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Update README: update data locations
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JokerQyou committed Oct 30, 2020
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# Where is my data stored?

- Vault list and application config are stored at:
- Vault list is stored at:
- `$XDG_DATA_HOME/Cloak` on Linux. If `$XDG_DATA_HOME` is not set, [it falls back to `$HOME/.local/share`](https://github.com/adrg/xdg#default-locations).
- `~/Library/Application Support/Cloak` on macOS, see Apple's [Library Directory Details](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGuide/MacOSXDirectories/MacOSXDirectories.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010672-CH10-SW1)
- Configuration file is stored at:
- `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Cloak` on Linux. If `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is not set, [it falls back to `$HOME/.config`](https://github.com/adrg/xdg#default-locations).
- `~/Library/Application Support/Cloak` on macOS.
- Log files are stored at:
- `$XDG_DATA_HOME/Cloak/logs` on Linux.
- `~/Library/Logs/Cloak` on macOS.

Before `0.8.0`, Cloak store all its data and log files in `~/.cloaklet.cloak` directory on Linux.
By running a new version of Cloak, they get moved to the new directories.

Cloak automatically clears log file content each time it starts up.
Sensitive information like vault passwords or master keys are never sent to log.
Sensitive information like vault passwords or master keys are never logged.

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