1 +Here are the locations where Ripcord stores its settings and data caches. If you want to completely remove all traces of Ripcord from your computer, or just want to free up some space or reset your settings, just quit Ripcord and delete this stuff.
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3 +## Any operating system
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5 +If you want to find the location where Ripcord stores its data and you still have the Ripcord executable, launch Ripcord, open the Preferences window, and in the menu bar, choose `File -> Open Settings & Data Path`.
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7 +If you don't have the Ripcord executable anymore, or you can't or don't want to run it anymore, keep reading.
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9 +## Windows
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11 +By default, the Ripcord data directory is located at `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Ripcord`. You can copy and paste this into a Windows Explorer location bar.
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13 +Ripcord doesn't write anything to the Windows registry.
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15 +By the way, you can run Ripcord for Windows in "portable data" mode. Just create a directory named `portable_data` alongside `Ripcord.exe`, and Ripcord will put its data there instead of the default location.
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17 +## Mac
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19 +The data directory is at `$HOME/Library/Application Support/Ripcord`.
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21 +## Linux
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23 +The data directory location depends on your `XDG_DATA_HOME` environment variable. There's a good chance it will be `$HOME/.local/share/Ripcord`.