# Copy profile is not copying the profile

**URL:** <https://forums.eveonline.com/t/copy-profile-is-not-copying-the-profile/371754>\
**Category:** EVE Launcher\
**Created:** [July 29, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/copy-profile-is-not-copying-the-profile/371754 "2022-07-29T15:46:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fred\_Zino](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/fred_zino/32/329685_2.png) [@Fred\_Zino](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Fred_Zino)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/copy-profile-is-not-copying-the-profile/371754/1 "2022-07-29T15:46:15Z")

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I configured the UI for my main. Then I clicked the cog on my alt, clicked Select Client Profile, clicked Manage Profiles then clicked Copy Profile with my main profile selected. I got a new profile on the right side (Tranq). I renamed it to my alt. I clicked close. I selected the new profile from the drop down. I clicked Apply.

I logged in my alt. UI is completely different, default setup, none of the configuration settings for my main appear in it.

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**Author:** ![Mkikaden\_Tiragen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mkikaden_tiragen/32/243913_2.png) [@Mkikaden\_Tiragen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mkikaden_Tiragen)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/copy-profile-is-not-copying-the-profile/371754/2 "2022-07-29T15:55:40Z")

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Copy profile applies to a bunch of launcher-hosted settings, not in-game settings; those live elsewhere. I don’t recall where off the top of my head, and it’s been made MUCH hard to port them between characters and clients than it used to be.

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**Author:** ![Fred\_Zino](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/fred_zino/32/329685_2.png) [@Fred\_Zino](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Fred_Zino)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/copy-profile-is-not-copying-the-profile/371754/3 "2022-07-29T15:56:13Z")

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What on earth is the point of it.

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**Author:** ![Mkikaden\_Tiragen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mkikaden_tiragen/32/243913_2.png) [@Mkikaden\_Tiragen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mkikaden_Tiragen)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/copy-profile-is-not-copying-the-profile/371754/4 "2022-07-29T15:57:44Z")

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It manages things like client window position at launch and other nob-character-UI settings.

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**Author:** ![Fred\_Zino](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/fred_zino/32/329685_2.png) [@Fred\_Zino](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Fred_Zino)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/copy-profile-is-not-copying-the-profile/371754/5 "2022-07-29T15:58:31Z")

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So for all my alts, I have to manually configure them in game. OK. I think I’ll just log out.

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**Author:** ![Mkikaden\_Tiragen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mkikaden_tiragen/32/243913_2.png) [@Mkikaden\_Tiragen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mkikaden_Tiragen)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/copy-profile-is-not-copying-the-profile/371754/6 "2022-07-29T16:02:20Z")

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I believe that is currently the case, yes - but if it works the same now as a year-ish ago, you can control client display settings (graphics, sound, window position, etc) on a per-account basis by assigning them to specific profiles. For example, having account A launch full-screen windowed with high-end graphics settings and all sound enabled, while account B launches in a small window in potato mode with only specific audio piped.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/copy-profile-is-not-copying-the-profile/371754/7 "2022-10-27T16:02:27Z")

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