command history, update from R2013a to R2014a

Hi,

i updated from a R2013a to a R2014a (windows7). It looks like my preferences were lost along the way (font, paths, etc.). How do i get the previous command history - where was this stored?

Answer 1

[Henric Rydén]

New versions are installed in a separate folder in C:\Program Files\MATLAB\ so you should be able to start R2013a from C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2013a\bin\matlab.exe and access the command history there.

Answer 2

[Andreas Lobinger]

That means, i go through the process of deactivation and reactivation 2 times again. But if there's no other way to track down, where the previous history.m is...

Answer 3

[Andreas Lobinger]

I went through the deactivation, reactivation process and then used the information in http://www.mathworks.nl/matlabcentral/answers/129934-can-i-import-history-m-from-2013-to-history-xml-in-2014a

to recreate the history.

Still i'd consider this a bug on mathworks side not to import the previous history. Yes, R2014a is not the direct successor of R2013a but some of us have not full control about the installation what+when, so situations like this are happening.