Having just installed Dorico 6, I had hoped my custom keyboard commands (and other settings) would be imported over from my existing installation of Dorico 5 on the same machine (Windows 11 laptop_).
I have previously copied the ‘keycommands_en.json’ file between machines (from/to the C:\Users*User*\AppData\Roaming\Steinberg\Dorico # folder) to copy over key commands. However that didn’t seem to work for me this time, and in fact broke all the factory key commands.
I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled Dorico 6 now, I have at least the defaults working, and would appreciate some guidance on how to bring my existing settings across.
I’m aware there’s now an Import/Export User Settings feature in Dorico 6, but as there’s no Export function in Dorico 5, this doesn’t seem much use to me yet!
Dorico 6 will automatically migrate your existing Dorico 5 settings when it runs for the first time, assuming it finds them.
If you want to force Dorico 6 to have a go at migrating the settings again, delete the Dorico 6 folder in %APPDATA%\Steinberg, and then delete the hidden .migrated folder in the Dorico 5 folder in the same location. (You’ll have to enable the display of hidden files and folders in Windows Explorer to see it.)
When you run Dorico 6 again, it will migrate the Dorico 5 data into the %APPDATA%\Steinberg\Dorico 6 folder at launch.
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Fantastic, thanks so much Daniel - not sure why it didn’t find my settings before, but that’s sorted it now.
This is such a huge reason why I am a Dorico evangelist - you ask a question, you get help from the core team. Thank you!
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I have the same problem on the Mac: my custom key commands from D5 didn’t make it over to Dorico 6. How do I go about importing my custom commands into D6 on the Mac?
Additionally, I’d like to hook up the Stream Deck buttons I set up for Dorico 5 so that I can use them with D6. Are there any issues I need to look out for?
You should follow the steps I outlined above, except on macOS the path is ~/Library/Application Support/Steinberg/Dorico 5 (and Dorico 6 of course). The .migrated folder is similarly hidden on macOS by default.
Thanks, Daniel. That did the trick. In case this is useful for someone else: to display the hidden .migrated folder on the Mac, press cmd-shift-. that is, cmd-shift-period.
Thanks again.
I know this is an old thread, but I’ve just run into the same issue with a difference. I was running Dorico 5 (OS 14.5) on my old Mac, and when I got my new Mac (OS 15.5) I installed Dorico 6 directly on it, without having Dorico 5 previously installed. How can I restore my custom key commands in Dorico 6?
I don’t know the path on Mac, but I would try to find the ‘keycommands_en.json’ (presuming your language is set to English) on the old machine and copy it over to the corresponding folder on the new machine.
Perhaps @dspreadbury can provide a slightly more precise answer!
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The key commands file is located in /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Steinberg/Dorico 5 on Mac (and Dorico 6 for v6).
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Thank you for the advice! I was hesitant because OP said moving the ‘keycommands_en.json’ file to their new computer broke all the factory key commands. Have others tried this, particularly on Macs, and found it worked okay?
This does work as expected.
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