### Export Preferences

You can export your Guardian Preferences to a file for backup and recovery purposes, or to import to another Guardian instance.

To export your Guardian Preferences to a file, do the following:

1. Select File > Export.

This opens the Export Preferences Wizard.

2. In the Export Preferences Wizard, open the General folder and select Preferences.

Note: | To clear a typed entry, click the Clear icon (file page icon) to the right of the destination field. This will clear the Select an export destination field and redisplay the default folder tree.

3. Click Next.
4. Specify the preferences to export.

Do one of the following:

- Select Export all to export all of your Guardian Preferences information.
- Select Choose specific preferences to export to display a selection list of preferences in the Preferences box. Then select the individual preferences you want to export, or click Select All.

5. For To preference file, specify the file name and location to which to save your preferences information.

Use one of the following methods to specify the file:

- Type in the absolute path name and file name.
- Click Browse to display a file browser from which you can select the file. Then click Save to select the file and return to the Export Preferences Wizard.

6. Click Finish.

This saves your current preferences information as a `.epf` file in the specified location.