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Ancestral: /* macOS */ Path to add-ons is incorrect now. Not sure when it changed?

2026-10-11T07:06:54Z

macOS: Path to add-ons is incorrect now. Not sure when it changed?

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	==== macOS ====		==== macOS ====

			* <b>Recent versions of Wesnoth:</b> ~/Library/Containers/The Battle for Wesnoth/Data/Library/Application Support/Wesnoth_<version>
	* <b>Wesnoth 1.14.6 and later:</b> ~/Library/Containers/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth/Data/Library/Application Support/Wesnoth_<version>		* <b>Wesnoth 1.14.6 and later:</b> ~/Library/Containers/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth/Data/Library/Application Support/Wesnoth_<version>
	* <b>Older versions:</b> ~/Library/Application Support/Wesnoth_<version>		* <b>Older versions:</b> ~/Library/Application Support/Wesnoth_<version>

Pentarctagon: /* Windows */

2023-05-21T17:06:52Z

Windows

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	==== Windows====		==== Windows====

	C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Programs\Battle for Wesnoth ~~1.16.9~~\data		C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Programs\Battle for Wesnoth <VERSION>\data

	<b>Note:</b> C refers to the partition or drive where Windows is installed. If your copy of Windows is not on C, or Wesnoth is installed in a different location, the path may not match those given above. If you don't remember where you installed the game, right click on the game's shortcut, open Properties, and click on the <b>"Find target"</b> button.		<b>Note:</b> C refers to the partition or drive where Windows is installed. If your copy of Windows is not on C, or Wesnoth is installed in a different location, the path may not match those given above. If you don't remember where you installed the game, right click on the game's shortcut, open Properties, and click on the <b>"Find target"</b> button.

Pentarctagon: /* How to get there */

2023-05-21T17:06:36Z

How to get there

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	* <b>On 32-bit computers:</b> C:\~~Program Files~~\~~Battle for Wesnoth~~ <~~version~~>\~~data~~		C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Programs\Battle for Wesnoth 1.16.9\data
	* <b>On 64-bit computers:</b> C:\~~Program Files (x86)~~\Battle for Wesnoth ~~<version>~~\data

	<b>Note:</b> C refers to the partition or drive where Windows is installed. If your copy of Windows is not on C, or Wesnoth is installed in a different location, the path may not match those given above. If you don't remember where you installed the game, right click on the game's shortcut, open Properties, and click on the <b>"Find target"</b> button.		<b>Note:</b> C refers to the partition or drive where Windows is installed. If your copy of Windows is not on C, or Wesnoth is installed in a different location, the path may not match those given above. If you don't remember where you installed the game, right click on the game's shortcut, open Properties, and click on the <b>"Find target"</b> button.

Shadowm at 23:19, 7 March 2020

2020-03-07T23:19:18Z

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	<div class="thumb tright"><div>		<div class="thumb tright"><div>
	[http://www.wesnoth.org/images/sshots/wesnoth-1.11.7-1.jpg http://www.wesnoth.org/images/sshots/wesnoth-1.11.7-1-~~175~~.jpg]		[http://www.wesnoth.org/images/sshots/wesnoth-1.14.0-1.jpg http://www.wesnoth.org/images/sshots/wesnoth-1.14.0-1-192.jpg]
	<div class="thumbcaption">~~Game paths~~</div></div>		<div class="thumbcaption">The main menu</div></div>
	</div>		</div>

	The simplest way to find your game and userdata directories is to ~~go to <b>Preferences → General → Paths</b> (shown~~ on the ~~right)~~. From here you can copy respective the paths to your clipboard or open them in your platform's file manager. If you want more detailed explanations on the specific locations for your specific system, you can read the <i>How to get there</i> sections below.		The simplest way to find your game and userdata directories is to launch the game and click on the "i" icon on the bottom left corner of the main menu, which will display the Game Version dialog with information about the game paths and build configuration. From here you can copy respective the paths to your clipboard or open them in your platform's file manager. If you want more detailed explanations on the specific locations for your specific system, you can read the <i>How to get there</i> sections below.

	== The game data directory ==		== The game data directory ==

Shadowm: Updated some instructions and removed others that don't apply to mainstream supported systems anymore

2020-03-07T23:16:56Z

Updated some instructions and removed others that don't apply to mainstream supported systems anymore

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	<b>Note:</b> C refers to the partition or drive where Windows is installed. If your copy of Windows is not on C, or Wesnoth is installed in a different location, the path may not match those given above. If you don't remember where you installed the game, right click on the game's shortcut, open Properties, and click on the <b>"Find target"</b> button.		<b>Note:</b> C refers to the partition or drive where Windows is installed. If your copy of Windows is not on C, or Wesnoth is installed in a different location, the path may not match those given above. If you don't remember where you installed the game, right click on the game's shortcut, open Properties, and click on the <b>"Find target"</b> button.

