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{{cleanup|If you use these directions, you will lose your Overview settings. Custom Overviews are not saved until the current, customized Overview is 'Exported' using Overview Settings. Once this step is taken, you can proceed as normal.
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Important Note!!!: Fittings are no longer stored in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\EVE. You will lose everything unless you back up %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE as well.|date=July 2025}}
 
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]]s gone, the Contacts and Bookmarks organization wiped (though the actual contacts and locations remain).  
During normal use of a computer there will be a client crashes. Depending on the severity, users' EVE Online experience can be greatly and negatively effected. Upon reboot and relogging into EVE all user preferences may be reset to default, carefully constructed [[Overview Guide|overviews]] gone, the People & Places organization wiped (though the actual contacts and locations remain). Backing-up these settings and preferences is the only way of quickly restoring this vital data <ref> CCP GM Zhainius, EVE Online Customer Support, 2010.05.06</ref>.
 
 
To keep these settings and preferences for future use or backup, users can make a copy of the cache and settings folders.
 
Locate the following folder, assuming the EVE client is installed in the default location:
 
*On 32bit versions of Windows: C:\Program Files\CCP\EVE
 
*On 64bit versions of Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\CCP\EVE
 
*Steam client on 32bit versions of Windows: C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\EVE Online\
 
*Steam client on 64bit versions of Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\EVE Online\
 
*MacOS X: /Applications/EVE Online.app
 
 
 
Press Windows Key + R and paste the following line into the Run window.
 
*Windows XP: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\CCP\EVE\c_program_files_ccp_eve_tranquility
 
*Windows XP Steam: %USERPROFILE%\Local SettingsLocal Settings\Application Data\CCP\EVE\c_program_files_steam_steamapps_common_eve_online_tranquility
 
*Windows Vista: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\c_program_files_ccp_eve_tranquility


*Windows Vista Steam: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\c_program_files_steam_steamapps_common_eve_online_tranquility
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.


*Windows Vista 64bit: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\c_program_files_(x86)_ccp_eve_tranquility
===== How to back up Settings =====
To keep these settings and preferences for future use or backup, users can make a copy of the cache and settings folders. Locate the folder based on the system below. Within there you will find a <code>(c_program_files_ccp_eve_tranquility)</code> folder or something similar. Back up the contents of the folder. <ref>EVE support: [https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/6918765073436-Clearing-client-settings-and-the-client-side-cache-data Profile management]</ref>


*Windows Vista 64bit Steam: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\c_program_files_(x86)_steam_steamapps_common_eve_online_tranquility
===== Windows =====
Press {{Button|Windows Key}} + {{Button|R}} and paste the respective line into the Run window, then click 'OK'.


*Windows 7: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\c_program_files_ccp_eve_tranquility
* Client settings and cache are located in:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\


*Windows 7 64bit: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\c_program_files_(x86)_ccp_eve_tranquility
* Overview settings, screen shots, and logs are located in:
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\EVE\


*German OS will be a variation of %USERPROFILE%\Lokale Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten\CCP\EVE\
===== Older Versions of Windows =====
* Windows XP: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\CCP\EVE\
* Windows XP Steam: %USERPROFILE%\Local SettingsLocal Settings\Application Data\CCP\EVE\
* Windows Vista: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\
* Windows Vista Steam: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\y
* Windows Vista 64bit: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\
* Windows Vista 64bit Steam: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\
* Windows 7: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\
* Windows 7 64bit: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\
* German OS will be a variation of %USERPROFILE%\Lokale Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten\CCP\EVE\


===== Mac =====
* On macOS Monterey (v12.6) and newer, the location is:
MacintoshHD/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/CCP/EVE/_users_<username>_library_application_support_eve_online_sharedcache_tq_eve.app_contents_resources_build_tranquility


For Mac
* On older macOS versions, settings are stored here:
MacintoshHD/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/EVE Online/p_drive/Local Settings/Application Data/CCP/EVE/SharedCache/wineenv/drive_c/users/<username>/Local Settings/Application Data/CCP/EVE/c_tq_tranquility/


*MacOS X: /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/EVE Online


The Beta Launcher settings are under the folders:
===== Linux =====
* Steam


Tranquility
* Lutris will create a wine prefix, inside this prefix the settings are stored here:
[lutris installation directory]/drive_c/users/[user]/AppData/Local/CCP/EVE/c_ccp_eve_online_tq_tranquility


*Windows 7: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\c_programdata_ccp_eve_sharedcache_tq_tranquility
The directory ''settings_Default'' has the settings part the client needs. <br>
The directory ''cache'' has some cached account info, mail, pictures of characters, can be large.


Singularity
[lutris installation directory]/drive_c/users/[user]/Documents/EVE
 
*Windows 7: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CCP\EVE\c_programdata_ccp_eve_sharedcache_sisi_singularity
 
 
Users will find the cache and settings folders, rename/move both of them in order to save them.  Restore the saved versions to the appropriate version location after a major client crash in order to reset your client preferences and settings.


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:Applications]]
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