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
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
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
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
Windows Backup Restore: What to Keep from AppData? For example, my mother used Greetings Workshop and wants some files from there, and she may want to keep some default settings she used I am talking generally here, as I'm sure some programs have different ways of saving things in AppData What, if anything, should I keep from AppData, and what should I delete?
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 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)
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