Discussion:
[Skim-app-users] Bookmarks
Stefano Deiuri
2016-04-09 20:34:39 UTC
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Hi,
I have installed the latest version of Skim 1.4.18 on Yosemite and I`m
trying to backup my bookmarks (in case I need to reinstall OS X).
I miss in the library the "net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist"
where my bookmarks supposed to be. Has anything been changed about it in the
latest version? Please help

Thank you
Stefano
Christiaan Hofman
2016-04-09 21:07:41 UTC
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Post by Stefano Deiuri
Hi,
I have installed the latest version of Skim 1.4.18 on Yosemite and I`m
trying to backup my bookmarks (in case I need to reinstall OS X).
I miss in the library the "net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist"
where my bookmarks supposed to be. Has anything been changed about it in the
latest version? Please help
Thank you
Stefano
MacOSX nowadays keeps preference data in some global database, in memory. But it should still use this files in Preferences as backups and for persistency. I can se them being updated after I close Skim on my system. Usually you can force the system to synchronize the preference files with the database using the defaults command line tool. If you enter “defaults read net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks”, it should do so for this particular domain.

Christiaan
Fran Calcraft
2016-04-10 18:23:48 UTC
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Skim uses bookmarks? I have not seen any evidence of that. Exactly
what does it bookmark (since it is not a browser)?
Post by Stefano Deiuri
Hi,
I have installed the latest version of Skim 1.4.18 on Yosemite and I`m
trying to backup my bookmarks (in case I need to reinstall OS X).
I miss in the library the "net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist"
where my bookmarks supposed to be. Has anything been changed about it in the
latest version? Please help
Thank you
Stefano
MacOSX nowadays keeps preference data in some global database, in memory. But it should still use this files in Preferences as backups and for persistency. I can se them being updated after I close Skim on my system. Usually you can force the system to synchronize the preference files with the database using the defaults command line tool. If you enter “defaults read net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks”, it should do so for this particular domain.
Christiaan
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Stefano Deiuri
2016-04-10 08:02:10 UTC
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Hi Christiaan,

thank you for your prompt reply.
Actually I`m not sure how to do what you suggested me in the message. I
don`t know what mean "force the system to syncronize the preference files
with the database".
I just would like to know where I can find the file with bookmarks. I can`t
see any file belonging to Skim app if I search it in finder.

Please help

Thank you
Stefano
Christiaan Hofman
2016-04-10 09:08:04 UTC
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Post by Stefano Deiuri
Hi Christiaan,
thank you for your prompt reply.
Actually I`m not sure how to do what you suggested me in the message. I
don`t know what mean "force the system to syncronize the preference files
with the database".
As I said, the system nowadays keeps the information about all preferences in some global database. It sometimes synchronizes that information with files in Library/Preferences, where they used to be in the old days. It does that for persistency and backup. And if you use the “defaults” command line tool, that forces the system to synchronize the information for a domain in that global database with the corresponding file in Library/Preferences. So for the Skim bookmarks, you can enter the following in Terminal:

defaults read net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks
Post by Stefano Deiuri
I just would like to know where I can find the file with bookmarks. I can`t
see any file belonging to Skim app if I search it in finder.
I don’t think Finder will find these files belonging in any way to Skim. I wonder even if Finder would ever find them, because they’re in a hidden section nowadays (~/Library is hidden by default).
Post by Stefano Deiuri
Please help
Thank you
Stefano
Christiaan
Stefano Deiuri
2016-04-10 10:14:48 UTC
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Thank you Christiaan, I did type "defaults read
net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks" in Terminal, but I would like to
know how I can get back my bookmarks after I reinstalled OS X.
Thank you for your support

Stefano
Christiaan Hofman
2016-04-10 11:46:44 UTC
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Post by Stefano Deiuri
Thank you Christiaan, I did type "defaults read
net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks" in Terminal, but I would like to
know how I can get back my bookmarks after I reinstalled OS X.
Thank you for your support
Stefano
It is not clear to me what you want exactly. Have you lost your bookmarks in Skim? Or do you want to backup the bookmarks file somewhere? Did you install a new OS version, or do you want to? Did the terminal command return the bookmark data on the command line? Is the file there, and do you know how to find that file (doing a search in Finder won’t do it, I think)?

Christiaan
Stefano Deiuri
2016-04-10 12:24:24 UTC
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Thank you Christiaan for your patience.
I want to backup my bookmarks file in my HDD, and in an external HDD where I
can find it easily.
Actually I`m running Yosemite 10.10.5, the Terminal command did return the
bookmark data on the command line, but I do not know how to find that file.
Thank you again for your support, bookmarks are the most important feature
in this app for me, I have hundreds of them.

