
Browse to the location where you saved the backup of your User Catalog.In the newly created plan, navigate to Library> Import Library from the menu.Launch the Chief Architect or Home Designer program and create a New Plan.Open the Chief Architect or Home Designer program and verify that all of your catalogs are present in the Library Browser.Choose Replace to paste your backed up folder. If a folder with the same name exists in this location, a message will prompt you to either Replace the existing folder, Skip this folder and keep the existing one, or Stop the pasting process completely.Paste the copied folders to that location, as described above.Look for a folder with the name of the program and version that you want to restore data to and open it.įor example, "Chief Architect Premier X15" or "Home Designer Pro 2024".
Please see the "Moving Library Content to the Cloud or Other Custom Location" resource in the Related Articles section below to learn more. Note: If you have changed the location of the System Library Database Folder,you will want to instead navigate to your custom file location instead.
On macOS, select Edit> Copy from the menu bar, right-click (Control-click) and select Copy from the contextual menu, or press Command + C. On Windows, click the Copy button in the Home ribbon, right-click and select Copy from the contextual menu, or press Ctrl + C. Copy the selected file or files to the Clipboard:. If you would like to select multiple files, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard if you're using Windows, or the Command key if you're using a Mac, then click on additional files to add them to your selection. Open the File Explorer in Windows or Finder in macOS, navigate to a file you would like to copy to the system Clipboard, and select it. When restoring files associated with Chief Architect or Home Designer, it is important that the software not be running. There are several ways, and all are easy. When restoring backed up files, it is helpful to know how to copy and paste files in your operating system's file system. Toolbars, Hotkeys, Templates, and other user data. There are different types of Chief Architect/Home Designer files that you can back up and restore, including: Please see KB-00001: Backing up Chief Architect Content to learn more about backing up your Chief Architect/Home Designer files. But, you can only restore data if you have taken the necessary measures to back it up. Backed up files are also useful when you need to set up a new computer system. Backing up your important files is an essential practice that you should do regularly because in the event of a computer malfunction, you can be assured that your valuable data has not been lost.