Where Does Ricochet Refresh Store Its Profile?
Where Ricochet Refresh keeps its onion identity profile on each OS, and why that single file matters most.
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Ricochet Refresh keeps your entire onion identity in one JSON profile file per OS-standard location. Contacts, keys, and Tor settings share that file, which makes backup a single copy. Deleting it generates a fresh identity on next launch.
Portable mode aims the app at any folder for USB setups. Version upgrades around Tor protocol changes demand current builds plus backups first. Guard that file like a password manager vault. Copy it to encrypted offline storage and test restores yearly. Losing it forfeits the identity with no recovery.
Where Ricochet Refresh stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\ricochet-refresh\ricochet.json
Single JSON profile with identity, contacts, and Tor config. Back it up before upgrades; loss means a new onion identity. Portable mode aims at any folder via argument.
~/Library/Preferences/ricochet-refresh/ricochet.json
Preferences-based profile path matching the other platforms. Same single-file backup story. Keep encrypted copies off-machine for safety.
~/.config/ricochet-refresh/ricochet.json
XDG config home profile with identical contents. AppImage builds nest under their own suffixed folder. Same argument-driven portable mode as elsewhere.
Frequently asked questions
how do I move my Ricochet identity
Copy ricochet.json to the matching profile folder on the new machine with the app closed. The file carries identity, contacts, and Tor settings together. Losing it means losing the onion identity permanently.
how do I run multiple identities
Pass a folder path as the first argument to run a separate portable profile from USB. Each profile directory holds its own ricochet.json. Keep drives encrypted since profiles contain private keys.
which version do I need
Update past 3.0.43 before the Tor network upgrade deadline or connections stop working. Back up the profile first; version jumps touch identity files. Release notes flag breaking Tor changes explicitly.
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