# Noodlesoft Authors - Restoring Hazel From Backups (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article2.74d541386bbf.png) ## Highlights - If you need to restore your Hazel settings and rules from a backup, use this procedure: * Quit System Preferences. * Launch Activity Monitor. While in Activity Monitor, do the following: + Find HazelHelper. Quit HazelHelper. + Find cfprefsd. Quit any occurrences that you can (some may be for other accounts and you can’t kill them). * Restore the following: + In your Library/Application Support folder, the Hazel folder + In your Library/Preferences folder, the files starting with com.noodlesoft. * Reboot.