How to export iTerm2 Profiles

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I needed to reformat my computer and now I m having trouble copying the settings profiles over   I copied the files in   Library Application  Support iTerm   I also copied   Library Preferences com googlecode iterm2 plist but it keeps giving me this error   Failed to load preferences from custom directory  Falling back to local copy   Missing or malformed file at    com googlecode iterm2 plist      I also tried saving the profile in a directory so I could send it but it doesn t work    Here s the location   iTerm   General   Preferences   Save Settings To Folder  and here s the output   Failed to copy preferences to custom directory  Copy       Users alexcory Library Preferences com googlecode iterm2 plist  to Alex Corys iTerm Configuration com googlecode iterm2 plist   No such process     The colors work   found in the path below  but I m not simply trying to save colors  but rather all my preferences   iTerm   Preferences   Profiles   Colors   Load Presets   Export  Does anyone know how to get this to work

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Preferences -  General -  Load preferences from a custom folder or URL  First time you choose this  it will automatically save a preferences file into this folder called  com googlecode iterm2 plist

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It isn t the most obvious workflow  You first have to click  Load preferences from a custom folder or URL   Select the folder you want them saved in  I keep an appsync folder in Dropbox for these sorts of things  Once you have selected the folder  you can click  Save settings to Folder   On a new machine   fresh install of your OS  you can now load these settings from the folder  At first I was sure that loading preferences would wipe out my previous settings  but it didn t

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I didn t touch the  save to a folder  option  I just copied the two files directories you mentioned in your question to the new machine  then ran defaults read com googlecode iterm2   See https   apple stackexchange com a 111559

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There is another way to do this    From iTerm2 2 9 20140923 you can use Dynamic Profiles as stated in the documentation page      Dynamic Profiles is a feature that allows you to store your profiles in a file outside the usual macOS preferences database  Profiles may be changed at runtime by editing one or more plist files  formatted as JSON  XML  or in binary   Changes are picked up immediately    So it is possible to create a file like this one                  Profiles                       Name    MYSERVER1                    Guid    MYSERVER1                    Custom Command    Yes                    Command    ssh root 555 66 77 88                    Shortcut    M                    Tags                          LOCAL    THATCOMPANY    WORK    NOCLOUD                                      Badge Text    SRV1                                                 Name    MYOCEANSERVER1                    Guid    MYOCEANSERVER1                    Custom Command    Yes                    Command    ssh root 111 222 333 444                    Shortcut    O                    Tags                          THATCOMPANY    WORK    DIGITALOCEAN                                      Badge Text    PPOCEAN1                                                 Name    PI1                    Guid    PI1                    Custom Command    Yes                    Command    ssh root 555 66 77 99                    Shortcut    1                    Tags                          LOCAL    PERSONAL    RASPBERRY    SMALL                                      Badge Text    LocalServer                                                 Name    VUZERO                    Guid    VUZERO                    Custom Command    Yes                    Command    ssh root 777 555 44 66                    Shortcut    0                    Tags                          LOCAL    PERSONAL    SMALL                                      Badge Text    TeleVision                                   in the folder   Library Application  Support iTerm2 DynamicProfiles  and share it across different machines  This enables you to retain some visual differences among iterm2 installations such as font type or dimension  while synchronising remote hosts  shortcuts  commands  and even a small badge to quickly identify a session

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If you have a look at Preferences - gt  General you will notice at the bottom of the panel  there is a setting Load preferences from a custom folder or URL   There is a button next to it Save settings to Folder   So all you need to do is save your settings first and load it after you reinstalled your OS   If the Save settings to Folder is disabled  select a folder  e g  empty  in the Load preferences from a custom folder or URL  text box   In iTerm2 3 3 on OSX the sequence is  iTerm2 menu  Preferences  General tab  Preferences subtab

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Caveats  this answer only allows exports color settings   iTerm    Preferences    Profiles    Colors    Load Presets    Export   Import shall be similar

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