# Shortcuts erased **URL:** \ **Category:** General Issues\ **Created:** [February 11, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/shortcuts-erased/349537 "2022-02-11T23:55:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aiko\_Danuja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aiko_danuja/32/481237_2.png) [@Aiko\_Danuja](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aiko_Danuja)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/shortcuts-erased/349537/1 "2022-02-11T23:55:54Z")
The client erased all my shortcuts/overview/etc with no history. Is there any way to recover this? Is there any way to back this up? Is there any way to apply my shortcus to all accounts or do I have to manually go through each and every account and change each and every shortcut (again)? ---
**Author:** ![Zhalyd\_Lyehin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zhalyd_lyehin/32/358574_2.png) [@Zhalyd\_Lyehin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zhalyd_Lyehin)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/shortcuts-erased/349537/2 "2022-02-12T06:09:51Z")
> [@Aiko\_Danuja](#): > > Is there any way to recover this? Don’t think so. > [@Aiko\_Danuja](#): > > Is there any way to back this up? Back up your settings files in the AppData folder. > [@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… > [@Aiko\_Danuja](#): > > Is there any way to apply my shortcus to all accounts or do I have to manually go through each and every account and change each and every shortcut (again)? Do the above. Setup one character and then copy the file and replace the character ID of the source char with the IDs of the target char. ![REDNES](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/9/6/5/96524d53cb22e8d34dff925203908c55729b363e.png) ---
**Author:** ![Stromorst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/stromorst/32/315814_2.png) [@Stromorst](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Stromorst)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/shortcuts-erased/349537/3 "2022-04-13T14:39:55Z")
This is a great question, but you should have titled it “Eve Ganked My Shortcuts”. Even developers need sodium in their diet. ---
**Author:** ![Emotional\_Support\_Clown](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/emotional_support_clown/32/310422_2.png) [@Emotional\_Support\_Clown](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Emotional_Support_Clown)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/shortcuts-erased/349537/4 "2022-04-13T14:41:07Z")
Should have stored them in the _cloud_. ---
**Author:** ![Stromorst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/stromorst/32/315814_2.png) [@Stromorst](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Stromorst)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/shortcuts-erased/349537/5 "2022-04-13T14:46:03Z")
![1649860976143630638514012042781](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/8/b/e/8be97e375299e3daf9f31d694fa0da3c8cecd31c.jpeg) Personal cloud - Raspberry Pi Raid 5 accross USB thumb drives. Because you can. ---
**Author:** ![Emotional\_Support\_Clown](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/emotional_support_clown/32/310422_2.png) [@Emotional\_Support\_Clown](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Emotional_Support_Clown)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/shortcuts-erased/349537/6 "2022-04-13T14:46:38Z")
> [@Stromorst](#): > > USB thumb drives Data retention is not your thing then, could be worse, could be SD cards. ---
**Author:** ![Stromorst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/stromorst/32/315814_2.png) [@Stromorst](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Stromorst)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/shortcuts-erased/349537/7 "2022-04-13T14:48:36Z")
Raid 5. A thumb drive dies, plug in a new one and it gets remirrored. Now if two blow at the same time. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/shortcuts-erased/349537/8 "2022-07-12T14:49:04Z")
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