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It's been a month that I have used Odoo for my small business. I have uploaded a lot of products, contacts, prices, variants already. However, I find my modules messy and I want to start fresh so I can properly set my configurations carefully this time. Also, I have accidentally deleted a lot of the views and I don't know to how to add them back in my view (especially for Products views, I remove a lot of the fields by accident in the General Information). I think I am at a point where a 'reset' for my odoo is appropriate but I want to keep all the data I have imported to my Odoo. What are the best ways to approach this kind of situation.


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Option 1: Backup Database then recreate a new database and import old data from the backup

Option 2: Uninstall/Re-install modules

Option 3: Export files from each module, make a new database and import them.


What is the best, safest and most efficient way to do this. I only want to keep all the product info, customer info, vendor info I have accumulated to my Odoo and let everything else revert to default settings and default view.set

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Hi,


When Odoo starts to feel messy after experimenting with settings and accidentally deleting views, the safest way to reset is not to reinstall modules or restore an old backup. Reinstalling modules doesn’t guarantee a clean state, since many of your customizations and broken views remain in the database. Restoring a backup would bring back everything, including the errors and unwanted changes.

The cleanest and most reliable approach is to create a brand-new Odoo database with default settings and views, then re-import only the important data you want to keep. You can first export your master data, such as products, product variants, contacts, vendors, and pricelists, from the current database into CSV or Excel files. Once that’s done, set up a new database, configure it carefully from scratch, and then import back the exported records.

This method ensures you preserve valuable business data while discarding the messy configurations and deleted views. You’ll end up with a clean system, fresh defaults, and correctly structured information, without carrying over the problems from your first setup.

Hope it helps

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