How to Backup and Restore yEd Projects and Preferences

Last Modified:	December 17, 2010
Software Affected:	yEd 3.6.1.1
OS:	Mac OS X 10.5
Description:	This article shows you where to find your yEd files and settings and how to backup and restore these items.

Backup:

1. Quit yEd
2. Locate your *.graphml files and copy them to your backup media
3. Locate the 'yWorks' folder found here:
   ~/Library
4. Copy this folder to your backup media
5. You have now successfully backed up yEd

Do this with BackJack

Restore:

1. Quit yEd
2. Recover the *.graphml files that you backed up
3. Recover the 'yWorks' folder that you backed up
4. Copy it into here:
   ~/Library
5. Launch yEd located here:
   /Applications/yEd
6. You have now successfully restored yEd

Do this with BackJack