DesignBuilder is supplied with libraries of Templates and Components and these can be managed from the opening screen (i.e. when no dsb file is loaded).
Click on Component Libraries or Templates tabs (above) to manage library data.
Tip: you can load the latest library components and templates into your model using the Import library data to model command from the Tools menu when a model is loaded. Any new data that has been added to the library since the model file was created will be imported to the model. Also if there have been any changes to library component and template data, this new data will overwrite the original data.
You may build up a large database of your own templates and components and to avoid losing this data between version upgrades, DesignBuilder backs up your library data in a series of .dat files which you can access from the File > Folders > Library data menu command. These files are retained when the software is uninstalled. When you install a new version of DesignBuilder and run it for the first time, any data you entered in the old libraries is merged with the new libraries. This ensures that you keep any data you created, while receiving the latest DesignBuilder system template and component data.
Note: DesignBuilder keeps separate program options and template and component libraries for each user on the computer system.