# Mac Songs Database Location

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**Created:** [August 27, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/mac-songs-database-location/692 "2021-08-27T05:05:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![wateronline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b38774/32.png) [@wateronline](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/wateronline)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/mac-songs-database-location/692/1 "2021-08-27T05:05:37Z")

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Hi, i would like know where is the song database kept in Mac, under what file name and extensions. I want to delete all my old data and import new ones from another Mac.

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**Author:** ![berry120](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/berry120/32/4_2.png) [@berry120](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/berry120)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/mac-songs-database-location/692/2 "2021-08-28T19:25:54Z")

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I’ll usually be in a folder like /Users/USERNAME/.quelea/database\_new - you’ll need to remove that database\_new folder to clear your old songs.

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**Author:** ![wateronline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b38774/32.png) [@wateronline](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/wateronline)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/mac-songs-database-location/692/3 "2021-08-29T16:45:09Z")

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Hi, i did not see any “.quelea/database\_new” folder in my home directory, i am using MACos.  
No such .quelea folder in my home directory.

 ![Screenshot 2021-08-30 at 12.41.53 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/quelea/original/1X/327f31dd4468995a46ffde295b8317636703b032.png)

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**Author:** ![berry120](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/berry120/32/4_2.png) [@berry120](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/berry120)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/mac-songs-database-location/692/4 "2021-08-29T18:34:56Z")

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It will likely be a hidden folder - you may need to make these visible before it shows up.

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**Author:** ![wateronline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b38774/32.png) [@wateronline](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/wateronline)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 11:53am UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/mac-songs-database-location/692/5 "2021-08-30T11:53:57Z")

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Hi, thanks for the advice, i manage to unhidden the hidden files by pressing "Command + Shift + . " , and all the hidden files appeared.

 ![Screenshot 2021-08-30 at 7.51.09 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/quelea/original/1X/4a1e9df8d4e7bca38ea29293c74ff1caed6ad2fa.png)

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**Author:** ![kelvin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/kelvin/32/284_2.png) [@kelvin](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/kelvin)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 9:26am UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/mac-songs-database-location/692/6 "2021-12-29T09:26:55Z")

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Thank You for the answer from Italy 🇮🇹