# UI did a complete reset. Are there settings in the EVE folder to recover? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 8, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ui-did-a-complete-reset-are-there-settings-in-the-eve-folder-to-recover/37451 "2017-11-08T21:37:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![Bad\_Breath\_Angelo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/bad_breath_angelo/32/24651_2.png) [@Bad\_Breath\_Angelo](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Bad_Breath_Angelo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ui-did-a-complete-reset-are-there-settings-in-the-eve-folder-to-recover/37451/13 "2017-11-18T01:24:07Z")
Do yourselves a favor - backup your settings. Go to the C:\Users\XXXXX\AppData\Local\CCP\EVE\c\_program\_files\_(x86)\_eve\_LOGINNAME\_sharedcache\_tq\_tranquility\settings\_LOGINNAME folder - there you’ll see a file (or a bunch of files if you have more than one character) named something like core\_char\_XXXXX.dat. Those are your “layout” setting files. Make a backup of them every so often (along with exporting your overview settings). If the client resets all your ■■■■, just copy your core\_char\_XXXXX.dat file into that directory and your settings will be restored: chat channels, window layout, etc. I have 11 toons and was able to put everything back together in about 5 minutes. Import your overview (if necessary) and you’re set. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ui-did-a-complete-reset-are-there-settings-in-the-eve-folder-to-recover/37451)._