# Why does my toolbar keep changing?

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-does-my-toolbar-keep-changing/42118>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [March 31, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-does-my-toolbar-keep-changing/42118 "2017-03-31T14:02:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![alexforer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@alexforer](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/alexforer)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-does-my-toolbar-keep-changing/42118/1 "2017-03-31T14:02:00Z")

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I am running SU2017 and i keep having issues with my toolbar reverting back to an old setup. After i get the toolbar set up how i want it I’ve tried saving the file, saving as a new file and saving as a template and none of them do the trick. What do i have to do to get my toolbar to stay the same for every file that i open?

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-does-my-toolbar-keep-changing/42118/2 "2017-03-31T14:52:09Z")

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This sounds like an installation problem. When you installed SU2017, did you right click on the installer and choose **Run as administrator**?

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**Author:** ![alexforer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@alexforer](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/alexforer)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-does-my-toolbar-keep-changing/42118/3 "2017-03-31T16:07:52Z")

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i guess i don’t know for sure. It seems like it has just happened recently though. Should i try removing it and reinstalling with clicking run as administrator? Where does this come up when i am installing it?

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-does-my-toolbar-keep-changing/42118/4 "2017-03-31T16:10:11Z")

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The proper way to install SketchUp is using Run as administrator. I would try running it that way, now. Don’t uninstall. Just re-run the installer and choose the repair option when it is offered.

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**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-does-my-toolbar-keep-changing/42118/5 "2017-04-01T20:07:25Z")

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> [@alexforer](#):
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> After i get the toolbar set up how i want it …

… THEN close SketchUp so it writes the settings to the registry (Windows) or plist (Mac.)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2017, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-does-my-toolbar-keep-changing/42118/6 "2017-07-01T06:03:23Z")

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Closed on July 1, 2017, 6:03am UTC

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