These GUI settings include the following:
The size and location of the main window.
The size and location of a particular dialog box; for example, the Open Database and Create Part dialog boxes.
The location, orientation, and visibility of individual toolbars.
Custom toolbars.
Customized keyboard shortcuts.
The size of the message area and command line interface.
Whether the Model Tree and Results Tree are displayed. The width of the tree area is also stored.
Bookmarks to directories that you created when opening a file.
You cannot edit the abaqus_2017.gpr file; however, you can delete it to restore the default GUI and display options settings.