Setting up LyX on a new computer

[Hal Kierstead]

> On Mar 16, 2022, at 2:31 PM, Stephan Witt <st.witt at gmx.net> wrote:
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> Am 16.03.2022 um 21:27 schrieb Hal Kierstead via lyx-users <lyx-users at lists.lyx.org>:
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>> All -
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>> I have many preference settings that I would like to transfer to a new MacBook Pro. What is the approved way to do this?
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> The way to go is to restore your complete user from a time machine backup, IMO. In the past I restored the whole system from TM backup and did a system update afterwards.
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> I have much more settings (e.g. the private key rings etc.) to copy. LyX is the smallest problem.
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> In case you want a fresh OS start you have to be more careful. I’m not sure anymore how I did it once - but it’s really not an easy task. Google is your friend. Another option is to use the Apple support you have for the initial time period of your new device.
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>> Can I just copy the preference file and bind file in Application Support/LyX-2.3 from one computer to the other or what? Maybe I could copy the whole LyX-2.3 folder? Along the same lines, what is the best way to keep my LyX setup consistent across several computers. I use dropbox to sync files.
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> I don’t know. I never did that.
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> BR,
> Stephan 
Looking on Google, it seems that I should just copy the User Folder. I think on Mac this means the whole LyX-2.3 folder; this is what the "about file" says the UserDir is. I will try it tomorrow.

I still have the question about possibly syncing new short cuts or other changes.

Hal