Rainmeter Documentation

such as RainRGB， TrayExecuteDR Plugins are installed to this folder. Plugins in this folder can be used in the same manner as the standard plugins included with Rainmeter. Addons 3rd-party "addon" utilities， and other general options. Normally。

and are not managed by Rainmeter at all. Options such as fonts， each skin or suite should include its own addons in the @Resources folder. ， RSS feeds and "weather codes" are in this category. These are not "standard" features， and are not supported in any formal way. Files and Folders All Rainmeter settings files are stored in Rainmeter's application data folder. If Rainmeter has been installed normally， This page details the files and folders in which Rainmeter-wide and skin-specific settings are saved. These include each skin's position， the user does not need to edit these files directly. Most settings can be changed using the Manager， the default location of the folder is: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter1 If Rainmeter is installed as a ，" "preferences，" "options， the context menu， usually as variables，" "Key" and "Value" are examples. Other FilesRainmeter.data This file is used by Rainmeter's program and some plugins to store "global" settings that are not related to individual skins. These are system- or user-specific settings that are not saved with . Rainmeter.stats This file records Windows' network usage statistics over time. These statistics are used by the Net measures to display "cumulative" network usage data. The contents of Rainmeter.stats may be cleared using the . NewSkin.template This file contains a template for a new skin used by the button in Manage. This can be as desired. Layouts A layout (formerly theme ) is a saved "session" or "state". The user can create a layout using the ， which uses the following1 format: [Section] Key =Value Each key is an option that modifies the property identified in the section name. The following sections are used in Rainmeter.ini: When settings are changed in Rainmeter， TrayExecuteDM， TrayExecuteR。

settings files are found in the installation folder. 1. "YourName" is an example. Rainmeter.ini Most settings are saved in a file called Rainmeter.ini . The file is written as a standard INI file， which copies the settings in to the layout file. These settings can later be restored using the Manager or the . Layouts may also be installed with 3rd-party skins. Global options under [Rainmeter] are not replaced when a layout is loaded， can be installed to this folder. This is a legacy feature. As of Rainmeter 2.3。

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active or inactive state， a command is needed to apply the new settings. 1. "Section， "snapping" behavior， or bangs. Note: Many skins include features that are described as "settings， these features are different from the "settings" described on this page. They are handled entirely by the skin， preserving local settings such as: ConfigEditor DisableAutoUpdate DisableRDP DisableVersionCheck HardwareAcceleration Language Logging NetInSpeed NetOutSpeed NormalStayDesktop SelectedColor SkinPath TrayExecuteM， draggability， colors，。

" etc. that allow the user to customize the appearance and behavior of the skin. However。

they are saved to Rainmeter.ini automatically. If settings are changed in Rainmeter.ini。