|
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\\AppData\LocalLow.
Windows Backup & Restore: What to Keep from AppData?
By that you should be able to decide on yourself which folder contains important or useless data. Examples of folders containing useless data of considerable size: AppData\Local\Temp\ AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\ AppData\Local\CrashDumps\ etc I never found comparable folders inside of AppData\Roaming\ so it should remain in your backup.
Where are the task bar icons stored on Windows 10 - Super User
I've looked in %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar as recommended by this answer for Windows 7, but I don't see a "User Pinned" folder.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Where are the user profile directories of Google Chrome located in?
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
What is the difference between "local" and "roaming" folders?
The AppData\Local folder in Windows Vista is the same as the Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data folder in Windows XP. Windows uses the Roaming folder for application specific data, such as custom dictionaries, which are machine independent and should roam with the user profile.
|
FIRE101 Fire Jobs 