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Doc: Move the location of settings files from FAQ to Platform Notes

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Change-Id: I70d8617aaad89b27bee4c38a702e62d325c7e7d1
Reviewed-by: Eike Ziller <eike.ziller@qt.io>
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Leena Miettinen
2018-05-23 17:10:55 +02:00
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This section describes the cases where the behavior of \QC depends on the
operating system it runs on.
\section2 Locations of Functions
\section2 Location of Functions
\QC uses standard names and locations for standard features, such as
\e options or \e preferences. In this manual, the names and locations on
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\uicontrol Keyboard
\endtable
\section2 Location of Settings Files
\QC creates the following files and directories:
\list
\li QtCreator.db
\li QtCreator.ini
\li qtversion.xml
\li toolChains.xml
\li qtcreator
\li qtc-qmldump
\endlist
The location of the above files and directories depends on the platform:
\list
\li On Linux and other Unix platforms, the files are located in
\c {~/.config/QtProject} and
\c {~/.local/share/data/QtProject/qtcreator}.
\li On \macos, the files are located in \c {~/.config/QtProject} and
\c {~/Library/Application Support/QtProject/Qt Creator}.
\li On Windows XP, the files are located in
\c {%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\QtProject} and
\c {%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\Application Data\QtProject}.
\li On Windows 7, the files are located in
\c {%SystemDrive%\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\QtProject} and
\c {%SystemDrive%\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\QtProject}.
\endlist
\section2 High DPI Scaling
The operating systems supported by \QC implement high dots-per-inch (DPI)

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\b {How do I reset all \QC settings?}
\QC creates the following files and directories:
Remove the settings files created by \QC.
\list
\li QtCreator.db
\li QtCreator.ini
\li qtversion.xml
\li toolChains.xml
\li qtcreator
\li qtc-qmldump
\endlist
The location depends on the platform. On Linux and other Unix platforms, the files
are located in \c {~/.config/QtProject} and \c {~/.local/share/data/QtProject/qtcreator}.
On \macos, the files are located in \c {~/.config/QtProject} and
\c {~/Library/Application Support/QtProject/Qt Creator}.
On Windows XP, the files are located in
\c {%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\QtProject} and
\c {%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\Application Data\QtProject}.
On Windows Vista and Windows 7, the files are located in
\c {%SystemDrive%\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\QtProject} and
\c {%SystemDrive%\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\QtProject}.
For more information about where the files are located on each supported
platform, see \l {Location of Settings Files}.
\b {\QC comes with MinGW, should I use this version with Qt?}