Startap parameter pointing to "work directory" so I can start OrcaSlicer from macos, windows, linux using same "work directory" to share printers and profiles #2233

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-06T02:03:18+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-06 02:03:18 +02:00

Originally created by @arhi on 9/10/2025

Is there an existing issue for this feature request?

I have searched the existing issues

On macos I see that profiles are in Applications/OrcaSlicer.app/Contents/Resources, on Windows it's in %APPDATA%/OrcaSlicer ...

I would like to have it on smb://nas.local.lan/home/Orca/ and access it from different computers on LAN and to have OrcaSlicer look and feel same everywhere and have same printers, same profiles same history same everything :)

BONUS would be if there is some type of external locking so that if multiple instances of OrcaSlicer are started in the same time and are accessing same directory they do not crash / lock each other.

Which printers will be beneficial to this feature?

All

Describe the solution you'd like

orca-slicer --usehome smb://nas.local.lan/home/Orca/
or
orca-slicer --usehome \\nas.local.lan\home\Orca\

or something similar

It would be important that this directory have same format for all supported platforms 32bit and 64bit intel and arm linux, mac and windows.

Describe alternatives you've considered

rsync
filesync

None of the file syncing tools I managed to properly work between platforms (I mostly use mac and win for OrcaSlicer)

Additional context

No response

*Originally created by @arhi on 9/10/2025* ### Is there an existing issue for this feature request? - [x] I have searched the existing issues ### Is your feature request related to a problem? On macos I see that profiles are in Applications/OrcaSlicer.app/Contents/Resources, on Windows it's in %APPDATA%/OrcaSlicer ... I would like to have it on smb://nas.local.lan/home/Orca/ and access it from different computers on LAN and to have OrcaSlicer look and feel same everywhere and have same printers, same profiles same history same everything :) BONUS would be if there is some type of external locking so that if multiple instances of OrcaSlicer are started in the same time and are accessing same directory they do not crash / lock each other. ### Which printers will be beneficial to this feature? All ### Describe the solution you'd like ``` orca-slicer --usehome smb://nas.local.lan/home/Orca/ or orca-slicer --usehome \\nas.local.lan\home\Orca\ ``` or something similar It would be important that this directory have same format for all supported platforms 32bit and 64bit intel and arm linux, mac and windows. ### Describe alternatives you've considered 1. rsync 2. filesync None of the file syncing tools I managed to properly work between platforms (I mostly use mac and win for OrcaSlicer) ### Additional context _No response_

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Reference: github/OrcaSlicer#2233