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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: VanguardLH on March 16, 2009, 10:04:38 AM

Title: Can configuration & settings be exported (for reuse in a fresh install)?
Post by: VanguardLH on March 16, 2009, 10:04:38 AM

Say that I already have Avast installed.  I may need to perform a fresh installation (uninstall & reinstall), do a fresh install of the OS (hence a fresh install of Avast), or want to install Avast on another host using the same settings and configuration that I have for Avast on the first host.  So is there any way to export all the program settings, antivirus program settings (on-demand scanner), and the configuration of each real-time "shield"?

I have changed the program settings and would like them that way again after a fresh install of Avast.  I have several domains listed in URL blocking in the Web Shield and don't want to manually recompile that list over time.  I upped their heuristics for the Outlook add-on.  I don't want to record ALL these settings and configuration on some paper so I can restore them when I do a fresh install of Avast.

Title: Re: Can configuration & settings be exported (for reuse in a fresh install)?
Post by: Lisandro on March 17, 2009, 11:42:20 PM

Only on avast Professional.
If you install avast at the same folder in the same computer, some settings could be transfered copying avast4.ini and avast4.db from avast\data folder.

Title: Re: Can configuration & settings be exported (for reuse in a fresh install)?
Post by: VanguardLH on March 18, 2009, 09:47:18 AM

Pity.  Thanks for replying.

Title: Re: Can configuration & settings be exported (for reuse in a fresh install)?
Post by: Lisandro on March 18, 2009, 02:38:01 PM

Quote from: VanguardLH on March 18, 2009, 09:47:18 AM

Pity.  Thanks for replying.

You're welcome. Feel free to come back any time you need help or just to change experiences 8)