Below is a list of what is stored in your Cinema 4D preferences and the path to find them.
Plugins:
Window: Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\Maxon\Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********\plugins
Mac: Users/*USERNAME*/Library/Preferences/Maxon/Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********\plugins
Custom Layouts:
Window: Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\Maxon\Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********\library\layout
Mac: Users/*USERNAME*/Library/Preferences/Maxon/Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********/library/layout
Custom Assets: If you choose "Preferences" when adding custom assets to the Asset Browser:
*Note if you've created a custom database for your assets, the following folders will not include those assets.
Window: Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\Maxon\Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********\userrepository
Mac: Users/*USERNAME*/Library/Preferences/Maxon/Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********/userrepository
Color Schemes:
Window: Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\Maxon\Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********\prefs - In the dark.col file
Mac: Users/*USERNAME*/Library/Preferences/Maxon/Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********/prefs - In the dark.col file
Custom Scripts:
Window: Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\Maxon\Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_*********\library\scripts
Mac: /Users/*USERNAME*/Library/Preferences/Maxon/Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********/library/scripts
Changes to your Cinema 4D Preferences:
Window: Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\Maxon\Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_*********\prefs - In the Cinema 4D.prf file
Mac: Users/*USERNAME*/Library/Preferences/Maxon/Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********/prefs - In the Cinema 4D.prf file
Custom Presets (including Render Settings) in R24 (and older):
Window: Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\Maxon\Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********\library\browser - In the user.lib4d file
Mac: Users/*USERNAME*/Library/Preferences/Maxon/Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********/library/browser - In the user.lib4d file
Custom Shortcuts in R24 (and older):
Window: Users\*USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Maxon\Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********\prefs - In the shortcuttables.res file
Mac: Users/*USERNAME*/Library/Preferences/Maxon/Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********/prefs - In the shortcuttables.res file
Custom Presets in R25 (and newer):
Because R25 (and newer) has an updated preset system, presets are stored in the Asset Browser
Window: Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\Maxon\Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********\userrepository
Mac: Users/*USERNAME*/Library/Preferences/Maxon/Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********/userrepository
Custom Shortcuts in R25 (and newer)::
Window: Users\*USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Maxon\Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********\prefs\shortcuts
Mac: /Users/*USERNAME*/Library/Preferences/Maxon/Maxon Cinema 4D R2*_********/prefs/shortcuts
Downloaded Assets from the Asset Browser:
Window: Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\Maxon\_assetcache
Mac: Users/*USERNAME*/Library/Preferences/Maxon/_assetcache
If you are moving the downloaded assets from one machine to another, it's best to copy the _assetcahe folder itself and place this folder here:
Window: Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\Maxon
Mac: Users/*USERNAME*/Library/Preferences/Maxon
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