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 …

Sep 14, 2017 · 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 …

Jan 20, 2025 · 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 …

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?

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 …

Jun 7, 2021 · I also tried defining my own user variable in "Edit environment variables for your account" and defined LOCALLOWAPPDATA: C:\Users\<your user profile>\AppData\LocalLow.

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?

Jul 30, 2020 · The second problem is I'm almost certain %AppData% contains hardlinks, and if it does, it's why it's not intended to ever be moved, since doing so would break those hardlinks, resulting in a …

Jul 13, 2019 · 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 …

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\ …