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Data and Configuration Files
Veloman Yunkan edited this page Nov 26, 2024
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Kiwix needs to write a few files on the filesystem to be able to work properly. Here they are!
| File name(s) | Description | Path (Windows) | Path (Linux Standard) | Path (Linux Flatpak) | Customizable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
kiwix-desktop.session |
Qt related configuration (tabs, directories, ...) | $APPDATA\kiwix-desktop\ |
~/.local/share/Kiwix/ |
~/.var/app/org.kiwix.desktop/data/Kiwix/ |
👍 |
kiwix.session |
Aria2 downloads | $APPDATA\kiwix-desktop\ |
~/.local/share/Kiwix/ |
~/.var/app/org.kiwix.desktop/data/Kiwix/ |
❌ |
*.zim |
ZIM download location | $APPDATA\kiwix-desktop\ |
~/.local/share/Kiwix/ |
~/.var/app/org.kiwix.desktop/data/Kiwix/ |
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library.xml |
Local ZIM library | $APPDATA\kiwix-desktop\ |
~/.local/share/Kiwix/ |
~/.var/app/org.kiwix.desktop/data/Kiwix/ |
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library.bookmarks.xml |
Bookmarks | $APPDATA\kiwix-desktop\ |
~/.local/share/Kiwix/ |
~/.var/app/org.kiwix.desktop/data/Kiwix/ |
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Kiwix-desktop.conf |
User settings and configuration | $LOCALAPPDATA\kiwix-desktop\ |
~/.config/kiwix-desktop/ |
~/.config/Kiwix/ |
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$APPDATA is usually C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming, $LOCALAPPDATA is usually C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local
Note: In portable mode, all files above are written to the data folder, located next to the executable.