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Backup additions made to the apple dictionary?

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Mar 15, 2026243 views
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In Mac OS X you're able to add unknown words to the global dictionary with the "Add to Dictionary" option. "Refactoring" is a word I often have to add, for instance. Presumably these additions are stored somewhere. So my question is: where? I'd like to be able to see the additions I've made and sto…

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The file containing all of the learned words is located in /Users/YOUR PROFILE/Library/Spelling/en en is for english, if you are concerned with other languages, those files are relevant as well. Obviously, replace YOUR PROFILE with the name of your …

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