Client Preferences and Settings Backup: Difference between revisions

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~~{{Update | Overview, Screenshots and Logs are in [user]/Documents/EVE/ on Windows now. Launcher itself also has a Profile management feature that may be stored in another location.}}~~

User Settings are not stored Server Side. If you move computer or there is a client crash, preferences may be reset to default, carefully constructed [[Overview|overviews]] gone, the Contacts and Bookmarks organization wiped (though the actual contacts and locations remain).

User Settings are not stored Server Side. If you move computer or there is a client crash, preferences may be reset to default, carefully constructed [[Overview|overviews]] gone, the ~~People & Places~~ organization wiped (though the actual contacts and locations remain).

It is recommended when you are satisfied with your user settings you back them up in case you need to restore at a later date.

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===== Windows =====

Press Windows Key + R and paste the respective line into the Run window, then click 'OK'.

~~Press Windows Key + R~~ and ~~paste the following line into the Run window.~~

*Client settings and cache are located in:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\

%~~LOCALAPPDATA~~%\~~CCP~~\EVE\

*Overview settings, screen shots, and logs are located in:

%USERPROFILE%\Documents\EVE\

===== Older Versions of Windows =====

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-{{Update | Overview, Screenshots and Logs are in [user]/Documents/EVE/ on Windows now. Launcher itself also has a Profile management feature that may be stored in another location.}}
+User Settings are not stored Server Side. If you move computer or there is a client crash, preferences may be reset to default, carefully constructed [[Overview|overviews]] gone, the Contacts and Bookmarks organization wiped (though the actual contacts and locations remain).
-User Settings are not stored Server Side. If you move computer or there is a client crash, preferences may be reset to default, carefully constructed [[Overview|overviews]] gone, the People & Places organization wiped (though the actual contacts and locations remain).
 It is recommended when you are satisfied with your user settings you back them up in case you need to restore at a later date.
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 ===== Windows =====
+Press Windows Key + R and paste the respective line into the Run window, then click 'OK'.
-Press Windows Key + R and paste the following line into the Run window.
+*Client settings and cache are located in:
+ %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\
-%LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\
+*Overview settings, screen shots, and logs are located in:
+ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\EVE\
 ===== Older Versions of Windows =====