# Windows: place .config configuration data to intended path

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/windows-place-config-configuration-data-to-intended-path/11875>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [22 October 2020 11:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/windows-place-config-configuration-data-to-intended-path/11875 "2020-10-22T11:25:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Schroedingers-Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Schroedingers-Cat](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Schroedingers-Cat)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2020 11:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/windows-place-config-configuration-data-to-intended-path/11875/1 "2020-10-22T11:25:31Z")

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Joplin stores some if its user-related data in the path "%userprofile%/.config/joplin-desktop". This creates a ".config" directory in the user's profile directory, which looks confusing because it is not where you should store user-related app data on Windows. The correct path for that is "%localappdata% or "%appdata%, depending on the type of content.

Judging from what I found in that directory, it seems to be user-related data that is intended stay on the machine: log files, databases, tmp and resources under control of Joplin's sync mechanism.  
All of this should reside %localappdata%. Also, %temp% directory is recommended for temporary user data.

For more details: [https://www.advancedinstaller.com/appdata-localappdata-programdata.html](https://www.advancedinstaller.com/appdata-localappdata-programdata.html)

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**Author:** ![flowerbolideironman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/278dde/32.png) [@flowerbolideironman](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/flowerbolideironman)\
**Post date:** [19 November 2021 11:49 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/windows-place-config-configuration-data-to-intended-path/11875/2 "2021-11-19T11:49:16Z")

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I fully agree with you. It should be moved to %localappdata%.