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 . . . 36 If you want to see the list of paths available such as %AppData% and similar then simply open a command prompt and type set You will see something like ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData APPDATA=C:\Users\<your user profile>\AppData\Roaming CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86
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
Saving data: Program Files vs AppData [Windows] - Super User In AppData however, the user always have rights to write there, even if they are not administrators So a program that needs to write data, for example a webbrowser with its cache will have to use AppData to write that cache or the user would get an UAC prompt asking for administrative access everytime they start the program
Is it safe to delete AppData\Local\Temp? - Super User Window will pop up where you will be able to select for deletion of temporary (and other mostly useless) files from multiple locations, not just C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\Temp
How to generically refer to the AppData folder on the Windows command . . . 23 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? By searching I found out about %UserProfile% that perhaps refer to the current username, but it does not really work
Where are the Chrome profiles saved locally? - Super User I've just had to recover my profiles from a back copy because Chrome data got corrupted and I didn't get them back until I restored the upper level folder, that is, C:\Users\YOURUSERNAMEHERE\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data It took a while because it's huge (mine is ~8 GB and Google is not even my primary browser)
How to make AppData directory appear in File Explorer? 6 This post outlines how to make the AppData directory show up at the DOS prompt, but how do I make it show up in File Explorer (on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit)? Is there a global setting? Also, what is the file permission under properties that makes it hidden or not? Thanks
Where are the user profile directories of Google Chrome located in? 3 User profiles are stored in User Data Directory and it vary depending on the operating system The easiest way is to navigate to chrome: version and look for the Profile Path field Example (Windows): [Profile Path] C:\Users\Alice\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default [User Data Dir] C:\Users\Alice\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data