Error creating new document:templates already exist

answered 2012-02-22 14:40:44 +0200

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updated 2012-02-22 14:40:44 +0200

P Caron
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in Linux the libreoffice directory to delete is usually HOME/.libreoffice or HOME/.config/.libreoffice/

This fixed the template error as well as the recent documents empty error on Ubuntu and Mint.

answered 2012-02-29 13:19:31 +0200

Tshele
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1. In windows 7, I enabled view hidden files.
2. I renamed the LibreOffice directory in the C:\username\Appdata\roaming\libreoffice\ where I renamed the user folder.
3. Opened libreoffice and allowed it to update its user details.
4. Checked on the templates and found that I could now open the templates.

answered 2012-02-20 21:45:44 +0200

Moonlight
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Same problem on Windows Vista System. Haven't found any solution for this. Hope this bug will be solved in the next update of LibreOffice .

answered 2012-02-21 22:49:15 +0200

Mark12547
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updated 2012-02-21 22:52:28 +0200

I came across the answer when tracking down the Empty "Recent Documents" list.

This will undo all of one's settings.

These steps are for Windows XP SP3.

1. I closed all LibreOffice windows and exited the QuickStart
2. I renamed the LibreOffice directory in the C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data directory.
3. I started up LibreOffice (double-clicked on shortcut) and let it recreate the user's LibreOffice directory.
4. I went into Tools --> Options... and updated various settings in there (name, country, which dictionaries to use, which Java runtime to use).
5. I selected Text Document and opened an .ott (template) file. It went through its first-time template use, but there were no errors and the new document opened just fine.

Now opening a template to create a new document works just fine.

Also, now the Recent Documents list works just fine.

Also, the help pack works just fine!

(That means renaming the user's LibreOffice directory fixed all three bugs I had hit in the past 12 hours!)

However, the words I added to my dictionary are gone, and the toolbars are now reverted back to the standard ones. Fortunately, I had made very few changes in toolbars and the words are easy to add back as I use them.

answered 2012-03-20 03:12:39 +0200

KatarHol
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Windows 7 users: 1. Close LL 2. Delete registrymodifications.xcu in your \users*username*\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\ folder. 3. Restart LO and templates will now function properly.

answered 2012-05-15 23:48:06 +0200

celem
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Thanks. I use Mint 9 Linux. Deleting HOME/.config/.libreoffice/registrymodifications.xcu fixed the problem for me.

answered 2012-03-13 17:27:08 +0200

Louis
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updated 2012-03-13 17:30:39 +0200

Hai TNX MannDTP!! for me the same 'templates already exist' message, and than no deal. I deleted the file 'registrymodifications.xcu'. After that all templates and stuff where there. All working fine after setting them back again as defaults, just as ManDTP suggested. only I had to deal with a second location where the culprit lived: ~mine/.libreoffice/3/user/
system used: Linux-Mint 10.04 / libreoffice3.5

I suppose all you win users most have almost the same set of dir's where your libreoffice config-file's will live Try to delete the same 'registrymodifications.xcu'... and cross your thumbs

Louis

answered 2012-02-20 19:03:17 +0200

drone27of1
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reported at: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45658

answered 2012-02-21 17:06:21 +0200

Askoli
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Same problem! My system is Windows XP SP3 Home Edition. Language Finnish When starting LibreOffice Writer 3.5 this pop-up appears: templates already exist (my version is Finnish) It does not allow me to save new template I greated. I deleted 3.5 and took back 3.4.5 which work very well.