Stefano
Christiaan Hofman
2016-04-10 12:36:22 UTC
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Post by Stefano Deiuri
Thank you Christiaan for your patience.
I want to backup my bookmarks file in my HDD, and in an external HDD where I
can find it easily.
Actually I`m running Yosemite 10.10.5, the Terminal command did return the
bookmark data on the command line, but I do not know how to find that file.
Thank you again for your support, bookmarks are the most important feature
in this app for me, I have hundreds of them.
Stefano
The file should be located at ~/Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist. Your Library folder will probably be hidden in Finder, so you may not easily find it. You can either copy the file using the Terminal, or you can use the Finder "Go to Folder
" menu item to see the contents of your Library.

Be aware that if you ever want to reinstall a backup copy of this bookmarks file by copying the file back into this location, you always should run the command I mentioned in Terminal afterwards. Otherwise the system will simply ignore this file and overwrite it with whatever is in the database I mentioned.

Christiaan
Stefano Deiuri
2016-04-10 13:09:42 UTC
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I don`t have any Skim Preference file in the Library of the Home folder.
How I can use the command line? I`m not very familiar with Terminal

Thank you
stefano
Christiaan Hofman
2016-04-10 14:44:14 UTC
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Post by Stefano Deiuri
I don`t have any Skim Preference file in the Library of the Home folder.
I mean the normal file for the preferences of Skim, ~/Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.plist.
Post by Stefano Deiuri
How I can use the command line? I`m not very familiar with Terminal
Thank you
stefano
You can use the command

ls -l Library/Preferences/*.skim.*

Is the file listed?

Christiaan
Stefano Deiuri
2016-04-10 15:25:11 UTC
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I did type "ls -l Library/Preferences/*.skim.*" in Terminal but in
Home~Library~Preference ~ still does not have any file like
"~/Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.plist" why?

Stefano
Stefano Deiuri
2016-04-10 18:16:49 UTC
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This is what I got in the Terminal after I used the command "ls -l
Library/Preferences/*.skim.*"

Last login: Sun Apr 10 19:56:48 on ttys000
Stefanos-MBP:~ Stefano$ ls -l Library/Preferences/*.skim.*
-rw------- 1 Stefano staff 5525 Apr 10 14:00
Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.LSSharedFileList.plist
-rw------- 1 Stefano staff 21833 Apr 10 19:03
Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist
-rw------- 1 Stefano staff 2896 Apr 10 14:00
Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.plist
Stefanos-MBP:~ Stefano$

Now,if I look in the Library~ Preference~ I do not have any Skim Preferences
file there.

Your help would really much appreciated

Thank you
Stefano
Piet van Oostrum
2016-04-10 18:50:39 UTC
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Post by Stefano Deiuri
This is what I got in the Terminal after I used the command "ls -l
Library/Preferences/*.skim.*"
Last login: Sun Apr 10 19:56:48 on ttys000
Stefanos-MBP:~ Stefano$ ls -l Library/Preferences/*.skim.*
-rw------- 1 Stefano staff 5525 Apr 10 14:00
Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.LSSharedFileList.plist
-rw------- 1 Stefano staff 21833 Apr 10 19:03
Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist
-rw------- 1 Stefano staff 2896 Apr 10 14:00
Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.plist
Stefanos-MBP:~ Stefano$
Now,if I look in the Library~ Preference~ I do not have any Skim Preferences
file there.
Your help would really much appreciated
Well, apparently they are there otherwise the ls command could not show them. But you talk about
Library~ Preference~ (I don't know what you mean with the ~) but it should be Preferences, not Preference. To see it in Finder, type the following command in TERMINAL:

open Library/Preferences
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Stefano Deiuri
2016-04-11 07:50:02 UTC
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Post by Piet van Oostrum
Post by Stefano Deiuri
This is what I got in the Terminal after I used the command "ls -l
Library/Preferences/*.skim.*"
Last login: Sun Apr 10 19:56:48 on ttys000
Stefanos-MBP:~ Stefano$ ls -l Library/Preferences/*.skim.*
-rw------- 1 Stefano staff 5525 Apr 10 14:00
Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.LSSharedFileList.plist
-rw------- 1 Stefano staff 21833 Apr 10 19:03
Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist
-rw------- 1 Stefano staff 2896 Apr 10 14:00
Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.plist
Stefanos-MBP:~ Stefano$
Now,if I look in the Library~ Preference~ I do not have any Skim Preferences
file there.
Your help would really much appreciated
Well, apparently they are there otherwise the ls command could not show
them. But you talk about
Post by Piet van Oostrum
Library~ Preference~ (I don't know what you mean with the ~) but it should
be Preferences, not Preference.
Post by Piet van Oostrum
open Library/Preferences
Thank you very much, finally I got what I need to know.
When I reinstall the OS X, how should I do to get back my bookmarks in Skim
using "Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist"? I
can just add it to the Library trough the Finder or I have to use Terminal.
If I need to use Terminal to put them back, how should I do it? Sorry if I`m
not familiar in using Terminal and thank you for your patience

