Update to 12.04 clobbered Eclipse config

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So I had no problems updating to Pangolin but am finding that Eclipse has lost all my config information - no projects in the workspace, no ADT & AVM and no run configs.

I thought about just uninstalling and re-installing Indigo (3.72) but am uncertain if I'll lose the keys that I use to sign my Android projects.

Anyone had this problem and solved it ?

thanks,
R.

[james147]

I think the problem you have is because you upgraded eclipse ... seriously, I have no Idea how to manages to not screw its config more often, they are a complete mess.

I would backup the eclipse configs now, that way if there is a chance to recover the keys you can. Also I have to stress at this point as to why backups of important things are important ... epically signing keys, you should always keep them backed up, in a secure location (on a flash drive in a safe is a good idea) so that you can recover them if needed.

Then I would see if you can find out where it store the keys and if they are still there, then back them up as well

I would note that eclipse has this nasty habit of storing half its configs in a global place and half in the workspace.

Once you have found the keys I would be tempted to reset eclipse to its default settings (by renaming the config files before starting eclipse) then importing the keys back into it. You can restore the settings again by copying the configs back after deleting the newly generated ones.

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Ok I found the keys were stored elsewhere so I uninstalled and reinstalled. Now Eclipse runs fine and all my projects are visible but ADT and anything else Android is missing. They're still there as I was able to do an update the ADT and AVM, I just can't get to them or make an Android run config ??

Where can I find these config files you mentioned so I can reset them to the defaults ?

thanks

[james147]

Not exactly sure where, but most likely in a hidden folder in your home directory, possibly in ~/.config

find ~ -iname "*eclipse*"

Should find every file/folder with eclipse in its name in your home directory.