Saving a configuration

For added safety when upgrading the product or installing new features, save a snapshot of the current configuration beforehand. This makes it easy to return to a known configuration if the new or updated features prove unsatisfactory, and creates a permanent record of configurations that you have been using. To save the current configuration:

1. Open the main update manager by clicking Help > Software Updates > Update Manager. This opens the Install/Update perspective.
2. In the Install Configuration view, expand the Configuration History item and select the most recent entry (the top one). Click Save on the context menu.
3. Expand the Saved Configurations item in the same view to see the entry for the newly saved configuration. Expanding the saved configuration shows the locations of the features.
4. To change the name of this saved configuration to something recognizable, select the saved configuration and click Properties on the context menu.
5. In the property dialog that opens, change the Configuration Name of the Preserved Configuration property to something more appropriate, like "Stable".
6. Click OK to have the name change take effect.

Unlike the entries in the Configuration History (a queue of limited length), saved configuration entries are retained indefinitely and go away only when explicitly removed (Remove on the saved configuration's context menu).

Features

Inspecting the current configuration
Restoring a saved configuration