Where Does i3lock Store Configs?
Where i3lock keeps configs on Linux, screen locker layout and colors. See the folder table below. More below.
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i3lock is screen locking with file configs. Your colors, fonts, and images live in its config files. This covers i3lock plus the color fork with extra options.
Same config files mean same lock screen anywhere i3 runs. Exact option names differ between vanilla and color forks. Keep backups before tweaking. For moves, copy the config files plus lock images. Partial setups miss ring colors that themes depend on. Check the in app storage readout when sizes look wrong on different releases. When in doubt, verify paths inside the app before trusting a remembered folder.
Where i3lock Screen Locker stores this, by platform
~/.config/i3lock (colors plus options, images per path)
Colors live in i3lock config files at home. Copy them plus lock images for moves. Vanilla and color forks differ in options. No cloud exists.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move i3lock configs to a new machine?
Copy the i3lock config files to the new machine over USB, since colors and options live there. Lock images save where directed per run. Match the fork first, since i3lock versus i3lock-color options differ and refuse each other.
Does i3lock sync online?
No. i3lock reads configs from its files at lock time without a cloud account. The home folder holds color files. Images stay where they were on disk. Keep the config files in dotfiles version control for records.
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