The MuseScore (un-)installer should offer the option to revert to factory settings

[Jojo-Schmitz]

Your idea

The MuseScore (un-)installer should offer the option to revert to factory settings

Problem to be solved

Very often users reinstall, while that doesn't help as it keeps the bogus settings that caused the problem causing them to resortong to a reinstall.
Also on uninstall it'd be helpfull to delete all traces of MuseScore having ever been installed

Prior art

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Additional context

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[irwir]

Let's clarify the terms - revert and delete.

MuseScore/src/framework/global/settings.cpp

Lines 100 to 103 in f982d40

	if (!keepDefaultSettings) {
	QDir(dataPath()).removeRecursively();
	QDir().mkpath(dataPath());
	}

If I am not mistaken, in MuseScore Revert to factory settings will purge and recreate the directory structure in user's profile.
This is not delete all traces after uninstall.
Therefore, uninstall needs an option Delete all user's data and settings.

For the install step, reset might be added as a convenience, though necessity is low - the function is available as a menu item in MuseScore or as a command line option.

[Jojo-Schmitz]

The necessity for the revert stems from experienc in the forum, where users tend to believe the (re-)install does that

[irwir]

Well know issue: nobody cares to read manuals.

[Jojo-Schmitz]

So true...