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Reset AetherSDR Settings to Factory Defaults

Use this procedure to wipe AetherSDR's locally stored settings and NR2 wisdom cache back to their factory defaults. Settings stored on the radio itself are not affected.

Before you start

  • Close any active transmissions or audio streams before resetting.
  • Note any custom settings you want to restore afterward — the reset cannot be undone.

Steps

  1. Open Help > Support... to open the Support & Diagnostics dialog.
  2. Click Reset Settings.
  3. When the confirmation prompt appears, confirm the action.
  4. Restart AetherSDR for the reset to take full effect.

What each control does

Control Description
Category checkboxes Enable or disable logging per category. Each category has its own checkbox.
Enable All Turns on every logging category.
Disable All Turns off every logging category.
Log path label Shows the current log file path.
Log viewer Scrollable view of the most recent log text.
Refresh Reloads the log file.
Clear Log Truncates the current log file.
Open Log Folder Opens the log directory in the OS file browser.
Reset Settings Deletes AetherSDR's local settings and NR2 wisdom cache. Settings stored on the FLEX-8600 radio are not changed. A confirmation prompt is shown before any data is deleted.
File an Issue Launches the AI-Assisted Bug Report flow. This opens a bug report on GitHub at https://github.com/aethersdr/AetherSDR/issues/new with the "bug" label pre-selected.
Close Closes the dialog.

Indicators

Indicator Description
Log file size Current size of the active log file.

Tips

  • Radio-side settings (profiles, panadapter layout stored on the radio, TX band settings) remain intact after a reset. Only AetherSDR's own persisted AppSettings and cached DSP data are removed.
  • If you are resetting to resolve a reproducible problem, consider capturing a log first. See Clear the log before reproducing a bug.
  • The AI-assisted bug report includes system information (AetherSDR version, Qt version, OS, and radio type) and references the project's context at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aethersdr/AetherSDR/main/CLAUDE.md.
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