIDWORKS Tools.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

First, you need to launch the Copy Settings Wizard. This can be found in one of two places (above<\/em>). (1)\u00a0<\/b>The first is from within SOLIDWORKS itself from the Tool menu pull down; the second is from the Start Menu in Windows. \u00a0When you select this it will launch the Copy Settings Wizard dialog box (below<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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The first selection in the Wizard is to choose to either Save or Restore your settings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The next thing you need to do is choose to either\u00a0(2)\u00a0<\/b>Save or Restore your settings. In this case, because we want to backup our current settings, we will choose\u00a0Save Settings<\/strong>. \u00a0Then press next at the bottom of the dialog box.<\/p>\n

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These options allow you to choose which settings to save in the Settings Backup file.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The next window you need to first specify where you would like to save the Settings File (3).<\/strong> \u00a0Here\u00a0is also\u00a0where you can choose exactly which setting to save (4)<\/strong>. \u00a0There are several choices here, and the same options are available when restoring settings as well; I usually choose to save all the settings for that reason. \u00a0However, if you don\u2019t want to share certain settings; in the case where you want to share your settings file with other users, you can selectively choose which settings to save. \u00a0The settings choices are<\/p>\n