Where can I find the configuration files for Kdenlive?

Question

I would like to backup my Kdenlive configuration.

Which files do I need to backup?

Solution

The config file for kdenlive is located in

~/.kde/share/config/kdenliverc

And / or:

~/.config/kdenliverc

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Additionally, there's also a directory

~/.kde/share/apps/kdenlive/

And

~/kdenlive

Which contains additional configuration data, including export profiles, video file information and so on, so you should back that up too.

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To see the .kde directory, you'll need to enable "Show hidden files" in your file manager. In Nautilus (The default Ubuntu / Unity file manager), you can do so with ctrl + h

Comments

[Videonauth]

It is just a guess but have you checked inside the ~/.config/ folder or even for a hidden folder in your home directory?

[kdarras]

it would be nice to update your question to include that this approach can be used to reset kdenlive default settings (by deleting the file), there are lots of questions like that out there and only this one worked

[orschiro]

What about the file .config/kdenliverc?

[JonasCz]

@orschiro I don't have that file there on my installation - but if it's there, you should back it up too. I've added it to my answer.

[orschiro]

Thanks! Do you use KDE or Gnome/Unity? On Unity I don't have the folder .kde. Moreover, the folder kdenlive is placed directly in my home folder.

[JonasCz]

@orschiro I use MATE, although I also have KDE installed. In my case, I also have a kdenlive directory in my home folder, however, it doesn't contain any files.

[orschiro]

Strange...For me it contains the folders proxy, thumbs, titles and a number of files *.kdenlive. I will back this one up, too!

[orschiro]

Maybe you can add this to the answer? ~/.kde/share/apps/kdenlive/ and/or ~/kdenlive. Thanks! :)