How To Manually Restore Your Data

Overview

If you are on a computer that has crashed and you do not have a backup but you still have the files there is a way to restore your data from StudioCloud.

Please note that StudioCloud does not support this method nor do we encourage you to do this. Use this option only if you have no other options.

If you have a paid subscription your StudioCloud information is automatically synced to the Cloud so you would only need to use this step if you created information when you did not have an internet connection.

If you have a free account you would need to use this step for any information created after March 2020.

Steps 1: Get your data on your crashed computer

Instructions for Windows XP

First you need to enable your windows computer to view hidden files.

Here is a tutorial with instructions on how to view hidden files for Windows XP.http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/win_fcab_show_file_extensions.mspx?mfr=true

After you have enabled the show hidden files you need to go to the following location

Go to your computer by clicking on the start menu and then clicking the the "Computer" link
Go to your hard disk drives and click on the one called OS ( C: )
Go to the Documents and Settings folder
Go to the folder that has your username on it.
Go to the Application Data folder
In the Roaming folder there is a folder called com.StudioCloud.Desktop.3 with a bunch of numbers after it. Copy this entire folder

Instructions for Windows 7 & Vista

First you need to enable your windows computer to view hidden files.

Here is a tutorial with instructions on how to view hidden files for Windows 7. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Show-hidden-files
Here is a visual tutorial on how to enable the "show hidden files" for Windows 7. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial151.html
Here is a visual tutorial on how to enable the "show hidden files" for Windows Vista. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-see-hidden-files-in-windows-vista/

After you have enabled the show hidden files you need to go to the following location

Go to your computer by clicking on the start menu and then clicking the the "Computer" link
Go to your hard disk drives and click on the one called OS ( C: )
Go to the Users folder
Go to the folder that has your username on it.
Go to the AppData folder
Go to the Roaming folder
In the Roaming folder there is a folder called com.StudioCloud.Desktop.3 with a bunch of numbers after it. Copy this entire folder

Instructions for Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, or 10. 6

Go to the Library folder that is located in your username folder. This folder is also called ~/Library.
In the Preferences folder there is a folder called com.StudioCloud.Desktop.3 with a bunch of numbers after it. Copy this entire folder

Instructions for Mac OS X 10.7+

Access the library by doing the following steps
Hold down the the keys Command+Shift and then push the G key and type in ~/Library/

Go to the Preferences folder
In the Preferences folder there is a folder called com.StudioCloud.Desktop.3 with a bunch of numbers after it. Copy this entire folder
Note: Refer to the following tutorial for more ways to access the library folder. http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/22/access-user-library-folder-in-os-x-lion/

Steps 2: Copy the data to the following location

Instructions for Windows XP

First you need to enable your windows computer to view hidden files.

Here is a tutorial with instructions on how to view hidden files for Windows XP.http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/win_fcab_show_file_extensions.mspx?mfr=true

After you have enabled the show hidden files you need to go to the following location

Go to your computer by clicking on the start menu and then clicking the the "Computer" link
Go to your hard disk drives and click on the one called OS ( C: )
Go to the Documents and Settings folder
Go to the folder that has your username on it.
Go to the Application Data folder
In the Roaming folder there is a folder called com.StudioCloud.Desktop.3 with a bunch of numbers after it. Paste all of the files that you copied into this folder.

Instructions for Windows 7 & Vista

First you need to enable your windows computer to view hidden files.

Here is a tutorial with instructions on how to view hidden files for Windows 7. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Show-hidden-files
Here is a visual tutorial on how to enable the "show hidden files" for Windows 7. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial151.html
Here is a visual tutorial on how to enable the "show hidden files" for Windows Vista. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-see-hidden-files-in-windows-vista/

After you have enabled the show hidden files you need to go to the following location

Go to your computer by clicking on the start menu and then clicking the the "Computer" link
Go to your hard disk drives and click on the one called OS ( C: )
Go to the Users folder
Go to the folder that has your username on it.
Go to the AppData folder
Go to the Roaming folder
In the Roaming folder there is a folder called com.StudioCloud.Desktop.3 with a bunch of numbers after it. Paste all of the files that you copied into this folder.

Instructions for Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, or 10. 6

Go to the Library folder that is located in your username folder. This folder is also called ~/Library.
In the Preferences folder there is a folder called com.StudioCloud.Desktop.3 with a bunch of numbers after it. Paste all of the files that you copied into this folder.

Instructions for Mac OS X 10.7+

Access the library by doing the following steps
Hold down the the keys Command+Shift and then push the G key and type in ~/Library/

Go to the Preferences folder
In the Preferences folder there is a folder called com.StudioCloud.Desktop.3 with a bunch of numbers after it. Paste all of the files that you copied into this folder.
Note: Refer to the following tutorial for more ways to access the library folder. http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/22/access-user-library-folder-in-os-x-lion/