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Data and Configuration Files
Dimitris Sgourdas edited this page Sep 9, 2024
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Kiwix needs to write a few files on the filesystem to be able to work properly. Here are they!
| File name(s) | Description | Path (Windows) | Path (Linux Standard) | Path (Linux Flatpak) | Customizable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
kiwix-desktop.session |
Qt related configuration (tabs, directories, ...) | $APPDATA\kiwix |
$HOME/.local/share/kiwix |
$HOME/.var/app/org.kiwix.desktop/data/kiwix |
👍 |
kiwix.session |
Aria2 downloads | $APPDATA\kiwix |
~/.local/share/kiwix |
~/.var/app/org.kiwix.desktop/data/kiwix |
❌ |
*.zim |
ZIM download location | $APPDATA\kiwix |
~/.local/share/kiwix |
~/.var/app/org.kiwix.desktop/data/kiwix |
👍 |
library.xml |
Local ZIM library | $APPDATA\kiwix |
~/.local/share/kiwix |
~/.var/app/org.kiwix.desktop/data/kiwix |
👍 |
library.bookmarks.xml |
Bookmarks | $APPDATA\kiwix |
~/.local/share/kiwix |
~/.var/app/org.kiwix.desktop/data/kiwix |
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kiwix-desktop.conf |
User settings and configuration | $APPDATA\kiwix |
~/.config/Kiwix/Kiwix-desktop.conf |
~/.config/Kiwix/Kiwix-desktop.conf |
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$APPDATA is usually C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming
Note: In portable mode, all files above are written in the data folder, just besides the executable.