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Backup & Restore#

Open Settings → Backup & Restore to export a backup of your presets or import presets from a backup file.

Export a backup#

  1. Under Export Backup, click Export Backup
  2. In Export Presets, select which presets to export. Use Select All or Deselect All to speed this up.
  3. Optionally change the name each preset gets in the export file
  4. Turn on Include folders (Good for backups only) if you also want folder stacks in the file
  5. Click Export and choose where to save the JSON file. The default name is DockPresets.json.

The backup contains your presets, Dock layouts, and folder stacks.

Import a backup#

  1. Under Import Backup, click Import Backup
  2. Click Choose File and pick a JSON file with presets
  3. Select the presets to import and click Next
  4. Review the summary (Presets to import, Total apps, Total items) and click Import

Imported presets are added to your library. Existing presets are not removed during import.

You can import your own backups and presets shared by someone else.

Move to a new Mac#

  1. On the old Mac, export a backup
  2. Install DockFlow on the new Mac and activate your license. See Installation and License.
  3. Import the backup file

Apps that aren't installed on the new Mac can't appear in the Dock until you install them.

Presets made on another Mac#

  • Paths in your home folder are adjusted to your user name, so folders and files in a shared preset point to your own home folder.
  • If a shared preset includes a Safari Web App you don't have, DockFlow can walk you through creating it: Open in Safari, then use Safari's Share button and Add to Dock. The web app appears in your Dock once it is created.