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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 = %LOCALAPPDATA%
|public = %PUBLIC%
|allusersprofile
|programdata = %PROGRAMDATA%
|programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES%
|windir = %WINDIR%
|syswow64 = SysWOW64
|osxhome = $HOME
|linuxhome = $HOME
|xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME
|xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME
|#default =

}}

Arguments

General

Argument Result Location
game <path-to-game>]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || The base installation folder

uid <user-id>]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || 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 <Steam-folder>]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || The base Steam installation folder

steamlibrary ]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || The SteamLibrary folder the user installed the game under under; or the base Steam installation folder if no alternate location was used.

ubisoftconnect <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || The base Ubisoft Connect (Ubisoft Game Launcher) installation folder

Windows registry

Argument Result Location
hkcu HKEY_CURRENT_USER]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry path

hklm HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry path

wow64 Wow6432Node]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || Used for 32-bit applications running on 64-bit operating systems

Windows filesystem

Argument Result Location
username %USERNAME%]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || Not a location, but resolves to the username in Windows

userprofile %USERPROFILE%]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || Base user profile folder

userprofile\documents %USERPROFILE%\Documents]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || "Documents" folder

appdata %APPDATA%]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || AppData\Roaming

localappdata ]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || AppData\Local

userprofile\appdata\locallow ]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || AppData\LocalLow

public ]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || Public (aka shared) user profile folder

allusersprofile
or
programdata		 ]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || Program data folder

programfiles ]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || Shared applications folder. Use game instead (<path-to-game>]]

localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}}).

windir ]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || Windows directory

syswow64 ]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || Stores 32-bit system libraries on 64-bit operating systems

OS X

Argument Result Location
osxhome ]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || User home folder ~/

Linux

Argument Result Location
linuxhome ]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || User home folder ~/

xdgdatahome ]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || ~/.local/share/

xdgconfighome ]] localappdata = %LOCALAPPDATA% public = %PUBLIC% allusersprofile programdata = %PROGRAMDATA% programfiles = %PROGRAMFILES% windir = %WINDIR% syswow64 = SysWOW64 osxhome = $HOME linuxhome = $HOME xdgdatahome = $XDG_DATA_HOME xdgconfighome = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME #default =

}} || ~/.config/

Redirects
  • {{P}}
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