Backup Properties
- File:Export:General:Preferences
 - Enter/browse a file name
 - Make sure to copy/email this file to yourself
 
Backup Projects
- Make sure Project:Build Automatically is turnedoff
 - Project:Clean
    
- Make sure to select all projects
 - Make sure Start a Build Immediately isdisabled
 
 - Go to your workspace directory
 - Select everything (should be just folders)except the .metadata directory
 - Zip/7-zip all of the files into a single archive
 - Make sure to copy/email this file to yourself
 
Create New Workspace
- At home, install and fire up Eclipse.
 - When prompted, create a new workspace directory
 
Restore Properties
- In your new project, File:Import:General:Preferences
 - Browse to your properties backup file
 - Select it
 - Click Finish
 
Restore Projects
- Unzip/7-zip your files into your newly-created workspace directory
    
- Note, each of your projects will be a directory under your workspace directory
 - E.g. if your workspace directory is C:\workspaces\Ejb3AndJpa, then after extracting your projects you’ll have folders like C:\workspaces\Ejb3AndJpa\Ejb3Tutorial1, C:\workspaces\Ejb3AndJpa\JpaTutorial1
 
 - Back in Eclipse, File:Import:General:Existing Projects
 - Browse to your workspace directory (should just need to click browse and OK)
 - Select all of your projects
 

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