How do I save library preferences?

This should be simple but I cannot make it happen. When I upgraded last night to the new version of iTunes, "podcasts" was unchecked as a category to display in my library. I can re-check the box, but the preferences/general dialog box doesn't have an option to save my changes--and the changes aren't saved if I close the box. How do I save these preferences?

Thanks..... However, I cannot get Firefox to come up, so I cannot find the folder that has the info.

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Thanks..... However, I cannot get Firefox to come up, so I cannot find the folder that has the info.

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I am preparing to install a new hard drive in my computer and I don't want to lose all of my preferences. How can I save these to reload after the install?
I am using Adobe CS4 Extended v. 11.0.2 on a WIN XP Pro sp3 machine.
Also, will my preferences carry over to Adobe CS6 Design & Web Premium?
Thanks!
Susan
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Thanks Curt, but I'm still confused by one statement in the article from the link you posted above. The author states, "You can do this by making a new action set (folder) within PS, then drag your favorite actions into it from other sets, then save your favorites set in a safe place."
I have created a "favorite actions" folder with my most used and self-created action sets in it. But how do I save that favorite set?
I have been able to find the other items as well, so thanks for the link...AND the tip about deactivating my products before pulling the drive. (That's a step I'm certain my IT staff would have overlooked!)
Susan

How can I save the preferences in Adobe Acrobat Standard XI?

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How can I save general preferences?

Not tool specific. Things like grids, image interpolation, ect.
I want to have a workspace specifically for pixel art, and do not want to have to reset all of the general preferences when I want to create a pixel art file. Is there a way to save the general settings?
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DC

When I saved the new Workspace (Pixel Art), and reload my normal Workspace (Dana Standard), it saved the menu locations, but not specific tool presets nor anything under the General Preferences, like Grids, etc. This is CS4, btw.
As a test, I saved the new workspace (Pixel Art) with grid settings at 8pixels/8subdivisions. I then quit photoshop. I relaunched, and the 8/8 settings remained. When I reloaded my usual Workspace (Dana Standard), the menus changed, but all of the Photoshop general preferences remained the same, including the 8/8 grid settings.
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I'm writing a screen saver that basically draws stuff the user types into a box. I have not completed it yet, because I have not been able to locate where the screen saver preferences are located. Here's the code that takes care of the preferences:
//PrefControl.m
//I wrote this on my brother's school computer. Go !:
#import "PrefControl.h"
//define what you have - not defined in header file because there is no need to access the predefined text in any other file:
#define DISPLAYED_TEXT @"com.nodomain.Saver.DISPLAYED"
@implementation PrefControl
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self = [super init];
if(self){
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NSUserDefaults* defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
NSMutableDictionary* defs = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithCapacity:1];
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return [[[PrefControl alloc]init]autorelease];
@end
and its header:
//PrefControl.h
//I wrote this.
#import <cocoa/cocoa.h>
@interface PrefControl:NSObject{
NSString* displayed;//the text my Screen Saver displays.
@property(readonly, nonatomic) NSString* displayed;
-(id) init;//sets up all the properties. done over time.
-(void) writePrefs;//writes the defaults.
-(void) dealloc;
+(void) initialize;//sets up the defaults.
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I prefer to do the behind-the-scenes work before working on the major GUI if I can.

I just did a little test and changed something in my Screen Saver settings and looked to see what changed (just had a Finder window open in my ~/Library/Preferences and had the "Date Modified" column selected so that the most recent change would appear at the top) and noticed that the file called com.apple.screensaver.xxxx.plist file changed (the xxxx is a hex number that is part of your UUID, or perhaps the whole UUID, as have seen it both ways). This screensaver preferences file is located in ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost which makes sense, as every user would need their own set of screen saver preferences on each host.
Looking at this file in TextWrangler it looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<key>tokenRemovalAction</key>
<integer>0</integer>
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Hope that helps.
One thing I did have a question about is how to find the UUID. On a Mac Pro system the command:
system_profiler | grep -i uuid
returned the expected number that was part of the com.apple.screensaver.xxxx.plist file, but this did not work on a MacBook Pro. No luck trying to find out why so far. Anyone have any ideas? There is also a UUID associated with a disk volume, that appears to have nothing to do with the UUID associated with the system. So the UUID I'm talking about here is for the system, not a disk.
-Bob

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Then you will need to search for a 3rd party program to transfer content
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2234756?start=0&tstart=0
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System files are hidden by default in Finder now, search for what you want then click the little + button on the top right of the bar that appears when you do a search. A new bar comes up and click the first box (that says "Kind"), change it to "System Files". Then change the box that says "aren't included" to "are included" and your file should show up.
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G'day
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