Backup/Restore settings

[arielj]

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Problem description

Currently, if you install heroic in 2 different system (like linux and window, or mac, or a steam deck), you need to setup up everything again (hidden/favorite games, defaults, etc). Another option for more tech-savy users is to copy some specific files from .config and put them in the right place.

Feature description

It should make migrations/reinstalls easier if we support an export/backup and import/restore functionality to export all the relevant settings to a file that we can then import somewhere else.

The export feature would only export relevant settings that makes sense to share and not things like credentials/auth code for example, for security reasons.

The import feature would take care of importing things into the right folder, since the folder is not the same for all systems. It could also detect if a game is configured to use a specific Wine version and suggest the user to install that.

This should help people keep heroic installations in sync more easily.

Alternatives

We can start with simpler export/import featurs, like... maybe just a way to export hidden/favorites, then another way to export general settings, then another to export specific game settings.

Additional information

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