Where Does Telephone Store SIP Accounts on Mac?
Telephone keeps SIP accounts in macOS preferences, with passwords in the keychain.
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Telephone stores SIP accounts, ringtones choices, and window prefs in its macOS defaults domain. Passwords live in the login keychain, never beside the prefs. Call history stays in app storage.
Migrate with a defaults export plus keychain items, or simply re-add accounts by hand. The latter takes minutes for typical single account setups. Exact plist names vary by Telephone generation, so confirm before scripting.
Where Telephone stores this, by platform
macOS preferences (Telephone domain)
Accounts and prefs in defaults. Passwords in keychain under Telephone entries. Export both or re-add accounts manually.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Telephone accounts?
Re-add each SIP account on the new Mac and let passwords come from the keychain or your notes. Copying plist files works but often drops keychain links.
Where are Telephone passwords?
In the login keychain, not in prefs files. Look up Telephone entries in Keychain Access. Migrate them with the rest of the keychain.
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