title: VS 2010 - Import Export Settings
body: <p>Everytime I open VS 2010 I get this:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The automatically saved settings file 'visual studio 2010\settings\CurrentSettings.vssettings' is not available for write. You can change this file on the 'Import and Export Settings' Tools Options page.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Great ok. I'll export what i've got out and move it to a new location, and then set that as the location to look for the settings file.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Step 1: Fail</strong></p>
  
  <p>Import and Export Settings Wizard > Export selected environment settings > next > next > Dialog dissappears with no information on any file being stored anywhere.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Step 2: Fail</strong></p>
  
  <p>Manually find old <code>CurrentSettings.vssettings</code> file. Copy to new location e.g. <code>C:\VSSettings\CurrentSettings.vssettings</code></p>
  
  <p>Tools > Options > Environment > Import and Export Settings > Automatically save my settings to this file: </p>
  
  <p>Change location to <code>C:\VSSettings\CurrentSettings.vssettings</code></p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The specified path for the auto-save settings file is invalid.  Please enter a valid path.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Clicking on the browse button does nothing. Something has screwed up here, obviously because it couldn't get to the location where my settings WERE being stored. </p>
  
  <p><strong>Step 3:</strong> ?
  How to fix this up</p>
  
  <p>I would prefer to not have to reset my settings because it IS loading some of them from soemwhere.</p>