{"id":1441,"date":"2019-07-19T09:58:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T08:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2023-09-07T15:54:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:54:34","slug":"userpref","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/userpref\/","title":{"rendered":"Reset userpref.blend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a05e66244088\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a05e66244088\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/userpref\/#where-is-userprefblend\" >Where is userpref.blend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/userpref\/#delete-rename-userprefblend\" >Delete (rename) userpref.blend<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Occasionally it&#8217;s necessary to reset Blender in a way that completely obliterates all traces of any old settings, proprieties and start-up values, forcing a full reset of the application so it pulls in the proper factory defaults upon opening. Although this can be done from <b>Preferences<\/b> itself (<i>cf. below<\/i>), it is sometimes necessary to go nuclear, which means deleting the file all this information is stored in, <b>userpref.blend<\/b>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Design note<\/b>: for Blender <b>User Preferences<\/b> is now generally referred to simply as <b>Preferences<\/b>, and the properties window now <b>Blender Preferences<\/b>. To access, in the main Header click <i><b>Edit \u00bb Preferences<\/b><\/i>, then the menu icon bottom-left corner of <b>Blender Preferences<\/b>, select <b>Load Factory Settings<\/b> from the options to perform a reset.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/userpref\/user-preferences.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/userpref\/user-preferences.jpg\" alt=\"User Preferences can be reset from within Blender Preferences\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Blenders system can be reset in <b>Preferences<\/b> but may require more direct intervention.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"where-is-userprefblend\"><\/span>Where is userpref.blend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The <b>userpref.blend<\/b> file is essentially a system file that stores the applications default properties and user specific information; file paths, interface selection, activated Addons and so on. As the file is relative to the user, and dynamically generated based on the settings they might use, it is typically installed to the <b>Roaming<\/b> directory of <b>AppData<\/b>, within <b>C:\\Users<\/b> and the associated systems <b>Account Profile<\/b>, the &#8216;user&#8217; (\/file\/folder\/directory block) accessed when logging into a computer, i.e.;<\/p>\n<p><code>[drive]:\\Users\\[profile]\\AppData\\Roaming\\[install directory]\\[#version]\\config\\<\/code><\/p>\n<p>For KatsBits this would be;<\/p>\n<p><code>C:\\Users\\KatsBits\\AppData\\Roaming\\Blender Foundation\\Blender\\[#version]\\config\\<\/code><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Design note<\/b>: generally speaking <b>AppData<\/b> is a secured system directory so may be locked and\/or hidden from view depending on the permissions associated with the Profile attempting access (non-Administrator in particular). If this is the case administrative or special privileges may need to be granted to the user account in<b> User Account Control<\/b> and files unhidden in <b>File Explorer<\/b> (Windows 10). To do this, in a Administrative account (an account with full system control) open <b>Control Panel<\/b> (not Settings &#8211; type &#8220;Control Panel&#8221; in Taskbar search) and select <b>User Accounts<\/b>. In the next window click <b>User Accounts<\/b> again and click the link <b>Change User Account Control settings<\/b> then in the <b>User Account Control Settings<\/b> window that appears set the slider to <b>Never Notify<\/b>. Click <b>OK<\/b> and close the open windows. This unlocks the ability to access and\/or change system or core files that might otherwise damage Windows.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/userpref\/user-account-control.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/userpref\/user-account-control.jpg\" alt=\"Disabling or lower User Account Control\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>User Account Control is an inbuilt safeguard that protects Windows from errant programs and services making changes to the system without the users permission which also unintentionally prevents legitimate modifications during program install or use.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Next, open <b>File Explorer<\/b> (click the &#8216;folder&#8217; taskbar icon, double-click the Desktop profile shortcut, e.g. folder named &#8216;KatsBits&#8217; or &#8216;This PC&#8217;, both shown below) and click <b>File<\/b> then <b>Change folder and search options<\/b>. In the window that appears, <b>Folder Options<\/b>, click the <b>View<\/b> tab and ensure <b>Show hidden files, folders and drives<\/b> is enabled, and optionally <b>Hide extensions for known file types<\/b> is disabled. Click <b>Apply<\/b> then <b>OK<\/b> to close. Access to <b>Roaming<\/b> and other system directories should now be possible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/userpref\/folder-options.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/userpref\/folder-options.jpg\" alt=\"Changing Folder Options so system locations are accessible\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Once User Account Control has been changed (where necessary) in <b>File Explorer<\/b> (formally Windows Explorer) access <b>Folder Options<\/b> and set files and folders as visible. AppData and other hidden system locations will then be accessible.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"delete-rename-userprefblend\"><\/span>Delete (rename) userpref.blend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Once <b>Roaming<\/b>, and the <b>config<\/b> folder within the Blender installation path, is accessible, <b>userpref.blend<\/b> can be removed or renamed. If Blender is open close the application (ensures nothing untoward happens), select userpref.blend and either press <span class=\"shortcutkey\">Delete<\/span> to remove the file, or right-click and select <b>Rename<\/b> &#8211; change it to something other than &#8220;<i>userpref<\/i>&#8220;, e.g. &#8220;<i>__userpref<\/i>&#8220;. Once done simply restart Blender and it will recreate userpref.blend using the factory defaults, dropping a new clean instance into the config folder.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Design note<\/b>: to confirm the reset worked correctly the default scene should be visible containing the default <b>Cube<\/b> primitive, a <b>Point<\/b> light object and a <b>Camera<\/b> entity, using the <b>Layout<\/b> workspace (assuming a General project was created).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/userpref\/blender-default.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/userpref\/blender-default.jpg\" alt=\"When reset successfully Blender will look like this\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>When successfully reset Blender (opening a <strong>General<\/strong> project) will show the <b>Layout<\/b> workspace with the 3D View containing a <b>Cube<\/b>, <b>Point<\/b> light and <b>Camera<\/b> entity, the core defaults to a scene.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/userpref\/config-userpref.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/userpref\/config-userpref.jpg\" alt=\"Renaming or deleting userpre.blend\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Make sure Blender is closed and then delete or rename userpref.blend forcing the application to recreate it upon (re)starting.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,230],"tags":[524,522,528,527,526,523,525,344,502],"class_list":["post-1441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blender","category-tutorials","tag-appdata","tag-blender-preferences","tag-config","tag-file-explorer","tag-folder-options","tag-preferences","tag-roaming","tag-user-preferences","tag-userpref-blend"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1441"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5154,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1441\/revisions\/5154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}