Where RenderGod Stores Its Data and Settings
Find where RenderGod saves settings, the render queue, history, rendered frames, previews and the Blender add-on on Windows and macOS, and what reset removes.
RenderGod keeps its settings and render queue in an app data folder on your computer, and your rendered frames next to your projects. This page lists where RenderGod stores its data on Windows and macOS, so you can back it up or clean it up.
App settings, queue and history
| Data | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
Settings (settings.json) | %APPDATA%\com.rendergod.dev\ | ~/Library/Application Support/com.rendergod.dev/ |
Render queue and History (render_queue.json) | Same folder as settings | Same folder as settings |
| Automatic backup of the queue | Same folder, used to restore the queue if the queue file is damaged | Same folder |
| Telegram bot token | Inside the settings file | macOS Keychain |
To open the Windows folder, paste %APPDATA%\com.rendergod.dev into the File Explorer address bar. On macOS, in Finder choose Go > Go to Folder and paste the path.
After you set up the background recovery service (Windows)
When you set up the background recovery service, settings and the queue move to a shared folder so the service can resume renders before anyone signs in:
C:\ProgramData\RenderGod\app_data\
Removing the service, or uninstalling RenderGod, deletes the whole C:\ProgramData\RenderGod folder, including the queue and settings stored there.
Rendered frames and videos
Renders are saved wherever the job's Output points. By default that is a RenderGod folder next to the .blend file, organized by scene, camera, view layer and date, for example:
C:\Projects\Cube Studio\RenderGod\Scene\Camera\2026-09-17-14-05-12\render_0001.png
Click Open Export Folder on a job card to jump there. See Choose where renders are saved.
Preview files
| Files | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Render previews | A hidden .previews folder inside the job's export folder | Small copies used for smooth playback. Deleted when you remove the job, unless another job uses the same folder. |
| Conversion previews | A hidden .previews folder inside the source media folder | Created when you preview a video or image sequence |
Blender add-on
The add-on is installed into each Blender version's add-ons folder:
| Windows | macOS |
|---|---|
%APPDATA%\Blender Foundation\Blender\<version>\scripts\addons | ~/Library/Application Support/Blender/<version>/scripts/addons |
See Install the Blender add-on.
Other data
| Data | Where it lives |
|---|---|
| Start at Login | Windows startup entry, or a macOS login item |
| Remote control on or off, computer name, connected browsers | Your RenderGod account, not the settings file |
| Add-on reminder on the empty queue | The app's own storage on this computer |
What Reset Settings removes
Settings > System Settings > Reset Settings deletes the settings file and restarts RenderGod with defaults: Blender installations, output templates, format presets, Telegram setup, recovery limits and appearance. Your queue, history and rendered frames are kept. Start at Login and the add-on reminder are not changed. On macOS the Telegram bot token stays in the Keychain.
If the settings file is ever damaged, RenderGod keeps a copy named settings.corrupt- followed by a number in the same folder and starts with defaults.