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==Description==
==Description==
{{Macro|Icon=Text-x-python|Name=findConfigFiles|Description=Locate folder containing config files|Author=TheMarkster|Version=2018.07.22|Date=2018-07-22}}

Use this macro to find your user setting configuration files. These files: system.cfg and user.cfg can be renamed in order to reset FreeCAD's settings back to their original defaults. This can sometimes fix problems you are having with FreeCAD.
Use this macro to find your user setting configuration files. These files: system.cfg and user.cfg can be renamed in order to reset FreeCAD's settings back to their original defaults. This can sometimes fix problems you are having with FreeCAD.



Revision as of 18:54, 22 July 2018

Macro findConfigFiles

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File:Text-x-python findConfigFiles

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Locate folder containing config files

Macro version: 2018.07.22
Last modified: 2018-07-22
Author: TheMarkster
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Use this macro to find your user setting configuration files. These files: system.cfg and user.cfg can be renamed in order to reset FreeCAD's settings back to their original defaults. This can sometimes fix problems you are having with FreeCAD.

Script

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import FreeCAD
import subprocess, os 
from PySide import QtCore,QtGui
import platform 
__title__ = "findConfigFiles"
__author__ = "TheMarkster"
__url__ = "https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Macro_findConfigFiles"
__Wiki__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Macro_findConfigFiles"
__date__ = "2018.07.22" 
__version__ = __date__
#OS: Windows 10
#Word size of OS: 64-bit
#Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
#Version: 0.18.14061 (Git)
#Build type: Release
#Branch: master
#Hash: c4fc02cbcfff975712e977dc08f859fba71ba0ad
#Python version: 2.7.14
#Qt version: 4.8.7
#Coin version: 4.0.0a
#OCC version: 7.2.0
#Locale: English/UnitedStates (en_US)

"""A macro to help with user configuration files --<TheMarkster>"""

clipboard = QtGui.QApplication.clipboard()
sys = platform.system()
userFolder = App.getUserAppDataDir()
clipboard.setText(userFolder)
msgBox = QtGui.QMessageBox()
msgBox.setWindowTitle('findConfigFiles macro')
msgBox.setTextFormat(QtCore.Qt.RichText)

#HTML tags are part of the source -- do not edit

msg = """
 These files are located here on your system:<br/>
 <br/>
 <b><font color = 'blue'>"""+userFolder+"""</font></b><br/>
 <br/>
 (Has been already copied to your clipboard.)<br/>
 <br/>
 This macro is to aid you in renaming your user app configuration <br/>
 files.  This can *sometimes* correct some issues you are having <br/>
 using FreeCAD.  If it doesn't work you can always go back and <br/>
 rename them back to their original names.<br/>
 <br/>
 To reset your configuration settings, exit FreeCAD and rename these 2 files:<br/>
 <br/>
 <b><font color='blue'>system.cfg</font></b> (rename to system.cfg.backup or something similar)<br/>
 <b><font color = 'blue'>user.cfg</font></b>   (rename to user.cfg.backup or something similar)<br/>
 <br/>
 When you press OK we will attempt to open the folder location for you, but <br/>
 you might need to open it manually if this doesn't work. <br/>
 <br/>
 Renaming these files will reset *all* of your FreeCAD settings back to default.<br/>
 <br/>
 (This macro does *not* make any changes to these files or to your user settings.)<br/>
 """

msgBox.setText(msg)
msgBox.exec_()

if 'Windows' in sys:
    subprocess.Popen('start explorer.exe '+userFolder, shell=True)
elif 'Linux' in sys:
    os.system("xdg-open '%s'" % userFolder)
elif 'Darwin' in sys:
    subprocess.Popen(["open", userFolder])
else:
    msgBox = QtGui.QMessageBox()
    msg = "We were unable to determine your platform, and thus cannot open your '+userFolder+' for you, but you can still do it manually.\n"
    msgBox.exec_()