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 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
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
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
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
Why is AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps sometime replaced with . . . C:\Users\fgr\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps But when I open an explorer window (e g the trash), click on the right of the path to select it, then replace it by typing cmd <enter> then path <enter>, the path shown includes instead at that same spot C:\Users\fgr\(nowa) Why is that ? Note: nowa sounds like it could be NO Windows Apps