🐞 Settings aren't applied from copied preference plist file

[injust]

Bug Description

When I was temporarily switching to the stable version to debug another issue, I backed up the preference file at ~/Library/Preferences/com.MrKai77.Loop.plist. However, when I restored it, it seems like none of the settings applied.

Note that I backed the preference file from the dev version and restored later to the dev version. I'm not restoring on a different version of Loop.

This was also mentioned in #191 (comment).

Steps To Reproduce

1. brew install --cask loop
2. Start Loop, update to the dev version, and configure the settings
3. Quit Loop
4. Copy ~/Library/Preferences/com.MrKai77.Loop.plist somewhere
5. brew uninstall --zap --cask loop
6. brew install --cask loop
7. Start Loop and update to the dev version
8. Quit Loop
9. Move the preference file back to ~/Library/Preferences/com.MrKai77.Loop.plist
10. Start Loop

Expected Behavior

Loop starts with the settings that were previously configured.

Actual Behavior

Loop starts with the default settings.

macOS Version

Sequoia 15.5

Loop Version

Version 🧪 1.3.0 (1515)

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[SenpaiHunters]

This is something I should add to exporting. In honesty, currently it's only keybinds and the version key, not everything. I think it'd be easier that way. The reason it does not work is that the two versions differ, and macOS didn't "make it," if that makes sense, so it won't load the old plist settings unless the app is specified to ingest.

[injust]

This is something I should add to exporting. In honesty, currently it's only keybinds and the version key, not everything. I think it'd be easier that way.

Yes please, that would be awesome 😍

The reason it does not work is that the two versions differ, and macOS didn't "make it," if that makes sense, so it won't load the old plist settings unless the app is specified to ingest.

I see. Seems like copying plist files around usually works, but not if the app was completely uninstalled and reinstalled.

[SenpaiHunters]

@namalum If this is related to the issue, please clarify the connection. If not, kindly create a new issue.

[cipher-shad0w]

Have you already worked on this issue, @SenpaiHunters? If so, do you have anything I could continue working on? If not, I will try to implement it from scratch.