# Macros dissappeared

**URL:** <https://wowlazymacros.com/t/macros-dissappeared/7492>\
**Category:** GSE: Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [July 28, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://wowlazymacros.com/t/macros-dissappeared/7492 "2019-07-28T15:05:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jeremy-southard](https://wowlazymacros.com/user_avatar/wowlazymacros.com/jeremy-southard/32/1321_2.png) [@jeremy-southard](https://wowlazymacros.com/u/jeremy-southard)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://wowlazymacros.com/t/macros-dissappeared/7492/1 "2019-07-28T15:05:40Z")

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Wow crashed and the addon reset, All my saved macros and the pre-made ones are no longer there. Is there a way to restore them?

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**Author:** ![Mezz](https://wowlazymacros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mezz](https://wowlazymacros.com/u/Mezz)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://wowlazymacros.com/t/macros-dissappeared/7492/2 "2019-07-28T16:29:20Z")

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this has happened several times to me as well and I have yet to find a way to “restore” them. best I can suggest is to take a picture of your macros if you’ve made any changes to ones you’ve downloaded. ive tried to save the WTF folder contents and swap that out after a reset and it doesn’t work.

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**Author:** ![jeremy-southard](https://wowlazymacros.com/user_avatar/wowlazymacros.com/jeremy-southard/32/1321_2.png) [@jeremy-southard](https://wowlazymacros.com/u/jeremy-southard)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://wowlazymacros.com/t/macros-dissappeared/7492/3 "2019-07-30T14:12:17Z")

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Bummer, thanks the the reply

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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:** [August 7, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://wowlazymacros.com/t/macros-dissappeared/7492/4 "2019-08-07T05:16:59Z")

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GSE uses WoW’s mod variable storage system.

When you exit wow, it copies c:\path\to\WoW\_retail\WTf\Account\YourAccountName\SavedVariables\*.lua to \*.lua.bak and then writes any updates.

What this means is that if you immediately ALT+F4 and replace the GSE.lua file with the GSE.lua.bak file wallah! You could also backup periodically the GSE.lua file from that directory.

_BONUS NOTES: You can do this for ALL your mods!!!_

If however, you don’t ALT+F4 exit immediately you will wipe the .bak file when you exit the game.