# What to do before and after an uninstall + reinstall \[Wiki post\]
**URL:** https://forum.flowx.io/t/what-to-do-before-and-after-an-uninstall-reinstall-wiki-post/752
**Category:** General
**Created:** [July 13, 2020, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/what-to-do-before-and-after-an-uninstall-reinstall-wiki-post/752 "2020-07-13T07:02:16Z")
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### Author:  [@Ohan](https://forum.flowx.io/u/Ohan)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2020, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/what-to-do-before-and-after-an-uninstall-reinstall-wiki-post/752/1 "2020-07-13T07:02:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from (the now Antiquated topic) [What to do before and after an uninstall + reinstall](https://forum.flowx.io/t/what-to-do-before-and-after-an-uninstall-reinstall/390):
**This is a Wiki post.**
Please let me know if anything is missing or unclear! Or **update it yourself, if** you are sure and feel comfortable with editing it.
**Before uninstall:**
i)
Open “ **Settings** ”, and make note of your chosen setting for:
Under “Appearance” ,
- “App theme”,
- “Widget theme”,
- "Widget text size,
- “Map style”,
- “Animation level”, and
- “Fullscreen Mode”.
Under “Units”,
- All units.
Under “Downloads”,
- “Allow Mobile Data”
- “Servers”.
Under “Advanced”,
- “Swipe Settings”
- “Time Stepping”
ii)
In “Settings” under “Advanced”
- tap at “ **Export** ”. Save the bacup file of your “PLACES” and “GRAPHICS” somewhere where you later can access it.
iii)
On the **widget** tap the small “3-dot-menue-button” in top right corner. Make note of:
- Place,
- Forecast model,
- number of days,
- “#Graphs”.
iv)
In **“3-dot-menue”** open **“Edit Data”** , and make note of selected data.
v)
At the bottom of the screen in main view (below the map) make note of chosen order of the data icons. (A single printscreen is sufficient if all icons are in view, otherwise multiple printscreens might be needed.)
vi)
One at a time, tap the data icons the bottom of the screen and then long-press on the color bar below the icons. Make note of:
- Layer Opacity
- Min /Max values
- Choosen colour scheme
- direction of colour scheme (arrow to the right)
vii)
Above the map, make note of the numerical values chosen to be displayed, and their chosen order.
(A single printscreen is sufficient. Note that “Vind Vectors” are displayed with a dynamic icon, depending on direction of the wind, but the icon in the long-press-“add”/“edit”-menu is a different one.)
viii)
Long-press on the graphs, one at the time, and tap:
- “Edit Graph”, and
- “Set Range”,
and make note of all customly set values and ranges.
Repeat this for every graph.
Tilt phone to landscape orientation , and do the same for the graphs that may differ from upright orientation.
**(Obs! The “Set Range” for the graphs are unique for every saved location, so note all customly set values for all graphs, for all locations.)**
ix)
If you have reordered the listed order of saved locations (via Menue → Editor → Places), after adding them, then make note of chosen order so this can be recreated. (Currently the file from the “Export Places” feature does not reflect order of places if they are reordered after creation.)
**After (uninstall +) reinstall or new install on new device:**
1.)
Open "Settings"and
- **re-apply the settings noted according to step i)**.
2.)
In “Settings” under “Advanced”
- tap at “ **Import** ”, and choose the file you exported earlier.
3.)
- **Delete the extra place** that was created by default when you opened the app for the first time after re-installing it.
4.)
Re-allow Flowx to **access GPS-location** of device for your saved place in “Travel Mode” by:
- In main app, tap “3-dot-menue-button” in top right corner and tap “Edit place”.
- Tap “3-dot-menue-button” in top right corner and tap “Travel Mode” to toggle off, and then back on again.
- In system pop-up dialog allow Flowx to access GPS-location.
5.)
- **Recreate the widget** , and
- re-apply the settings from iii).
- If it fails to load, try to **reboot the phone**.
6.)
In respective way **re-apply the settings noted according to the steps:**
- “vi)”
- “vii)”
- “viii)”
- “ix)”
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### Author:  [@Ohan](https://forum.flowx.io/u/Ohan)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2020, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/what-to-do-before-and-after-an-uninstall-reinstall-wiki-post/752/2 "2020-07-13T07:29:12Z")
The answer to why not more settings are saved in the export:
> [@\[Antiquated topic\] What to do before and after an uninstall + reinstall](https://forum.flowx.io/t/antiquated-topic-what-to-do-before-and-after-an-uninstall-reinstall/390/10):
>
> I don’t save settings for a couple of reasons. 1. it would take ages to maintain and keep up to date in the code and reject old settings that don’t exist anymore. 2. a setting could be causing a crash or bug and reimporting all the settings will result in the same problem.
