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What are the various folders and filepaths in RetroDECK?

RetroDECK is a Flatpak a sandboxed bundle of different applications and configurations.

User Accessible Folders

Type	Folder	Comment
RetroDECK Userdata Folder	retrodeck/	Dynamic path, Contains userdata: roms, bios etc...
Flatpak Folder	~/.var/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck	contains: cache config and data
Flatpak Cache Folder	~/.var/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/cache/	cache files and temp data
Flatpak Config Folder	~/.var/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/config/	configuration files for various systems
Flatpak Data Folder	~/.var/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/data/	data structures and files need by some systems
Flatpak RetroDECK Config Folder	~/.var/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/config/retrodeck/	retrodeck.cfg, godot and changelog.xml files

RetroDECK installed as User Application

If you have installed RetroDECK from flathub as a User Application.

Type	Folder	Comment
Flatpak Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/	This is mapped as the /app inside the flatpak.
ES-DE Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/share/es-de/	Top Level ES-DE Folder
ES-DE Unix Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/share/es-de/resources/systems/unix/	es_find_rules.xml es_systems.xml
ES-DE Linux Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/share/es-de/resources/systems/linux/	es_find_rules.xml es_systems.xml
SRM Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/srm/	Used by Steam Rom Manager
bin Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/bin/	Mapped to /app/bin inside the flatpak. Contains: wrappers, scripts, retrodeck.sh and more
lib Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/lib/	Libraries
libexec Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/libexec/	Various script functions like post_update.sh
retrodeck Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/	retrodeck.cfg net.retrodeck.retrodeck.mime.xml retrodeck-mimetype.xml
binding_icons Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/binding_icons/	Steam: Radial Icons
steam_grid Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/steam_grid/	Steam: Grid Art
PortMaster Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/PortMaster/	Used by PortMaster
Share Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/share/	Shared resources
Tools Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/tools/	Configurator and Wrapper
.desktop Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/export/share/applications/	.desktop files
Controller Configs Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/config/retrodeck/controller_configs/	Steam Input Templates
Helper Files Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/config/retrodeck/helper_files/	Helper Text Files
Presets Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/config/retrodeck/presets/	Presets Files
Reference Lists Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/config/retrodeck/reference_lists/	Various lists bios.json features.json
MIME Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share/mime/packages/	net.retrodeck.retrodeck.mime.xml

RetroDECK installed as System Application

If you have installed RetroDECK from flathub as a System Application.

Type	Folder	Comment
Flatpak Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/	This is mapped as the /app inside the flatpak.
ES-DE Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/share/es-de/	Top Level ES-DE Folder
ES-DE Unix Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/share/es-de/resources/systems/unix/	es_find_rules.xml es_systems.xml
ES-DE Linux Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/share/es-de/resources/systems/linux/	es_find_rules.xml es_systems.xml
SRM Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/srm/	Used by Steam Rom Manager
bin Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/bin/	Mapped to /app/bin inside the flatpak. Contains: wrappers, scripts, retrodeck.sh and more
lib Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/lib/	Libraries
libexec Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/libexec/	retrodeck.cfg net.retrodeck.retrodeck.mime.xml retrodeck-mimetype.xml
retrodeck Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/	contains various extra files and features like icons, the system config files
binding_icons Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/binding_icons/	Steam: Radial Icons
steam_grid Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/steam_grid/	Steam: Grid Art
PortMaster Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/PortMaster/	Used by PortMaster
Share Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/share/	Shared resources
Tools Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/share/	Configurator and Wrapper
.desktop Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/config/retrodeck/controller_configs/	.desktop files
Controller Configs Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/config/retrodeck/controller_configs/	Steam Input Templates
Helper Files Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/config/retrodeck/helper_files/	Helper Text Files
Presets Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/config/retrodeck/presets/	Presets Files
Reference Lists Folder	/var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/retrodeck/config/retrodeck/reference_lists/	Various lists bios.json features.json
MIME Folder	~/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share/mime/packages/	net.retrodeck.retrodeck.mime.xml

Steam Folder structure

Type	Folder	Comment
Steam Default Templates Folder	~/.steam/steam/controller_base/templates/	RetroDECK injects Steam Input Templates here
Application Templates Folder	~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Steam Controller Configs/<AppID>/config/retrodeck/	Temporary changes are stored here if the user makes them
Steam Binding Icons Folder	~/.steam/steam/tenfoot/resource/images/library/controller/binding_icons/	etroDECK injects Steam Input Templates here