docs/obsidian-help/Files and folders/Configuration folder.md

metadata

aliases:
  - .config
  - Customization/Config folders

Obsidian's configuration folder contains all the settings files pertaining to your [[Manage vaults|vault]].

By default, your configuration folder is named .obsidian and placed in the vault folder. When using a syncing service, or if you wish to test different profiles in the same vault, you may want to change your config folder.

Changing your configuration folder

To set your config folder:

1. Open Settings → Files and Links.
2. In Override config folder, type the name of your profile, starting with a period (.). For example, .obsidian-awesome.
3. Relaunch Obsidian to have the changes take effect.

[!info] Any settings within your config folder will not transfer to your new config folder. However, your prior config folder will remain within your vault folder.