Data Location - Auk Documentation

Finding Your Data

Auk stores all workspace data on your local file system. Here’s how to locate it:

Default Storage Locations

macOS
Windows
Linux

Application Support Directory

~/Library/Application Support/Auk/

Full path:

/Users/YourUsername/Library/Application Support/Auk/

Quick Access

# Open in Finder
open ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/

# List workspaces
ls -la ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/

# Navigate in Terminal
cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/

The ~/Library folder is hidden by default. Use Cmd + Shift + . in Finder to show hidden files.

AppData Directory

%APPDATA%\Auk\

Full path:

C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Auk\

Quick Access

# Open in Explorer
explorer %APPDATA%\Auk

# List workspaces
dir %APPDATA%\Auk\workspaces

# Navigate in Command Prompt
cd %APPDATA%\Auk\workspaces

The AppData folder is hidden by default. Enable “Show hidden files” in Explorer options.

Config Directory

~/.config/Auk/

Full path:

/home/yourusername/.config/Auk/

Quick Access

# Open in file manager
xdg-open ~/.config/Auk/

# List workspaces
ls -la ~/.config/Auk/workspaces/

# Navigate in Terminal
cd ~/.config/Auk/workspaces/

Directory Structure

Complete Layout

Auk/
├── workspaces/                    # All workspaces
│   ├── my-workspace/
│   │   ├── collections/
│   │   ├── environments/
│   │   ├── history/
│   │   ├── settings.json
│   │   └── .git/
│   ├── another-workspace/
│   └── client-project/
├── settings/                      # Global settings
│   ├── app-settings.json
│   ├── keybindings.json
│   └── recent-workspaces.json
├── logs/                          # Application logs
│   ├── app.log
│   ├── git-sync.log
│   └── error.log
├── cache/                         # Temporary cache
│   └── icons/
└── backups/                       # Automatic backups
    └── 2024-02-20/

Workspace Directory

Each workspace contains:

my-workspace/
├── collections/                   # API collections
│   ├── user-api.json             # Collection file
│   ├── payment-api.json
│   └── .backups/                 # Collection backups
│       └── user-api.json.2024-02-20
├── environments/                  # Environment variables
│   ├── development.json
│   ├── staging.json
│   └── production.json
├── history/                       # Request history
│   ├── 2024-01.json              # Monthly history
│   ├── 2024-02.json
│   └── current.json              # Current month
├── settings.json                  # Workspace settings
├── .git/                         # Git repository (if enabled)
├── .gitignore                    # Git ignore rules
└── README.md                     # Workspace documentation

Custom Storage Locations

You can store workspaces anywhere on your file system:

Setting Custom Location

When creating a workspace:

Create Workspace

Click “New Workspace” in workspace selector

Choose Location

Click “Choose Custom Location”

Select Directory

Browse to desired location:

~/Documents/Auk/
~/Projects/api-collections/
/Volumes/External/Auk/

Create

Workspace is created at chosen location

Common Custom Locations

Documents
Projects
External Drive
Cloud Sync

# macOS/Linux
~/Documents/Auk/workspaces/

# Windows
C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\Auk\workspaces\

Advantages:

Easy to find
Included in user backups
Accessible from file manager

# macOS/Linux
~/Projects/api-collections/

# Windows
C:\Users\YourUsername\Projects\api-collections\

Advantages:

Organized with other projects
Easy to share with team
Clear project structure

# macOS
/Volumes/External/Auk/

# Windows
D:\Auk\

# Linux
/mnt/external/Auk/

Advantages:

Large storage capacity
Easy to move between computers
Physical backup

# Dropbox
~/Dropbox/Auk/

# Google Drive
~/Google Drive/Auk/

# OneDrive
~/OneDrive/Auk/

Advantages:

Automatic cloud backup
Access from multiple devices
Built-in version history

Don’t use both Git sync and cloud sync together - may cause conflicts

Finding Specific Data

Find a Collection

# macOS/Linux
find ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/ -name "*.json" -path "*/collections/*"

# Windows
dir /s /b %APPDATA%\Auk\workspaces\*\collections\*.json

Find an Environment

# macOS/Linux
find ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/ -name "*.json" -path "*/environments/*"

# Windows
dir /s /b %APPDATA%\Auk\workspaces\*\environments\*.json

Search Collection Content

# macOS/Linux - Search for endpoint
grep -r "api.example.com" ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/*/collections/

# Windows - Search for endpoint
findstr /s /i "api.example.com" %APPDATA%\Auk\workspaces\*\collections\*.json

Viewing Data

In Auk

Workspace Settings → “Open Workspace Folder”
Opens workspace directory in file manager

