{{>toc}} h1. Config files Config files are stored in the AdiIRC folder if the user running AdiIRC.exe have write access to that folder, otherwise, they are stored in %LOCALAPPDATA%\AdiIRC (C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\AdiIRC). AdiIRC.exe -ConfigFolder command line argument can be used to set a custom config folder on startup. Typing [[/echo|//echo]] -ag [[$adiircdir]] will print the path to the config folder. Typing [[/paths]] -o will open the config folder. Menubar -> Tools -> Config files - will also open the config folder. config.ini - Most AdiIRC [[Options Dialog|options]]. commands.ini - Default custom [[/alias|aliases]]. menus.ini - Custom [[Scripting_Menus|menu items]]. networks.ini - New [[Serverlist]] options. servers.ini - Old Serverlist options. vars.ini - [[/set|Global scripting variables]] which are saved across sessions. nicklistbuttons.ini - Custom Nicklist buttons. users.ini - Custom user access levels. addrbk.ini - [[/abook|Address book users]]. control.ini - Auto-op/Auto-voice settings. nowplaying.txt - Random now playing items. quits.txt - Random quit messages. slaps.txt - Random slaps. AdiIRCAPI.dll - The "plugin API":/boards/4/topics/146 file. AdiIRCAPIv2.dll - The "plugin API":/boards/4/topics/14 API version 2 file. h1. Deprecated files These are automatically added to config.ini and removed when upgrading from an older to newer version of AdiIRC. positions.ini - Was used to store windows positions. away.ini - Was used to store away options. ignore.ini - Was used to store ignore options. h1. Config folders Various folders are created for storing data, most of these can be changed in the options dialog. \Cache\Favicons - Stores favicons if [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[Icons_Options|Icons]] -> [[Icons_Options#Get-favicons-from-server-website|Get favicons from server website]] is enabled. \Cache\History - Stores [[Editbox Control|Editbox]] history if [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[Messages_Options|Messages]] -> [[Messages_Options#Save-and-restore-history|Save and restore history]] is enabled. \Cache\Monitor - Stores [[Monitor Panels]] data if any [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[Monitor_Options|Monitor]] -> Save and restore option is enabled. \Cache\Preview - Stores Inline Images preview if enabled in [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[Inline Images Options|Inline Images]]. \Dict - Store any installed [[Spellcheck|spellcheck dictionaries]]. \Download - Stores incoming DCC downloads set in [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[DCC_Options|DCC]] -> [[DCC_Options#Default-download-dir|Default download dir]]. (See also [[$getdir]]) \Logs - Stores all log files set in [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[Logging_Options|Logging]] -> [[Logging_Options#LogFolder|Log Folder]]. (See also [[$logdir]]) \Scripts - Stores all scripts. (See also [[$scriptdir]]) \Themes - Stores all installed themes. \Plugins - Stores all installed plugins. h2. Manually editing Config Files Most config files can be manually edited using a text editor but the files must always be opened and saved using "UTF-8":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-8 encoding. When editing config.ini while AdiIRC is running, it can be reloaded by typing the [[/setoption]] command with no parameters, other config files usually requires a AdiIRC restart.