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Why are there directories called Local, LocalLow, and Roaming under \Users\<username>?
I've been poking around some of folders on my Windows 7 Home Premium install, and I've noticed that in AppData I now have three folders:
- Local
- LocalLow
- Roaming
What is the difference between all of these three folders?
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See also superuser.com/questions/21458/…
–Anthony K
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In XP,
Roamingwas<user>\Application DataandLocalwas<user>\Local Settings\Application Data(there was noLocalLowbecause it did not have the higher security lock-down that Vista+ have).–Bobson
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Local stays with the user on that specific computer.
If you are on a domain, a "roaming" profile will be uploaded before you logoff. When you log onto another computer with roaming folders, all of your files in the roaming folder will be at the new computer too.
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What is meant by the phrase "on a domain" here?
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@LukeGriffiths Overview of domains here: howtogeek.com/194069/…
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These folders were introduced in Vista with a view to making management of user profiles easier.
From this discussion:
Windows uses the Local and LocalLow folders for application data thatdoes not roam with the user. Usually this data is either machinespecific or too large to roam. The
AppData\Localfolder in WindowsVista is the same as theDocuments and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Datafolder in Windows XP.Windows uses the Roaming folder for application specific data, such ascustom dictionaries, which are machine independent and should roamwith the user profile. The AppData\Roaming folder in Windows Vista isthe same as the
Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Datafolder in Windows XP.
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In certain network settings, profiles roam with the user regardless of what computer they are on. That application data ultimately ends up in the "roaming" folder.
Some data is too large to roam, and ends up in the Local and LocalLow folders.
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