How To Backup and Restore TextEdit Preferences

Last Modified:	October 19, 2010
Software Affected:	TextEdit 1.5
OS:	Mac OS X 10.5
Description:	This article shows you where to find your TextEdit settings files and how to backup and restore these items.

How to Backup TextEdit:

1. Quit TextEdit
2. Locate the ‘Preferences’ folder found here:
   ~/Library
3. Within the ‘Preferences’ folder, locate the com.apple.TextEdit.plist file
4. Copy this file to your backup media
5. You have now successfully backed up TextEdit's preference file.

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How to Restore Text Edit:

1. Quit TextEdit
2. Recover the com.apple.TextEdit.plist file that you backed up
3. Copy it into here:
   ~/Library/Preferences
4. Enter the username and password for an administrator on your computer and click continue
5. You have successfully restored TextEdit's preference file.

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