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# Export and Import Anypoint Studio Preferences

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

You can export your Anypoint Studio preferences and import them into a new version: for example, if
you had to download a fresh copy of Studio and you want to recover your previous configurations.

## Export Your Studio Configurations

1.  In Studio, go to **Preferences**.

2.  Ensure that you applied all the configurations that you want to export.

3.  Select the export icon: ![An arrow pointing up and out of a box](/mulesoft/current/en-us/studio/_images/export-icon.png).

    ![A preferences window with options for general settings](/mulesoft/current/en-us/studio/_images/export-preferences.png)

4.  Configure the preferences that you want to export:

    ![A window showing the Export Preferences dialog, enabling the export of preferences to the local file system](/mulesoft/current/en-us/studio/_images/export-preferences-configure.png)

<table><tbody><tr><td><i data-value="1"></i><b>1</b></td><td>Select <strong>Export all</strong> to export all of your preferences, or select the specific configurations that you want to export.</td></tr><tr><td><i data-value="2"></i><b>2</b></td><td>Define a location and name for your exported preferences.</td></tr></tbody></table>

5.  Select **Finish**.

## Import Your Studio Configurations

When importing preferences, you must restart Studio to apply changes.

1.  In Studio, go to **Preferences**.

2.  Select the import icon: ![An arrow pointing into a box](/mulesoft/current/en-us/studio/_images/import-icon.png).

    ![A window that consolidates program-wide preferences, such as those for background processes, editor behavior, and save intervals](/mulesoft/current/en-us/studio/_images/import-preferences.png)

    Configure the preferences that you want to import:

    ![A window with options to import preferences from a local file, filter by type, and view a description](/mulesoft/current/en-us/studio/_images/import-preferences-configure.png)

<table><tbody><tr><td><i data-value="1"></i><b>1</b></td><td>Define the location for your preferences.</td></tr><tr><td><i data-value="2"></i><b>2</b></td><td>Select <strong>Import all</strong> to import all of your preferences, or select the specific configurations that you want to import.</td></tr></tbody></table>

3.  Select **Finish**.