Remove from Favorites

[ussmex]

Greetings,

Is there a method to clear or delete folders from Favorites in the Components window, other than using the "Remove from Favorites" command in the "Details" pane?

I moved some component file folders to a different location, so the Favorites shortcuts to them in the Components window no longer work. I can't figure out how to get rid of those shortcuts.

Thank you!

[Jim]

There are 2 ways I know.

1 - Recreate the original favorites locations on disk, and then remove them from SketchUp. The folders only need to exists but not actually contain your components - they can be empty folders. Then you can remove them from SketchUp.

2 - Open regedit.exe and remove them from:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\SketchUp\SketchUp 2016\UserLibrariesComponentBrowser1

If you want to clear all favorites, set the count key to 0 (zero) (see image) Be sure to close SketchUp first.

[ussmex]

Thank you! I used the regedit.exe method.

[blackdogsketch]

Hi
Can someone explain how to perform this task....editing the regedit.exe?

[TIG]

Windows Start menu > Start
Enter regedit and press <enter>
Navigate in the Regedit dialog to find what you want...
Obviously the SketchUp version will vary...
And if it's >=v2018 the settings are no longer in the Registry - but in a .json References file in the user's AppData path...

[haymaker]

Help
I am having the same problem, I cant remove the collection using the 'remove from favorites' due to it being grayed out. I foolishly deleted the folder in my browser...
I cant find the correct code TIG was talking about. I opened the regedit but could not find the json ref or the app data path.
I am using SU 2020 on a windows 10 PC and am a very new user and not at all computer savvy.
Can some one please supply step by step instructions for a complete novice. I feel a bit nervous poking around a part of my computer I know nothing about.
Many thanks
Mike

[TIG]

If you reread what was previously written the regedit fix only apples to older SketchUp versions...

If you are somewhat 'green' then perhaps this fix is not for you ?
Open the file:
C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2020\SketchUp\SharedPreferences.json
with a plain text-editor like Notepad++...

Find its section[s] e.g.:
"UserLibrariesComponentBrowser1": {
delete the entries you don't want.
ensure the 'counter' is reset to suit.
ensure the last entry before the closing } has no final ,

Alternatively, why not remake the previously deleted folder [empty] that's causing this issue.
Then you should be able to remove it from your Favorites... then delete the unwanted folder...

[haymaker]

Yahoo.
All sorted thanks.
I deleted it through the Json file.
Thanks so much for your help.