Where Does Xfce Terminal Store Settings?
Xfce Terminal keeps its preferences in a terminalrc file under the Xfce config tree on Linux. Path and backup routine.
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Xfce Terminal stores preferences in one terminalrc file inside the Xfce config tree. Fonts, colors, scrollback and shortcuts live there. Tabs themselves hold no state.
That single file design makes moves trivial. Copy it with terminals quit and the environment returns. Desktop wide Xfce settings sit in sibling files, so terminal tweaks never disturb panels.
Where Xfce Terminal stores this, by platform
~/.config/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc
Fonts, colors, scrollback and shortcuts in one file. Back up with terminals quit. Sibling files hold the rest of the Xfce desktop, so copy only this file for terminal moves.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Xfce Terminal settings?
Copy terminalrc to the same relative path on the new machine with all terminals quit. Fonts, colors and scrollback travel with it. Session working directories do not move, so reopen tabs from the restored layout.
How do I reset Xfce Terminal?
Delete terminalrc with terminals quit and relaunch. Factory colors and fonts return. Keep a copy of custom schemes elsewhere first, since reset wipes them too.
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