QSettings - where is the location of the ini file?

Question

I\'m using QSettings to store some data as ini file in Windows. I want to see the ini file, but I don\'t know what is the location of the ini file.

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Answer 1

QSettings save location changes to the QSettings.Scope enum. QSettings save to the Local scope by default. On Linux, I found my local settings in:

~/.config/CompanyName/ApplicationName.conf

Answer 2

Check out the QStandardPaths class, it links to multiple standard paths including configuration on all supported platforms. https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qstandardpaths.html

QT >= 5.5:

QString path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppConfigLocation);

QT < 5.5:

QString path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::ConfigLocation);

There are paths for config files in shared config directories, application data directories, and more.

Answer 3

In linux you can use this snippet or insert this lines into your main code for find location of your file with python.

from PyQt5.QtCore import QSettings

settings = QSettings("Organization Name", "App name")
print(QSettings.fileName(settings))

It should return an output like this.

/$HOME/.config/Organization Name/App name.conf

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