Where Does SWTOR Store Settings and UI Layouts?
SWTOR keeps UI layouts and graphics settings in a SWTOR folder under LocalAppData. Settings path plus the Mac beta mirror.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic stores every local option in one nested folder: LocalAppData\SWTOR\swtor\settings. client_settings.ini holds graphics and client options; per-character interface layouts live as GUIState files beside it, with manually saved UI profiles in the GUIProfiles subfolder. Copy that folder and you own your whole setup.
The folder only appears after the game has run once, which confuses fresh installs looking for it early. Characters and progress need no backup since everything meaningful is server-side; this folder is purely your personal interface and graphics state. The Mac beta launcher mirrors the same inner path inside its Wine prefix.
Where Star Wars: The Old Republic stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\SWTOR\swtor\settings
client_settings.ini holds graphics and client options; GUIState files hold per-character layouts; GUIProfiles holds manually saved UI profiles. The folder appears only after first launch. Same path covers Steam and non-Steam installs. Back up this folder before reinstalls; characters themselves are server-side.
~/Library/Application Support/com.broadsword.swtor/Star Wars - The Old Republic/swtor-precompiled/Libraries/Wine/drive_c/users/[You]/AppData/Local/SWTOR/swtor/settings
Official Mac beta mirrors the Windows layout inside its Wine prefix at this path. Same client_settings.ini and GUIProfiles contents, so layouts move between Mac and PC by copying the settings folder. Delete any stray .swtor folder confusion: the beta uses Library/Application Support, not a dotfolder.
Frequently asked questions
how do i move swtor settings to a new pc
Copy the settings folder to the same SWTOR path on the new machine with the game closed. Interface layouts, keybinds and graphics travel with it. Characters, guilds and progress are server-side and need no backup. Expect to re-accept the EULA and re-pick graphics on first launch if hardware changed.
how do i reset swtor graphics to default
Delete client_settings.ini inside the settings folder while the game is closed. SWTOR rebuilds it with defaults on next launch. Your per-character GUI layouts in GUIProfiles survive this, since only the global graphics and client options reset.
where are swtor settings on mac
The game mirrors the same inner layout inside its Wine prefix: .../drive_c/users/[You]/AppData/Local/SWTOR/swtor/settings under ~/Library/Application Support/com.broadsword.swtor. Copy the settings folder between the two and layouts transfer. This covers the official Mac beta launcher.
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