How to delete qTox profile?

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I have installed qTox using this guide, however I have forgotten my password and wish to create a new profile, but also delete the old one. And this is where I have my problem, I have tried purging it and then installing it again, however that does not seem to delete the profile? So how do I delete it? I am running Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 with GNOME 3.18 and the latest version of qTox.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 19 '15 at 19:06

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Simply nuke it all

rm -rf .config/tox/

edited Nov 19 '15 at 19:06

Seth

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answered Nov 19 '15 at 14:33

Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy

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What about the file @hg8 talks about? – Nov 19 '15 at 14:37
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The `tox-username.tox` file is the correct one, so I'd say his answer is better in exactness, mine is better in simplicity – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Nov 19 '15 at 14:59

hg8 · Answer 2 · 2015-11-19T14:42:42.807

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Simply remove your profile files :

rm ~/.config/tox/<tox_username>.tox
rm ~/.config/tox/qtox.ini

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answered Nov 19 '15 at 14:33

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What about the files @Serg talks about? – Nov 19 '15 at 14:37
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If you just want to create a new profile on the same computer (and for the same person), with the same username there is no need to delete your history :) – hg8 Nov 19 '15 at 14:39

How to delete qTox profile?

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