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Doc: Make finding settings about resetting them
Combine "Find settings files" with the FAQ question about resetting settings and add the related CLI commands. Change-Id: I544e863407c6eb925772f00527b1ebb9edee47ed Reviewed-by: Eike Ziller <eike.ziller@qt.io>
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\row
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\li -installsettingspath <path>
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\li Override the default path from where user-independent settings are read
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(for example written by the installer).
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(for example, those written by the installer).
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\row
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\li -temporarycleansettings, -tcs
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// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
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// Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd.
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only
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/*!
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\ingroup creator-how-to-use
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\title Find settings files
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\title Reset \QC settings
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\QC creates the following files and directories:
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To reset all \QC settings, remove the settings files that it creates:
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\list
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\li QtCreator.db
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\li On Windows, look in
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\c {%appdata%\QtProject} and \c {%localappdata%\QtProject}.
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\endlist
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To check whether the settings are causing a problem before resetting them,
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start \QC from the command line with options.
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\section1 Override the default settings path
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To override the default path where user settings are stored, enter:
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\badcode
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qtcreator -settingspath <path>
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\endcode
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To override the default path from where user-independent settings are read
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(for example, those written by the installer), enter:
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\badcode
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qtcreator -installsettingspath <path>
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\endcode
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\section1 Start \QC with temporary clean settings
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To use clean settings that are deleted when you quit \QC, enter:
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\badcode
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qtcreator -tcs
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\endcode
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\sa {Run Qt Creator from the command line}
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*/
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\section1 General Questions
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\b {How do I reset all \QC settings?}
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Remove the settings files created by \QC.
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For more information about where the files are located on each supported
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platform, see \l {Find settings files}.
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\b {\QC comes with \MinGW, should I use this version with Qt?}
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Use the version that was built against the Qt version.
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to specify the position of the wizard. For example, \c B.MyClass.
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\endlist
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\sa {Custom Wizards}, {Find settings files}
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\sa {Run Qt Creator from the command line}, {Custom Wizards}
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*/
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