Stefano
Piet van Oostrum
2016-04-11 08:12:53 UTC
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Post by Stefano Deiuri
Thank you very much, finally I got what I need to know.
When I reinstall the OS X, how should I do to get back my bookmarks in Skim
using "Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist"? I
can just add it to the Library trough the Finder or I have to use Terminal.
If I need to use Terminal to put them back, how should I do it? Sorry if I`m
not familiar in using Terminal and thank you for your patience
You can just copy them with Finder to Library/Preferences.
We usually say ~/Library/Preferences, where ~ is a symbol that indicates your home directory /Users/xxxxx. OS X understands the use of ~ in a lot of places.
Because ~/Library is a hidden directory in Finder, you may have some difficulty to open ~/Library/Preferences. There is a simple trick in Finder.

In Finder, press Shift-Cmd-G. Then a dialog window opens where you can type ~/Library/Preferences in the dialog field and then click Go.

On a new system after you copied the bookmarks file, Skim should use it. Otherwise you have to give the defaults read command in Terminal that was mentioned before.

But actually, if all you user files have been copied to your new system (or they have stayed there) there should be no need to copy the bookmark file, because it will already be there.
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Stefano Deiuri
2016-04-11 10:53:30 UTC
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Post by Piet van Oostrum
Post by Stefano Deiuri
Thank you very much, finally I got what I need to know.
When I reinstall the OS X, how should I do to get back my bookmarks in Skim
using
"Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist"? I
Post by Piet van Oostrum
Post by Stefano Deiuri
can just add it to the Library trough the Finder or I have to use Terminal.
If I need to use Terminal to put them back, how should I do it? Sorry if I`m
not familiar in using Terminal and thank you for your patience
You can just copy them with Finder to Library/Preferences.
We usually say ~/Library/Preferences, where ~ is a symbol that indicates
your home directory
Post by Piet van Oostrum
/Users/xxxxx. OS X understands the use of ~ in a lot of places.
Because ~/Library is a hidden directory in Finder, you may have some
difficulty to open
Post by Piet van Oostrum
~/Library/Preferences. There is a simple trick in Finder.
In Finder, press Shift-Cmd-G. Then a dialog window opens where you can
type ~/Library/Preferences in the
Post by Piet van Oostrum
dialog field and then click Go.
On a new system after you copied the bookmarks file, Skim should use it.
Otherwise you have to give the
Post by Piet van Oostrum
defaults read command in Terminal that was mentioned before.
But actually, if all you user files have been copied to your new system
(or they have stayed there) there
Post by Piet van Oostrum
should be no need to copy the bookmark file, because it will already be there.
I made a test. I uninstalled all Skim files with AppDelete, and I
reinstalled Skim.
I did copy the file "net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist" in
Library/Preferences, and I use the command in Terminal "
defaults read net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks" but my bookmarks did
not get back. Please help

Thank you
Stefano
Piet van Oostrum
2016-04-11 11:45:11 UTC
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Post by Stefano Deiuri
I made a test. I uninstalled all Skim files with AppDelete, and I
reinstalled Skim.
I did copy the file "net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist" in
Library/Preferences, and I use the command in Terminal "
defaults read net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks" but my bookmarks did
not get back. Please help
Thank you
Stefano
OK, I think it would work if you reboot your computer.

But I have something else. A few years ago I was struggling with the same kind of stuff and I got the following advice that worked for me:

1. In Terminal type
defaults delete net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks
followed by ENTER.

And then copy the "net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist" to Library/Preferences"

I think it is best to have Skim not running while you do this.
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Christiaan Hofman
2016-04-11 12:24:39 UTC
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Post by Piet van Oostrum
Post by Stefano Deiuri
I made a test. I uninstalled all Skim files with AppDelete, and I
reinstalled Skim.
I did copy the file "net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist" in
Library/Preferences, and I use the command in Terminal "
defaults read net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks" but my bookmarks did
not get back. Please help
Thank you
Stefano
OK, I think it would work if you reboot your computer.
1. In Terminal type
defaults delete net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks
followed by ENTER.
And then copy the "net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist" to Library/Preferences"
I think it is best to have Skim not running while you do this.
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So to summarize all the steps:

