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== Which files are used to create the backup==

The Import/Export configuration feature described here always builds a backup of '''two''' files even though you may see only one file in the save or open dialogs.  So, when you import the configuration backup, the dialog lets you choose the VTP file, but it also knows to automatically import in the .cfg file with the same name.  So it handles files in pairs.



== Steps to BACKUP the Current Configuration==

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===STEP 1===
Press the System Options button.</td>
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===STEP 2===
Press the Project Setup tab, and then press the EXPORT VTUBE CONFIGURATION button.</td>
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===STEP 3===
Use the Save dialog to save a configuration backup.
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===STEP 4===
VTube will display a dialog with the two configuration files that it saved.  These two files are required for complete configuration of VTube - so you can use them to restore a configuration.
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== Steps to RESTORE a Configuration from a Backup==

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===STEP 1===
Press the System Options button.</td>
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===STEP 2===
Press the Project Setup tab, and then press the IMPORT VTUBE CONFIGURATION button.</td>
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===STEP 3===
The Path Manager will display.  Double click on the path where the configuration files were stored.  Or browse into that path.
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===STEP 4===
Find and open the backup file.
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===STEP 5===
Press Continue in the warning dialog.
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===STEP 6===
Press OK.
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