# Lost notify list on mIRC when I force-restarted computer: How do I get it back? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 3, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-notify-list-on-mirc-when-i-force-restarted-computer-how-do-i-get-it-back/753796 "2016-05-03T18:06:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-notify-list-on-mirc-when-i-force-restarted-computer-how-do-i-get-it-back/753796/1 "2016-05-03T18:06:28Z")
All my applications went “not responding”, and the Task Manager wouldn’t come up, so I turned the laptop off with the power button. Now I’ve lost my mIRC notify list. Any idea how to get it back? ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-notify-list-on-mirc-when-i-force-restarted-computer-how-do-i-get-it-back/753796/2 "2016-05-04T13:26:59Z")
I thought the notify list was stored in a text config file - is that not the case? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-notify-list-on-mirc-when-i-force-restarted-computer-how-do-i-get-it-back/753796/3 "2016-12-30T20:00:10Z")
This happened to me again just now. I stored a backup copy of mIRC.ini on a thumb drive. Copy/pasted it, but it didn’t seem to do anything.