False Warning: Preset Overrides BTT Preferences on Import

Bugs or Unexpected Behavior
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Note:
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Describe the bug
Hey there. So I'm new to using BTT and played with a bunch of things, ran into some issues (pure newbie ignorance) and deleted everything to start with a clean slate. I wanted to import a community preset to learn from and adapt. When I go to import the preset I get the warning: Preset Overrides BTT Preferences (screenshot below)

It doesn't say what preferences are in conflict. So I exported my own empty Default (master) to diff the .json files and I can't see any BTT app preferences in conflict at all. All I see (obviously) are the triggers and such since my default doesn't have any. If need be, I can upload the .json files. Just to doublecheck myself I had ChatGPT diff them and it came up empty too.

Affected input device (e.g. MacBook Trackpad, Magic Mouse/Trackpad, Touch Bar, etc.):
None

Screenshots

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Device information:

  • Type of Mac:
    2019 MacBook Pro 15"
  • macOS version:
    macOS 15.4.1 (24E263)
  • BetterTouchTool version: (please post the exact version - not just "the latest one")
    5.395 (Was on the previous version but updated to alpha to test before posting.

btt_diag_dump_51725.zip (1.3 MB)

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global preferences are saved in ~/Library/Preferences/com.hegenberg.BetterTouchTool.plist that’s what you‘d need to diff with the settings section in the preset json.

In general this is just a warning, it doesn’t check whether there are any real conflicts

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Both of those are good to know. Thank you for the quick response!

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It would be nice to be able to know if there are going to be any BTT settings that need to change and what they are before installing a preset. Should I make a separate "Feature Request" post for that?