File locations

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    Foreword

    The video shows the ″Speicherorte der Dateien″ in relation to LibreOffice, and links to this page here, which provides further information and details.

    This description refers to the version LibreOffice 7.3 under Windows 10/11.

    The basis of this description is The LibreOffice Help

    Link to the Video

    Link to the Video (in German [DE]):

    Speicherorte der Dateien - LO73

    File locations

    Options LibreOffice Paths dialog

    Paths

    In LibreOffice you can see the default paths to the important directories in LibreOffice.

    These paths can be edited by the user.

    To access this command:

    • Choose Tools ▸ Options ▸ LibreOffice ▸ Paths.
    • Choose Tools ▸ AutoText… - Button Path… (AutoText only).

    The paths used by LibreOffice

    Default

    Use the Default button to set the predefined paths again for all selected entries.

    Edit

    Click Edit… to open the "Select Folder" dialog.

    You can change the order of the entries by clicking on Type.

    You can change the column width by moving the separator between the columns with the mouse.

    The following list contains the default paths for storing user-related data and a description of what kind of user-related data is stored in the path.

    Use the Edit… button to change, add or delete paths of the different types.

    Default Paths Table

    Internal paths

    Internal paths shows the paths where predefined content for LibreOffice is installed.

    These paths cannot be edited in this dialog.

    The paths point to subfolders of the {installation folder}\share folder.

    These subfolders are read-only and contain content that is available to all users.

    The location of the {Installation Folder} folder is determined when LibreOffice is installed.

    Change the My Documents directory

    If you call in LibreOffice dialog to Open a document, you see there your My Documents directory.

    To change this directory, proceed as follows:

    1. Choose Tools ▸ Options ▸ LibreOffice ▸ Paths from the menu.
    2. Click on "My Documents" and then on Edit… or double click on the "My Documents" entry.
    3. In the "Select Folder" dialog, select the desired directory and click Select Folder.

    Change other directories

    The dialog contains other directories for other functions (Types).

    Here you change in a similar way the directory that LibreOffice displays when you assign a path for another Type.

    Proceed according to step 2, but click on the corresponding directory entry of the Type.

    In the "Select Folder" dialog, select the desired directory and click Select Folder.

    The User Profile folder

    The User Profile folder and its subfolders contain the user-related data.

    The location of the User Profile folder is determined when LibreOffice is installed.

    See also the Default locations section in the LibreOffice user profile wiki page for more information about typical user profile locations in different operating systems.

    Further Informations

    Documentation / Manuals

    Here you will find the Documentation / Manuals:

    Documentation / Manuals

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