Where Does Yaak Store Workspaces and Settings?
Yaak keeps collections and environments in per OS app data folders, exportable as portable files for backup.
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Yaak stores workspaces, environments, request history, and plugin state in standard per OS app data folders. Collections you see in the sidebar live there as local data, not as files in your repos. That surprises git oriented teams expecting YAML on disk.
Export collections to portable files for version control and sharing. Exact interior paths follow OS conventions and may shift between releases, so confirm the vendor folder in AppData, Application Support, or config home when the literal path misses. Back up exports, not raw database files.
Where Yaak stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\Yaak
Exact interior may vary by version, check Roaming vendor folders if this does not match. Prefer collection exports for backup since live database files can change format.
~/Library/Application Support/Yaak
Same model as Windows. Export workspaces to files for git friendly sharing across the team.
~/.config/Yaak
Follows config home conventions. Exact path may vary by packaging, check config home if this does not match.
Frequently asked questions
How do I share Yaak collections with my team?
Export the workspace to a portable file and commit that to the repo. Raw app data folders are machine specific and a poor sharing vehicle.
Where are Yaak environments stored?
Beside workspaces in the same app data tree. Export them together with collections so variables travel with requests.
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