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Cannot import synapse3 files into synapse4 - how to convert?


I have recently updated synapse to synapse 4 (“new synapse”), implicitly assuming that all my device settings/profiles etc. would be automatically transferred over into the new software.

Instead, what I seem to have found is that the new synapse is incapable of handling .synapse3 files? I’ve tried directly importing my backups (which I made the last time I had an issue, where synapse3 just… deleted/lost all of my profiles/data on 2-3 occasions for no reason I was ever able to trace), but when trying to load my .synapse3 backup files, the “import” button stays greyed out


I can’t find a way in the synapse software itself to convert from .synapse3 to .synapse4 files, nor can I find any information about this searching online. A naive renaming from “<file>.synapse3” to “<file>.synapse4” (predictably) didn’t work, so I’m out of ideas.

Is the solution to go back to synapse3, or is there something I’m missing? The reason I opted to install the new synapse in the first place was that synapse3 had bricked itself in an auto-update and wouldn’t let me log in to my profile, so if there’s a way to do it in the new (beta) synapse4 software, that would be preferable

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Same, this came up first when looking for info and disappointed there are no replies.


  • Author
  • Insider Mini
  • 1 reply
  • June 25, 2024

I never got an answer to this; my work-around “solution” to get things working again was simply to uninstall all razer software and re-install only synapse 3. Hopefully Razer gets their sh*t together and adds either an import feature or backwards compatibility before synapse 4 becomes the main release version.


DemKy
  • Insider Mini
  • 1 reply
  • August 25, 2024

it was the same mess when we gone from synapse 2 to 3 and now they did it again… no solution to convert file and import our profiles.
 


  • Insider Mini
  • 1 reply
  • October 3, 2024

Apparently this is in the works:

 

 

 


giubin
  • Insider Mini
  • 1 reply
  • October 29, 2024

Change the backup file extensione from .synapse3 to .synapse4 and it’s work.

Just did it.


  • Insider Mini
  • 1 reply
  • November 1, 2024
giubin wrote:

Change the backup file extensione from .synapse3 to .synapse4 and it’s work.

Just did it.

I couldn’t get this to work ...


Roscoe1
  • Insider Mini
  • 2 replies
  • November 10, 2024

I just purchased Kraken V4 Pro headset & it wanted to installed Synapse 4. I installed & found out none of my gaming profiles are there. No way to import them either. My solution was return the headset & get a different brand. Problem solved.


aeroWisteriaspot938
Sphyncter wrote:

Apparently this is in the works:

 

 

 

Anyone know the road map or timeline for a Profile Migration Tool? I was just talking to a live chat support rep who didn’t know anything about it 11/12/2024 9:00 PM EST.


  • Insider Mini
  • 1 reply
  • November 13, 2024

Same question.  I use my Tartarus Pro across about 15 different applications.  It took a long time to set up the lighting and shortcuts.  I don’t have the time to do this from scratch on a new synapse.  I am eagerly awaiting a migration tool.   Please please please respond Razer.


kslifter
  • Insider Mini
  • 1 reply
  • March 11, 2025

Any Updates that anyone knows to this? I just got a new PC and thought I’d update to 4, but I don’t see a Profile Migration tool yet and it appears that you can’t use 3’s exported profile on 4. 

Thanks


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