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- windows - What is %AppData%? - Super User
7 The AppData\Local and AppData\Roaming locations are the preferred locations for applications to store data that is not required to be exposed to the user In a domain environment, the Roaming is used to copy the user's environment as they log on to different computers You can find a description in the Windows File System Namespace Usage
- A complete list of %% relative paths variables in Windows Explorer in . . .
I also tried defining my own user variable in "Edit environment variables for your account" and defined LOCALLOWAPPDATA: C:\Users\<your user profile>\AppData\LocalLow
- Can I move my AppData folder in Windows 10? - Super User
Navigate to c:\Users\username\appdata execute the following command: mklink d local d:\appdata\local replace d:\appdata\local with the actual path of where you moved the appdata to If you cannot move delete the original copy, create a 2nd user, make it administrator, login with it, and retry the option This should ensure that no files are in
- How to generically refer to the AppData folder on the Windows command . . .
The original User's Profile directory lives in a directory like C:\Users\username\AppData How can I refer to the current user's profile directory when using the Windows command line?
- How to safely delete AppData Temp folder? - Super User
The temp folder is not always deleted, even after proper shutdowns, and the space can pile up to large proportions You don't need to delete the folder itself though, only its content You can safely select everything, and shift-delete the files to permanently delete the files It will fail deleting everything and will complain that some files are in use Just say Ignore for all occurrences
- Is there a list of Windows special directories shortcuts (like %TEMP . . .
0 %localAppdata% - Opens AppData's Local folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local For those who are too lazy to go back out of the roaming folder and go to local To me very came in handy after learning it
- Saving data: Program Files vs AppData [Windows] - Super User
The AppData folder is located in a user's folder, eg: C:\Users\Username\AppData, whereas the program files folder is located in C:\ The biggest difference here is permissions If you have just one user on your pc, then that user has all rights everywhere and it may not make sense But if you have multiple users, then it starts to make sense
- What are temp folders used for in Windows 10? - Super User
You can delete the files in local appdata \temp with no harm If any file is busy by an app, it will not allow deletion Do not force it You can also delete files in c:\windows\temp with the same notes as above Do not force deletion of any file in appdata temp or windows temp Once deleted, do not forget to empty the recycle bin You can also run Admin Tools, Disk Cleanup and use the
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