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Data and Configuration Files

Dimitris Sgourdas edited this page Oct 1, 2024 · 12 revisions

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/ 👍
library.xml Local ZIM library $APPDATA\kiwix-desktop\ ~/.local/share/Kiwix/ ~/.var/app/org.kiwix.desktop/data/Kiwix/ 👍
library.bookmarks.xml Bookmarks $APPDATA\kiwix-desktop\ ~/.local/share/Kiwix/ ~/.var/app/org.kiwix.desktop/data/Kiwix/ 👍
Kiwix-desktop.conf User settings and configuration $APPDATA\kiwix\ ~/.config/kiwix-desktop/ ~/.config/Kiwix/ 👍

$APPDATA is usually C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming

Note: In portable mode, all files above are written to the data folder, located next to the executable.

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