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 ...

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 have a collection of files in my local AppData folder from an install that failed. It seems I need to delete them manually, but I am unable to do so. I am an admin on the PC and am logged in as s...

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.

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 ...

Can I copy the AppData/Roaming of UserA to UserB and expect it to work? Long Version: I recently updated a PC to Windows 10 Home (from Win7). After doing so, I discovered that the account the PC was being used for (UserA) was the 'built-in Administrator' account and thus was unable to modify any settings.

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?

Despite being in your user profile, AppData is wiped (C:\Users\YourName\AppData). Files there are NOT saved. Files in Program Files, Program Files (x86), ProgramData, and Windows are NOT saved. This is expected because Windows says "apps" are removed. Windows will make a list of programs removed and put it on the Desktop for you after the reset.

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, wh...

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...