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Home directory

Joplin stores some data in your home directory, such as your profile and certain files like crash reports. This directory will be in a location that depends on your operating system:

Operating SystemPathEnvironment Variable
WindowsC:\\Users\\(username)%UserProfile%
Linux/home/(username)$HOME
macOS/Users/(Username)$HOME

Crash report directory

When Joplin crashes, it generates a crash report that can help diagnose the issue. The location of these crash reports varies by operating system:

Operating SystemPathEnvironment Variable
WindowsC:\\Users\\(username)\\AppData\\Local\\CrashDumps%LocalAppData%\CrashDumps
Linux/home/(username)/.local/state/joplin$XDG_STATE_HOME/joplin
macOS/Users/(Username)/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports$HOME/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports