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Transfer configuration from Windows to MAC ?

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Hello,

is it possible to transfer my configuration from Windows version to MacBook?

thanks in advance for your help.


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sme wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:24 pm ...
is it possible to transfer my configuration from Windows version to MacBook?
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In what sense? You are in the install compile forum so speaking about configuration could be not clear, as one of the passage to compile a source is called "configure".

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Re: Transfer configuration from Windows to MAC ?

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sme wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:24 pm is it possible to transfer my configuration from Windows version to MacBook?
This is easily possible: You can copy from %APPDATA%\FreeCAD the config file user.cfg to <yourHomeDirectory>/Library/Preferences/FreeCAD/ on the Mac. There is probably also a Mod directory in %APPDATA%\FreeCAD which contains the installed Addons. Copy it to <yourHomeDirectory>/Library/Application Support/FreeCAD.
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I recommend inspecting the cfg file with a text editor and removing all references to windows paths as some stuff is stored in the config and can mess up things in your other system, for example the macro directory is for some reason stored in preferences, also some techdraw stuff and I can't remember what other things
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Re: Transfer configuration from Windows to MAC ?

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chrisb wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:27 am
sme wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:24 pm is it possible to transfer my configuration from Windows version to MacBook?
This is easily possible: You can copy from %APPDATA%\FreeCAD the config file user.cfg to <yourHomeDirectory>/Library/Preferences/FreeCAD/ on the Mac. There is probably also a Mod directory in %APPDATA%\FreeCAD which contains the installed Addons. Copy it to <yourHomeDirectory>/Library/Application Support/FreeCAD.
Hello,
Thanks a lot.
It worked very well.


cheers
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