2. Where user preferences are stored
| B. User preferences |

### 2. Where user preferences are stored

The preferences specified in this dialog box are stored in ``w2x_user_preferences_dir`/w2x-app.properties`, a Java™ property file (an ISO-8859-1 text file using a very simply `key` :`value` format).

W2x user preferences directory is:

- ``$HOME`/.w2x/` on Linux.

- ``$HOME`/Library/Application Support/XMLmind/WordToXML/` on the Mac.

- ``%APPDATA%`\XMLmind\WordToXML\` on Windows. Example: `C:\Users\john\AppData\Roaming\XMLmind\WordToXML\`.

If you cannot see the "`AppData`" directory using Microsoft Windows File Manager, turn on Tools>Folder Options>View>File and Folders>Show hidden files and folders.

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