# Settings backup and restore

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/settings-backup-and-restore/51350
**Category:** Mac
**Tags:** feature
**Created:** [December 26, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/settings-backup-and-restore/51350 "2020-12-26T02:03:48Z")
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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/settings-backup-and-restore/51350/2 "2020-12-30T16:40:06Z")

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Thanks also for the suggestions. Import of settings from the Windows version is one of the things I’m hesitant to do — it would require re-implementing the settings formats from Windows and I’d have to deal with missing action types and other differences in the Mac version.

Regarding backup of settings: Mp3tag for Mac uses the User Defaults system of macOS. If you're familiar with the command line, you can use the `defaults` tool, e.g.,

`defaults export app.mp3tag.Mp3tag ~/Desktop/Mp3tag.plist`

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