Where Does cpupower-gui Store Profiles?
cpupower-gui profiles and settings on Linux, JSON profiles plus polkit rights.
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cpupower-gui stores frequency profiles in JSON under the user config home with governor and online core choices. The GUI edits that file live.
Root access flows through polkit, not the file itself. Copy profiles with the app closed. Verify governors exist on the target CPU before importing.
Where cpupower-gui stores this, by platform
~/.config/cpupower-gui/profiles.json
Frequency profiles and governor choices live here. Copy with the app closed. Fix polkit when controls grey out.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up cpupower-gui profiles?
Copy profiles.json with the app closed. That keeps frequency profiles and governor choices. Re approve polkit on the new install or sliders stay read only.
Why are cpupower-gui controls greyed out?
Install and enable the polkit rules shipped by your distro package. Flatpak builds need extra permissions. Logs show auth failures plainly.
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