Vorta will not import .vorta-init.json at startup

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Description

I am trying to connect a new laptop to my Borgbase repository. I exported all settings to a json file and copied it to the home directory of my new laptop. I renamed the file .vorta-init.json and started Vorta.

Vorta does not import the settings. Vorta is flatpak.

Is there any other way of importing these settings?

Reproduction

• I tried to reproduce the issue.
• I was able to reproduce the issue.

OS

tuxedo os

Version of Vorta

0.8.12

What did you install Vorta with?

Flatpak

Version of Borg

1.2.8

Logs

2026-03-20 12:18:08,438 - vorta.i18n - DEBUG - Loading translation failed for ['en-GB', 'en-Latn-GB'].
2026-03-20 12:18:08,442 - vorta.keyring.abc - DEBUG - Only available on macOS
2026-03-20 12:18:08,473 - vorta.keyring.abc - DEBUG - Using VortaKWallet5Keyring
2026-03-20 12:18:18,758 - root - INFO - Using NetworkManagerMonitor NetworkStatusMonitor implementation.
2026-03-20 12:18:18,790 - vorta.borg.jobs_manager - DEBUG - Add job for site default
2026-03-20 12:18:18,790 - vorta.borg.jobs_manager - DEBUG - Start job on site: default
2026-03-20 12:18:18,792 - vorta.borg.borg_job - INFO - Running command /usr/bin/borg --version
2026-03-20 12:18:19,109 - vorta.borg.jobs_manager - DEBUG - Finish job for site: default
2026-03-20 12:18:19,109 - vorta.borg.jobs_manager - DEBUG - No more jobs for site: default
2026-03-20 12:18:19,109 - vorta.scheduler - DEBUG - Refreshing all scheduler timers
2026-03-20 12:18:19,111 - vorta.scheduler - DEBUG - Nothing scheduled for profile 1 because of unset repo.
2026-03-20 12:19:11,168 - vorta.application - INFO - An instance of Vorta is already running. Opening main window.
2026-03-20 12:23:21,349 - vorta.application - INFO - An instance of Vorta is already running. Opening main window.
2026-03-20 12:24:43,182 - vorta.application - INFO - An instance of Vorta is already running. Opening main window.
2026-03-20 12:28:16,620 - vorta.application - INFO - An instance of Vorta is already running. Opening main window.
2026-03-20 12:28:45,786 - vorta.keyring.abc - DEBUG - Only available on macOS
2026-03-20 12:28:45,788 - vorta.keyring.abc - DEBUG - Using VortaKWallet5Keyring
2026-03-20 12:33:08,933 - vorta.scheduler - DEBUG - Refreshing all scheduler timers
2026-03-20 12:33:08,935 - vorta.scheduler - DEBUG - Nothing scheduled for profile 1 because of unset repo.
2026-03-20 12:35:08,291 - vorta.application - INFO - An instance of Vorta is already running. Opening main window.
2026-03-20 12:41:13,785 - vorta.application - INFO - An instance of Vorta is already running. Opening main window.
2026-03-20 12:42:54,075 - vorta.application - INFO - An instance of Vorta is already running. Opening main window.
2026-03-20 12:46:32,842 - vorta.application - INFO - An instance of Vorta is already running. Opening main window.
2026-03-20 12:48:08,897 - vorta.scheduler - DEBUG - Refreshing all scheduler timers
2026-03-20 12:48:08,899 - vorta.scheduler - DEBUG - Nothing scheduled for profile 1 because of unset repo.

[Nishani-B]

Hi @m3nu, I'm a GSoC 2026 applicant with Python and Frontend experience. I'd like to work on this issue to get familiar with the Vorta codebase. I've already set up the development environment locally and am ready to start investigating the file path resolution logic. Could you please assign this to me?

[m3nu]

done

[Nishani-B]

I've opened a PR for this issue. Please review.