Where Is the Looking Glass Config File?
Looking Glass client INI chain with shm path plus host file.
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Looking Glass reads client INI through an ordered chain across system, home and XDG. Overlay INI auto-creates beside it. Shared memory defaults to a shm path with flags to move it.
Windows host keeps its own INI beside the exe. KVMFR devices plus udev and tmpfiles round out the Linux side. Docs agree across release lines.
Where Looking Glass stores this, by platform
~/.config/looking-glass/client.ini
Ordered INI chain across system, home and XDG with overlay auto-created. Shm default with flag override. KVMFR plus udev companions. Host INI beside Windows exe.
C:\Program Files\Looking Glass (host)\looking-glass-host.ini
Host INI beside the host exe in its program folder. Host-only Windows role documented.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Looking Glass?
Copy the client INI matching the running setup with the client stopped. Overlay INI plus shm path travel as companions. Restoring means putting files back before launch.
Client or host files?
Host INI must sit beside the Windows host exe in its program folder. Client chain spans system, home and XDG in order. Keep both sides matched.
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