6. The "Preferences" dialog box
The preferences specified in this dialog box are stored in XXE_user_preferences_dir/preferences.properties, a Java™ property file (an ISO-8859-1 text file using a very simply key :value format).
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XXE user preferences directory is: $HOME/.xxe11/ on Linux.
 $HOME/Library/Application Support/XMLmind/XMLEditor11/ on the Mac.
 %APPDATA%\XMLmind\XMLEditor11\ on Windows. Example: C:\Users\john\AppData\Roaming\XMLmind\XMLEditor11\.
 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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