Data files and locations
Generated from the source code of JBrowser 1.5.3.
Where JBrowser keeps its data, generated from AppPaths in jbrowser/paths.py.
| Folder | Normally | With --profile-dir PATH |
|---|---|---|
<data> |
%APPDATA%\JBrowser |
PATH |
<cache> |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\JBrowser\Cache |
PATH\Cache |
Files and folders#
AppPaths attribute |
Location | Contents |
|---|---|---|
profiles |
<data>\Profiles |
One Chromium profile folder per space: cookies, storage, permissions. |
profile_cache |
<cache>\Profiles |
Each space's HTTP cache. |
favicons |
<cache>\Favicons |
The favicon cache (never written for incognito spaces). |
logs |
<data>\Logs |
jbrowser.log, rotated at 2 MB, three old copies kept. |
settings_file |
<data>\settings.json |
Every preference (core/settings.py), written 0.4 s after the last change. |
session_file |
<data>\session.json |
Spaces, cards, layout and each card's back/forward history (services/session.py). |
history_db |
<data>\history.sqlite3 |
Browsing history, SQLite in WAL mode (services/history.py). |
bookmarks_file |
<data>\bookmarks.json |
Bookmarks and the bookmarks bar (services/bookmarks.py). |
vault_file |
<data>\vault.bin |
The encrypted password vault (services/vault.py). |
downloads_file |
<data>\downloads.json |
The downloads list (services/downloads.py). |
userscripts_file |
<data>\userscripts.json |
User scripts and styles (services/userscripts.py). |
blocklist_file |
<data>\blocklist.txt |
Tracker and ad domains from the downloaded lists (services/privacy.py). |
threatlist_file |
<data>\threats.txt |
Phishing and malware hosts (services/threats.py). |
reset_marker |
<data>\.factory-reset |
Present when a factory reset is pending; the next start erases everything. |
archive_file |
<data>\archive.json |
The Archive: cards closed in the last 48 hours (services/archive.py). |
favourites_file |
<data>\favourites.json |
Sidebar favourites (services/favourites.py). |
Other files JBrowser owns in <data> (AppPaths.OWNED, removed by a factory reset): history.sqlite3-wal, history.sqlite3-shm, history.sqlite3-journal, filters.txt.
Other locations#
| What | Where |
|---|---|
| The installed program | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\JBrowser\ (or Program Files with /ALLUSERS) |
| Downloaded updates (temporary) | %TEMP%\JBrowser-Update\ |
| Build output | dist\ and build\ in the repository, or %LOCALAPPDATA%\JBrowser-build\ for a repository inside OneDrive |
How these files are written and deleted is explained in persistence.