Where Does the Zulip Desktop App Store Data?
Zulip desktop app local data folders on Windows, macOS and Linux (Electron layout) plus the server-side truth.
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The Zulip desktop app is an Electron shell around your organizations. Messages, drafts and uploads live server-side; local folders hold session and cache.
Clearing local data is safe troubleshooting for login loops. It signs you out without touching server content.
Where Zulip stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\Zulip
Standard Electron layout. Clearing it logs you out and drops cached assets. Organizations and history stay on the server.
~/Library/Application Support/Zulip
Same role. Use Go to Folder in Finder.
~/.config/Zulip
Same layout under the XDG config home. Self-hosted servers behave identically from the client side.
Frequently asked questions
Will reinstalling Zulip delete my messages?
They live on your Zulip server, not on disk. The desktop folder holds login state and cache only. Reinstalls lose nothing except the login session.
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