Template:Path

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

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
steamlibrary		The SteamLibrary folder the user installed the game under under; or the base Steam installation folder if no alternate location was used.
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		Base user profile folder
userprofile\documents		"Documents" folder
appdata		AppData\Roaming
localappdata		AppData\Local
userprofile\appdata\locallow		AppData\LocalLow
public		Public (aka shared) user profile folder
allusersprofile or programdata		Program data folder
programfiles		Shared applications folder. Use game instead (<path-to-game>).
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}}

Related

• {{LocalizedPath}}

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