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The preferences stated in the options are stored in a configuration file. There is one configuration file per user, stored at: | The preferences stated in the options are stored in a configuration file. There is one configuration file per user, stored at: | ||
* ''Unix, Linux and BSD:'' <code>~/.config/vlc/vlcrc</code> since 0.9. Before it was: <code>~/.vlc/vlcrc</code> | * ''Unix, Linux and BSD:'' <code>~/.config/vlc/vlcrc</code> since 0.9. Before it was: <code>~/.vlc/vlcrc</code> | ||
− | * ''Mac OS X:'' <code>~/Library/Preferences/ | + | * ''Mac OS X:'' <code>~/Library/Preferences/org.videolan.vlc/vlcrc</code> |
* ''Windows:'' <code>%appdata%\vlc\vlcrc</code> is generic and is expanded to: | * ''Windows:'' <code>%appdata%\vlc\vlcrc</code> is generic and is expanded to: | ||
** ''Windows 95/98/ME:'' <code>C:\Windows\Application Data\vlc\vlcrc</code> | ** ''Windows 95/98/ME:'' <code>C:\Windows\Application Data\vlc\vlcrc</code> |
Revision as of 21:21, 2 July 2012
You can edit settings for VLC by clicking in the Settings menu and selecting Preferences (or by pressing Ctrl+S).
- To save your preferences, click Save.
- To show more options, check the Advanced box.
Configuration File
The preferences stated in the options are stored in a configuration file. There is one configuration file per user, stored at:
- Unix, Linux and BSD:
~/.config/vlc/vlcrc
since 0.9. Before it was:~/.vlc/vlcrc
- Mac OS X:
~/Library/Preferences/org.videolan.vlc/vlcrc
- Windows:
%appdata%\vlc\vlcrc
is generic and is expanded to:- Windows 95/98/ME:
C:\Windows\Application Data\vlc\vlcrc
- Windows NT/2000/XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\vlc\vlcrc
- Windows Vista/2003 Server:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlcrc
- Windows 7:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlcrc
- Windows 95/98/ME:
- BeOS:
config/settings/vlcrc
- When used from the command line, sometimes there are unintended conflicts with settings in the config file; to ignore the config file, use:
--ignore-config
Your Preferences
To see your Preferences on this wiki, go here.