Importing Settings from a Previous Version of the IDE

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When you launch a new version of the IDE for the first time, you are prompted with the option of importing settings from a previous version of the IDE. This prompt occurs only if you have a user directory on your system from the previous version of the IDE and the user directory is in the default location.

The settings that are imported include the following items:

Importing Settings After the First Start of the IDE

The opportunity to have settings imported only occurs the first time you launch the new version of the IDE. If you do not import the settings at the first launch but later decide that you would like to import the settings, you might be able to do so by recreating the conditions of the first launch. Then, when you start the IDE again, the sequence of events from the first launch repeats itself, including the displaying of the software license, creation of the user directory, and the opportunity to import settings from the previous version of the IDE.

To import settings from the previous version of the IDE if you did not do so the first time you launched the IDE:

  1. Make sure that you still have the user directory from the previous version of the IDE on your system in its default location.

    On Microsoft Windows systems, the default location is C:\Documents and Settings\username\.netbeans\version-number\.

    On UNIX and Linux systems, the default location is /home/username/.netbeans/version-number/.

  2. If the new version of the IDE is running, exit the IDE.
  3. Locate the user directory of the new IDE installation.

    On Microsoft Windows systems, the default location is C:\Documents and Settings\username\.netbeans\version-number.

    On UNIX and Linux systems, the default location is /home/username/.netbeans/version-number.

  4. Rename or delete the new installation's user directory.
  5. Restart the new installation of the IDE.
  6. In the License Agreement, click Accept.
  7. In the Confirm Import Settings dialog box, click Yes.
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Working with IDE Configurations
Configuration Tasks: Quick Reference

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