Hello - new Pidgin user here who is not typically a programmer - I'd like to change the location of the logs and have read that I can set the PURPLEHOME environment variable to whatever I like (for instance, C:\abc\xyz\pidgin_logs).
Can anyone tell me how this is accomplished?
Thanks in advance!
Julie
My setup on Win XP Pro:
2.1.0
Debugging Information
Plugins: Enabled
SSL: SSL support is present.
GTK+ Runtime: 2.10.13
Glib Runtime: 2.12.12
Where are my settings and data (including logs) saved?
Where is my .purple directory?
Data is stored in your user's "Application Data" directory in a .purple subdirectory. The location of this will vary according to your setup and version of Windows.
* For Windows 2000/XP/Vista(?), entering %APPDATA% in your Windows Explorer address bar will take you to the right directory (probably something like C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data).
* For Windows 98/ME it will be something like C:\Windows\Profiles\username.
This can be overridden by setting the PURPLEHOME environment variable.
Logs are stored in a subdirectory called logs.
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Hello - new Pidgin user here who is not typically a programmer - I'd like to change the location of the logs and have read that I can set the PURPLEHOME environment variable to whatever I like (for instance, C:\abc\xyz\pidgin_logs).
Can anyone tell me how this is accomplished?
Thanks in advance!
Julie
My setup on Win XP Pro:
2.1.0
Debugging Information
Plugins: Enabled
SSL: SSL support is present.
GTK+ Runtime: 2.10.13
Glib Runtime: 2.12.12
Library Support
Cyrus SASL: Disabled
Gadu-Gadu library (libgadu): Internal
GtkSpell: Enabled
GnuTLS: Disabled
Network Security Services (NSS): Enabled
Perl: Enabled
Tcl: Enabled
Tk: Enabled
From the Pidgin FAQ:
Where are my settings and data (including logs) saved?
Where is my .purple directory?
Data is stored in your user's "Application Data" directory in a .purple subdirectory. The location of this will vary according to your setup and version of Windows.
* For Windows 2000/XP/Vista(?), entering %APPDATA% in your Windows Explorer address bar will take you to the right directory (probably something like C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data).
* For Windows 98/ME it will be something like C:\Windows\Profiles\username.
This can be overridden by setting the PURPLEHOME environment variable.
Logs are stored in a subdirectory called logs.