Hi To copy settings files from an older version of JAWS to a newer version, do the following.
1. Go to the start menu, all programs and then the newer version of JAWS sub-menu and press right arrow to open the sub-menu. 2. Arrow to the Explore JAWS sub-menu and press right arrow to open. 3. Arrow to Explore my settings and press enter to open the user settings folder which will be named Enu for U.S. English versions of JAWS. 4. Press backspace to move up to the next higher settings folder. 5. Highlight the ENU folder in the settings folder and press control+c to make a backup copy of the ENU folder. 6. Navigate to where you want to keep the backup ENU folder and press control+v to paste it there. 7. Navigate back to the open settings folder, highlight ENU and press enter to open it 8. Again go to the start menu, all programs and then the older version of JAWS sub-menu and press right arrow to open the sub-menu. 9. Arrow to the Explore JAWS sub-menu and press right arrow to open. 10. Arrow to Explore my settings and press enter to open the user settings folder which will be named Enu for U.S. English versions of JAWS. 11. Select the files you want to copy to the newer version of JAWS and press control+c. 12. Navigate back to the ENU folder for the Newer version of JAWS and press control+v to paste the items you copied from the older version. Be aware that any files that are in the new version of the JAWS user settings folder right after you have installed that version are Provided by Freedom Scientific and may have changed from the old to the new versions. That's why it's a good idea to make the backup copy of the newer folder first. These files can include files like the default settings (Default.jcF) , the flexible web files, etc. Any files that are not supplied by FS can usually be copied to the newer version with the following exception. Any JAWS executable script files (*.JSB) that are copied from a newer version of JAWS to an older version may not work in the lower version. For example, any *.JSB files that were created in JAWS 17 using the default options will not work in JAWS 16 or earlier. When copying script file to a lower version of JAWS, it's safest to not copy the JSB files. Instead, once you've copied the other files, start the older version and navigate to its user settings file. While running the older version open each source script file (*.JSS) in the JAWS script Manager and press control+s to save and compile it. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Cristóbal Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 01:26 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] copying Jaws settings from one version to another Hello list, So I do this every year. I promise to this time save the instructions Downloaded the JFW 17 and now, I would like to copy over certain settings files like the various dictionary managers, Flexible Web, etc. from 16 to 17. I vaguely recall that one has to go into the ENU folder and copy and paste, but am not quite sure since I only do this once a year. Could someone refresh my memory? Again, Ill be sure to save the steps this time. Thanks, For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
