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  |hklm = [[Game data#HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE|{{Abbr|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE|Windows Registry path (use the Registry Editor to access)}}]]
 
  |hklm = [[Game data#HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE|{{Abbr|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE|Windows Registry path (use the Registry Editor to access)}}]]
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|userprofile = [[Game data#%USERPROFILE%|{{Abbr|%USERPROFILE%|Copy this path into a folder address bar to go to this location}}]]
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|appdata = [[Game data#%APPDATA%|{{Abbr|%APPDATA%|Copy this path into a folder address bar to go to this location}}]]
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|localappdata = [[Game data#%LOCALAPPDATA%|{{Abbr|%LOCALAPPDATA%|Copy this path into a folder address bar to go to this location}}]]
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|public = [[Game data#%PUBLIC%|{{Abbr|%PUBLIC%|Copy this path into a folder address bar to go to this location}}]]
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|programdata = [[Game data#%PROGRAMDATA%|{{Abbr|%PROGRAMDATA%|Copy this path into a folder address bar to go to this location}}]]
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|windir = [[Game data#%WINDIR%|{{Abbr|%WINDIR%|Copy this path into a folder address bar to go to this location}}]]
 
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Revision as of 04:22, 11 May 2014

Documentation for the above template (sometimes hidden from view).
Description

Template primarily intended for {{Game data}} but can also be used with {{File}}, {{Folder}}, and {{Registry}}.

See the editing guide for real-world paths and examples.

Syntax

{{Path|localappdata}} or {{P|localappdata}} produces %LOCALAPPDATA%

Arguments

General

Argument Result Location
game <path-to-game> The base installation folder
uid <user-id> The user ID or profile name (specific to your account or computer).
Typically used to refer to Steam/Ubisoft Connect/game-specific user ID or profile name.
steam The base Steam installation folder
ubisoftconnect The base Ubisoft Connect (Ubisoft Game Launcher) installation folder

Windows registry

Argument Result Location
hkcu HKEY_CURRENT_USER HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry path
hklm HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry path
wow64 Used for 32-bit applications running on 64-bit operating systems

Windows filesystem

Argument Result Location
username Not a location, but resolves to the username in Windows
userprofile %USERPROFILE% Base user profile folder
userprofile\documents "Documents" folder
appdata %APPDATA% AppData\Roaming
localappdata %LOCALAPPDATA% AppData\Local
userprofile\appdata\locallow AppData\LocalLow
public %PUBLIC% Public (aka shared) user profile folder
allusersprofile
or
programdata		 %PROGRAMDATA% Program data folder
programfiles Shared applications folder. Use game instead (<path-to-game>).
windir %WINDIR% Windows directory
syswow64 Stores 32-bit system libraries on 64-bit operating systems

OS X

Argument Result Location
osxhome User home folder ~/

Linux

Argument Result Location
linuxhome User home folder ~/
xdgdatahome ~/.local/share/
xdgconfighome ~/.config/
Redirects
  • {{P}}
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