save/export and import settings in Avast Free?

[cska133]

because in the thread where Version 7 was introduced many users complain that they are not able to use their licence or something like that?

[DavidR]

I believe it wasn't that they 'couldn't use their license,' but that the license isn't exported (not in the list) for backup in the free version.

If they had registered on the avast web site not through the avastUI, then they would have received an email with the registration key, then they could use that if it still had time remaining. But that doesn't make much sense when you can get registered for a full year in under 30 seconds.

I don't know if the option to export the license is available in the paid versions as it makes more sense to back it up (so they don't lose the remaining period that they have paid for), but in the free version, you just quickly register on-line (through the avastUI) and your good to go for another year.

[Hermite15]

@DavidR it's not (anymore)

[DavidR]

What, its not on the Pro/AIS export settings to save the license any more ?

[schmidthouse]

What, its not on the Pro/AIS export settings to save the license any more ?

Here David. 

[cska133]

well password settings backup is there, but is this only in Pro/AIS?

[schmidthouse]

well password settings backup is there, but is this only in Pro/AIS?

Check out Reply #3 

[Mr.Agent]

Gotta love that backup settings its will save me of so muchhhhhhh times. Yes yes and yes i love...

[DavidR]

Its been a long time coming, but very welcome.

[cska133]

I still have Avast 6 Free and would like to know:
Because in version 6 there is now possibility to back up the Avast settings, is it possible (A) to upgrade to version 7 from GUI (it means no clean install), (B) then to use the back-up option to export my settings (actually this will be the Avast 6 settings since the export will follow right after the upgrade), (C) then to make clean install of Avast 7 after removing version 6 and  (D) finally to import the just saved settings

My purpose of doing this is not to loose my current settings of Avast 6 and to implement them in Avast 7.

Will this work? Or are version 6 and 7 so different in folder structure, files etc......?

[Asyn]

Will this work?

Should work.

[DavidR]

That is effectively what I did when I installed the early avast7 closed beta version over the top of avast6, So if I had to do a clean reinstall of avast7 during the beta testing I wouldn't lose the settings.

So it should work just fine, though after the update from avast6 you may find there is no need for a clean install. But since you have saved the settings you have that option without the hassle of manually editing your settings.

[cska133]

that sounds great.