= Configuration Files =

On GNU/Linux, the configuration directory is: `"${HOME}/.purple"`, which is generally `/home/USERNAME/.purple`

On Windows, the configuration directory is: `"%userprofile%\Application Data\.purple"`, which is generally `C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\.purple` (Windows 2K/XP) or `C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\.purple` (Windows Vista), and Application Data or !AppData is a hidden directory.

The configuration directory contains the following subdirectories:
 * '''icons''' - Buddy icons received from other users.  Icons are named by forty hexadecimal characters followed by a file extension (png, gif, bmp) and referenced by blist.xml.
 * '''icons(old)''' - Old buddy icons, migrated from gaim installation.  Icons are named by eight hexadecimal characters and referenced by blist.xml.
 * '''logs''' - Stores the logs of prior chats (if this feature is enabled).  The logs are stored in the format `.purple/logs/${Protocol}/${ScreenName}/${RemoteScreenName}/${YYYY-MM-DD.HHmmSS-UTCOffsetTimeZone}.html"`  In the case of chat rooms/channels, `${RemoteScreenName}` is `"#ChannelName.chat"`.  In the case of logged availability information, `${RemoteScreenName}` is `".system"`.
 * '''plugins''' (Optional)
 * '''smileys''' (Optional)
 * '''certificates''' - Currently used only for SSL host certificate caching

The configuration directory contains the following files:
 * '''accels''' - Any menu shortcuts you may have modified in pidgin. This file is an automated accelerator map dump. [wiki:shortcuts Default Keyboard Shortcuts]
 * '''accounts.xml''' - Information about your accounts, including passwords.
 * '''blist.xml''' - A local copy of your buddy lists, for use in keeping locally applied aliases and group and buddy ordering between accounts.
 * '''pounces.xml''' - Your Buddy Pounce settings (Optional)
 * '''prefs.xml''' - Your preference settings
 * '''status.xml''' - Your status messages
 * '''gtkrc-2.0''' - [http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#WhatisagtkrcfileandwherecanIfindit FAQ-Entry] [http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/SampleGtkrc2.0 Sample File]
