⚙️ Configuration

All configuration files live in the Data/ folder — created automatically on first launch.

📁 Config.json

Located in Path\Config.json.
Contains a single key that redirects where Data/ and Plugins/ are stored.

Tip: Double the backslash '\' when specifying paths.

{
    "ConfigDirectory": "C:\\Users\\YourName\\AppData\\Roaming\\InputBar"
}

Key	Type	Description
ConfigDirectory	string	Absolute path to use as the base for Data/ and Plugins/. Leave empty or at the default path to use the standard location next to the executable.

How the redirect works

When InputBar starts and reads a non-empty ConfigDirectory, two scenarios apply:

The target path is empty (or does not exist yet)

InputBar starts fresh at the new location:

• The full directory tree is created automatically
• Missing plugin seed files are copied from the built-in defaults:
  • Plugins/App/aliases.data
  • Plugins/Shell/favorites.data
  • Plugins/Shell/default_shell.json
• Default settings are written on first launch

The target path already contains an InputBar configuration

InputBar adopts it immediately — nothing is overwritten:

• Missing sub-directories are created (Data/Themes/, Plugins/App/, …)
• Plugin data files that are already present are left untouched
• Any new settings keys added in this version are injected on first read
• The old location is ignored from that point on

This is the expected path when you point ConfigDirectory to a backup, a shared drive, or a location you populated manually beforehand.

In both cases, your data at the old location is never touched.
If you want to carry it over, copy the files below before restarting:

File	What it contains
Data\Settings.json	All app settings (position, theme, hotkeys…)
Data\Plugins.json	Plugin enable / disable state
Data\search_history.json	Search history and frecency scores
Data\Themes\	Custom theme files
Plugins\App\aliases.data	App aliases
Plugins\Shell\favorites.data	Shell command favorites
Plugins\Shell\default_shell.json	Default shell preference
Plugins\Everything\favorites.data	Everything folder shortcuts
Plugins\Everything\extensions.data	Everything auto-trigger extensions

The old location is left untouched. InputBar will simply ignore it once ConfigDirectory points elsewhere.