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How do I clean up my dconf database?

rated 0 times [ 41] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 23228 / 2 Years ago, tue, january 11, 2022, 11:51:15

Dconf is pretty young, yet my database is already a mess with lots of "schema-less" keys. Is there a way to do some cleaning up, or would I need to start from scratch (by removing ~/.config/dconf/user I guess)?

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answered 2 Years ago losbu · Accepted Answer

This is possible using the dconf reset command, though it's not clear if that's a side-effect of a bug.

For a single key:
```
dconf reset "/path/to/the/key"
```
Must not end with a /.

For a whole path:
```
dconf reset -f "/path/to/the/path/"
```
Must end with a /.

If you do this while having dconf-editor opened, it will likely crash.