Where Does Ice Store Settings?
Ice keeps menu bar settings in a Preferences plist on Mac with hotkeys as data blobs. No export or custom path exists.
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Ice documents itself through issues and tools rather than vendor pages. One plist under Preferences holds every setting with hotkeys encoded as data blobs. Export commands move it while forks accept copies.
No built-in export or custom path exists despite user requests. Helper services appear in system examples without verified homes. Copy the plist while quit and decode blobs for inspection.
Where Ice stores this, by platform
~/Library/Preferences/com.jordanbaird.Ice.plist
Single verified plist with settings plus blob-encoded hotkeys. Forks map beside it with their own names. Move through defaults commands or direct copies while quit.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Ice settings?
Copy ~/Library/Preferences/com.jordanbaird.Ice.plist with Ice quit, or move it through defaults export and import. Hotkeys hide as JSON blobs inside decoded output. Forks like Thaw accept direct plist copies.
Do Ice forks share settings?
They share the bundle ID as drop-in replacements with their own plists alongside. Thaw copies convert directly while Fire keeps the same identifier. Match the fork to its own filename when migrating.
How do I export Ice settings?
None exists despite requests. Settings move through plist copies rather than UI flows. Custom config paths stay unimplemented per the issue tracker.
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