Exporting and Importing Preferences and Other Settings

You can export and import the following Data Modeler information:

To export this information, click Tools, then Preferences, then Data Modeler, and click Export. Be sure to specify a directory or folder that is not under the location where you installed Data Modeler, because the file will be lost if you later delete the current installation.

To import information that was previously exported, click Tools, then Preferences, then Data Modeler, and click Import.

Restoring the Original Data Modeler Preferences

If you have made changes to Data Modeler preferences but want to restore all to their original default values, you can follow these steps:

  1. If you are running Data Modeler, exit.

  2. Delete the folder or directory where your Data Modeler user information is stored. The default location is a build-specific directory or folder under the following:

    • Windows: C:\Documents and Settings\<user-name>\Application Data\Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler

    • Linux or Mac OS X: ~/.datamodeler

    For example, if the current build-specific folder is named system3.1.0.678, delete C:\Documents and Settings\<user-name>\Application Data\Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler\system3.1.0.678.

  3. Start Data Modeler.

    This creates a folder or directory where your user information is stored (explained in step 2), which has the same content as when Data Modeler was installed.

If you have made changes to the shortcut key (accelerator key) mappings, you can restore the mappings to the defaults for your system by clicking Tools, then Preferences, then Shortcut Keys, then More Actions, then Load Keyboard Scheme, and then selecting Default.