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title: Troubleshooting personalization options for GitHub Codespaces
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allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
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intro: Troubleshooting steps for common issues with dotfiles and Settings Sync.
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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ghec: '*'
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type: reference
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topics:
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- Codespaces
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shortTitle: Personalization
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redirect_from:
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- /codespaces/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-dotfiles-for-codespaces
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---
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You can personalize {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} by using a `dotfiles` repository on {% data variables.product.product_name %} or by using Settings Sync. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/codespaces/customizing-your-codespace/personalizing-github-codespaces-for-your-account)."
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## Troubleshooting dotfiles
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If your codespace fails to pick up configuration settings from dotfiles, you should work through the following debugging steps.
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1. Enable dotfiles by selecting **Automatically install dotfiles** in [your personal {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} settings](https://github.com/settings/codespaces).
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1. Check `/workspaces/.codespaces/.persistedshare/dotfiles` to see if your dotfiles were cloned.
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- If your dotfiles were cloned, try manually re-running your install script to verify that it is executable.
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- If your dotfiles were not cloned, check `/workspaces/.codespaces/.persistedshare/EnvironmentLog.txt` to see if there was a problem cloning them.
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1. Check `/workspaces/.codespaces/.persistedshare/creation.log` for possible issues. For more information, see [Creation logs](/codespaces/troubleshooting/github-codespaces-logs#creation-logs).
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If the configuration from your dotfiles is correctly picked up, but part of the configuration is incompatible with codespaces, use the `$CODESPACES` environment variable to add conditional logic for codespace-specific configuration settings.
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## Troubleshooting Settings Sync
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{% data reusables.codespaces.disabling-settings-sync %}
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