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How to remove an appimage's user mofied settings after or before deleting the appimage file?


I launched an appimage using appimagelauncher. Then, I modified some settings of that app.

I know that appimages are not installed, so it can't be uninstalled. So, I deleted the appimage file.

But, when I downlaoded the appimage again, I observed that the user's previously modified settings were still there.

Now, how can I completely remove those user modified settings and launch that software as if it were newly installed?


Solution

  • The AppImage format doesn't define an explicit place where the applications configuration should be installed. Which means that the application can write such file wherever they please (as a regular installed application does).

    Applications usually write their configurations to "$HOME/.config", you can look there for a file or folder with the application name. You can also ask the application author or check the documentation.