Configuration implementation changedthird-party/claude-desktop/configuration-format
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3838| Windows | `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude` (machine), `HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude` (user) | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Claude-3p\configLibrary\` |
3939| Linux | `/etc/claude-desktop/managed-settings.json` | `~/.config/Claude-3p/configLibrary/` |
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41The local location is a directory: `_meta.json` records which saved configuration is applied, and each configuration is a `<id>.json` file alongside it. The in-app configuration window writes here.
41The local location is a directory: `_meta.json` records which saved configuration is applied, and each configuration is a `<id>.json` file alongside it. The in-app configuration window writes here. Where the app can use the device's secure storage, API keys in these files are encrypted for the OS user account that saved them (see [Unreadable saved API keys](https://claude.com/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/data-storage.md#unreadable-saved-api-keys)). The app doesn't read an exported **JSON config** file from this directory. Load that file with **Import configuration…** in the configuration window.
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4343### Which configuration source applies on a device
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