From 025d96f5518dc0d7f21c8a88bd71efe1dffe353e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: creme Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2021 17:21:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] faq: add "User-specified Element Desktop config.json" --- docs/faq.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md index 7d60f22..bbe567f 100644 --- a/docs/faq.md +++ b/docs/faq.md @@ -143,6 +143,19 @@ Furthermore, there are other Matrix-Clients, that can handle more Matrix-Account *** +## User-specified Element Desktop config.json + +- `%APPDATA%\$NAME\config.json` on Windows +- `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME\$NAME\config.json` or `~/.config/$NAME/config.json` on Linux +- `~/Library/Application Support/$NAME/config.json` on macOS + +In the paths above, `$NAME` is typically `Element`, unless you use `--profile +$PROFILE` in which case it becomes `Element-$PROFILE`, or it is using one of +the above created by a pre-1.7 install, in which case it will be `Riot` or +`Riot-$PROFILE`. + +*** + ## Create a tombstone event This will move all Matrix users in the old room to the new room.