Where Does File Roller Store Settings?
File Roller dconf schemas with child-key breakdown.
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File Roller keeps all prefs in dconf under a root schema with nine children. Source schema plus preferences code pin every ID and path. Keys span listing, UI and dialogs.
Linux archive manager throughout. No flat files exist anywhere. Keep backup to schema dumps.
Where File Roller stores this, by platform
~/.config/dconf/user
Root plus nine child schemas with keys for listing, UI and dialogs. Source-pinned IDs and paths. No flat files.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up File Roller?
Dump the File Roller schemas with the app closed. Listing plus UI plus dialog keys travel in the dump. Restoring means loading it back.
Flat config files too?
Source schema file defines root plus nine children with exact paths. Preferences code reads the root with suffixes. No flat files exist.
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