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description: Manage the assets for preferences and settings
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# Assets

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The following information is only for Timeflow v1.6.0 or later.
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Timeflow automatically installs default preferences and settings into the assets directory as shown below. These objects may be modified and reorganized as needed. The settings are retained across installs so may be customized to personal preference.

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The TimeflowPreferences asset is included in builds whenever a scene uses Timeflow. Each Timeflow instance stores a serialized reference to the preferences scriptable object to ensure that the settings configured in the editor also apply in built applications.
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**Restoring Defaults**\
If the TimeflowPreferences are deleted, they are automatically reimported from:\
Packages/Timeflow/DefaultSettings.unitypackage
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**Preferences and other settings are tracked by GUID**&#x20;

This allows the items to be renamed and moved without losing its connection, however if the associated .meta file is removed or modified causing the GUID to change, then Timeflow will no longer find these files and the original ones will need to be reinstalled.
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