topic Re: Is it possible to restore user customizations from a backup? in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-restore-user-customizations-from-a-backup/m-p/390267#M1332751 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks Bill! I found all of our .SHARED files in Qliktech\QVWDocuments - I'll do some testing, but I'm pretty sure this is the solution.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:35:21 GMT 2012-11-01T15:35:21Z Is it possible to restore user customizations from a backup? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-restore-user-customizations-from-a-backup/m-p/390265#M1332749 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Our QlikView server needed to be rebuilt from an older backup, and in the process, all of the user customizations in the individual dashboards were lost. I have a backup of the server hard drive, but I am wondering: </P><P></P><P>a) is it possible to restore these customizations?</P><P>b) if so, what are the files and where should I look?</P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance!</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-restore-user-customizations-from-a-backup/m-p/390265#M1332749 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z Re: Is it possible to restore user customizations from a backup? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-restore-user-customizations-from-a-backup/m-p/390266#M1332750 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The data for this is stored in the .share files. If you have backed these files up you will have the information up to the backup time.</P><P></P><P>Bill</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:51:19 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-restore-user-customizations-from-a-backup/m-p/390266#M1332750 Bill_Britt 2012-11-01T10:51:19Z Re: Is it possible to restore user customizations from a backup? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-restore-user-customizations-from-a-backup/m-p/390267#M1332751 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks Bill! I found all of our .SHARED files in Qliktech\QVWDocuments - I'll do some testing, but I'm pretty sure this is the solution.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:35:21 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-restore-user-customizations-from-a-backup/m-p/390267#M1332751 2012-11-01T15:35:21Z