Migrate/move pinned file tree to another computer.

  • Migrate/move pinned file tree to another computer.

    Posted by Sheldon Smith on March 12, 2024 at 5:13 pm

    Moving computers

    Got a new computer… and all the joys that comes with it…

    Got Blue beam license migrated.

    Question.. Is there a way to export/move my categories /Pinned file names/locations over to new computer. Does not appear to transport with profile export /import..

    I use it extensively … and it will be a major Pain to manually recreate. Couldnt find anything in help.. about where this info is archived….

    Just want the pinned… don’t want or expect the recents of history to transfer…

    I still have access the the old computer…

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Isaac Harned replied 8 months, 2 weeks ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Troy DeGroot

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    March 12, 2024 at 5:27 pm
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    Great question @sss78132

    I learned the hard way that when you “Clear Resents” it actaully clears all the pinned categories also. Very frustrating. At a minimum, I’m glad you still have the old computer to reference, I had to build mine back by memory.

    I don’t know of a way to save and share these, but I wonder if you are signed into Revu 21 if it would still be there when you sign in on the new computer. For some reason I doubt it.

    Wish I had more advice. Right-click “open folder” will be your freind to locate all the files again.

    • Sheldon Smith

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      March 12, 2024 at 5:32 pm
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      IDK about 21…. still running 2020 Extreme…

      Haven’t upgraded yet..

      They are still active in old 20 copy though, even after lifting the license..

  • Isaac Harned

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    March 13, 2024 at 8:55 am
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    Hmm so the pinned files are stored here: C:\Users\(you)\AppData\Roaming\Bluebeam Software\Revu\21\RdbPinnedFiles.dat

    I wonder if you could just copy this file over and replace the one in the folder? I have not played with it but maybe someone else has.

    • Isaac Harned

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      March 13, 2024 at 8:57 am
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      As a side note, there is also the Recent files data there too, as well as one thats labeled “RdbFileAccess”. Maybe that last one has your categories?

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