Penguin Launcher stores your data in your OS’s standard application data folder. For the portable version, data is stored within its own directory. To find it, select Folders > Launcher Root in Penguin. Below is a table containing the default locations for each OS:
| OS | Folder |
|---|
| Portable (Windows / Linux) | In the PenguinLauncher folder |
| Windows | %APPDATA%/PenguinLauncher |
| Scoop | %HOMEPATH%\scoop\persist\penguinlauncher |
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/PenguinLauncher |
| Linux | ~/.local/share/PenguinLauncher |
| Flatpak | ~/.var/app/org.penguinlauncher.PenguinLauncher/data/PenguinLauncher |
| Folder | Purpose |
|---|
| assets | Stores the game files. |
| cache | Stores cached downloads. |
| catpacks | Stores the catpacks. |
| icons | Stores instance icons. (default) |
| iconthemes | Stores launcher icons themes. |
| instances | Stores user instances. (default) |
| java | Stores the java instalations managed by the launcher. |
| libraries | Stores libraries used to run Minecraft and Mod Loaders. |
| logs | Stores the logs. |
| meta | Stores the cached metadata information. |
| skins | Stores the player skins. |
| themes | Stores themes. |
| translations | Stores GUI translations. |
