# MacOS can not save local settings

**URL:** <https://community.thinlinc.com/t/macos-can-not-save-local-settings/689>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** tlclient\
**Created:** [27 August 2023 16:40 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/macos-can-not-save-local-settings/689 "2023-08-27T16:40:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![samuel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.thinlinc.com/samuel/32/335_2.png) [@samuel](https://community.thinlinc.com/u/samuel)\
**Post date:** [31 August 2023 20:27 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/macos-can-not-save-local-settings/689/6 "2023-08-31T20:27:23Z")

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I would recommend checking out “.tlclient” files, they work well as a replacement for profiles or a “connection book”.

> [@New ThinLinc Versions / Development Roadmap](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/new-thinlinc-versions-development-roadmap/636/7):
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> Hi @blacksnow! While this might not be precisely what you are looking for, I think it might help; you can create shortcut files with separate configurations for different hostnames. The files could, for example, be server1.tlclient and server2.tlclient and effectively work as different profiles. Files ending with .tlclient are associated with the ThinLinc client. Create an empty file with the suffix “.tlclient” (\*). Double click it to open the ThinLinc client. Make any changes you want to th…

[https://www.cendio.com/resources/docs/tag/client\_config.html#alternative-files](https://www.cendio.com/resources/docs/tag/client_config.html#alternative-files)

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