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Where does QtCreator 4 store project build settings for Imported Projects on Windows?

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    midix
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    In QtCreator Help they say that project settings are stored in .pro and .pro.user, but I don't see those files in my project folder. Still, the project settings are persisted correctly and stay there between QtCreator restarts. I have looked into .config, .files, .includes and also ran a text search for some build-specific strings I'm using in entire project folder and also in the QtCreator installation folder, but nothing could be found.

    Maybe the reason is that I have used Import Existing Project with my own sources and Makefile, and for these projects QtCreator stores build settings elsewhere, not in .pro files.

    Where are project build settings stored? I would like to share them with my team because they have similar system setup.

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    • midixM midix

      In QtCreator Help they say that project settings are stored in .pro and .pro.user, but I don't see those files in my project folder. Still, the project settings are persisted correctly and stay there between QtCreator restarts. I have looked into .config, .files, .includes and also ran a text search for some build-specific strings I'm using in entire project folder and also in the QtCreator installation folder, but nothing could be found.

      Maybe the reason is that I have used Import Existing Project with my own sources and Makefile, and for these projects QtCreator stores build settings elsewhere, not in .pro files.

      Where are project build settings stored? I would like to share them with my team because they have similar system setup.

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      @midix
      Hi,
      C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/QtProject in Win7

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        I found lots of files in
        C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/QtProject

        but none of them seem to contain the values I entered into my Build Settings (except QtCReator.ini which contains some command .History entries).

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        • midixM midix

          I found lots of files in
          C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/QtProject

          but none of them seem to contain the values I entered into my Build Settings (except QtCReator.ini which contains some command .History entries).

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          jsulm
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          @midix What about PROJECT_NAME.creator.user? I just tried and got this file where I can see build settings.

          https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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          • jsulmJ jsulm

            @midix What about PROJECT_NAME.creator.user? I just tried and got this file where I can see build settings.

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            midix
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            @jsulm Thank you, yes, that was it. Strange, that I could not find it sooner. I got misled by Help and Google, which always led me to .pro and .pro.user files.

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