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Old 11-03-2004, 04:23 AM   #1
Ovalteen
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Question Restoring Default KDE Menus


Hello all,

I was customising my Linux install today, when I accidentally removed some items from my KDE menu. I tried to merge the System Tools and System whatever-it-is folder into a new folder called System, and in the process I lost the contents of the original folders. Is there any way to restore the default KDE menu items? I tried restarting the session and that didn't work.

Any advice greatly appreciated. I need my system tools .

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Old 11-03-2004, 04:29 AM   #2
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Damnit, 45 minutes of trying and I find a solution 5 minutes after I post .

Turns out the items I had were just HIDDEN, not deleted. When I selected "Show Hidden Items" in KDE Menu Editor the things came back. I had to go through and re-add each item though.

Which brings me to a new question:
- How do I delete those things permanately, and how do I bring them back if I change my mind?

Thanks again for any help.

Cheers

Ovalteen
 
Old 11-03-2004, 04:31 AM   #3
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Try to delete (or better rename) the .kde folder in your homedirectory. You will then get the default settings on the next session. I am not working on Linux roght now, so I can't tell you which file it is in detail, but if you've freshly set up your system, you probably won't loose too many settings if you delete all.

EDIT: You were too fast to find the solution yourself

I guess as a normal user, you cannot delete the default settings, just hide them. The defaults should be located in /opt/kde3/share/config, your custom settings in a similar path in your home directory (/home/user/.kde/share/config), but I am not sure about that (see above).

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Old 11-03-2004, 05:17 AM   #4
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Thanks abisko!
 
  


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