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Most [[aMule]]'s config files and data are the same as or is compatible with [[eMule|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:
*'''~/.eMule:''' [[aMule]]'s old personal configuration file (version prior to [[aMule]] 2.0.0).
*'''[[addresses.dat_file|~/.aMule/addresses.dat]]:''' Contains a list of serverlist URLs to check (if enabled in Preferences) for new servers on startup.
*'''[[amule.conf_file|~/.aMule/amule.conf]]:''' [[aMule]]'s personal configuration file (where most preferences are stored).
*'''[[amulesig.dat_file|~/.aMule/amulesig.dat]]:''' This is [[aMule_Project_FAQ:About|aMule]]'s [[signature|OnLineSignature]] file, which is the same as [[eMule|eMule]]'s [[signature|signature]] (see [[onlinesig.dat_file|''onlinesig.dat'']] below) but with extended information.
*'''~/.aMule/aMule.tmpl:''' This was the template file which [[amuleweb|aMule WebServer]] used in version prior to [[aMule]] 2.0.0.
*'''~/.aMule/aMule-online-sign.png:''' This file will only exist if [[CAS]] has been run sometime with the ''-o'' switch and ''~/.aMule/casrc'' was successfully configured. It is an image containing details on [[aMule_Project_FAQ:About|aMule]]'s status.*'''~/.aMule/aMule-online-sign.html:''' This file will only exist if [[CAS]] has been asked sometime to generate an [http://www.w3.org/MarkUp HTML] stats page. This [http://www.w3.org/MarkUp HTML] page contains details on [[aMule_Project_FAQ:About|aMule]]'s status.
*'''[[casrc_file|~/.aMule/casrc]]:''' This file will only exist if [[CAS]] has been run sometime with the ''-o'' switch. It contains the settings for the [[CAS]] image creation.
*'''[[clients.met_file|~/.aMule/clients.met]]:''' Contains the public hashes of other known clients along with the credits it owes each of them.
*'''~/.aMule/clients.met.BAK:''' Backup of [[clients.met file]].
*'''[[cryptkey.dat_file|~/.aMule/cryptkey.dat]]:''' It contains the unique 384 bit private [http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/node.asp?id=2125 RSA] key of your [[client]].
*'''[[emfriends.met file|~/.aMule/emfriends.met]]:''' Contains your friends list configuration.
*'''[[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]].
*'''~/.aMule/ipfilter.download:''' This is where [[ipfilter.dat file]]s are temporary downloaded, before being renamed to ''ipfilter.dat'' (if the download succeeds).
*'''~/.aMule/ipfilter_static.dat:''' This file contains the [[IP]] ranges and access levels restrictions which will be passed to [[IPFilter]]. The difference between this file and [[ipfilter.dat file]] is that this one contains static [[IP]] ranges which will override those in ''ipfilter.dat'' in case of collision, and that this file will never be modified by [[aMule]], while ''ipfilter.dat'' may be auto-updated.
*'''[[key_index.dat file|~/.aMule/key_index.dat]]:'''
*'''[[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.
*'''[[last_version_check_file|~/.aMule/last_version_check]]:''' Temporary file containing the version of the latest official [[aMule]] release available.
*'''[[lastversion_file|~/.aMule/lastversion]]:''' This is only for [[aMule_Project_FAQ:About|aMule]] to know if you changed your version or if it's the first time you run it.
*'''[[load_index.dat file|~/.aMule/load_index.dat]]:''' Contains keyIDs of other [[Kademlia]] clientsand the date when they where last seen.
*'''~/.aMule/logfile:''' This file contains the log of the last [[aMule_Project_FAQ:About|aMule]] execution.
*'''~/.aMule/muleconn:''' This file is a socket for [[aMule_Project_FAQ:About|aMule]] communications.
*'''[[nodes.dat file|~/.aMule/nodes.dat]]:''' Contains a list of Kademlia contacts and details on how to contact each of them.
*'''[[onlinesig.dat_file|~/.aMule/onlinesig.dat]]:''' This is an [[eMule|eMule]] compatible [[signature|OnLineSignature]] file. It's used by other applications to know basic information on [[aMule_Project_FAQ:About|aMule]]'s stat. See also [[amulesig.dat_file|''amulesig.dat'']] above.
*'''[[preferences.dat_file|~/.aMule/preferences.dat]]:''' Contains the public key of your client on the [[FAQ_ed2k|ed2k]] network, also known as user hash.
*'''[[preferencesKad.dat_file|~/.aMule/preferencesKad.dat]]:''' Contains the [[IP]] and client ID of your client on the [[Kademlia]] network, that is, your identification keys.
*'''[[remote.conf_file|~/.aMule/remote.conf]]:''' Configuration file for [[External Connections]].
*'''[[server.met file|~/.aMule/server.met]]:''' This is a list of all known servers and your preferences about them (priority, name, [[IP]], port and such).
*'''~/.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_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]].
*'''[[shareddir.dat_file|~/.aMule/shareddir.dat]]:''' Stores the paths to all shared directories.
*'''[[src_index.dat file|~/.aMule/src_index.dat]]:'''
*'''[[staticservers.dat_file|~/.aMule/staticservers.dat]]:''' Stores a list of [[static server]]s.
*'''~/aMule-online-sign.{png|jpg|bmp}:''' Default location where [[wxCAS]] stores the stat image.
*'''~/my_ed2k_link.txt:''' Default location where [[aLinkCreator]] stores computed [[ed2k link]]s.
*'''/usr/share/fonts/corefonts/times.ttf:''' Default location where [[CAS]] will look for a font to generate the stats image.
*'''/usr/share/pixmaps/stat.png:''' Default location where [[CAS]] will look for a template image to generate the stats image.
*'''/usr/share/pixmaps/tmp.html:''' Default location where [[CAS]] will look for a template [http://www.w3c.com/MarkUp HTML] page to generate the stats [http://www.w3c.com/MarkUp HTML] page.

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_Project_FAQ:About|aMule]] will create, for each download in queue, the following files:

*'''[[part file|*.part]]:''' This file contains the downloaded parts (not chunks, since not completed chunks are also stored here) of the download. As [[aMule_Project_FAQ:About|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 file|*.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 file|*.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 file|*.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 file|*.part.met.seeds]]:''' This file only exists if you have enabled to store the [[IP]]s of sources of rare files in the preferences, so that [[aMule_Project_FAQ:About|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_Project_FAQ:About|aMule]] stores the completed downloads (except on [http://macosx.apple.com MacOS X]).
*'''~/.aMule/Temp/:''' By default, the directory where [[aMule_Project_FAQ:About|aMule]] stores the non-completed downloads (temporary files).
*'''~/.aMule/webserver/:''' This directory contains the skins for [[aMuleWeb]].
*'''~/aMule Downloads:''' The directory where [[aMule_Project_FAQ:About|aMule]] stored the completed downloads on [http://www.microsoft.com/windows Windows] in old versions (previous to [[aMule]] 2.1.0).
*'''~/Documents/aMule Downloads:''' By default, the directory where [[aMule_Project_FAQ:About|aMule]] stores the completed downloads on [http://macosx.apple.com MacOS X] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows Windows] (since [[aMule]] 2.0.0).
*'''''<app_dir>''/Incoming:''' In [http://macosx.apple.com MacOS X] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows Windows], if [[aMule]] cannot determine the user's ''Documents'' folder, it will store the downloaded files here.

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