# Find the config folder To access the config folder simply open the Settings `[Ctrl] + [,]` and click on the last item under the menu: "Open Config Folder". There you can `Right Click` on the root of the project and "Show in file manager". # Save / Reinstall the packages I created the "package-file.list" file following the instructions of [this stackoverflow question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30006827/how-to-save-atom-editor-config-and-list-of-packages-installed). Open a terminal and `cd` into the config folder. **Backup**: `apm list --installed --bare > package-file.list` **Restore**: `apm install --packages-file package-file.list`