0. Don’t run Skim

1. Type in Terminal followed by Enter:
defaults delete net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks

2. Copy the backed up file to net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist in ~/Library/Preferences

3. Type in Terminal followed by Enter:
defaults read net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks

Christiaan
Stefano Deiuri
2016-04-11 15:13:46 UTC
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On Apr 11, 2016, at 13:45, Piet van Oostrum <piet-l <at>
I made a test. I uninstalled all Skim files with AppDelete, and
Ireinstalled Skim. I did copy the file
"net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist" inLibrary/Preferences, and I
use the command in Terminal "defaults read
net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks" but my bookmarks didnot get back.
Please helpThank youStefano
OK, I think it would work if you reboot your computer.But I have something
else. A few years ago I was struggling with the same kind of stuff and I got
the following advice that worked for me:1. In Terminal typedefaults delete
net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarksfollowed by ENTER.And then copy the
"net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist" to Library/Preferences"I
think it is best to have Skim not running while you do this.-- Piet van
Oostrum <piet <at> vanoostrum.org>WWW: http://pietvanoostrum.com/PGP key:
[8DAE142BE17999C4]
0. Don’t run Skim
defaults delete net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks
2. Copy the backed up file
to net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist in ~/Library/Preferences
defaults read net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks
Christiaan
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Stefano
Stefano Deiuri
2016-04-12 09:38:56 UTC
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I have a last question. Before I invest a lot of time to create bookmarks
(hundreds), I would like to know if I will be able to use my current
bookmarks in a distant future, with new systems etc. I`m concerning someday
I will be not able to use them anymore. Please advise

Thank you again for your support

Stefano
Christiaan Hofman
2016-04-12 09:51:11 UTC
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Post by Stefano Deiuri
Post by Stefano Deiuri
After a few of attempts finally I made it. Thank you very much guys, I will
make a donation for the quality of the App and support.
Stefano
I have a last question. Before I invest a lot of time to create bookmarks
(hundreds), I would like to know if I will be able to use my current
bookmarks in a distant future, with new systems etc. I`m concerning someday
I will be not able to use them anymore. Please advise
Thank you again for your support
Stefano
I don’t know what Apple will do. Nobody knew they would make it so much harder to manipulate preferences manually. Perhaps they will make the files in Preferences completely obsolete in the future. But I doubt that, because that would mean they would at some point forget all preferences. As for our side, we will do our part in backwards supporting the bookmarks, because we don’t want our users to lose the data. However, you should realize that messing with the files in Preferences was always a hack, even when the system used them much more transparently.

Christiaan
Stefano Deiuri
2016-04-12 10:13:30 UTC
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Post by Stefano Deiuri
After a few of attempts finally I made it. Thank you very much guys, I
willmake a donation for the quality of the App and support.Stefano
Post by Stefano Deiuri
I have a last question. Before I invest a lot of time to create
bookmarks(hundreds), I would like to know if I will be able to use my
currentbookmarks in a distant future, with new systems etc. I`m concerning
somedayI will be not able to use them anymore. Please adviseThank you again
for your supportStefano
Post by Stefano Deiuri
I don’t know what Apple will do. Nobody knew they would make it so much
harder to manipulate preferences manually. Perhaps they will make the files
in Preferences completely obsolete in the future. But I doubt that, because
that would mean they would at some point forget all preferences. As for our
side, we will do our part in backwards supporting the bookmarks, because we
don’t want our users to lose the data. However, you should realize that
messing with the files in Preferences was always a hack, even when the
system used them much more transparently.
Post by Stefano Deiuri
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Thank you Christiaan. The Bookmarks Manager of the App is awesome, I hope to
be able in distant future keep using it.

Stefano
Christiaan Hofman
2016-05-24 09:54:45 UTC
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A late addition to this discussion, as I found out the best way to do this with some newer functions of the default command.

The way to backup and restore preferences nowadays is to use the defaults command in particular the export and import options. This works in one step, no need to delete files and whatever. Basically, you should never touch or use the the files in ~/Library/Preferences, as their function is completely opaque and mostly unpredictable, they may or may be related to the actual preferences that are used.

Basically, when you want to backup the bookmarks use:

defaults export net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks path/to/some/backupFile.plist

And when you want to later restore the backup, use “import” instead of “export”. That’s all that’s needed. For preferences this basically goes the same, just with a different domain (e.g. "-app Skim" instead of "net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks").

