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Subject: Re: [AE] Corrupted prefs on crash - deleted every setting
From: Glen Tubbesing <gtubbesing@gmail.com>
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Jim,
Can you post a "how-to" guide for saving and restoring your prefs files.
 Do you just do it manually, i.e. find the files, zip them, then unzip them
when you need to restore?  Or, is there some quick and easy script running
around the web-o-sphere?

Glen Tubbesing



On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:48 AM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

> Sorry to hear about this.  I've been there.  I haven't had that experience
> with the Cloud, but before the cloud, I got into the habit of finding the
> prefs file, and after I'd created all my templates, zip the prefs for easy
> restoration later.  I still do this, in case the cloud isn't available for
> some reason.
>
> I used to get corrupted prefs in Ae often before CC.  Not as much now.  I
> still get corrupted prefs way too often in Pr, though, and use the same
> strategy.  I even keep an alias of the prefs' containing folder on my
> desktop so that I can restore my prefs quickly and get back to work.
>
>
>
>
> On Apr 7, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Now this is partially my fault for running too high of an overclock, but I
> had two separate crashes the other day that completely corrupted my prefs
> files, taking with it all custom workspaces (argh!) and output module
> templates (double argh!). These were not reset when I re-synced my
> downloaded creative cloud prefs, it seems they were lost forever.
>
> When I restarted AE after the crash it says it could not find the prefs
> files and renamed all of them to .old - when I went into the .old files in
> wordpad, despite proper file sizes, they were completely empty.
>
> This is more or less a warning - I wish I had made full backups of my
> prefs, as it takes at least 45 minutes to re-create all the various
> settings and script panels and output modules as I like them. I had
> foolishly relied on the cloud to back up everything, and this is clearly
> not the case. At least I didn't lose any work
> -TG
>
>
> --
> _____________________________
> VFX & Motion Graphic Artist
> teddygage dot com
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Jim,<div>Can you post a &quot;how-to&quot; guide for savin=
g and restoring your prefs files. =A0Do you just do it manually, i.e. find =
the files, zip them, then unzip them when you need to restore? =A0Or, is th=
ere some quick and easy script running around the web-o-sphere?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Glen Tubbesing</div><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"=
gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:48=
 AM, Jim Curtis <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jpcurtis@me.com" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">jpcurtis@me.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Sorry to=
 hear about this. =A0I&#39;ve been there. =A0I haven&#39;t had that experie=
nce with the Cloud, but before the cloud, I got into the habit of finding t=
he prefs file, and after I&#39;d created all my templates, zip the prefs fo=
r easy restoration later. =A0I still do this, in case the cloud isn&#39;t a=
vailable for some reason.<div>
<div><br></div><div>I used to get corrupted prefs in Ae often before CC. =
=A0Not as much now. =A0I still get corrupted prefs way too often in Pr, tho=
ugh, and use the same strategy. =A0I even keep an alias of the prefs&#39; c=
ontaining folder on my desktop so that I can restore my prefs quickly and g=
et back to work.</div>
<div><div class=3D"h5"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b=
r><div><div>On Apr 7, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Teddy Gage &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:t=
eddygage@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">teddygage@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</d=
iv>
<br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">Now this is partially my fau=
lt for running too high of an overclock, but I had two separate crashes the=
 other day that completely corrupted my prefs files, taking with it all cus=
tom workspaces (argh!) and output module templates (double argh!). These we=
re not reset when I re-synced my downloaded creative cloud prefs, it seems =
they were lost forever.<div>


<br></div><div>When I restarted AE after the crash it says it could not fin=
d the prefs files and renamed all of them to .old - when I went into the .o=
ld files in wordpad, despite proper file sizes, they were completely empty.=
=A0</div>


<div><br></div><div>This is more or less a warning - I wish I had made full=
 backups of my prefs, as it takes at least 45 minutes to re-create all the =
various settings and script panels and output modules as I like them. I had=
 foolishly relied on the cloud to back up everything, and this is clearly n=
ot the case. At least I didn&#39;t lose any work</div>


<div>-TG</div><div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><div><font size=3D"1">_____________________________</font></div><div><font=
 style color=3D"#6aa84f" size=3D"1" face=3D"georgia, serif">VFX &amp; Motio=
n Graphic Artist<br>


teddygage dot com</font></div></div>
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