Import settings, shortcuts and actions to a new computer

[Ingrid Lill]

I am running Illustrator version 27,5  on Imac late 2013. 
I am trying to migrate to Illustrator 27.61 on Mac Studio. 

I need to transfer my settings - keyboard shortcuts, actions, workspace. 

Can you point me to a tutorial how to do it? I tried moving my .aia and .kys files into Library/Preferences/Adobe 27 Settings, but it doesn't work.

Is there a way to sync through Creative cloud?

[Ton Frederiks]

Does Edit > My Settings > Export Settings.../Import Settings... work?

[Ingrid Lill]

Thanks! I have tried that. The exported file doesn't have an ending, it is called "AI27Settings_2 Jul 2023_15.02". 
When I try to import it, it says "File does not contain valid Illustrator Setings. Please select a valid setting file"

[Monika Gause]

You could just add a .zip ending. Then unpack it and then move all the settings manually into their respective places. Here's where they belong: 

https://www.vektorgarten.de/illustrator-settings.html 

[Ton Frederiks]

I wonder why they left off the .zip extension?

[Monika Gause]

Too many accidental unpacking I would guess. 

When you have used an Apple Mouse once, then you know that they cannot be trusted with anything important.

[Ingrid Lill]

Thank you! I somehow got it sorted out. I thought there would be an easy way to keep the preferences, with creative cloud technology. Oh well. 

[chelseadawnbrown]

Hi @Ingrid Lill  can you share how you completed this task - I'm specifically trying to export my illustrator Keyboard shortcuts from one mac to another and not having any luck with any steps in this process. TY!

[Monika Gause]

In the link I posted above you find the locations of all those files. Just copy it from there to the new location.