Exporting and Importing Settings
Sometimes it may be necessary to migrate all your settings for DbVisualizer and import them in second DbVisualizer installation. This is very handy if you are migrating from one machine to another, or if you want to setup an exact copy on your home computer, etc. Another key reason is for backup purposes. Loosing all database connection configurations can be really frustrating.
The Export Settings feature is available from the File->Export Settings main window menu choice.
The default settings ensures that all settings are be exported, but you can selectively exclude certain items. Once you've made the adjustments you want, press OK and the settings will be saved in the specified file. The structure of this JAR file is the same as the content in your DbVisualizer preferences directory.
The Relative File Paths option will transform all path definitions in the exported file to be relative to the DbVisualizer installation directory and your personal settings directory. This is useful if you will import the settings on another machine or share it with other users. Note that the DbVisualizer version importing relative file paths must be 7.1 or later to work properly (importing in earlier versions than 7.1 will not fail but path information will be erroneous for things such as drivers, favorites, etc.)
The Import Settings dialog is launched from the File->Import Settings main window menu choice.
Import Settings is used to import settings as previously exported with Export Settings. Import examines the content of the specified file and present the choices available. If only settings for the Database Connections are exported, this is what the Import Settings window would look like:
Use the Target Location button to set where the imported database connections will appear in the objects tree.