# Action Group Export missing
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [March 10, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028 "2024-03-10T18:36:23Z")
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### Author:  [@HHH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HHH)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028/1 "2024-03-10T18:36:23Z")
I don't have that option
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028/2 "2024-03-10T18:52:17Z")
Oh, same topic as this one by the same user?!
> [@Location of user actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/location-of-user-actions/64018):
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> Do you know on Mac Os where are the Actions Stored? I'm trying to back up the ones I created
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### Author:  [@HHH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HHH)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028/3 "2024-03-10T19:04:54Z")
I thought I was replying to your response, not creating a new topic
It was splitted into a new topic...
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028/4 "2024-03-10T19:12:24Z")
Yes. That original thread describes in many cases the Windows version.
As described in the linked thread
> [@Export Action Group](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-action-group/63325):
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> Is there a way to export action groups? I tried this, [Action Group export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export/46543), but it does not display 'save configuration' best
- the function is different on the Mac.
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### Author:  [@HHH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HHH)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028/5 "2024-03-10T19:13:17Z")
Ok, so no info about how to do it on mac
Thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028/6 "2024-03-10T19:14:31Z")
What?
AFAIK it is described in documentation:
> [@Preferences and Configuration](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/preferences-and-configuration/56296):
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> You can configure many areas of Mp3tag via the preferences window at Mp3tag → Preferences… or ⌘ , General Startup Folder Here you can specify the startup behavior of Mp3tag. None starts with an empty File List. Previous starts with the folder which was loaded the last time you’ve used Mp3tag. Other… lets you choose a explicit folder that is loaded on startup. Genres Use standard genres If enabled, Mp3tag lists the standard genres in the genre field on the Tag Pane…
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### Author:  [@HHH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HHH)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028/7 "2024-03-10T19:21:23Z")
> # Exporting and importing preferences settings
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> Exporting the settings and importing on another Mac (or the same) is possible via the `defaults`command in Terminal.app. To export the settings you'd use
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> `defaults export app.mp3tag.Mp3tag ~/Desktop/Mp3tagSettings.plist`
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> and to import you'd use
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> `defaults import app.mp3tag.Mp3tag ~/Desktop/Mp3tagSettings.plist`
> `defaults delete app.mp3tag.Mp3tag SecurityScopedBookmarks`
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> The last command is necessary to remove data that is specific to the Mac you've exported from.
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> Please note, that Mp3tag's settings are also part of every Time Machine backup you're doing and are restored if you restore from a backup.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028/8 "2024-04-09T19:22:03Z")
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