<section begin="intro" />This section covers XBMC's various settings and where to find them.<section end="intro" />
<section begin="intro" />{{big|This section details the settings in the various settings pages.}}<section end="intro" />
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==System settings==
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XBMC v13 "Gotham" will have tiered settings levels. Each mode unlocks more settings, and is available by selecting the "Settings level" button, which will also display the currently used level.}}
Most of XBMC's global settings can be configured via the GUI (Graphical User Interface) under Settings (labeled "System" under the default skin, Confluence).
For information on where settings and other usage data are saved read '''''[[Kodi data folder]]'''''
Choosing Settings from the Home Screen opens the Settings Window. In this window, you are able to configure XBMC's options:
| width="50%" | {{big|'''[[Settings/Appearance|Appearance]]'''}}<br />Settings for the GUI are found here. Change the current skin, set language and region, change file listing options, set up a screen saver, etc.
Click on the relevant icon in the image to navigate to the wiki page.
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| width="50%" | {{big|'''[[Settings/Videos|Video]]'''}}<br />Settings for the video features are found here. Manage your video library, set video playback options, change video listing options, set subtitle fonts, etc.
| {{big|'''[[Settings/Live TV|Live TV]]'''}}<br />Settings for [[PVR|Live TV and PRV features]] are found here. Change fullscreen info, manage EPG data settings, etc. Live TV settings also are set in the individual PVR add-on settings that you enabled during [[PVR|PVR setup]].
| {{big|'''[[Settings/Music|Music]]'''}}<br />Music and audio library settings are found here. Manage your music library, set music playback options, change music listing options, setup karaoke options, etc.
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| {{big|'''[[Weather]]'''}}<br />Select which weather add-on to use, and a short cut to that add-on's configuration. Weather display options are found under [[Settings/Appearance|Appearance]] and sometimes under the individual skin options, depending on the skin you use.
| {{big|'''[[Add-on manager]]'''}}<br />The add-on manager for XBMC. Manage your installed add-ons, browse for and install add-ons from xbmc.org and other locations, modify individual add-on settings, etc. Note that this is not where you go to run add-ons, but only to install and configure them.
| {{big|'''[[Settings/Services|Services]]'''}}<br />Network services settings are found here. Setup control of XBMC via UPnP and HTTP, configure file sharing, enable zeroconf, configure AirPlay, etc.
| width="50%" | {{big|'''[[Video playback|Video OSD settings]]'''}}<br />Some video playback settings can (currently) only be accessed while playing a video back and accessing the on-screen-display. For more info see [[Video playback]]. These include subtitle and audio track selection, zoom (aspect ratio) options, and more.
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| width="50%" | {{big|'''[[Adding videos to the library/Setting content and scanning|Setting content]]''' and '''[[Media sources]]'''}}<br/>For settings related to your file sources and library scanning.
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| {{big|'''Add-on settings'''}}<br/>Various [[add-ons]] also have settings that can be accessed by going to {{highlight|Settings -> [[Add-ons]] -> Enabled add-ons -> ''the add-on category'' -> ''the add-on title'' -> Configure}} You can also access add-on settings for some add-ons by bringing up the contextual menu '''press''' {{button|guide}} on remote or {{keypress|C}} or {{keypress|Win}} on a keyboard while using that add-on.
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| {{big|'''[[Profiles]]'''}}<br />[[Profiles]] allows you to save all of your settings as a profile and change them at the touch of a button. It also allows you to grant access to specific folders and network shares based on the profile being used. This is ideal for systems that have multiple users.
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== Advanced settings ==
== Advanced settings ==
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== Resetting XBMC settings to default ==
{{see also|userdata}}
Delete your [[userdata]] folder to remove all XBMC settings and library databases. Deleting some individual files/folders in the [[userdata]] folder will also selectively reset those settings.
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It is also possible to move GUI Settings into advancedsettings.xml which removes them from these Settings pages.
This file is used for advanced settings and options that do not have GUI controls inside of Kodi. Some settings are experimental or very rarely set, so they can only be used via the advancedsettings.xml file. The file is simply a plain text file and can be edited by various text editors, so long as the name is "advancedsettings.xml". These advanced settings can be used to tweak various things such as episode naming patterns, special network ports, special behaviors, and more.
It is also possible to move GUI Settings into advancedsettings.xml which removes them from these Settings pages.
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