Where Does Eye of GNOME Store Preferences?
Where Eye of GNOME keeps preferences, recent files and thumbnails on Linux for backup and reset.
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Eye of GNOME splits state three ways: viewing preferences in dconf under its app branch, recent files in the shared recently used list, and thumbnails in the freedesktop cache. Photos themselves stay in your Pictures folders.
Back up dconf plus recents for migration; skip the thumbnail cache. Loupe replaces eog on newer GNOME installs but keeps its own separate state, so settings never transfer between the two viewers.
Where Eye of GNOME stores this, by platform
org.gnome.eog
Preferences in dconf, recents in the shared list, thumbnails in cache. Loupe keeps separate state on newer installs. Photos need their own backup.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Eye of GNOME settings?
Dump the eog dconf branch and copy the recently used file with the viewer closed. Preferences travel in dconf, recents in the shared list. Thumbnails rebuild on demand and need no backup.
How do I reset Eye of GNOME to defaults?
Quit the viewer and clear its dconf branch, then relaunch. Photos stay where they are; only viewing options reset. Slideshow delay and zoom mode return to defaults.
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