not to be an ass, but GD isnt the place, this is https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=topics&f=272

For future reference, is there any way to back the UI up and save the settings in case this happens to me?

Of course he does. Just like the guy cutting in front of you in a traffic jam. Depending on where you live everyone does this, so it turns a normal intersection into a nightmare. Self-fulfilling prophecy - I will cut in line to avoid traffic, which creates the traffic in the first place.

Why did your sys reboot? Could be as simple as bad sectors.

chkdsk /f /r

Quite often when the client hiccups and next login demands agreeing to the eula, i just close the client and try again and it's often 'remembered' my settings.

Overview settings files and stuff like screen shots are found in the EVE folder under My Documents, easy enough to find. If you don't already have an Overview folder in there, which you should if you had any saved out, just create it and if you don't have any already exported find some that you can use and just drop em into that folder to be able to import them into the game.

I have a set of overview profiles that I created and posted on our forum, see if those work to get you started.

(saving space)

It's possible that Windows 7 is forcing a restart after it install updates in the background. This is the default action for that operating system, for which the developer of that "feature" should be shot - or at least not allowed anywhere near the IT industry again.



Also to expound of the help everyone else has already given, the overview data is located the the settings folder under


C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\CCP\EVE\{game_installation_folder}\


you probably have multiple folders with the game installation path since your overview settings appeared to be wiped (EVE created a new {game_installation_folder} with the a new overview. The one with your original overview data should be the oldest.

I'd check the NVidia forums to see if others report problems with your current driver. Often my computer would reboot without me being able to see any error messages. Are you getting any strange effects visually before the crash? Pink or glittery screen? Ship or gate effects turning white? Those were the typical reports and the things I would often experience before crashes.