Where Is the Freeplane User Directory?
Where Freeplane keeps its user directory, auto.properties and backups.
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Freeplane keeps nearly everything in its user directory: auto.properties for options and keymaps, scripts, plus the .backup folder for autosaves. Version numbers ride in folder names on Windows.
Autosave behavior is tunable in Preferences under Environment: intervals, backup counts and whether exit wipes them. Launch with -U to point the user dir anywhere, including synced cloud folders.
Where Freeplane stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\Freeplane\1.12.x\
Versioned user dir with auto.properties, scripts and .backup autosaves. Open it from Tools menu. Copy whole for migrations. Override path with -U launch flag.
~/.freeplane/
Same role under home on Unix (legacy .freeplane or newer .config/freeplane). Autosave tuning lives in Preferences, Environment. Keep backup counts sane on huge maps.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Freeplane settings to a new PC?
Copy the user directory (auto.properties plus scripts and config) to the new machine. The migration discussion confirms the folder ports across installs, and cloud hosting it even syncs multiple computers.
Where is my Freeplane user directory?
Open Tools, Open user directory in Freeplane itself. The location varies by OS and version (Roaming versioned folder on Windows, .freeplane or .config on Unix), so the menu beats memory.
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