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Upgrade from 1.19.10292.0 to 1.20.10293.0 created new settings.json. Old settings lost !? #21163

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opened 2026-01-31 07:35:01 +00:00 by claunia · 5 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:35:01 +00:00
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Originally created by @ato2 on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024).

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1.20.10293.0

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10.0.19045.0

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winget install Microsoft.WindowsTerminal.Preview

Expected Behavior

Config backup or preservation

Actual Behavior

Old config missing in $HOME\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview*\LocalState\settings.json

Originally created by @ato2 on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024). ### Windows Terminal version 1.20.10293.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.19045.0 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce winget install Microsoft.WindowsTerminal.Preview ### Expected Behavior Config backup or preservation ### Actual Behavior Old config missing in $HOME\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview*\LocalState\settings.json
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:35:04 +00:00
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:35:04 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024):

The preview version of Terminal stores settings in a different place than the stable version, because they may be incompatible and refer to preview-only features. 1.19 is the current Stable version. 1.20 is the current Preview version.

You can copy the settings from the Stable version yourself. They are stored at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024): The preview version of Terminal stores settings in a different place than the stable version, because they may be incompatible and refer to preview-only features. 1.19 is the current Stable version. 1.20 is the current Preview version. You can copy the settings from the Stable version yourself. They are stored at `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState`.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:35:04 +00:00
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@ato2 commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024):

My 19 version was prewiev not stable. Before upgrade:
winget list Microsoft.WindowsTerminal
Name Id Version Available Source
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Podgląd Terminalu Windows Microsoft.WindowsTerminal.Preview 1.19.3172.0 1.20.10293.0 winget

IMHO Installers should always preserve user modified config files (or backup them) as it is typical on Linux package managers.

@ato2 commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024): My 19 version was prewiev not stable. Before upgrade: winget list Microsoft.WindowsTerminal Name Id Version Available Source ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Podgląd Terminalu Windows Microsoft.WindowsTerminal.Preview 1.19.3172.0 1.20.10293.0 winget IMHO Installers should always preserve user modified config files (or backup them) as it is typical on Linux package managers.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:35:04 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024):

That's definitely not expected. A build-to-build upgrade should always preserve your settings.

I was confused because your bug title included the 1.19 preview version number, rather than the 1.19 stable version number.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024): That's definitely not expected. A build-to-build upgrade should always preserve your settings. I was confused because your bug title included the 1.19 **preview** version number, rather than the 1.19 **stable** version number.
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