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• Exporting settings for use on a new computer.

  Darren > 2022-01-29 07:23

  Hi,
  
  I'm about to set up a new PC and I'd like to ensure all the paths that I have on my old computer are set up correctly on the new one.
  QAP is really a great list of all these important paths, so I'm wondering that when I export my settings from QAP and then import them into a completely fresh system (with none of those paths existing yet) will I be able to read those none-existent paths from QAP on the new system?
  
  If that is possible then I can easily go and re-setup those paths based on the information inside QAP.
  
  
  Many thanks
  Darren

• RE: Exporting settings for use on a new computer.

  Jean Lalonde > 2022-01-29 10:28

  Hi Darren,
  
  You don't need to export your favorites. The simplest way to migrate your QAP config is to:
  
  - take a backup of your Settings folder from your current PC ("File, Open QAP Settings Folder")
  - install QAP on the new PC
  - locate the Settings folder on the new PC
  - copy the content of your backup folder to this new folder (overwriting existing files)
  - finally, to fix changes in paths in your QAP locations, use "Tools, Search and replace" to replace the changed paths
  (for example "C:\Users\OldName\" with "C:\Users\NewName\" or "C:\Dropbox" with "E:\DropBox", etc.)
  
  See: https://www.quickaccesspopup.com/can-i-s...favorites/
  
  The other tool "Tools, Special Searches, Search Fiolders (...) not found" can help identify paths needing to be fixed. Aslo, take a look at your User variables ("Options, User Variables") to see if some of them need to be updated.
  
  Hope this helps.
  
  Jean
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