# Lost my saved macros

**URL:** <https://wowlazymacros.com/t/lost-my-saved-macros/16719>\
**Category:** GSE: Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [October 5, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://wowlazymacros.com/t/lost-my-saved-macros/16719 "2020-10-05T02:11:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jason-tritschler](https://wowlazymacros.com/user_avatar/wowlazymacros.com/jason-tritschler/32/1505_2.png) [@jason-tritschler](https://wowlazymacros.com/u/jason-tritschler)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://wowlazymacros.com/t/lost-my-saved-macros/16719/1 "2020-10-05T02:11:35Z")

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Hello,

Anyone know where the marcos are saved and how to get back that file from an overwrite or loss due to updating the GSE ?

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**Author:** ![Deezyl\_Fizzlepop](https://wowlazymacros.com/user_avatar/wowlazymacros.com/deezyl_fizzlepop/32/5549_2.png) [@Deezyl\_Fizzlepop](https://wowlazymacros.com/u/Deezyl_Fizzlepop)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://wowlazymacros.com/t/lost-my-saved-macros/16719/2 "2020-10-05T03:20:02Z")

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@jason-tritschler

World of Warcraft(folder)\>_retail_\>WTF\>Account\>YOURACCOUNTNAME\>SavedVariables\>GSE.lua  
World of Warcraft(folder)\>_retail_\>WTF\>Account\>YOURACCOUNTNAME\>macros-cache.txt  
World of Warcraft(folder)\>_retail_\>WTF\>Account\>YOURACCOUNTNAME\>YOURSERVERNAME\>YOURCHARACTERNAME\>macros-cache.txt

oh…and ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR WTF FOLDER…like periodically. Especially when you’re changing UI’s.

I’m a total UI slut and am constantly trying out new and different UI’s but I always keep migrating back to MerathilisUI.

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**Author:** ![TimothyLuke](https://wowlazymacros.com/user_avatar/wowlazymacros.com/timothyluke/32/237_2.png) [@TimothyLuke](https://wowlazymacros.com/u/TimothyLuke)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://wowlazymacros.com/t/lost-my-saved-macros/16719/3 "2020-10-05T03:33:57Z")

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ALSO if you update to 2.6.x there is no way to revert to 2.5.11 if you don’t have a backup before you update. This was mentioned [GSE 2.6.01-beta2-shadowlands](https://wowlazymacros.com/t/gse-2-6-01-beta2-shadowlands/16247)

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**Author:** ![jason-tritschler](https://wowlazymacros.com/user_avatar/wowlazymacros.com/jason-tritschler/32/1505_2.png) [@jason-tritschler](https://wowlazymacros.com/u/jason-tritschler)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://wowlazymacros.com/t/lost-my-saved-macros/16719/4 "2020-10-05T04:08:14Z")

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bah…so if i updated to the beta builds their gone huh.

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**Author:** ![TimothyLuke](https://wowlazymacros.com/user_avatar/wowlazymacros.com/timothyluke/32/237_2.png) [@TimothyLuke](https://wowlazymacros.com/u/TimothyLuke)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://wowlazymacros.com/t/lost-my-saved-macros/16719/5 "2020-10-05T07:17:28Z")

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You just need to stay on the non-shadowlands beta build however if you installed the shadowlands beta build onto retail (thank you [wowup.io](http://wowup.io) for that one) anything could have happened.