Where Does PotPlayer Store Settings?
PotPlayer registry versus INI settings on Windows, and why updates wipe them.
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PotPlayer defaults to the registry (HKCU\Software\DAUM\PotPlayerMini64, name tracking the exe and bitness), holding everything including playback progress. Checking Store settings to INI file moves future edits to %APPDATA%\PotPlayerMini64\PotPlayerMini64.ini instead.
Updates are the enemy: they often wipe registry settings and uncheck INI mode, leaving a renamed BAK behind. Export the registry key plus the INI folder before updating. Portable life needs a writable folder outside Program Files with the ini beside the exe; skins (.dsf) install through the Open Skin Folder action. Windows only.
Where PotPlayer stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\PotPlayerMini64\PotPlayerMini64.ini
INI mode (opt in via Preferences, General). Default is registry HKCU\Software\DAUM\PotPlayerMini64 (suffix follows exe name and bitness). Portable keeps ini beside exe in a writable folder. Skins in Program Files\DAUM\PotPlayer\Skins. Windows only.
Frequently asked questions
PotPlayer forgot all my settings after updating. How do I prevent it?
Back up the registry key and the Roaming INI folder before every update. Updates reset both paths and uncheck INI mode, so restore the copies and re-tick the checkbox after.
How do I run PotPlayer portably?
Install outside Program Files into a writable folder so the ini sits beside the exe. That pair carries settings, playlists and skins together with no registry dependency.
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