# How do I set spool pane to not clear itself on every new query run (5.1)

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**Created:** [May 7, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/how-do-i-set-spool-pane-to-not-clear-itself-on-every-new-query-run-5-1/4092 "2010-05-07T19:08:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![HansFumer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d6d6ee/32.png) [@HansFumer](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/HansFumer)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/how-do-i-set-spool-pane-to-not-clear-itself-on-every-new-query-run-5-1/4092/1 "2010-05-07T19:08:19Z")

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Am on 5.1. Not obvious in the Preferences section. Help content leaves me as ignorant as I started.

I know this can be done as I have it enabled on another machine.

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**Author:** ![HansFumer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d6d6ee/32.png) [@HansFumer](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/HansFumer)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/how-do-i-set-spool-pane-to-not-clear-itself-on-every-new-query-run-5-1/4092/2 "2010-05-08T00:34:38Z")

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Right click on SQL editor window… there will be a checkbox that enables / disables re-set of the spool pane.