>
> Importing places and graphs do work. You deleted the graph from the place not the app. If you export the place, then change the place, e.g., delete a graph, then reimport the place, it’ll look the same again. If you export a graph, edit the graphs, then you import them back in, then your graphs will look like the exported ones.
>
> This is a convenience feature so you don’t have to setup all your place and graphs again on the rare occasion you reinstall. Or to share with other.
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### Author:  [@Ohan](https://forum.flowx.io/u/Ohan)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2021, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/what-to-do-before-and-after-an-uninstall-reinstall-wiki-post/752/3 "2021-03-09T08:35:47Z")
For completeness I’m adding this here:
> [@Settings \> Export/Import \[Answered\]](https://forum.flowx.io/t/settings-export-import-answered/1023/8):
>
> I built the export/import many years ago to help when people would uninstall and reinstall due to bugs, etc… This took quite a bit of work to build and given my usage of it (I haven’t used it in the last year, at least), it’s difficult to justify extending it. It’s not clear how many people use it. I could run some analytic to check this but I bet it’ll be very rare.
>
> Later when people create more graphs, themes and notifications, this might make sense to update.
>
> But I won’t include certain things, e.g., settings, since these might be the cause of a bug that is the reason for the reinstall - and settings change a lot. It’s too hard… oh I just saw Ohan posted my old comment on this.
>
> But really I don’t know how much people use export/import to justify more work.
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### Author:  [@Ohan](https://forum.flowx.io/u/Ohan)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/what-to-do-before-and-after-an-uninstall-reinstall-wiki-post/752/4 "2021-05-02T01:36:18Z")
It’s been a while since this wiki-post was written/updated, but now when I’m in the process of moving to my new phones I’ll add some things.
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### Author:  [@Ohan](https://forum.flowx.io/u/Ohan)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2021, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/what-to-do-before-and-after-an-uninstall-reinstall-wiki-post/752/5 "2021-05-02T09:54:35Z")
I’ve added the steps “vi)” to “ix)” to the **Before uninstall** section, and the corresponding note “6.)” at the end of the **“After…”** - section.
> [@Ohan](#):
>
> iv)
> In **“3-dot-menue”** open **“Edit Data”** , and make note of selected data.
>
> v)
> At the bottom of the screen in main view (below the map) make note of chosen order of the data icons. (A single printscreen is sufficient if all icons are in view, otherwise multiple printscreens might be needed.)
>
> vi)
> One at a time, tap the data icons the bottom of the screen and then long-press on the color bar below the icons. Make note of:
>
> - Layer Opacity
> - Min /Max values
> - Choosen colour scheme
> - direction of colour scheme (arrow to the right)
>
> vii)
> Above the map, make note of the numerical values chosen to be displayed, and their chosen order.
> (A single printscreen is sufficient. Note that “Vind Vectors” are displayed with a dynamic icon, depending on direction of the wind, but the icon in the long-press-“add”/“edit”-menu is a different one.)
>
> viii)
> Long-press on the graph and tap “Set Range”, and make note of all customly set values for ranges.
> Repeat this for every graph.
>
> **(Obs! The “Set Range” for the graphs are unique for every saved location, so note all customly set values for all graphs, for all locations.)**
>
> ix)
> If you have reordered the listed order of saved locations (via Menue → Editor → Places), after adding them, then make note of chosen order so this can be recreated. (Currently the file from the “Export Places” feature does not reflect order of places if they are reordered after creation.)
> [@Ohan](#):
>
> 6.)
> In respective way **re-apply the settings noted according to the steps:**
>
> - “vi)”
> - “vii)”
> - “viii)”
> - “ix)”
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### Author:  [@Ohan](https://forum.flowx.io/u/Ohan)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2021, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/what-to-do-before-and-after-an-uninstall-reinstall-wiki-post/752/6 "2021-07-16T06:21:27Z")
> [@Ohan](#):
>
> Under “Advanced”,
>
> - “Swipe settings”
> - “time Stepping”
> - “Use Low Resolution Data”
> - “World View (Beta)”
Added new settings:
- “Swipe Settings”
- “Time Stepping
Removed old settings, no longer available to edit:
- “Use Low Resolution Data”
- “World View (Beta)”
* * *
> [@Ohan](#):
>
> viii)
> Long-press on the graphs, one at the time, and tap:
>
> - “Edit Graph”, and
> - “Set Range”,
>
> and make note of all customly set values and ranges.
> Repeat this for every graph.
>
> Tilt phone to landscape orientation , and do the same for the graphs that may differ from upright orientation.
>
> **(Obs! The “Set Range” for the graphs are unique for every saved location, so note all customly set values for all graphs, for all locations.)**
Updated “viii)” to include
- “Edit Graph”, and
- “landscape orientation”