Re: Best Place to Store Config Files on Mac
Re: Best Place to Store Config Files on Mac
- Subject: Re: Best Place to Store Config Files on Mac
- From: SevenBits <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:57:12 -0500
On Thursday, January 7, 2016, Dave <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My App needs a number of config (either .plist or JSON) files that get
> loaded when the App Starts up. There will be a default set of config files
> that get installed as part of the Installation process, but once the App is
> installed, new files can be added that override the default versions. For
> example:
>
> FeatureXConfig-default.plist Installed as part of installation process.
> FeatureXConfig-override.plist This file is added at some later
> date and override the “default” version.
>
> My question is, where is the best place to put these files? My first guess
> would be in the /Library/Application Support/MyApp but is this is correct
> place to store it these days?
This is pretty much the location set by Apple for these sorts of things.
Application Support is where you put all of your application's support
files -- which these certainly sound like.
I can't give specific info without more insight into your use case, but
this seems like the correct way to go.
>
> Thanks in advance, All the Best
> Dave
>
>
>
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