Where Does Kdenlive Store Projects and Config?
Kdenlive stores project files (.kdenlive) where you save them and keeps settings, cache and autosaves in standard system config locations. Autosaves sit in a .backup folder.
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A Kdenlive project is a .kdenlive file in a location you choose. Related proxies, thumbs and backups are placed in the project folder or cache based on Settings > Configure Kdenlive > Environment.
App settings and recovery files use fixed per user paths. Deleting kdenliverc resets to factory defaults.
Where Kdenlive stores this, by platform
~/.config/kdenliverc
General settings. Full form is /home/<username>/.config/kdenliverc. AppImage builds use ~/.config/kdenlive-appimagerc. UI file is in ~/.local/share/kxmlgui5/kdenlive/kdenliveui.rc.
~/.local/share/kdenlive/.backup
Autosave recovery files. Full form is /home/<username>/.local/share/kdenlive/.backup. Cache is in ~/.cache/kdenlive. Project proxies and thumbs default to cache unless set to parent folder of project file.
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\kdenliverc
General settings on Windows. Same as %LocalAppData%\kdenliverc. Layout file is kdenlive-layoutsrc in same folder. Replace <username> with Windows user name.
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\kdenlive\.backup
Autosave recovery files. Same as %AppData%\kdenlive\.backup. Cache is in %LocalAppData%\kdenlive. Project .kdenlive files remain where you saved them.
Frequently asked questions
How often does Kdenlive autosave?
Autosave is enabled by default every 60 seconds or 25 edit operations. Change it in Settings > Configure Kdenlive > Misc. Recovery files are kept in the .backup folder noted above.
Where are project proxies and thumbs?
By default in cache, or next to the .kdenlive file if Project Settings uses parent folder of project file. Recommended practice is one folder per project, since Kdenlive creates audiothumbs, videothumbs and workfiles subfolders.
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