Copy Layouts-o-Rama configuration from VS2012 to VS2013

Question

How do I copy my Layouts-o-Rama configuration to VS2013 now that I have upgraded?

Layouts-o-Rama is a brilliant Visual Studio extension when you find yourself using VS in different locations with different monitor setups. Just save a layout for each location/personality and create hot keys to toggle them.

It is good at what it does, but I just installed VS 2013 and I find that Layouts-o-Rama doesn't have the presets from VS2012.

Visual Studio 2015 now supports window layout management out of the box, and the settings synchronize along with your Microsoft account: http://www.alexdresko.com/2014/11/14/window-layout-management-in-visual-studio-2015/ — Alex Dresko, Nov 14 '14 at 20:49
I've found this extension perfect for when VS occasionally and mysteriously resets my layout, even on the same machine... — drzaus, Jun 02 '17 at 16:22

score 11 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 22 '14 at 23:34

It is possible. But it involves a few manual steps:

Install the plugin from the gallery in VS 2013
Copy over your settings:

c:\Users{username}\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\SettingsORama\

to

c:\Users{username}\Documents\Visual Studio 2013\SettingsORama\
Edit all of your settings files (for eg. "C:\Users\{username}\Documents\Visual Studio 2013\SettingsORama\2 monitors.vssettings") and change the ApplicationIdentity to 12.0 for VS 2013
```
<UserSettings> 
    <ApplicationIdentity version="12.0" />
```

Copy Layouts-o-Rama configuration from VS2012 to VS2013

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