diff --git a/I-forgot-my-UI-lock-password.md b/I-forgot-my-UI-lock-password.md index c56c515..1568e17 100644 --- a/I-forgot-my-UI-lock-password.md +++ b/I-forgot-my-UI-lock-password.md @@ -1,33 +1,24 @@ You locked the qBittorrent user interface and forgot the password you used? Don't worry, you can recover from this. -## Windows 1. Exit or kill qBittorrent process -2. Open `qbittorrent.ini` with a text editor, refer to [here](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions#Where_does_qBittorrent_save_its_settings) to see where it is located. -3. Remove the following lines: +1. Open the preference file with a text editor.
+Windows
`%APPDATA%\qBittorrent\qbittorrent.ini` = `C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\qBittorrent\qbittorrent.ini`
+Linux
`~/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf`
+macOS
`~/.config/qBittorrent/qbittorrent.ini`
+ +1. Remove the following lines: ```ini [Locking] password= locked=true ``` -4. Save the file -5. Start qBittorrent again +1. Save the file +1. Start qBittorrent again -## Linux -1. Exit or kill qBittorrent process -2. Open `qBittorrent.conf` with a text editor, refer to [here](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions#Where_does_qBittorrent_save_its_settings) to see where it is located. -3. Remove the following lines: - ```ini -[Locking] -password= -locked=true -``` -4. Save the file -5. Start qBittorrent again - -## Mac OS X +## Before qBittorrent v3.3.6 on macOS 1. Exit or kill qBittorrent process 2. Open a terminal and run the following command: