Veronica Berglyd Olsen
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.. _a_locations:
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File Locations
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.. _QStandardPaths: https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qstandardpaths.html
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novelWriter will create a few files on your system outside of the application folder itself. These
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file locations are described in this chapter.
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.. _a_locations_conf:
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Configuration
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The general configuration of novelWriter, including everything that is in :guilabel:`Preferences`,
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is saved in one central configuration file. The location of this file depends on your operating
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system. The system paths are provided by the Qt QStandardPaths_ class and its ``ConfigLocation``
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value.
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The standard paths are:
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* Linux: ``~/.config/novelwriter/novelwriter.conf``
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* MacOS: ``~/Library/Preferences/novelwriter/novelwriter.conf``
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* Windows: ``C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\novelwriter\novelwriter.conf``
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Here, ``~`` corresponds to the user's home directory on Linux and MacOS, and ``<USER>`` is the
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user's username on Windows.
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.. note::
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These are the standard operating system defined locations. If your system has been set up in a
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different way, these locations may also be different.
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.. _a_locations_data:
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Application Data
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================
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novelWriter also stores a bit of data that is generated by the user's actions. This includes the
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list of recent projects form the :guilabel:`Open Project` dialog. Custom themes should also be
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saved here. The system paths are provided by the Qt QStandardPaths_ class and its
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``AppDataLocation`` value.
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The standard paths are:
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* Linux: ``~/.local/share/novelwriter/``
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* MacOS: ``~/Library/Application Support/novelwriter/``
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* Windows: ``C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\novelwriter\``
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Here, ``~`` corresponds to the user's home directory on Linux and MacOS, and ``<USER>`` is the
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user's username on Windows.
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.. note::
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These are the standard operating system defined locations. If your system has been set up in a
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different way, these locations may also be different.
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