How does Owlplug "disable" a plugin

[someguynamedphil]

Looked at the wiki and searched via Google. But what exactly happens with a plugin is "disabled"? Is it moved to a different directory?

[DropSnorz]

When a plugin is disabled from OwlPlug, the associated file/directory is renamed with a .disabled extension.
This prevent most DAWs to detect and load the plugin.

For example, disabling Sylenth VST3 plugin will change file name from sylenth.vst3 to sylenth.vst3.disabled