# Preferences are not preserved when upgrading Katalon Studio **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Report\ **Tags:** katalon-studio, bugs-report\ **Created:** [March 9, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/preferences-are-not-preserved-when-upgrading-katalon-studio/9702 "2018-03-09T20:03:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brandon\_hines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb9ed0/32.png) [@brandon\_hines](https://forum.katalon.com/u/brandon_hines)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/preferences-are-not-preserved-when-upgrading-katalon-studio/9702/1 "2018-03-09T20:03:01Z")
When I upgrade Katalon Studio on mac by dragging the new version to my applications folder and overwriting the old version, my Katalon Studio preferences are lost. For instance, my default browser preference as well as my test case view preference are lost after upgrading. ---
**Author:** ![Russ\_Thomas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/russ_thomas/32/11884_2.png) [@Russ\_Thomas](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Russ_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/preferences-are-not-preserved-when-upgrading-katalon-studio/9702/2 "2018-03-09T20:56:59Z")
Agreed. Although, I installed side-by-side (call me chicken) and imported settings. Didn’t work despite what the docs say: ![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/katalon-forum/editor/xu/48uil43bhoxe.jpg "Image: https://s3.amazonaws.com/katalon-forum/editor/xu/48uil43bhoxe.jpg") I hope someone fixes this and [http://forum.katalon.com/discussion/5525/ks-5-3-1-tabs-spaces-settings-broken](http://forum.katalon.com/discussion/5525/ks-5-3-1-tabs-spaces-settings-broken) [Katalon Project Settings - Katalon Studio - Katalon Documentation - Mozilla Firefox 2018-03-09 14.55.08.jpg](https://s3.amazonaws.com/katalon-forum/editor/xu/48uil43bhoxe.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Zarashima](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/zarashima/32/928_2.png) [@Zarashima](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Zarashima)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/preferences-are-not-preserved-when-upgrading-katalon-studio/9702/3 "2018-03-14T09:08:55Z")
Hi all, Can you know any settings are not imported in this case? Regards ---
**Author:** ![Russ\_Thomas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/russ_thomas/32/11884_2.png) [@Russ\_Thomas](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Russ_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/preferences-are-not-preserved-when-upgrading-katalon-studio/9702/4 "2018-03-14T19:04:42Z")
Hi Vinh It’s not easy to say for certain what’s missing since the application and the docs are not consistent about the naming. In KS, the menus talk about: 1 - Project Settings 2 - Katalon Studio Preferences The docs talk about: 1 - Import Settings 2 - “keeping preferences setting” For me, I lost my “Katalon Studio Preferences” as mentioned here: [http://forum.katalon.com/discussion/5525/ks-5-3-1-tabs-spaces-settings-broken#latest](http://forum.katalon.com/discussion/5525/ks-5-3-1-tabs-spaces-settings-broken#latest) ---
**Author:** ![Zarashima](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/zarashima/32/928_2.png) [@Zarashima](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Zarashima)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/preferences-are-not-preserved-when-upgrading-katalon-studio/9702/5 "2018-03-15T02:43:19Z")
> [Russ Thomas](https://forum.katalon.com/profile/4015/Russ%20Thomas) said: > > Hi Vinh > > It’s not easy to say for certain what’s missing since the application and the docs are not consistent about the naming. In KS, the menus talk about: > > 1 - Project Settings > 2 - Katalon Studio Preferences > > The docs talk about: > > 1 - Import Settings > 2 - “keeping preferences setting” > > For me, I lost my “Katalon Studio Preferences” as mentioned here: [KS 5.3.1 Tabs/Spaces settings broken - Katalon Studio - Katalon Community](http://forum.katalon.com/discussion/5525/ks-5-3-1-tabs-spaces-settings-broken#latest) Hi Russ, Tabs settings will be fixed in the next release. Regard to ‘Import Settings’, I’ve double checked and see only Preferences within Katalon menu is imported, so other items besides Katalon menu will not be carried as well. ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Holbert](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/jason_holbert/32/1839_2.png) [@Jason\_Holbert](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Jason_Holbert)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/preferences-are-not-preserved-when-upgrading-katalon-studio/9702/6 "2018-11-06T19:19:46Z")
This just happened on update 5.8.6. I lost all my code coloring preferences, git integration, etc… all the katalon preferences. Where is this file(s) so I can make sure to keep a backup copy? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/3X/d/5/d55596ab02785a255798e87ede769734747b30c4.svg) [@system](https://forum.katalon.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/preferences-are-not-preserved-when-upgrading-katalon-studio/9702/7 "2019-11-06T19:19:48Z")
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