Where Does Bartender Store Settings?
Bartender menubar layouts, presets and license on macOS.
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Bartender keeps menubar item orders, show-for-update rules, presets and license state in per-user app support and preferences. One preset export migrates every hidden icon at once.
Export presets before macOS upgrades and notch changes. Item IDs shift between releases while your layout memory does not.
Where Bartender stores this, by platform
~/Library/Application Support/Bartender
Layouts, presets and item rules for the current user. Preferences plist sits in ~/Library/Preferences beside it. Use in-app Preset Export for portable backups.
Frequently asked questions
How do I migrate Bartender layouts?
Export presets in-app and import on the new Mac. Raw folder copies above miss license and permission state.
Why did Bartender lose item order?
macOS control-center IDs changed after an update. Reassign items in the preset, then export a fresh copy.
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