Where Does Budgie Store Settings?
Budgie stores settings in dconf (com.solus-project) with applet configs under ~/.config. Reset panels via gsettings, not deletes.
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Budgie centers on dconf under com.solus-project (plus org.ubuntubudgie for extras): panels, applets, Raven, and window behavior all read GSettings backed by ~/.config/dconf/user. Applet-specific files scatter under ~/.config subfolders (quicknote, brightness, and friends), while ~/.config/budgie-desktop itself holds only stub files. Display state in 10.10+ persists as TOML through desktop services.
That split explains the classic confusion: ~/.config/budgie-desktop looks empty because the real state is in dconf. Back up the dump plus the config subdirs together. Panel resets go through budgie-panel --reset (a gsettings reset wrapper), which rebuilds layout without uninstalling applets. Version matters: 10.10 moved to Wayland-era paths, so note your release when migrating.
Where Budgie stores this, by platform
~/.config/dconf/user (plus ~/.config)
Panels, applets, Raven under com.solus-project in the shared dconf db. Applet files in ~/.config subdirs; budgie-desktop dir itself is stubs. Reset via budgie-panel --reset wrapper.
Frequently asked questions
how do i back up my budgie desktop
Dump dconf (dconf dump /com/solus-project/) plus copy ~/.config/budgie-desktop and applet config dirs with the session stopped. Core layout, applet state, and Raven config travel as three halves. Restore all three for the identical desktop.
how do i reset budgie panels
Run budgie-panel --reset --replace to reset panels (gsettings reset under the hood). That rebuilds layout from defaults while applets stay installed. Delete-and-relogin works too but loses more state than the targeted reset.
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