Which config-file stores file associations in KDE/Plasma?

kde plasma file-opening

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KDE stores its mimetype mappings in ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list, so you might want to have a look at that file. Each line containe a mimetype followed by an = and the application to use, for example:

application/xml=kde4-kwrite.desktop

You can also change these associations with the kcmshell4 tool (see also):

kcmshell4 filetypes

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burnpanck

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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burnpanck almost 2 years

With the 15.04 release of Kubuntu, I switched from Gnome (Ubuntu) to KDE/Plasma. I did a clean install, while keeping my home directory. Now, libreoffice (mostly Calc) seems to be associated with every unknown file-type. Instead of manually fixing the associations for every file I encounter, I'd rather understand what went wrong and fix it by looking at the corresponding config file that KDE/Plasma uses. Which config-file is it?
burnpanck almost 9 years

This file seems to only list changes I manually did from within Dolphin, particularly it has a section [Removed Associatsion], listing libreoffice several times. What from do I remove libreoffice? Why do I have to remove libreoffice from e.g. say text/x-bibtex?
Sparr over 5 years

This answer doesn't seem complete. This file does not represent all of the associations configured for me.