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 ...

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.

Trying to make space on my C drive. I see that my AppData/Local/Packages folder is almost 20GB! Is it safe to delete it? If not, can it be 'pruned' without affecting installed applications?

Once done, delete the empty backup subfolder from "C:\Users\odellt1\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync". A Junction can only be created if a subfolder with the same name does not exist at the location.

Many of our users have great difficulty locating these folders, as they are hidden by default, & the instructions to reveal them are fairly confusing to a beginner. To be able to give them a 'URL' link to click that would open their own %appdata% & %localappdata% would be a boon.

I would like to know the full list of variables that I can use in Windows Explorer or related relative paths that is accepted by Windows 10. Variables like %appdata ...

iTunes creates quite a big backup directory on my C: drive whenever I back up my iPhone. Is there a way to tell iTunes to back up the iPhone data to another location?

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 ...

Yes, mine is located at C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Teams\current\Teams.exe. Perhaps the simplest solution would be to re-install Teams.

After installing Windows, I originally moved the 3 AppData subfolders to my external harddrive, but I quickly changed my mind and restored them (clicking the restore button). Now %APPDATA% is incor...