Storage

VidArch separates application state from voluminous media.

data/

This directory contains the SQLite database, optional cookies, the session secret, and cached resources. It is essential for a consistent restoration.

downloads/

This directory contains downloaded videos, thumbnails, and metadata. Its size depends directly on the duration and quality of the videos.

Recommendations

• Use persistent mounts;
• Monitor free space before enabling automatic downloads;
• Back up data/ and downloads/ at the same time;
• Do not mount these folders from an unstable share;
• Avoid any synchronization that could modify the database while it is in use.

The Settings → Storage & Files page displays the used space and allows purging the ephemeral cache without deleting the archives.