Reset Qt Creator settings
To reset all Qt Creator settings, remove the settings files that it creates:
- QtCreator.db
- QtCreator.ini
- qtversion.xml
- qtcreator
The location of the above files and directories depends on the platform:
- On Linux and other Unix platforms, look in
~/.config/QtProject
and~/.local/share/data/QtProject/qtcreator
. - On macOS, look in
~/.config/QtProject
and~/Library/Application Support/QtProject/Qt Creator
. - On Windows, look in
%appdata%\QtProject
and%localappdata%\QtProject
.
To check whether the settings are causing a problem before resetting them, start Qt Creator from the command line with options.
Override the default settings path
To override the default path where user settings are stored, enter:
qtcreator -settingspath <path>
To override the default path from where user-independent settings are read (for example, those written by the installer), enter:
qtcreator -installsettingspath <path>
Start Qt Creator with temporary clean settings
To use clean settings that are deleted when you quit Qt Creator, enter:
qtcreator -tcs
See also Run Qt Creator from the command line.