Import/export settings
When I install MuseScore on a new computer, I would like to export all my settings (mainly shortcuts) to a file on the previous computer, transfer that file to the new computer and import it in MuseScore so that I can have the same settings without spending a lot of time reproducing them one by one.
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in the page:
http://musescore.org/en/handbook/revert-factory-settings
You'll find references to MuseScore.ini, the file that contains the preferences. You can copy and paste it in the folder (PC) of destination
In case anyone else has trouble copying over keyboard shortcuts, I'll outline what I did to transfer shortcuts (from Windows 10 to Mac OS Yosemite). I found the file paths in https://musescore.org/en/handbook/revert-factory-settings, then I copied the PC file to my fresh Mac installation of MuseScore. I did NOT restore factory settings.
1) On the old computer that has your MuseScore shortcuts, find the
Shortcuts.XML
file:• On a PC, it's in
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\MuseScore\MuseScore2\
• On an older PC, it's in
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\MuseScore\MuseScore2\
• On a Mac, it's in
Macintosh HD/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/MuseScore/MuseScore2/
2) Make a copy of the
Shortcuts.XML
file and send it to your new computer.3) On the new computer, check if you already have a
Shortcuts.XML
file in the location from step 1. (If you do, you can rename it, move it elsewhere, or simply replace it with the new copy. I had just installed the program and hadn't made any preference changes, so I didn't have the file.)4) If you are running MuseScore, save any changes and quit.
5) Copy your old computer's
Shortcuts.XML
file into the place it belongs on the new computer.6) Open MuseScore and check whether your shortcuts work. (Mine did--hooray!)
I hope this helps someone! :)
In reply to In case anyone else has by Emily Rose Lac…
Thanks, Emily, and welcome to the MuseScore forums!
An addendum: The Mac's "Library" folder will most likely not be visible in Finder, so under the "Go" menu choose "Go to Folder..." and then enter the file path there.
A similar discussion: https://musescore.org/en/node/103466