preferences.properties sample:
#Areca user preferences
#Thu May dd hh:mm:ss CEST yyyy
mainframe.x=319
ws.history.0=C\:/Users/user/.areca/workspace
startup.workspace=
lastworkspace=C\:/Users/user/.areca/workspace
startup.display.logical.view=false
info.channel.synthetic=true
mainframe.width=1920
launch.count=1
mainframe.leftsplitpos=70
check.new.versions=false
archive.displayreport=false
editor.text=
mainframe.mainsplitpos=30
archive.storage=
display.toolbar=true
mainframe.height=1017
dnt.msg.day=9170
startup.mode=last
mainframe.maximized=false
display.ws.address=true
file.size.prefix=binary
mainframe.y=392
date.format=
lang=enstartup.display.logical.view=falsearchive.displayreport=falsedisplay.toolbar=trueShow or hide the button bar.info.channel.synthetic=truelang=enGUI language.file.size.prefix=binary(default)binary1024 bytes = kibibyte = 1 kiBdecimal1000 bytes = kilobyte = 1 kB- Feature available since v8.2.0. Requires restart Areca. See Now "Preferences" allows you to change how file sizes are displayed (decimal or binary) commit (2024-11-30).
date.format= (empty by default) See DateTimeFormatter - Patterns for Formatting and Parsing for more details.
startup.mode=lastcheck.new.versions=falseIndicates whether Areca will check on startup to see if a new version is available.editor.text=launch.count=1Number of times Areca has been executed.dnt.msg.day=9170Donation message day. See GUIDonationHelper.java.archive.storage=log.level=41Errors2Warnings3Informations4Details5Most detailed
ws.history.0=$USER/.areca/workspacestartup.workspace=lastworkspace=$USER/.areca/workspacedisplay.ws.address=trueShow or hide the workspace selector.
mainframe.x=319Sets the distance, in pixels, of the Areca window from the left side of the screen.mainframe.y=392Sets the distance, in pixels, of the Areca window from the top of the screen.mainframe.width=1920Sets the width, in pixels, of the Areca window.mainframe.height=1017Sets the height, in pixels, of the Areca window.mainframe.maximized=falseSets the window to initially start maximized (true) or in windowed mode (false).mainframe.leftsplitpos=70Percentage of the height of the left panel (top subpanel).mainframe.mainsplitpos=30Percentage of the width of the left panel.