How can I reset my vlc media player back to its original settings after someone has messed all the settings up for playing movies?

Question

I usually use vlc media player for my movies but my little cousin has somehow messed all the settings up and now when I try to play a movie, I can't watch it properly. The player still works but its like all the settings like the colours and saturation and the settings that make the picture ok are messed up and I don't know how to put them back to normal.

Is it possible to reset VLC settings to default?

Answer 1

Option 1:

Delete the ~/.config/vlc and ~/.cache/vlc folders.

To do this execute : rm -r ~/.config/vlc ~/.cache/vlc

Note : Old versions of VLC had the data stored in ~/.vlc

Option 2:

Execute : vlc --reset-config --reset-plugins-cache

Option 3:

Open VLC --> Tools-->Preferences-->Reset Preferences

Answer 2

You can reset the preferences using the menu:

Tools → Preferences