Education | What's The Difference Between Program Data & All Users C: Folders

Topaz photo seems to be using two locations at the same time.
C:\ProgramData\Topaz Labs LLC\…
C:\Users\All Users\Topaz Labs LLC\…

Both folders are the exact same size and have all the exact same files, When running topaz it creates new log files in both folders. Its using essentially double the file space (34Gb → 68Gb) for no reason.

The Windows ProgramData folder is the same as the “all users” data folder, with C:\Users\All Users being a symbolic link that redirects to C:\ProgramData. ProgramData stores application data, settings, and files that are shared among all users on the computer, while the user-specific AppData folder is for individual user data.

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oh yeah your right, i was clearing space with space monger and it just visualizes it as two different locations. :sweat_smile:

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