How do I extract themes inside of Sublime text's cache, or where are sublime text color schemes located that have been cached?

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I'm on a mac.

also, important to note, a file with a path segment of "Packages/Solarized Color Scheme/Solarized (Dark).tmTheme" does not exist anywhere on the filesystem. Sublime text has some sort of caching mechanism here that I don't understand. there is a cache folder, containing binary files that are named similarly (specifically appended with .cache) but sublime text does not recognize them as something it can use.

in my preferences i have this line:

"color_scheme": "Packages/Solarized Color Scheme/Solarized (Dark).tmTheme"

But, the path Packages/Solarized Color Scheme/Solarized (Dark).tmTheme does not exist anywhere on my computer. I'd like to copy my theme to a new computer but I can't seem to find it. I ran sudo find / | grep tmTheme which did not find it. Sublime text must have a cache of some sort, with a virtual theme directory? seems weird.

To state again, I ran this command:

sudo find / | grep tmTheme

And it did not turn up. So, the file path Packages/Solarized Color Scheme/Solarized (Dark).tmTheme does not exist anywhere on my system, not in ~Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages/Solarized Color Scheme/Solarized (Dark).tmTheme or anywhere else.

`%APPDATA%` is a Windows variable. If not Windows, then what OS *are* you using? — MattDMo, Jun 04 '15 at 19:52
I just copied that from @maccartm answer.. the goal was to reduce confusion which seems to have failed. the point I'm trying to make is that the is not located anywhere on my filesystem. — quinn, Jun 04 '15 at 19:54

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 04 '15 at 20:05

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Sublime Text 3 stores its default packages and many plugins (installed via Package Control) as zipped .sublime-package files. On OS X, Package Control packages are stored in ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Installed Packages. To access the contents of these packages, the use of the PackageResourceViewer plugin is highly recommended. Once installed, open the Command Palette, type prv, then select PackageResourceViewer: Extract Package. Scroll through the options and select your package of interest, then hit Enter. All the files in the package will be extracted into ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages/<Package Name>. You can then browse through the source, make changes, or whatever.

However, please be aware that any package upgrades will not take effect, as the Packages directory takes precedence over Installed Packages.

answered Jun 04 '15 at 20:05

MattDMo

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Thanks! but I don't see my file in the list. The file (i think) is located at "Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Cache/Solarized Color Scheme/Solarized (dark).tmTheme.cache" which doesn't show up in the list.. should I copy it somewhere else? – quinn Jun 04 '15 at 20:12
@quinn you don't want the cache file. Did you successfully install PackageResourceViewer and extract the `Solarized Color Scheme` package? You can browse the `Packages` folder in Finder by selecting **`Sublime Text -> Preferences -> Browse Packages...`**. – MattDMo Jun 04 '15 at 20:22
Thanks, that's where I was getting tripped up. – quinn Jun 04 '15 at 20:59
Thanks SO much for this. I was tearing my hair out trying to find these files. – shoebox639 Mar 21 '18 at 15:42

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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The file could be harder to find due to it being Sublime Text 3. I don't personally use ST3 but from what I understand, ST3 packages run from *.sublime-package files. Try using the following program to view the contents of these zipped folders.

https://github.com/skuroda/PackageResourceViewer

Reference:

https://sublimetext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13674

Another edit:

How to edit Sublime Text 3 Soda Theme

Should work for you as well, once again recommending PackageResourceViewer

edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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answered Jun 04 '15 at 19:36

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hey, tried to clarify in my question.. the `sudo find` would have picked up if it were in any of the directories your describing here, so this is a no go. I updated the question again to try to clarify this. – quinn Jun 04 '15 at 19:55
thanks for the update, but i'm still stuck on the PackageResourceViewer step. I think there is an intermediate step to make the tmTheme.cache file available to PackageResourceViewer. – quinn Jun 04 '15 at 20:15

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 04 '15 at 19:42

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try to hit on the menu Preferences->Color Scheme on your new PC!

It should work since looks like one of the default themes!

Hope it helps!

answered Jun 04 '15 at 19:42

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Mine is actually slightly different than the default solarized theme unfortunately, so that won't work. – quinn Jun 04 '15 at 19:44
Ok! Sorry I didn't understand that it was different! – LaM Jun 05 '15 at 08:26

How do I extract themes inside of Sublime text's cache, or where are sublime text color schemes located that have been cached?

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