Where does Qt Creator save its settings?
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I would like to locate the folder where Qt Creator saves all its settings (text editor preferences, syntax highlighting, etc.) so that I can back them up. Does anybody know where they are?
Qt Solutions
Solution 1 - Qt
See QtCreator Quick Tour.
> Qt Creator creates the following files and directories:
>
> QtCreator.db
> QtCreator.ini
> qtversion.xml
> toolChains.xml
> qtcreator
> qtc-debugging-helper
> qtc-qmldump
>
> The location depends on the platform. On Linux and other Unix
> platforms, the files are located in ~/.config/QtProject and
> ~/.local/share/data/QtProject/qtcreator.
>
> On Mac OS, the files are located in ~/.config/QtProject and
> ~/Library/Application Support/QtProject/Qt Creator.
On Windows in general, the files are located in %APPDATA%\QtProject and %LOCALAPPDATA%\QtProject. Yes, you can use these paths in Explorer and in various command line shells. The environment variables (between the %-signs) are expanded automatically. If you need the concrete paths, see below.
> On Windows 10, 8, Vista and 7, the files are located in
> <drive>:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\QtProject and
> <drive>:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\QtProject.
>
> On Windows XP, the files are located in <drive>:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\QtProject and <drive>:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\QtProject.
Solution 2 - Qt
Starting from version 2.7 it's %APPDATA%/Roaming/QtProject on Windows 7 and 8.
Solution 3 - Qt
To complete Bill's answer, Qt Creator might also create files in \QtCreator\bin\ - this is where it's going to save all your projects by default.