[solved] Preferences on Mac
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[solved] Preferences on Mac
I’ve searched through the forum, but cannot find a solution to this. Simply, on macOS High Sierra (10.13), NO preference changes are saved at all. Every time the application is opened, it defaults to the original state. I found mention of making changes one at a time elsewhere, apparently solving a similar the issue, but for me, this makes no difference whatsoever. Anyone else getting this? This is QCAD Pro, version 3.19.
Re: Preferences on Mac
Unfortunately, I am unable to reproduce this here.
You might want to check if there is a problem with permissions:
- Open a Finder window.
- Choose menu Go > Go to Folder...
- Enter ~/.config/QCAD and click Go.
- You should now see the file QCAD3.ini.
- Right-click (or ctrl-click) on that file and choose Get Info.
- Open the panel Sharing & Permissions at the bottom.
- It should say You can read and write
You might want to check if there is a problem with permissions:
- Open a Finder window.
- Choose menu Go > Go to Folder...
- Enter ~/.config/QCAD and click Go.
- You should now see the file QCAD3.ini.
- Right-click (or ctrl-click) on that file and choose Get Info.
- Open the panel Sharing & Permissions at the bottom.
- It should say You can read and write
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Re: Preferences on Mac
Hi Andrew. Thanks for that suggestion. You may have found the problem inasmuch as that file doesn't exist on my machine. I've also done a manual search as well as the normal route you outlined. I've removed that application (AppCleaner) then tried reinstalling, but still that same. Odd! Can i recreate this file with textpad and place it somewhere?
Re: Preferences on Mac
No, QCAD won't be able to find it, unless it's in the right path.jason_clark wrote:Odd! Can i recreate this file with textpad and place it somewhere?
If you are comfortable working with the Terminal, you can try to create the folder for the file manually:
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mkdir -p ~/.config/QCAD
You can also check the permission of your home folder and folder ~/.config as follows:
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ls -ald ~
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ls -ald ~/.config
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drwxr-xr-x
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Re: Preferences on Mac
Andrew, I've discovered my system won't allow the creation of a .config folder at that location as it's reserved for system folders/files. I have full admin privileges, but it won't allow it.
Re: Preferences on Mac
Did you try to create ~/.config in a Terminal as suggested or in Finder? Note that Finder will never let you create such a folder (not even as admin).
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Re: Preferences on Mac
Andrew, thank you. Got there! The permissions were as you stated, but it wouldn't work, so I re-applied the permissions to the enclosed items option and it then started working. Not sure why I didn't have full permissions over my own folder, but it now works. Thank you for your help!
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Re: Preferences on Mac
Yes, sorry, I was using Terminal.
Thanks again for your help! I'm not really a 'CAD person', but need to use/translate CAD files as part of my workflow occasionally, and QCAD seems to be, by far, the best solution I have come across. It feels more intuitive and simpler to use, yet powerful. Thank you!
Thanks again for your help! I'm not really a 'CAD person', but need to use/translate CAD files as part of my workflow occasionally, and QCAD seems to be, by far, the best solution I have come across. It feels more intuitive and simpler to use, yet powerful. Thank you!
Re: Preferences on Mac
Excellent! Thanks for letting me know. Glad it's sorted. And thanks for the valuable feedback.jason_clark wrote:I re-applied the permissions to the enclosed items option and it then started working.