By default,
Maya stores preferences files in the following path:
Windows
-
..\Documents\maya\<version>\prefs
Mac OS X
-
/Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/<version>/prefs
Note: To open the
Preferences directory:
- Select
, press Alt and the
Library folder appears in the menu.
- From the Terminal window, navigate to the
Preferences directory and type
open.
Linux
-
~<username>/maya/<version>/prefs
To change the location of your
Maya preferences folder, use the MAYA_APP_DIR environment variable.
See
File path variables for more information.
You must set this env var from the operation system instead of using
Maya.env.
Note: If you run out of disk space while saving preferences, your preferences may become corrupt or irretrievable. Ensure that your hard drive has space available to save preferences. If the disk runs out of space, free up some space before exiting the application.