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Help! How do I recover my Studio 2017 settings after system crash?! (The culprit: most likely a corrupt .sdlproj file)

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My system crashed (a Windows 10 blue screen!) and when I came back and started Studio a screen showed as if I was a new user. I said OK (big mistake!), Studio opened up and all my personal settings and configurations were gone! How do I recover those settings? Where should l look for them? Fortunately I have my daily back-up. Please, tell me which folders, xml files, etc. should I locate and replace. Incidentally, I noticed that a rogue project file (.sdlproj) was the culprit as it got corrupted (I verified that it was just garbled and it was not showing, in Notepad++, as an XML file). Once I retrieved an earlier copy of the .sdlproj file and replaced it, the project opened up fine. However, as I said, my Studio 2017 settings were all gone! The caveat here is: DO NOT say OK when Studio opens up as if you were a new user! Simply cancel that and try and find a most likely corrupt .sdlproj file. Thanks.
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    Hi ,

    I guess the folders to copy back from your backup are the same as those cited for resetting a Studio profile, so:

    C:\Users\[User_Name]\AppData\Local\SDL Trados Studio
    C:\Users\[User_Name]\AppData\Local\ProjectApi

    C:\Users\[User_Name]\AppData\Roaming\SDL Trados Studio
    C:\Users\[User_Name]\AppData\Roaming\ProjectApi

    C:\Users\[User_Name]\Documents\Studio 2017

    Try that... (after first making sure you replace the corrupt .sdlproj file again if it's in the backup version of Documents\Studio 2017)

    All the best

    Ali :)
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    0 Former Member in reply to Alison Field

    Thanks, Alison. However, I believe that just replacing some xml files will not bring back my settings.

    I will have to make do with what I have now. I also believe the SDL developers should create an app to backup and recover personal settings. It just happens that when Studio 2017 crashes, as explained, you have to start all over again customizing Studio to your taste and needs.

    I found this:

    C:\Users\[User_Name]\AppData\Roaming\SDL\ProjectApi\14.0.0.0

    Has this link in one of the files:

    C:\Users\[User_Name]\Documents\Studio 2017\Projects

    But there's also

    a UserSettings.xml file here

    C:\Users\[User_Name]\AppData\Roaming\SDL\SDL Trados Studio\14.0.0.0

     

    But I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole! These files have binary information too, so not just plain vanilla XML files. Let's leave them alone.

    Cheers!
  • 0 in reply to Former Member
    Hi Ozzie,

    The first two files you mention would both be among those replaced. The UserSettings file is one of the base xml files that has your settings in them. That's why I suggested copying the backed up folders that contain all these files, because these folders contain all your previous settings. If you renamed the new files (e.g. by adding '_old') rather than replacing them, you'd lose nothing because all you'd have to do is go back and rename them having deleted the ones you copied across and all would work OK again (almost certainly).

    On the other hand, it is sometimes useful to start with a 'clean sheet' and go right through the settings to adjust them to your preferences - because that way you'll find any useful new features/functions/settings that you might not have known were added by an update.

    All the best,
    Ali :)
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    Hi Ozzie,

    The first two files you mention would both be among those replaced. The UserSettings file is one of the base xml files that has your settings in them. That's why I suggested copying the backed up folders that contain all these files, because these folders contain all your previous settings. If you renamed the new files (e.g. by adding '_old') rather than replacing them, you'd lose nothing because all you'd have to do is go back and rename them having deleted the ones you copied across and all would work OK again (almost certainly).

    On the other hand, it is sometimes useful to start with a 'clean sheet' and go right through the settings to adjust them to your preferences - because that way you'll find any useful new features/functions/settings that you might not have known were added by an update.

    All the best,
    Ali :)
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