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Please indicate operating system and version thereof, thanks.

mac 10.10.5 yosemite on a macbook pro
qcad PRO Version: 3.14.3.0 (3.14.3)

You shouldn't have to worry about permissions of the QCAD3.ini file. QCAD creates and manages the file automatically. You might want to monitor its date, to check if it gets modified by QCAD. Another idea is to run QCAD from the command line to check for error messages, warnings, etc.

There aren't any similar reports from other users, so this is definitely not a known or common problem.

started qcad from terminal:
the command "CadToolMatrix.applyPreferences" seems to be the right one, but it does not changes the file /Users/dr/.config/QCAD/QCAD3.ini.
Changing permit to the directory, not to the file solves the problem.
I can now edit some preferences and find them and the next start.
I just can't get rid of the grid, witch stay always there.
Is this an option in Qcad3.ini ??

MacBook-Pro:~ dr$ /Applications/QCAD-Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/QCAD-Pro
QCAD version 3.14.3
13:10:00: Debug: RDwgPlugin::init
13:10:00: Debug: RDxfPlugin::init
13:10:00: Debug: RHelpPlugin::init
13:10:00: Debug: RPolygonPlugin::init
13:10:00: Debug: RProScriptsPlugin::init
13:10:00: Debug: RTriangulationPlugin::init
13:10:01: Debug: TIMER: 349121093 ns ( 349 ms ) - "loading add-ons"
13:10:02: Debug: TIMER: 809298029 ns ( 809 ms ) - "initializing add-ons"
13:10:03: Debug: RPluginBase: postInit: "DWG"
13:10:03: Debug: RPluginBase: postInit: "Polygon"
13:10:03: Debug: RPluginBase: postInit: "Pro Tools"
13:10:03: Debug: RPluginBase: postInit: "Triangulation"
13:13:53: Debug: skipping add-on (no GUI action): scripts/File/AutoSave/AutoSave.js
13:13:53: Debug: New
13:13:53: Debug: skipping add-on (no GUI action): scripts/File/Quit/Quit.js
13:13:53: Debug: skipping add-on (no GUI action): scripts/File/RecentFiles/RecentFiles.js
13:13:53: Debug: skipping add-on (no GUI action): scripts/Edit/AppPreferences/GraphicsViewPreferences/GraphicsViewPreferences.js

(skipping add-on repeated for about 92 other script)

13:18:59: Debug: skipping add-on (no GUI action): :scripts/Pro/Window/TileWindows/TileWindows.js
13:19:27: Debug: CadToolMatrix.applyPreferences
13:19:27: Debug: CadToolMatrix.applyPreferences
13:19:33: Debug: CadToolMatrix.applyPreferences
13:19:33: Debug: CadToolMatrix.applyPreferences
13:19:52: Debug: CadToolMatrix.applyPreferences
13:19:52: Debug: CadToolMatrix.applyPreferences
13:23:10: Debug: autosaving [13:23:10]: file: /Users/dr/.config/QCAD/~Untitled_1.dxf
13:23:10: Debug: found existing block for: "*Paper_Space"
13:23:10: Debug: setting layout name: "Layout1"
13:23:10: Debug: setting layout name: OK

The grid status is part of the individual document (Edit > Drawing Preferences).

I see, so have to be changed every time from scratch,
and there is not a "standard template" to change just one time.

I did vote for this thread
http://www.qcad.org/bugtracker/index.php?do=details&task_id=1511#comment1953

with the same feature request.

all the best
daniele

Defaults for new documents can be configured under Edit > Application Preferences > Defaults for New Drawings
Settings for existing documents under Edit > Drawing Preferences

It's all there :)

found!
I realize you have drawing prefences for current drawing and for application.
I did not realize you have preferences specific for new drawings, different as for application.
So now I have found!
daniele