> On Mar 16, 2022, at 2:31 PM, Stephan Witt <st.w...@gmx.net> wrote: > > Am 16.03.2022 um 21:27 schrieb Hal Kierstead via lyx-users > <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org>: >> >> All - >> >> I have many preference settings that I would like to transfer to a new >> MacBook Pro. What is the approved way to do this? > > The way to go is to restore your complete user from a time machine backup, > IMO. In the past I restored the whole system from TM backup and did a system > update afterwards. > > I have much more settings (e.g. the private key rings etc.) to copy. LyX is > the smallest problem. > > In case you want a fresh OS start you have to be more careful. I’m not sure > anymore how I did it once - but it’s really not an easy task. Google is your > friend. Another option is to use the Apple support you have for the initial > time period of your new device. > >> Can I just copy the preference file and bind file in Application >> Support/LyX-2.3 from one computer to the other or what? Maybe I could copy >> the whole LyX-2.3 folder? Along the same lines, what is the best way to keep >> my LyX setup consistent across several computers. I use dropbox to sync >> files. > > I don’t know. I never did that. > > BR, > Stephan Looking on Google, it seems that I should just copy the User Folder. I think on Mac this means the whole LyX-2.3 folder; this is what the "about file" says the UserDir is. I will try it tomorrow.
I still have the question about possibly syncing new short cuts or other changes. Hal -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
