how to export custom Toolbox content?

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how to export custom Toolbox content?

scixing 26

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This is a good feature, but I found that it doesn't seem to export and won't synchronize with the account. How should I export or save them to prevent these contents from being lost?

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Tianyu Sun-MSFT 34,431 Microsoft External Staff

Hello @scixing ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

Is it your custom control? I don’t think you need to export it.

Generally, you can create a custom control and add it into VS Toolbox by right-clicking the white space of Toolbox > Choose Items… > Browse… If you want to use it on another machine, you can move your custom control to another machine and add it into the Toolbox again.

Best Regards,

Tianyu

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scixing 26 Reputation points

2024-01-05T07:51:20.6266667+00:00

This is the text control formed by directly dragging the code into it, without a DLL. This can be used as a simple snippet, but I found it difficult to export these configurations
scixing 26 Reputation points

2024-01-05T07:56:12.3533333+00:00

like this.
Tianyu Sun-MSFT 34,431 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-01-05T08:35:17.9233333+00:00

Hi @scixing ,

Thanks for sharing us more details.

Yes, you can export and import it, please try following:

Prepare the text => Tools => Import and Export Settings… => Export selected environment settings => Next => unselect "All Settings" => expand "General Settings" => find and check "Toolbox" => Next => set the name of the settings file and the directory => Finish.

You will get a .vssettings file, it contains the text that you want. You can import it to another VS by following:

Click Tools => Import and Export Settings… => Import selected environment settings => Next => select "No, just import new settings, overwriting my current settings" => Next => click Browse… button and find your .vssettings file => Finish => close VS and reopen VS then check your Toolbox.
scixing 26 Reputation points

2024-01-05T09:11:23.34+00:00

Thank you for your answer! This has been effective. But I kind of hope this can be synchronized with my account. Where should I go to raise the issue?
Tianyu Sun-MSFT 34,431 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-01-05T09:51:32.97+00:00

Hi @scixing ,

You are welcome. You can submit a suggestion ticket here: Developer Community - Visual Studio.

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