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How do I reset my XFCE panels to the default settings that xubuntu uses?

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First kill all running instances of XFCE-panel:

killall xfce4-panel

Then remove its configuration folder (while also backing it up):

mv ~/.config/xfce4/panel ~/.config/xfce4/panelbackup

Now restart the panel and it should have the stock look.

You can restore your previous configuration with:

killall xfce4-panel
mv ~/.config/xfce4/panelbackup ~/.config/xfce4/panel
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That didn't work, but that's what others have said too. I'll write the answer that worked for me. – Evan Carroll Nov 30 '12 at 21:28
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XFCE stores it's configuration for the running session in xfconfd. Feel free to back up the files you're going to delete first.

  1. Shut down the panel first, xfce4-panel --quit
  2. Kill the xfce4 configuration daemon, pkill xfconfd
  3. First delete settings for the panel, rm -rf ~/.config/xfce4/panel
  4. Clear out the settings for xfconfd, rm -rf ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml
  5. Restart the panel, run xfce4-panel. This will respawn xfconfd automatically. Note if you need or want to restart xfconfd manually know that on my installation it was in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/xfconf/xfconfd which was outside of $PATH.

This clears it for the running session, regenerates the files, and sets up the default for future sessions.

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I suggest using the mv command or at least suggesting to copy the folder elsewhere before deleting anything. – mateo_salta Nov 30 '12 at 22:05
I wouldn't suggest that. This is a simple reset to defaults. In no paradigm does a Reset to Defaults → Apply provide for an Undo. I take it the users understand this, as I could not think of anything that would lead them to expect anything else. – Evan Carroll Nov 30 '12 at 23:14
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except that using rm -rf can be dangerous if you miss-type, If you accidentally move something else, you can simply move it back. – mateo_salta Nov 30 '12 at 23:51
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THANK YOU! my panel disappeared and I was having trouble finding a way to restore it with my old (backed up) settings without logging out, this worked! – weronika Dec 20 '12 at 5:22
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@EvanCarroll I did back when I made that comment - apparently it got some downvotes as well. – weronika Mar 26 at 21:04
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