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Vol4Ever
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June 29, 2020
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Custom toolbar file location

  • June 29, 2020
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I have 2 PC's, one with fresh Acrobat DC install. I have customized the heck out of the toolbars on my first. Is that customization stored in a file or directory somewhere that can simply be copied over? I dread have to recreate all that from scratch.

 

Thanks in advance! 

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    Correct answer Thom Parker

    The Acrobat settings are distributed across both the registry (if you have windows) and several preference files. There is no easy way to transfer everything, but you'll find many easy to move settings, including the QuickTools bar, in the user preferences area.

    On windows this area is here:

    C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\UserPrefs

    The file "UserPrefs_Acrobat.txt" contains a lot of settings, including the toolbar customizations.

     

     

     

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    Thom Parker
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    Thom ParkerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    June 29, 2020

    The Acrobat settings are distributed across both the registry (if you have windows) and several preference files. There is no easy way to transfer everything, but you'll find many easy to move settings, including the QuickTools bar, in the user preferences area.

    On windows this area is here:

    C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\UserPrefs

    The file "UserPrefs_Acrobat.txt" contains a lot of settings, including the toolbar customizations.

     

     

     

    Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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      Vol4EverAuthor
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      June 29, 2020

      Thank you.  And I feel a little silly, too.  Once installed and logged in on new PC, the custom toolbar layout actually sync'ed up without me doing anything.  Pretty cool!  But it's also nice to know where file is located, just in case ever needed in future.

       

      Thx for quick reply.

       

      ~Vol

      Thom Parker
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      Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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      June 30, 2020

      Awesome!! Adobe is saving your preferences in the cloud. 

       

      Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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