diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-cli.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-cli.qdoc index fbc885df055..2d820d0d7f9 100644 --- a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-cli.qdoc +++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-cli.qdoc @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ \row \li -installsettingspath \li Override the default path from where user-independent settings are read - (for example written by the installer). + (for example, those written by the installer). \row \li -temporarycleansettings, -tcs diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-how-to-find-settings-files.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-how-to-find-settings-files.qdoc index 8bfb773a402..81bc78e3077 100644 --- a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-how-to-find-settings-files.qdoc +++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-how-to-find-settings-files.qdoc @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd. +// Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd. // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only /*! @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ \ingroup creator-how-to-use - \title Find settings files + \title Reset \QC settings - \QC creates the following files and directories: + To reset all \QC settings, remove the settings files that it creates: \list \li QtCreator.db @@ -29,4 +29,32 @@ \li On Windows, look in \c {%appdata%\QtProject} and \c {%localappdata%\QtProject}. \endlist + + To check whether the settings are causing a problem before resetting them, + start \QC from the command line with options. + + \section1 Override the default settings path + + To override the default path where user settings are stored, enter: + + \badcode + qtcreator -settingspath + \endcode + + To override the default path from where user-independent settings are read + (for example, those written by the installer), enter: + + \badcode + qtcreator -installsettingspath + \endcode + + \section1 Start \QC with temporary clean settings + + To use clean settings that are deleted when you quit \QC, enter: + + \badcode + qtcreator -tcs + \endcode + + \sa {Run Qt Creator from the command line} */ diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/qtcreator-faq.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/qtcreator-faq.qdoc index 7126aee0cc5..6d199ceb01d 100644 --- a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/qtcreator-faq.qdoc +++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/qtcreator-faq.qdoc @@ -18,14 +18,6 @@ \section1 General Questions - - \b {How do I reset all \QC settings?} - - Remove the settings files created by \QC. - - For more information about where the files are located on each supported - platform, see \l {Find settings files}. - \b {\QC comes with \MinGW, should I use this version with Qt?} Use the version that was built against the Qt version. diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-how-to-add-wizards.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-how-to-add-wizards.qdoc index fa7663f02d7..e6cb582b9bc 100644 --- a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-how-to-add-wizards.qdoc +++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-how-to-add-wizards.qdoc @@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ to specify the position of the wizard. For example, \c B.MyClass. \endlist -\sa {Custom Wizards}, {Find settings files} + \sa {Run Qt Creator from the command line}, {Custom Wizards} */