# Windows crashed. Can I restore settings from program-files?

**URL:** <https://resource.dopus.com/t/windows-crashed-can-i-restore-settings-from-program-files/13122>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Created:** [May 5, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/windows-crashed-can-i-restore-settings-from-program-files/13122 "2012-05-05T20:04:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![STRANGERNL](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/strangernl/32/12368_2.png) [@STRANGERNL](https://resource.dopus.com/u/STRANGERNL)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/windows-crashed-can-i-restore-settings-from-program-files/13122/1 "2012-05-05T20:04:44Z")

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I recently adjusted DirectoryOpus on a lot of things and did not make a settings-backup. (Auto save feature?)  
Now my Windows crashed on me. ☹

Is there a way to restore the Opus-settings from the ProgramFiles-Folder (or other?)?

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**Author:** ![STRANGERNL](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/strangernl/32/12368_2.png) [@STRANGERNL](https://resource.dopus.com/u/STRANGERNL)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/windows-crashed-can-i-restore-settings-from-program-files/13122/2 "2012-05-05T21:40:52Z")

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Problem solved 🙂

Found the original files in:  
[Old drive]:\Users[user]\AppData\Local\GPSoftware\Directory Opus  
[Old drive]:\Users[user]\AppData\roaming

So i just copied them over the current install and voila - back in business!

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**Author:** ![Jon](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/jon/32/12713_2.png) [@Jon](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Jon)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/windows-crashed-can-i-restore-settings-from-program-files/13122/3 "2012-05-05T22:19:20Z")

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For future reference, there's a FAQ on this here: [How to backup or locate your Opus configuration (Simple)](https://resource.dopus.com/t/how-to-backup-or-locate-your-opus-configuration-simple/5465/1)

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**Author:** ![STRANGERNL](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/strangernl/32/12368_2.png) [@STRANGERNL](https://resource.dopus.com/u/STRANGERNL)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/windows-crashed-can-i-restore-settings-from-program-files/13122/4 "2012-05-06T16:35:27Z")

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Yes, the topic 7412 didn't come up on searchresults with keyworlds like:

- restore after crash
- get settings back without backup
- copy settings from old pc computer installation windows vista 7
- preferences stored local old drive

Now it will 😉

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/windows-crashed-can-i-restore-settings-from-program-files/13122/5 "2012-05-06T17:29:00Z")

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Don't forget the [FAQ list](https://resource.dopus.com/t/list-of-faqs-organised-by-topic/3079/1) if you can't find some info by searching. (Not that everything is in the FAQs, of course, but they're worth a quick browse if you get stuck.)