# Is there a way to save keyboard shortcuts in case of required Eve reinstall? **URL:** \ **Category:** New Citizens Q&A\ **Tags:** ui\ **Created:** [December 21, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-save-keyboard-shortcuts-in-case-of-required-eve-reinstall/286342 "2020-12-21T18:31:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beetle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/beetle/32/356567_2.png) [@Beetle](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-save-keyboard-shortcuts-in-case-of-required-eve-reinstall/286342/1 "2020-12-21T18:31:05Z")
Not a new player but I don’t see any other help subforum. I’d absolutely love to save keyboard shortcuts and share them to my alts. I can’t see a way to do it. Help anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Shipwreck\_Jones](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/shipwreck_jones/32/274382_2.png) [@Shipwreck\_Jones](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Shipwreck_Jones)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-save-keyboard-shortcuts-in-case-of-required-eve-reinstall/286342/2 "2020-12-21T20:22:10Z")
> **[Clearing client settings and the client side cache data](https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/203613081-Clearing-client-settings-and-the-client-side-cache-data)** > > The client side cache stores information for the game client. Sometimes old or corrupt files may cause issues for the client. This can often be resolved by simply clearing the client cache. There a... You can backup your cache folder in order to restore your settings. I’m not sure if there’s a way to easily share shortcuts though. ---
**Author:** ![Terak\_Romaller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/terak_romaller/32/374271_2.png) [@Terak\_Romaller](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Terak_Romaller)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-save-keyboard-shortcuts-in-case-of-required-eve-reinstall/286342/3 "2020-12-21T20:35:09Z")
I run on Linux and have used > **[Bertral/EANM](https://github.com/Bertral/EANM)** > > Simple settings manager for EVE. Contribute to Bertral/EANM development by creating an account on GitHub. to copy character profiles. Now, it’s a Java package so there’s no reason it can’t be used under Windows, but you need a JRE installed (not sure if Windows gas that by default) and you need to run it as a command line. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-save-keyboard-shortcuts-in-case-of-required-eve-reinstall/286342/4 "2020-12-21T20:59:06Z")
@Shipwreck_Jones is correct - the keyboard shortcuts are stored in the client settings files. Specifically, they are account-level settings stored in the ‘core\_user\_########.dat’ files (where the ### value corresponds to the associated user account) under the ‘localization’ heading. I’m not sure these can be extracted and pasted into the file for another account without corrupting the settings; it would really depend on the capabilities of whatever tool you use to edit the files and whether you can preserve the record properly. You could share the file by editing the user #### in the file name, but it will share _all_ of the settings in the file, not just the key bindings. ---
**Author:** ![Beetle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/beetle/32/356567_2.png) [@Beetle](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-save-keyboard-shortcuts-in-case-of-required-eve-reinstall/286342/5 "2020-12-21T22:16:50Z")
I found the files thank you! They should be named like core\_user\_12255983 right? I have trouble properly opening it though. I tried Notepad, Notepad++, Internet Explorer, Mozzilla Firefox, VLC. For all those I get nothing or a long document with half of the characters being weird symbols. If I can at least get names from these files I can copy them like you wrote. Actually I would be glad for all accounts to be set the samy way, I don’t do crazy multiboxing stuff or anything like that. Well for mining I do a bit but you know what I mean. In the meanwhile I made a quality of life request about this. If you’re interested like me maybe give me a like so it hopefully get exposed better to CCP. > [@Little things / Small QoL suggestions](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/little-things-small-qol-suggestions/3545/2245): > > Suggestion: Ability to save and share keyboard shortcuts Keywords: UI, keyboard shortcuts Note: Useful to save time on setting them every time Eve is reinstalled. I use a good amount of keyboard shortcuts because manually clicking with mouse through menus isn’t fast nor comfortable enough. With every time I have to reinstall Eve, like after HDD format for example, I lose all of my shortcuts and it’s annoying to set them one by one yet again. ---
**Author:** ![Antoninus\_Darkstarr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/antoninus_darkstarr/32/240722_2.png) [@Antoninus\_Darkstarr](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Antoninus_Darkstarr)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-save-keyboard-shortcuts-in-case-of-required-eve-reinstall/286342/6 "2020-12-23T06:42:40Z")
> [@Manually copy settings between characters and accounts](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/manually-copy-settings-between-characters-and-accounts/32704): > > Hi all, here’s the new guide for copy settings between characters. It works under Windows 7, 8.1 and 10. Personally tested under Windows 10 and 7. The Overview can be saved and exported/imported directly in game. But not the windows settings, arrangement, UI, buttons, etc. Or at least I don’t know how to, past this procedure. Navigate to “C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\CCP\EVE” Here you have 2 folders named “xyzabcd\_tranquility”. You need to locate the exact folder. Just enter in both… ---
**Author:** ![Beetle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/beetle/32/356567_2.png) [@Beetle](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-save-keyboard-shortcuts-in-case-of-required-eve-reinstall/286342/7 "2020-12-23T07:13:26Z")
Damn nice thank you very much 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-save-keyboard-shortcuts-in-case-of-required-eve-reinstall/286342/8 "2021-03-23T07:13:34Z")
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