how to retain run configurations in eclipse?

Question

Every-time I restart my eclipse and I loose all my run configuration, can somebody help me retain them. Please let me know which file needs to be changed to retain them ?

I am using eclipse Juno

Answer 1

You can export them to files. Just use Export -> Run/Debug -> Launch Configurations . You should export them to some directory in your workspace. Eclipse will list those launch configurations automatically under the Run As or Debug As dropdown lists.

Answer 2

Window -> Preferences -> General -> Workspace [-> Startup and Shutdown]

This is how my Eclipse Kepler config looks like, maybe it helps.

Try also playing around General -> Workspace and General -> Startup and Shutdown (including sub categories)

Answer 3

Though this problem is strange but I got a work around to resolve it the configuration files reside in

[eclipse-workspace].metadata.plugins\\org.eclipse.debug.core.launches

so to retain them just copy them somewhere and after that just paste at this location and in this way we can share them between workspaces as well

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