Files / Directory structure | Uninstall | Backup
Learn what directories and files Chatty creates/uses.
The settings directory by default is in your user home directory in a
subdirectory called .chatty. You can enter the command
/dir to display and /openDir to open the
settings directory that Chatty currently uses.
If you want to replace, copy or delete setting files in any way, make sure to close Chatty before doing so.
You can change the settings directory via different ways:
-cd launch option changes the settings
directory to the current working directory.-d <dir> launch option changes the settings
directory to the specified directory (which must already exist).
Example: -d D:\program settings\Chatty (no quotes)You can use launch options by adding them to a shortcut or (if you're using the standalone version) by adding it to the Chatty.cfg.
| <settings directory> | |
| |-- backup | [Directory] |
| | |- backup_x_<filename> | Setting backups |
| | |- backup_meta | Backups meta (last backup, numbering) |
| | | |
| |-- cache | [Directory] |
| | |- <cache files> | Cached emotes/image files |
| | | |
| |-- debuglogs | [Directory] |
| | |- <debug files> | See Debug Log |
| | | |
| |-- exported | [Directory] |
| | |- stream_highlights.txt | Recorded stream highlights |
| | | |
| |-- logs | [Directory] |
| | |- <log files> | Chat log files |
| | | |
| |- addressbook | [Settings] Addressbook entries |
| |- login | [Settings] Your login data (keep this secure) |
| |- favoritesAndHistory | [Settings] Channel History/Favorites [deprecated] |
| |- settings | [Settings] Main Settings File |
| |- statusPresets | [Settings] Stream Title/Game presets (Admin Dialog) [deprecated] |
Note: favoritesAndHistory and statusPresets
have been merged into settings as of v0.9.1.
This directory is associated with Chatty when you start it. This is usually the directory the program is started from. In some cases, depending on how Chatty is started, this may point to a different directory, which can cause issues.
You can change the Working Directory by specifying it when you start
Chatty, usually by creating a shortcut
and changing what is defined under Run in in the shortcut
settings. Make sure this points to the same folder the Chatty.jar
is in (or something else if you want to customize it, just make sure the
files you need are there).
Use the command /wdir to display and /openWdir
to open the Working Directory.
| <working directory> | |
| |-- sounds | [Folder] Sound files |
| | |- <sound>.wav | .wav files |
| |-- img | [Folder] Image files for custom usericons |
| | |- <various images> | .png files |
| |- JIntellitype.dll | DLL for global hotkey support |
This is where the Chatty.jar is located and is used for loading libraries that Chatty uses.
To remove Chatty from your computer:
/openDir in
Chatty. If you customized your Chatlog or Sounds directory you may
want to find those in the Settings.Chatty.exe
or Chatty.jar are located) and the settings directory.Chatty performs an automatic backup (enabled by default) everytime it is started (if at least the number of days as defined in the settings have passed, by default one). It copies the setting files (except login) to the backup folder in the settings directory, increasing the numbering of the files with every backup. It only makes as many backups as defined in the settings and then starts over with the first number, rotating the files.
This is supposed to make recovery of settings easier in case they are not read or written correctly and thus lost (which shouldn't usually happen). In that case you can manually copy/rename the lost files from a backup (just looks for the most recent one based on the change date that looks fine).
If some settings are important to you this can help, but you shouldn't rely on it. Always make your own backups, best on a different device!
If you lost your setting files (or some of them) but still have a backup, you can manually copy the backup to restore it.
/openBackupDir to open the Backup folder
(or enter /showBackupDir and navigate to the Backup folder
manually).backup_x_<name>,
these represent the separate batches of backups.backup_x_<name>
to <name> (for example backup_2_settings
to settings). You can ignore the backup_meta file./dir or /openDir commands),
overwriting any existing setting files.