

To see which 'ACAD-xxxx' refers to, select it and then look at the keys on the right side of the Registry Editor. This path is unique for each version of AutoCAD. Press WINDOWS-R on the keyboard to bring up the Run window, enter REGEDIT and click OK.

Note: These paths contain hidden folders (see How to turn on hidden files and folders on Windows).Įxport a copy of the AutoCAD registry key: Make a copy of the following two folders in a location accessible by all user accounts:Ĭ:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD 20xxĬ:\Users\\AppData\Local\Autodesk\AutoCAD 20xxĬ:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 20xxĬ:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 20xx After installing AutoCAD and running the program once to make sure it works and has gone through its secondary installer process, follow the steps below to copy over the settings to another account or computer: User settings in AutoCAD for Windows are stored in two folders and a registry path (in AutoCAD for Mac, see the link referenced below).
