How to backup Nvidia Control Panel preferences?

Question

Every now and then I have to perform a fresh reinstallation of Nvidia drivers. This always results in losing all configuration settings.
According to this post Control Panel preferences are stored in nvdrsdb0.bin and nvdrsdb1.bin files in ~/ProgramData/NVIDIA Corporation/Drs, but I don't know what is stored in the files and whether overwriting after driver installation is safe. I only want to export user configuration settings and nothing else.

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 28 '17 at 18:48

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Nvidia Inspector can export and import Nvidia profile settings. Start "profile inspector" by clicking the icon on the right side, on the middle:

Select "export user defined profiles" (import option is next on the right), "export all customized profiles" option exports per-program settings:

Close Nvidia Control Panel before importing, if running.

answered Aug 28 '17 at 18:48

user198350

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there's no "profile inspector" icon there anymore – Maxim Mazurok Feb 21 '22 at 00:46
@MaximMazurok Comment noted, sadly I don't use Windows or own Nvidia hardware anymore. – user198350 Feb 22 '22 at 08:49
here's a screenshot of the most recent version: https://i.imgur.com/pDpoY46.png the redstrike answer worked for me – Maxim Mazurok Feb 23 '22 at 00:36
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@MaximMazurok Thank you, unaccepted the answer. I should've added a disclaimer about the risks for "importing" driver (or any low-level) settings. – user198350 Feb 24 '22 at 09:45

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited May 01 '21 at 11:11

Use NVIDIA Profile Inspector to export and import NVIDIA Control Panel's customized profiles.

Download the latest stable version from its official GitHub repo: nvidiaProfileInspector.zip
Unzip and run the app
Click Export all customized profiles in the dropdown menu

Click Select All to check all customized profiles, then click Export button

Finally, choose a safe place and set a name for the backup file before saving it.

Ramhound · Answer 3 · 2017-08-28T17:05:24.657

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I only want to export user configuration settings and nothing else.

Currently the Nvidia Control Panel has no mechanic to export the user's configuration settings.

You only have two options if you want to keep your settings from a previous or existing profile.

Don't select the option to delete your previous settings when you updated your Nvidia drivers.
Backup nvdrsdb0.bin and nvdrsdb1.bin before you select the option to clean your settings and then restore nvdrsdb0.bin and nvdrsdb1.bin after the installation is complete.

edited Aug 28 '17 at 17:05

answered Aug 28 '17 at 16:57

Ramhound

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Your answer doesn't add new information, sorry. – user198350 Aug 28 '17 at 18:28

How to backup Nvidia Control Panel preferences?

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