srb1961 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I messed up. I was checking my sync settings in advance of getting a new MacBook, and I clicked "set preferences folder" and chose what looked like the Dropbox/Alfred folder that I was using before. The version of the file there was dated 2017. So I chose that folder (thinking the sync had somehow turned off), and now my Alfred settings are 3 years old! Is there a way through Time Machine I can find my earlier settings? Thank you! Link to comment
deanishe Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Alfred hasn’t deleted your preferences. Change the sync folder back to where your current preferences are. Or replace your 2017 prefs bundle with your current one. Link to comment
srb1961 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 58 minutes ago, deanishe said: Alfred hasn’t deleted your preferences. Change the sync folder back to where your current preferences are. Or replace your 2017 prefs bundle with your current one. Thanks for the reply—but I don't know the current file location on my Mac, in order to restore the prior one. Link to comment
deanishe Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) If you weren't syncing before, your prefs bundle is in ~/Library/Application Support/Alfred/. If you're still using Alfred 3, it's in ~/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/. Edited January 1, 2021 by deanishe Link to comment
srb1961 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 UPDATE: I restored an earlier "prefs.json" file and it worked to bring Alfred up-to-date—but I can't find a file that's being kept current to sync now. The "Alfred.alfredpreferences" file (shown in "Reveal in Finder" under "Syncing") is still dated from 3 years ago, even after I restart everything. Help? Thank you! Link to comment
deanishe Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) I already told you where the preferences bundle is. Check there. Edited January 2, 2021 by deanishe Link to comment
srb1961 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 What is the name of this current bundle? In both locations (~/Library/Application Support/Alfred/) and in the Documents folder revealed as the sync folder, the "Alfred.alfredpreferences" is dated 2017. Link to comment
deanishe Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 29 minutes ago, srb1961 said: What is the name of this current bundle? The name is always the same: Alfred.alfredpreferences. Don't pay too much attention to the date. That's only the date for the bundle itself, not its contents. srb1961 1 Link to comment
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