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*'''[[ED2KLinks_file|~/.aMule/ED2KLinks]]:''' This file acts as an external interface to add downloads to [[aMule]].
 
*'''[[ED2KLinks_file|~/.aMule/ED2KLinks]]:''' This file acts as an external interface to add downloads to [[aMule]].
 
*'''[[ipfilter.dat file|~/.aMule/ipfilter.dat]]:''' This file contains the [[IP]] ranges and access levels restrictions which will be passed to [[IPFilter]].
 
*'''[[ipfilter.dat file|~/.aMule/ipfilter.dat]]:''' This file contains the [[IP]] ranges and access levels restrictions which will be passed to [[IPFilter]].
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*'''~/.aMule/ipfilter.download:''' This is where [[ipfilter.dat file]]s are temporary downloaded, before being renamed to ''ipfilter.dat'' (if the download succeeds).
 
*'''[[known.met file|~/.aMule/known.met]]:''' This file stores the hashes and some details of your shared files like size, path, statics, etc.
 
*'''[[known.met file|~/.aMule/known.met]]:''' This file stores the hashes and some details of your shared files like size, path, statics, etc.
 
*'''[[known2.met file|~/.aMule/known2.met]]:''' This file stores the verified [[AICH]] hashes of your shared files.
 
*'''[[known2.met file|~/.aMule/known2.met]]:''' This file stores the verified [[AICH]] hashes of your shared files.
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*'''~/.aMule/server_auto.met:''' Here is where [[server.met file]]s are downloaded before merging them with [[aMule]]'s [[server.met file]].
 
*'''~/.aMule/server_auto.met:''' Here is where [[server.met file]]s are downloaded before merging them with [[aMule]]'s [[server.met file]].
 
*'''~/.aMule/server_met.old:''' Backup of [[server.met file]].
 
*'''~/.aMule/server_met.old:''' Backup of [[server.met file]].
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*'''~/.aMule/server.met.download:''' This is where [[server.met file]]s are temporary downloaded, before being renamed to ''server.met'' (if the download succeeds).
 
*'''~/.aMule/server.met.new:''' Temporal file while it is being written into disk. As soon as [[aMule]] is finished writting it, it is renamed to [[server.met file|server.met]].
 
*'''~/.aMule/server.met.new:''' Temporal file while it is being written into disk. As soon as [[aMule]] is finished writting it, it is renamed to [[server.met file|server.met]].
 
*'''[[shareddir.dat_file|~/.aMule/shareddir.dat]]:''' Stores the paths to all shared directories.
 
*'''[[shareddir.dat_file|~/.aMule/shareddir.dat]]:''' Stores the paths to all shared directories.

Revision as of 22:01, 27 August 2005

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Most aMule's config files and data are the same as or is compatible with eMule's.

Have in mind that you might not have all of them on your hard disk, since they are generated when needed.

Here is a list and the usage of each of them:

Other files in ~/.aMule/ are most surely backups of some of the above files. Also, on the Temp directory (which is ~/.aMule/Temp by default but can be set to any other on Preferences), aMule will create, for each download in queue, the following files:

  • *.part: This file contains the downloaded parts (not chunks, since not completed chunks are also stored here) of the download. As aMule is able to download from more than one user at the same time, this file has the size of the complete file. The missing parts are filled with zeros.
  • *.part.met: This file contains information on the downloaded parts of the download, the verified chunks, the hash values of the remaining chunks, etc.
  • *.part.met.bak: This are backups of the *.part.met files. Every now and then aMule creates this backups since without the *.part.met file, a download has no meaning for aMule. If any *.part.met file "disappeared, you should rename the *.part.met.bak to *.part.met.
  • *.part.met.backup: This are temporal *.part.met while the data is being stored. As soon as aMule finishes writting the file, it is renamed to *.part.met.
  • *.part.met.seeds: This file only exists if you have enabled to store the IPs of sources of rare files in the preferences, so that aMule can try to connect to these sources again after a restart.

The directories in ~/.aMule/ have the following use:

  • ~/.aMule/Incoming/: By default, the directory where aMule stores the completed downloads (except on MacOS X).
  • ~/.aMule/Temp/: By default, the directory where aMule stores the non-completed downloads (temporary files).
  • ~/.aMule/webserver/: This directory contains the skins for aMuleWeb.
  • ~/Documents/aMule Downloads: By default, the directory where aMule stores the completed downloads on MacOS X (since aMule 2.0.0).