	====~~Mac OS X~~ ====		==== macOS ====

	* Control+click on the application icon. Select <b>"Show Package Contents"</b>, then navigate to <b>"Contents"</b> → <b>"Resources"</b>.		* Control+click on the application icon. Select <b>"Show Package Contents"</b>, then navigate to <b>"Contents"</b> → <b>"Resources"</b>.
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	==== Windows ====		==== Windows ====

	* ~~<b>Windows 2000/XP:</b> My Documents\My Games\Wesnoth<version>~~		* Documents\My Games\Wesnoth<version>
	* <b>Windows Vista/7/8/10:</b> Documents\My Games\Wesnoth<version>

	<b>Note:</b> The above only applies if you did not select "Store userdata in the install location" when installing the game. If you did, keep in mind that on Windows Vista and later writes to the userdata directory in the install location may be silently redirected to the "Virtual Store", typically <code>C:\Users\yourname>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Battle for Wesnoth <version></code>. Virtual Store is hidden by default; it can be accessed by by typing <i>"shell:local appdata"</i> in Explorer's address bar.		==== macOS ====

	~~==== Mac OS X ====~~		* <b>Wesnoth 1.14.6 and later:</b> ~/Library/Containers/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth/Data/Library/Application Support/Wesnoth_<version>
			* <b>Older versions:</b> ~/Library/Application Support/Wesnoth_<version>
	* ~/Library/Application Support/Wesnoth_<version>		<!-- gotta keep mentioning the old path until 1.16.0 since not all macOS users update every stable release -->
			<b>Note:</b> The Library folder is hidden by default. You can press the Option key and choose Go to access it, or choose Go > Go to Folder… and type in the path there.
	<b>Note:</b> ~~As of OS X 10.7, the~~ Library folder is hidden by default. You can press the Option key and choose Go to access it, or choose Go > Go to Folder… and type in the path there.

	==== Linux ====		==== Linux ====

Loonycyborg: /* Linux */

2019-11-02T11:34:12Z

Linux

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	* ~/.local/share/wesnoth/<version>		* ~/.local/share/wesnoth/<version>
			* <b>If installed via flatpak:</b> ~/.var/app/org.wesnoth.Wesnoth/data/wesnoth/<version>

	In a terminal, the command <code>wesnoth --config-path</code> shows the user data directory.		In a terminal, the command <code>wesnoth --config-path</code> shows the user data directory.

Shadowm at 03:43, 12 August 2017

2017-08-12T03:43:19Z

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Cornerangel at 20:09, 11 April 2017

2017-04-11T20:09:08Z

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	* <b>Debian/Ubuntu packages, or emerge (Gentoo)</b>: /usr/share/games/wesnoth		* <b>Debian/Ubuntu packages, or emerge (Gentoo)</b>: /usr/share/games/wesnoth
	* <b>Red Hat Linux-based distributions in general (openSUSE, Fedora):</b> /usr/share/wesnoth		* <b>Red Hat Linux-based distributions in general (openSUSE, Fedora):</b> /usr/share/wesnoth
			* <b>Arch Linux:</b> /usr/share/wesnoth
	* <b>Mandriva:</b> /usr/share/games/wesnoth		* <b>Mandriva:</b> /usr/share/games/wesnoth
	* <b>Slackware Linux:</b> /usr/local/share/wesnoth		* <b>Slackware Linux:</b> /usr/local/share/wesnoth

Vultraz: /* Windows */

2015-08-20T14:58:24Z

Windows

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	* <b>Windows Vista/7/8/10:</b> Documents\My Games\Wesnoth<version>		* <b>Windows Vista/7/8/10:</b> Documents\My Games\Wesnoth<version>

	<b>Note:</b> The above only applies if you did not select "Store userdata in the install location" when installing the game. If you did, keep in mind that on Windows Vista~~, 7, or 8,~~ writes to the userdata directory in the install location may be silently redirected to the "Virtual Store", typically <code>C:\Users\yourname>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Battle for Wesnoth <version></code>. Virtual Store is hidden by default; it can be accessed by by typing <i>"shell:local appdata"</i> in Explorer's address bar.		<b>Note:</b> The above only applies if you did not select "Store userdata in the install location" when installing the game. If you did, keep in mind that on Windows Vista and later writes to the userdata directory in the install location may be silently redirected to the "Virtual Store", typically <code>C:\Users\yourname>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Battle for Wesnoth <version></code>. Virtual Store is hidden by default; it can be accessed by by typing <i>"shell:local appdata"</i> in Explorer's address bar.

	==== Mac OS X ====		==== Mac OS X ====

Vultraz: Mention Windows 10

2015-08-20T14:57:48Z

Mention Windows 10

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	* <b>Windows 2000/XP:</b> My Documents\My Games\Wesnoth<version>		* <b>Windows 2000/XP:</b> My Documents\My Games\Wesnoth<version>
	* <b>Windows Vista/7/8:</b> Documents\My Games\Wesnoth<version>		* <b>Windows Vista/7/8/10:</b> Documents\My Games\Wesnoth<version>

	<b>Note:</b> The above only applies if you did not select "Store userdata in the install location" when installing the game. If you did, keep in mind that on Windows Vista, 7, or 8, writes to the userdata directory in the install location may be silently redirected to the "Virtual Store", typically <code>C:\Users\yourname>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Battle for Wesnoth <version></code>. Virtual Store is hidden by default; it can be accessed by by typing <i>"shell:local appdata"</i> in Explorer's address bar.		<b>Note:</b> The above only applies if you did not select "Store userdata in the install location" when installing the game. If you did, keep in mind that on Windows Vista, 7, or 8, writes to the userdata directory in the install location may be silently redirected to the "Virtual Store", typically <code>C:\Users\yourname>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Battle for Wesnoth <version></code>. Virtual Store is hidden by default; it can be accessed by by typing <i>"shell:local appdata"</i> in Explorer's address bar.