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Aquarius Power
Asked: 2013-06-04 11:59:39 +0800 CST

where is "startup applications" user config file for disabled and enabled applications?

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It is the gnome-session-properties command.

I know already the apps are at ~/.config/autostart.

I know there are files at /etc but those are root.

I found nothing at gconf-editor.

I need to know where gnome-session-properties stores what apps are disabled and enabled to auto startup, so I can backup that file :)

thx!

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  1. Best Answer

    If you edit the files inside ~/.config/autostart/ they are written in this way:

    [Desktop Entry]
Name=Dropbox
GenericName=File Synchronizer
Comment=Sync your files across computers and to the web
Exec=dropbox start -i
Hidden=false
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=dropbox
Categories=Network;FileTransfer;
StartupNotify=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=false

    The last line is the one that specifies if the app is enabled or not (check it by yourself with the gnome-session-properties enabling and disabling an app and noticing the change of that option in the file).

    Then, you only have to copy all the files inside the folder to make a backup of that configuration.

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  2. It does not store the data in a single file. The autostart files are copied into ~/.config/autostart when you configure them, and they are modified in there. So you should simply back up that directory if you wish to save that configuration.

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