| backup/restore an Eclipse application environment [message #668043] |
Tue, 03 May 2011 10:03  |
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Hi,
I'm running Eclipse SDK, Version: 3.5.2 and developing a java application on it. I'm pretty happy with the Eclipse environment but I have one problem. I have had to change PCs several times in the last 2 years and each time, it takes much too long before the dust settles and I'm back to business as usual.
I would like to back up my relevant Eclipse environment and two ways that come to mind are: a) archive and restore the environment by creating a tar ball, and b) save and restore the configuration file. I have searched the forum database and the online documents and as yet have not found a description.
To create a tar ball, I would have to know the relevant directories/files to archive and I'm not sure what that would be.
Can anyone help with pointers on how to backup and restore?
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| Re: backup/restore an Eclipse application environment [message #1770960 is a reply to message #668043] |
Sat, 19 August 2017 17:40  |
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I too am struggling to find a way to recreate an Eclipse environment in less than several hours. Thus far, the only approach that has worked for me has been to install a fresh copy of Eclipse, reconfigure the plugins, shutdown, and then copy in a backup of the workspace.
https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/m/801085/ says that "workspaces aren't transportable to the new environment", but does not seem to say (as least in a way that I understand) if that is a general issue or if there is something specific to that question that keeps them from being portable. Nor does is provide a reference as to why they are not portable. However, it seems to me that workspaces are sometimes portable as I've been able to move them between Windows 7 and Windows 10 when running the same Eclipse version on a 64-bit version of Java. However, as I say, both systems installed Eclipse from scratch.
It seems to me that, at least on MS-Windows, there are some directories involved beyond %USERPROFILE%\.eclipse, and I don't know how to find them all or if they are portable or not.
For example, I cannot move an egit setup between systems. The git repositories, themselves, move without difficulty and can be manipulated in Cygwin. egit sees the repositories, but the team view seems broken in ways I don't understand.
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