Where Does GHex Store Settings?
GHex keeps preferences in dconf and GSettings, with no config files to copy by hand.
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GHex stores preferences in the GNOME settings database rather than dotfiles. Window state, offsets and display options live under its schema path in dconf.
Migration means dumping that branch, not copying files. The dconf dump command exports the settings to text that loads cleanly on the next machine.
Where GHex stores this, by platform
dconf://org/gnome/GHex
Settings branch in the dconf database. Dump with dconf dump /org/gnome/GHex/ and load with dconf load. No plain config files exist.
Frequently asked questions
how do i back up ghex settings
Run dconf dump /org/gnome/GHex/ to a text file. Restore with dconf load on the new machine. There is no file to copy directly.
where are ghex recent files stored
In the same dconf branch as other preferences. Clearing it forgets recent files without touching any edited data.
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