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title: "Backup and Restore the Layout of Fences"
canonical: "https://support.stardock.com/space/SHC/1331331082/Backup%20and%20Restore%20the%20Layout%20of%20Fences"
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> 📝 In Fences 2, 3, & 4, backup and restoration of the Fences layout can be found under ***“Layout features & Snapshots”**** *in the Fences configuration menu.  In Fences 5, these options can be found under ***“Layout”****.*

## Restore a Backup

1. Right-click on the desktop and select "Configure Fences..."
2. Click on "Layout" on the left-hand side of the configuration window that appears.
3. Select “Restore a backup” to bring up a list of saved layout backups to revert to.

![image-20240730-202810.png](media://924cb880-b74d-4657-93f7-153b7edc6690)

4. When a saved backup is clicked, a preview window will appear showing you what the layout will look like on your desktop.

![image-20240730-204000.png](media://dc696d6c-e629-46df-9a84-6cddc4e6a636)

4. Click ‘Restore Snapshot’ to set your Fences layout back to this preview.

## Save Backup

To save a backup file of your current Fences layout for a future restoration, select “Save backup” from the Layout tab:

![image-20240730-204221.png](media://12994d7c-0f73-44af-bc53-f19c8cf4c57b)

From this location, you also have the option to maintain daily backups of you Fences layout. To keep the most recent 7 days of backups available, you can ensure this box is checked.

![image-20240730-204414.png](media://6545807e-a7dc-4be4-9740-6b9f6b932dff)

## Restore a Snapshot (Fences 2, 3, and 4)

1. Right-click on the desktop and select "Configure Fences..."
2. Click on "Layout and snapping" on the left-hand side of the configuration window that appears.
3. Select a snapshot you wish to revert to. A preview window will appear showing you what the desktop will look like.

![image](media://d616ba2a-1b48-48cb-8b62-613ba1a2cad0)

4. Click ‘Restore Snapshot’ to revert the desktop to this preview.

## Take a Snapshot (Fences 2, 3, and 4)

If you wish to take a snapshot instead, Select Take Snapshot.

Also from this location you have the option to turn on automatic daily backups of you Fences layout

![image](media://44114265-a4fb-442b-8924-6504a1778c42)



> ℹ️ Backups of your Layout/Snapshot are stored in the following directory:
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ - In Windows 7/8/10/11: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Stardock\Fences\Backups
> ℹ️ - You will need to replace USERNAME with your user account name for Windows.
> ℹ️ - Alternatively, you can import the following registry key into the new machine's registry:
> ℹ️   - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Fences