Getting the path of %AppData% in PowerShell

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How can I get the path for the application data directory (e.g. C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming) in PowerShell?

score 242 · Accepted Answer · edited May 03 '17 at 12:11

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This is the shortest way:

$env:APPDATA

or for local app data:

$env:LOCALAPPDATA

edited May 03 '17 at 12:11

mikemaccana

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answered Apr 12 '12 at 22:43

Dmytro Shevchenko

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It works in `cd $env:APPDATA` – theking2 Nov 18 '21 at 09:23

Martin Buberl · Answer 2 · 2012-04-13T15:50:57.253

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To get the AppData directory, use the GetFolderPath method:

[Environment]::GetFolderPath([Environment+SpecialFolder]::ApplicationData)

Or as Andy mentions in his comment, simply:

[Environment]::GetFolderPath('ApplicationData')

edited Apr 13 '12 at 15:50

answered Apr 12 '12 at 22:39

Martin Buberl

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Slightly shorter version: `[Environment]::GetFolderPath('ApplicationData')` – Andy Arismendi Apr 12 '12 at 22:50
all this gives me is 'ApplicationData', not the path. – Garr Godfrey Aug 27 '15 at 04:02
How to list all Special Folder variable? – KevinBui Jan 22 '22 at 23:02

score 5 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 21 '13 at 17:11

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$TempInstallerPath="$Env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Downloaded Installations"
if(Test-Path $TempInstallerPath)
{
    Remove-Item "$TempInstallerPath\*" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction 0
}

edited Aug 21 '13 at 17:11

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answered Aug 21 '13 at 16:53

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Getting the path of %AppData% in PowerShell

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