[fonzie]

I have just installed Kodi 17 beta on my Windows 10 machine through the Microsoft App Store and am having trouble with keymapping. I can't find the userdata folder (or even a Kodi folder, for that matter) to copy my keymap.xml file over to.

I read that the Kodi app uses the same userdata folder as the regular install but I cannot seem to find a trace of the kodi installation on my PC, but it is running because I am using it. I am going insane haha. Someone please shine a light on the glaring mistake I've overlooked.

Thanks

Edit: I ran a search and found files in the directory:

AppData\Local\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p

Is this the userdata folder?
-AC
-AppData
-LocalCache
-LocalState
-RoamingState
-Settings
-SystemAppData
-Tempstate

where exactly should I drop the keyboard.xml file?

Edit #2:
I did some further digging and it turns out the userdata folder is located in:

~\AppData\Local\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p\LocalCache\Roaming\Kodi\userdata

Also, they keymap file is no longer called keymap.xml or keyboard.xml
The new name is gen.xml and it is stored in the keymap folder within the userdata directory.

I used the keymap editor addon to help me find the proper naming and location of the file.

I just figured I would update this for anyone having trouble with Windows 10 and keymapping.

[PatK]

Yes I think the MS boys had something to say about the traditional location. Hopefully the wiki will be updated to reflect this soon.

[DarrenHill]

Gen.xml is the file created by the keymap editor add-on.

Any file name (as long as it ends in .xml) will work in there - they are read in sequentially.

[Ned Scott]

If someone wants to confirm that the userdata folder really is different/moved for Store installs, I will update the a wiki with that information.

[afedchin]

If someone wants to confirm that the userdata folder really is different/moved for Store installs, I will update the a wiki with that information.

They are really different. An app works as before i.e. works with %APPDATA%\Kodi, but physically folder is placed into %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p. this is UWP approach to isolate UWP apps

[Ned Scott]

Do pre-existing folders from old installations get moved to the new location?

[afedchin]

I was wrong the real AppData folder is %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p\LocalCache\Roaming\Kodi

It looks like a some kind of a shadow copy. when an app first starts the UWP makes a some kind of symlinks to folders and files in the original folder %APPDATA%\Kodi. The symlinks are exist here till app has change a file in the folder. After the app changes the file "symlink" is gone.

[afedchin]

instead of a thousand words

watch gallery

[teeedubb]

Can we get some clarification on the userdtata locations please? Seems there are three different scenarios:

1, Kodi installer: userdata is located in %APPDATA%\Kodi

2. Store Kodi (fresh install): userdata is located in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p\LocalCache\Roaming\Kod​i

3. Store kodi (with prior userdata from kodi installer): userdata is kept in %APPDATA%\Kodi which is symlinked to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p\LocalCache\Roaming\Kod​i but, symlinks are not created in reverse, ie if a addon is installed in store kodi it will not show up in regular kodi. Not sure what happens if a symlinked addon is updated in the store version - will it disappear from the regular kodi install?

[Shachar2like]

so this location is for the user profile.
where do I find the system files in order to change the "shutdownmenu" (to change it to exit and not ask stupid questions) and RSS "scrollspeed" ?

under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p\LocalCache\Roaming\Kod​​I\userdata\addon_data\skin.estuary
there's only a settings.xml file and no other files (I did update to the store version btw).

Do I need to recreate or copy the original files I have in the other directory in order to change the settings I want?

[racht]

so this location is for the user profile.
where do I find the system files in order to change the "shutdownmenu" (to change it to exit and not ask stupid questions) and RSS "scrollspeed" ?

under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p\LocalCache\Roaming\Kod​​I\userdata\addon_data\skin.estuary
there's only a settings.xml file and no other files (I did update to the store version btw).

Do I need to recreate or copy the original files I have in the other directory in order to change the settings I want?

Just copy whatever skin file you want you want in given path : %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p\LocalCache\Roaming\Kod​​I\userdata\addon_data\skin.estuary

[Alexandra from UZ]

I have just installed Kodi 17 beta on my Windows 10 machine through the Microsoft App Store and am having trouble with keymapping. I can't find the userdata folder (or even a Kodi folder, for that matter) to copy my keymap.xml file over to.

I read that the Kodi app uses the same userdata folder as the regular install but I cannot seem to find a trace of the kodi installation on my PC, but it is running because I am using it. I am going insane haha. Someone please shine a light on the glaring mistake I've overlooked.

Thanks

Edit: I ran a search and found files in the directory:

AppData\Local\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p

Is this the userdata folder?
-AC
-AppData
-LocalCache
-LocalState
-RoamingState
-Settings
-SystemAppData
-Tempstate

where exactly should I drop the keyboard.xml file?

Edit #2:
I did some further digging and it turns out the userdata folder is located in:

~\AppData\Local\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p\LocalCache\Roaming\Kodi\userdata

Also, they keymap file is no longer called keymap.xml or keyboard.xml
The new name is gen.xml and it is stored in the keymap folder within the userdata directory.

I used the keymap editor addon to help me find the proper naming and location of the file.

I just figured I would update this for anyone having trouble with Windows 10 and keymapping.

I'm so grateful to you! I had the same situation. There was only one way to the folder described on the other websites... But thanks to your post (your answer to yourself ), I was saved! )

[fonzie]

I have just installed Kodi 17 beta on my Windows 10 machine through the Microsoft App Store and am having trouble with keymapping. I can't find the userdata folder (or even a Kodi folder, for that matter) to copy my keymap.xml file over to.

I read that the Kodi app uses the same userdata folder as the regular install but I cannot seem to find a trace of the kodi installation on my PC, but it is running because I am using it. I am going insane haha. Someone please shine a light on the glaring mistake I've overlooked.

Thanks

Edit: I ran a search and found files in the directory:

AppData\Local\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p

Is this the userdata folder?
-AC
-AppData
-LocalCache
-LocalState
-RoamingState
-Settings
-SystemAppData
-Tempstate

where exactly should I drop the keyboard.xml file?

Edit #2:
I did some further digging and it turns out the userdata folder is located in:

~\AppData\Local\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p\LocalCache\Roaming\Kodi\userdata

Also, they keymap file is no longer called keymap.xml or keyboard.xml
The new name is gen.xml and it is stored in the keymap folder within the userdata directory.

I used the keymap editor addon to help me find the proper naming and location of the file.

I just figured I would update this for anyone having trouble with Windows 10 and keymapping.

I'm so grateful to you! I had the same situation. There was only one way to the folder described on the other websites... But thanks to your post (your answer to yourself ), I was saved! )

Awesome!  I'm glad it helped you.

[hebekiah]

C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\userdata\addon_data is where I found the download locations