Where is my Quake Live config located?
23 Dec 2008 by xephyr in beginner guides with 18 comments
Id software has done a great job hiding your Quake Live config so let’s try and find it. I’ll explain how to find your Quake Live config for Windows XP, Windows Vista and GNU/Linux separately.
Short version:
In Windows XP type the following in your adress bar:
%appdata%\id Software\quakelive\home\baseq3
In Windows Vista type the following in your adress bar:
%userprofile%\AppData\LocalLow\id Software\quakelive\home\baseq3\
In GNU/Linux type the following in your adress bar:
~/.quakelive/quakelive/home/baseq3
See below for MacOS!
Long version:
Windows XP
The map where your Quake Live config is stored, is a hidden map by default. To be able to see that map, do the following:
- On the Tools menu in Windows Explorer, click Folder Options.
- Click the View tab.
- Under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and folders.
You can now find your Quake Live config in %appdata%\id Software\quakelive\home\baseq3 (you can copy and paste this location in your address bar).
Using %appdata% will take you to the correct folder location of the Quake Live config, which in the English version of Windows XP would look something like this:
C:\documents and settings\USERNAME\AppData\LocalLow\id Software\quakelive\home\baseq3
Windows Vista
On your Vista computer, the map also will be hidden. You can show hidden files in Vista by doing the following
- Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options.
- Click the View tab.
- Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, and then click OK.
You can now find your Quake Live config in %userprofile%\AppData\LocalLow\id Software\quakelive\home\baseq3\ (you can copy and paste this location in your address bar).
Using %userprofile% will take you to the correct folder location of the Quake Live config, which in the English version of Windows VISTA would look something like this:
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\LocalLow\id Software\quakelive\home\baseq3
GNU/Linux
First remember: GNU/Linux is CASE SENSITIVE! “This” is not the same as “tHIS”!
Just like in Windows, the folder is hidden in GNU/Linux. This is how to unhide the files in Thunar or Nautilus (note: if you just enter the location in the address bar the content will be shown!)
- Open Thunar and click on the View menu.
- Click on “Show Hidden Files”.
You can now find your Quake Live config in ~/.quakelive/quakelive/home/baseq3 (you can copy and paste this location in your address bar of Thunar or Nautilus).
Using ~ will take you to your HOME folder in which the Quake Live folder is located, which would look something like this:
/home/USERNAME/.quakelive/quakelive/home/baseq3
MacOS
On a Mac, it will be located in Macintosh HD/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/QuakeLive/quakelive/home/baseq3/.
Thanks to dabarrr for this information!
Now you know where the Quake Live config is located in Windows Vista, Windows XP and GNU/Linux! Make sure to check our post on how customize your config as well, you might find it very useful.





Cant find such a file
(((
It should be there
I tried following the guide in vista and it got me there nicely. Don’t know about Win XP though.
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there’s only npquakezero.dll and pbsvc.exe even if i have hidden files and folders shown
ALL XP users:
Make sure you are looking in the directory…
C:\documents and settings\USERNAME\AppData\LocalLow\id Software\quakelive\home\baseq3
…and NOT IN…
C:\documents and settings\All_Users\AppData\LocalLow\id Software\quakelive\home\baseq3
i dont have an AppData folder, any help?
Just copy %appdata%\id Software\quakelive\home\baseq3 into your address bar, and press Enter.
Access to the Resource C:\Documents and Settings\Joshua\appdata%\id Software\quakelive\home\baseq3 has been been disallowed.
All I get.
Me too. No such directory. Quake live is there somewhere, but it’s just “somewhere”. I can’t even locate idsoftware directory when I search whole HDD. I would really like to set my bindings and maybe some scripts, but this is insane. I have application that don’t even exist on my HDD.
Ok, everyone who cant find the folder by browsing to it manually. You MUST have “show hidden files and folders” ENABLED.
To do this in XP: Go to My Computer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> Look for, and check “Show Hidden Files and Folders”. Hit apply.
To do this in Vista: Go to Computer -> Press Alt -> Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> Look for, and check “Show Hidden Files and Folders”. Hit apply.
CarnageHeart, as explained in the Long Version… :p
How about a Mac? Where would it be for Mac?
I don’t have a Mac, but as soon as I know I’ll put it up
On a Mac, it will be located in Macintosh HD/Users/[yourusername]/Library/Application Support/QuakeLive/quakelive/home/baseq3/.
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OSX paths, anyone?
if u r using lastxp >
C:\Users\Administrator\Application Data\id Software\quakelive\home\baseq3
I use Windows 7 and in the vista location, there is only a copy of the config file. Anything I change in the file is changed again into previous state, each time i run QL.