my2001 Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 There are two user shell folders dealing with application data:1.) AppData2.) Local AppDataWhat's the difference? Which applications will store their data where and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denney Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 I don't know where you're getting "Local AppData" from but "AppData" is set to the following folder:%userprofile%\Application Data, in other words,C:\Documents And Settings\Your Username\Application DataAny newer application should put any user specific application data into that folder rather than in the programs main directory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaidallar Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 Theoretically, the difference between the two is that, as Application Data can be redirected through Group Policies to a network location, Local Application Data has been created so software developers can use an alternate folder to store bigger files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my2001 Posted October 29, 2004 Author Share Posted October 29, 2004 Ah, ic! So both folders could be used by any application in any case, only depends on the developer of the software, right?question #1: if I want to move the appdata folder(s) to another partition should I move both of them?!?question #2: would it be problematic to let both registry entries point at the same folder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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