# Start-menu is gone?

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/start-menu-is-gone/5095>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [July 7, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/start-menu-is-gone/5095 "2021-07-07T14:56:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/start-menu-is-gone/5095/2 "2021-07-07T15:34:05Z")

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This only happens if there is corruption in the GNOME gsettings database - usually caused by forcing a power off at some point/power cut/system crash

To reset your panel:

```
nohup budgie-panel --reset --replace &

```

N.B. there is a command line method to backup and restore your modified panel settings as described here:

> [@Export Budgie Desktop settings to another session?](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/export-budgie-desktop-settings-to-another-session/3322/4):
>
> Indeed ! I did a dump dconf like this : dconf dump /com/solus-project/ \> /home/other\_user/Bureau/budgie-dconf-dump and then load in the other session with dconf load /com/solus-project/ \< ~/Bureau/budgie-dconf-dump I just had to tweak a bit some applets settings, showtime and pixel-saver if i remind correctly. …which sounds logical since those are not stored in dconf com.solus-project but in org.ubuntubudgie if I understand right. This helped me [Cloud sync all budgie-settings / backup & r…](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cloud-sync-all-budgie-settings-backup-restore/2296/21)

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