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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?
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The settings are indeed stored in the . user-files.
If the system language is one of the supported languages, it is automatically selected. To change the language, select Edit > Preferences > Environment and select a language in the Language field. Select Restart Now to restart Qt Creator and have the change take effect.
To switch themes, select Edit > Preferences > Environment, and then select a theme in the Theme field. You can use the Qt Creator text and code editors with your favorite color scheme that defines how code elements are highlighted and which background color is used.
QtCreator is stable enough and a comfortable IDE, although compile/debug cycles are slower on Windows than with Visual Studio. It doesn't have all the fancy features Visual Studio offers, but after using it for a while I just realized I wasn't missing them.
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-qmldumpThe location depends on the platform. On Linux and other Unix platforms, the files are located in
~/.config/QtProjectand~/.local/share/data/QtProject/qtcreator.On Mac OS, the files are located in
~/.config/QtProjectand~/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\QtProjectand<drive>:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\QtProject.On Windows XP, the files are located in
<drive>:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\QtProjectand<drive>:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\QtProject.
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