Christiaan
Post by Stefano Deiuri
On Apr 11, 2016, at 13:45, Piet van Oostrum <piet-l <at>
I made a test. I uninstalled all Skim files with AppDelete, and
Ireinstalled Skim. I did copy the file
"net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist" inLibrary/Preferences, and I
use the command in Terminal "defaults read
net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks" but my bookmarks didnot get back.
Please helpThank youStefano
OK, I think it would work if you reboot your computer.But I have something
else. A few years ago I was struggling with the same kind of stuff and I got
the following advice that worked for me:1. In Terminal typedefaults delete
net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarksfollowed by ENTER.And then copy the
"net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist" to Library/Preferences"I
think it is best to have Skim not running while you do this.-- Piet van
[8DAE142BE17999C4]
0. Don’t run Skim
defaults delete net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks
2. Copy the backed up file
to net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist in ~/Library/Preferences
defaults read net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks
Christiaan
After a few of attempts finally I made it. Thank you very much guys, I will
make a donation for the quality of the App and support.
Stefano
Christiaan Hofman
2016-04-11 11:46:23 UTC
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Post by Stefano Deiuri
Post by Piet van Oostrum
Post by Stefano Deiuri
Thank you very much, finally I got what I need to know.
When I reinstall the OS X, how should I do to get back my bookmarks in Skim
using
"Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist"? I
Post by Piet van Oostrum
Post by Stefano Deiuri
can just add it to the Library trough the Finder or I have to use Terminal.
If I need to use Terminal to put them back, how should I do it? Sorry
if I`m
Post by Piet van Oostrum
Post by Stefano Deiuri
not familiar in using Terminal and thank you for your patience
You can just copy them with Finder to Library/Preferences.
We usually say ~/Library/Preferences, where ~ is a symbol that indicates
your home directory
Post by Piet van Oostrum
/Users/xxxxx. OS X understands the use of ~ in a lot of places.
Because ~/Library is a hidden directory in Finder, you may have some
difficulty to open
Post by Piet van Oostrum
~/Library/Preferences. There is a simple trick in Finder.
In Finder, press Shift-Cmd-G. Then a dialog window opens where you can
type ~/Library/Preferences in the
Post by Piet van Oostrum
dialog field and then click Go.
On a new system after you copied the bookmarks file, Skim should use it.
Otherwise you have to give the
Post by Piet van Oostrum
defaults read command in Terminal that was mentioned before.
But actually, if all you user files have been copied to your new system
(or they have stayed there) there
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should be no need to copy the bookmark file, because it will already be there.
I made a test. I uninstalled all Skim files with AppDelete, and I
reinstalled Skim.
I did copy the file "net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist" in
Library/Preferences, and I use the command in Terminal "
defaults read net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks" but my bookmarks did
not get back. Please help
Thank you
Stefano
Did you run the defaults command after copying the bookmarks file back, and before running Skim? And did the defaults command return the data?

Christiaan
Stefano Deiuri
2016-04-11 12:17:27 UTC
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Stefano Deiuri wrote:Thank you very much, finally I got what I need to
know.When I reinstall the OS X, how should I do to get back my bookmarks in
Skimusing
"Library/Preferences/net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist"? Ican
just add it to the Library trough the Finder or I have to use Terminal.If I
need to use Terminal to put them back, how should I do it? Sorry
if I`m
not familiar in using Terminal and thank you for your patience
You can just copy them with Finder to Library/Preferences.We usually say
~/Library/Preferences, where ~ is a symbol that indicates
your home directory/Users/xxxxx. OS X understands the use of ~ in a lot of
places.Because ~/Library is a hidden directory in Finder, you may have some
difficulty to open~/Library/Preferences. There is a simple trick in
Finder.In Finder, press Shift-Cmd-G. Then a dialog window opens where you can
type ~/Library/Preferences in thedialog field and then click Go.On a new
system after you copied the bookmarks file, Skim should use it.
Otherwise you have to give thedefaults read command in Terminal that was
mentioned before.But actually, if all you user files have been copied to
your new system
(or they have stayed there) thereshould be no need to copy the bookmark
file, because it will already be there.
I made a test. I uninstalled all Skim files with AppDelete, and
Ireinstalled Skim. I did copy the file
"net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks.plist" inLibrary/Preferences, and I
use the command in Terminal "defaults read
net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks" but my bookmarks didnot get back.
Please helpThank youStefano
Did you run the defaults command after copying the bookmarks file back,
and before running Skim? And did the defaults command return the data?
Christiaan
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Yes Christiaan, I did them, and I got this message:

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Stefanos-MBP:~ Stefano$ defaults read net.sourceforge.skim-app.skim.bookmarks
{
bookmarks = (
);
recentDocuments = (
);
}
Stefanos-MBP:~ Stefano$
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