Where are the recorded macros stored in Notepad

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I have recorded a macro that I want to share with my work colleague   In what location are these recorded macros saved  so that I can add it to his machine   If interested  the macro is for taking a list of values and adding quotes and comma so that it can be used in the WHERE clause of of an SQL query  WHERE x IN   value1   value2   value3

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Notepad   will forget your macros unless you map them to hotkeys via Settings - Shortcut mapper - Macros before exiting Notepad    as per https   superuser com questions 332481 how-can-i-add-a-macro-in-notepad   Tested with Notepad v6 8 3 on Windows7

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For Windows 7 macros are stored at C  Users Username AppData Roaming Notepad   shortcuts xml

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You can find the shortcuts xml in AppData Roaming Notepad    path only when using the default settings  If you have backup configured  you can find and set the path in Preferences - gt  Backup - gt  Backup path   When these settings are applied  files in AppData directory won t be used

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On Vista with virtualization on  the file is here  Note that the AppData folder is hidden  Either show hidden folders  or go straight to it by typing  AppData  in the address bar of Windows Explorer   C  Users  user  AppData Roaming Notepad   shortcuts xml

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Go to  appdata  Notepad   folder   The macro definitions are held in shortcuts xml inside the  lt Macros gt  tag  You can copy the whole file  or copy the  tag and paste it into shortcuts xml at the other location  In the latter case  be sure to use another editor  since N   overwrites shortcuts xml on exit

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Hit F6  Insert    npp open   PLUGINS CONFIG DIR        shortcuts xml   Click OK  You now have the file opened in your editor     Before altering things checkout the related docs    Task automation with macros   Notepad   User Manual Configuration Files Details   Notepad   User Manual  section about the  lt macros gt  tag

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If you install Notepad   on Linux system by wine  In my case desktop Ubuntu 14 04-LTS X64  the file  shortcuts xml  is under      home  USER-NAME   wine drive c users  USER-NAME  My Documents  wine drive c Program Files  x86  Notepad   shortcuts xml   Thanks to Harrison and all that have suggestions for that isssue

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In Windows the macros are saved at  AppData  Notepad   shortcuts xml  Windows logo key   E and copy amp paste  AppData  Notepad      Or    In Windows  lt  7  including Win2008 R2  the macros are saved at C  Documents and Settings  username  Application Data Notepad   shortcuts xml  In Windows 7 8 10 C  Users  username  AppData Roaming Notepad   shortcuts xml   Note  You will need to close Notepad   if you have any new macros you want to  export      Here is an example      lt NotepadPlus gt       lt InternalCommands   gt       lt Macros gt           lt Macro name  Trim Trailing and save  Ctrl  no  Alt  yes  Shift  yes  Key  83  gt               lt Action type  2  message  0  wParam  42024  lParam  0  sParam      gt               lt Action type  2  message  0  wParam  41006  lParam  0  sParam      gt           lt  Macro gt           lt Macro name  abc  Ctrl  no  Alt  no  Shift  no  Key  0  gt               lt Action type  1  message  2170  wParam  0  lParam  0  sParam  a    gt               lt Action type  1  message  2170  wParam  0  lParam  0  sParam  b    gt               lt Action type  1  message  2170  wParam  0  lParam  0  sParam  c    gt           lt  Macro gt       lt  Macros gt       lt UserDefinedCommands gt        I added the  abc  macro as a proof-of-concept

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