Occasionally one needs to uninstall and re-install Filemaker or to install a new Filemaker version.
So how do you preserve the favorites you entered? or add them to new machines (say you are deploying 20 workstations)
A quick look at my registry revealed that FM stores this info under this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro\13.0A\FavHostInfo
So the procedure would be:
1. open regedit.exe
2. browse to this registry key
3. export the key to a file
4. Uninstall\re-install your Filemaker
5. double click the exported file (the .reg file)
6. You’re done
Now if you were upgrading from 12 to 13 you could just modify the key from:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro\12.0A\FavHostInfo
to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro\13.0A\FavHostInfo
since the sub keys and structure are identical.
I will assume that if you aren’t using FM advanced you can just remove the A from 12.0A or 13.0A
If you aren’t comfortable with making changes to the Registry – please make a backup of it first or create a Restore Point.
Note: this was tested for Filemaker 12 and onward