Where Does Rocket.Chat Desktop Store Sessions and Cache?
Rocket.Chat desktop keeps sessions in Electron storage, with messages living on the server.
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Rocket.Chat desktop holds login sessions, server list, and message cache in its Electron userData folder per OS. Chat history itself lives on the connected server and resyncs after login.
Moving machines means adding servers again and signing in. Export important threads from the server side first. Clearing storage fixes stuck sessions without touching server data.
Where Rocket.Chat stores this, by platform
C:\Users\[You]\AppData\Roaming\Rocket.Chat
Sessions plus server list and cache. Exact subfolders shift per release, so copy whole folder with the app closed.
~/.config/Rocket.Chat
Same layout under XDG config. Snap builds remap into their own data trees, so check those paths first.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Rocket.Chat to a new computer?
Install, add each server URL again, and sign in. History resyncs from the server. Copying the folder can preserve sessions but often just re-prompts login.
Where are Rocket.Chat servers listed?
In the userData tree per OS above. Note server URLs separately too, since restores sometimes drop the list.
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