Special protocol
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Available Paths
- special://xbmc - XBMC' installation root directory. This path is read-only contains the XBMC binary, support libraries and default configuration files, skins, scripts and plugins. Users should not modify files or install addons in this directory.
- special://home - XBMC's user specific (OS user) configuration directory. This path contains a writable version of the special://xbmc directories. Any addons should be installed here.
- special://userhome - The user's OS home directory.
- special://temp - XBMC's temporary directory. This path is used to cache various data during normal usage, it is also where the log files reside. Unless you need the log, nothing in this directory is detrimental to XBMC's operation.
- special://masterprofile - XBMC's main configuration directory. Normally located at special://home/userdata, this directory contains global settings and sources, as well as any XBMC profile directories.
- special://profile - XBMC's currently active profile directory. This directory points at special://masterprofile/profile_name (or special://masterprofile if no profile is in use) and contains per profile overrides for settings and sources.
- special://subtitles - User defined custom subtitle path. Set it in Video Settings.
- special://userdata - Alias from special://masterprofile.
- special://database - This path contains the database files XBMC uses to store library info. Normally special://masterprofile/Database.
- special://thumbnails - This path contains cached thumbnails. Normally special://masterprofile/Thumbnails
- special://recordings - This path contains saved shoutcast radio recordings. You will be asked to specify this directory the first time you attempt to record a stream.
- special://screenshots - This path contains XBMC screen shots. You will be asked to specify this directory the first time you take a screen shot.
- special://musicplaylists - This path contains saved music playlists. Normally special://profile/playlists/music.
- special://videoplaylists - This path contains saved video playlists. Normally special://profile/playlists/video.
- special://cdrips - This path contains the tracks from CDs you rip with XBMC. You will be asked to specify this directory the first time you rip a CD.
- special://skin - This path points to the currently active skin's root directory.