[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Upgrading Eclipse and retaining settings

[Shankar Unni <shankarunni@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric Rizzo wrote:

> A) Install 3.3 seperately but point it to your existing workspace when 
> it starts up. Eclipse stores all your Preferences in the workspace. Just 
> make sure to back up the workspace because once you touch it with 3.3 it 
> will not longer be compatible with 3.2
> B) You can use a new workspace for 3.3 but export all Preferences 
> settings from 3.2 via the menu File > Export


I just renamed my old eclipse directory (3.2.2 + some callisto 
components - CDT, etc.) out of the way, and unpacked the new eclipse 
(virgin 3.3M6 zip from eclipse.org) in its place.

I got one "error" when opening an existing workspace (because of some 
setting for a component that was not in the new zip - a component I 
don't use anyway), but after that everything's just fine. It was a very 
smooth transition.