In File Manager

macOS Finder
Windows Explorer
Linux File Manager

# Open workspace folder
open ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/my-workspace/

# Show in Finder
# Right-click workspace in Auk → "Show in Finder"

# Open workspace folder
explorer %APPDATA%\Auk\workspaces\my-workspace

# Show in Explorer
# Right-click workspace in Auk → "Show in Explorer"

# Open workspace folder
xdg-open ~/.config/Auk/workspaces/my-workspace/

# Or use your file manager
nautilus ~/.config/Auk/workspaces/my-workspace/

In Text Editor

# VS Code
code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/my-workspace/

# Sublime Text
subl ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/my-workspace/

# Vim
vim ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/my-workspace/collections/user-api.json

Moving Data

Move Workspace to New Location

Close Auk

Ensure Auk is not running

Move Directory

# macOS/Linux
mv ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/my-workspace \
   ~/Documents/Auk/my-workspace

# Windows
move %APPDATA%\Auk\workspaces\my-workspace ^
     C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\Auk\my-workspace

Update Auk

Open Auk and update workspace location in settings

Verify

Ensure all collections and environments are accessible

Move Between Computers

Via Git
Via Archive
Via Cloud Sync

On Computer A:

# Push to Git
cd workspace-directory
git push origin main

On Computer B:

# Clone from Git
git clone [email protected]:username/api-collections.git

Then open workspace in Auk

On Computer A:

# Create archive
tar -czf my-workspace.tar.gz \
  ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/my-workspace/

On Computer B:

# Extract archive
tar -xzf my-workspace.tar.gz -C \
  ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/

Storage Management

Check Disk Usage

macOS/Linux
Windows

# Total Auk storage
du -sh ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/

# Per workspace
du -sh ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/*/

# Detailed breakdown
du -h ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/ | sort -h

# Total Auk storage
dir %APPDATA%\Auk /s

# Per workspace
dir %APPDATA%\Auk\workspaces /s

Clean Up Space

Delete Old History

# Delete history older than 30 days
find ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/*/history/ \
  -name "*.json" -mtime +30 -delete

Or configure in settings:

{
  "history": {
    "retentionDays": 30
  }
}

Clean Cache

# macOS
rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/Auk/*

# Windows
del /s /q %LOCALAPPDATA%\Auk\cache\*

# Linux
rm -rf ~/.cache/Auk/*

Remove Old Backups

# Delete backups older than 7 days
find ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/*/.backups/ \
  -name "*.json.*" -mtime +7 -delete

Compress Old Data

# Compress old history files
find ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/*/history/ \
  -name "*.json" -mtime +90 -exec gzip {} \;

Troubleshooting

Cannot find workspace data

Solutions:

Check default location for your OS

Search for workspace name:

# macOS/Linux
find ~ -name "my-workspace" -type d

# Windows
dir /s /b C:\Users\YourUsername\*my-workspace*

Check Auk settings for custom locations

Workspace folder is empty

Causes:

Workspace not yet synced
Data corruption
Wrong directory

Solutions:

Check if Git sync is enabled and sync
Restore from backup
Verify correct workspace directory

Permission denied

Solutions:

# macOS/Linux - Fix permissions
chmod -R 700 ~/Library/Application\ Support/Auk/workspaces/my-workspace/

# Windows - Run as administrator
# Right-click Auk → Run as administrator

Next Steps

File System Storage

Learn about file system storage

Backup & Restore

Backup and recovery strategies

Workspace Settings

Configure workspace options

Git Sync

Set up Git synchronization

Getting Started

Core Concepts

Workspace Management

Git Sync

API Testing

Features

Data Management

Desktop Client

​Finding Your Data

​Default Storage Locations

​Application Support Directory

​Quick Access

​AppData Directory

​Quick Access

​Config Directory

​Quick Access

​Directory Structure

​Complete Layout

​Workspace Directory

​Custom Storage Locations

​Setting Custom Location

​Common Custom Locations

​Finding Specific Data

​Find a Collection

​Find an Environment

​Search Collection Content

​Viewing Data

​In Auk

​In File Manager

​In Text Editor

​Moving Data

​Move Workspace to New Location

​Move Between Computers

​Storage Management

​Check Disk Usage

​Clean Up Space

​Troubleshooting

​Next Steps

File System Storage

Backup & Restore

Workspace Settings

Git Sync

Finding Your Data

Default Storage Locations

Application Support Directory

Quick Access

AppData Directory

Quick Access

Config Directory

Quick Access

Directory Structure

Complete Layout

Workspace Directory

Custom Storage Locations

Setting Custom Location

Common Custom Locations

Finding Specific Data

Find a Collection

Find an Environment

Search Collection Content

Viewing Data

In Auk

In File Manager

In Text Editor

Moving Data

Move Workspace to New Location

Move Between Computers

Storage Management

Check Disk Usage

Clean Up Space

Troubleshooting

Next Steps