The differences between XP and Vista folder locations

by Ross McKillop on April 30, 2008

Windows

So you’ve upgraded to Vista. Now you’re wondering where exactly your files and folders went. This chart breaks down the differences between where Windows XP kept files and where Windows Vista keeps files.

Windows XP         Windows Vista
 
C:\Documents and Settings\         C:\Users\
C:\Documents and Settings\your-username\My Documents\         C:\Users\your-username\Documents\
C:\Documents and Settings\your-username\My Documents\My Pictures\         C:\Users\your-username\Pictures\
C:\Documents and Settings\your-username\My Documents\My Music\         C:\Users\your-username\Music\
C:\Documents and Settings\your-username\Local Settings\         C:\Users\your-username\AppData\Local\
C:\Documents and Settings\your-username\Local Settings\Temp\         C:\Users\your-user-name\AppData\Local\Temp\
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\         C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\
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    { 11 comments… read them below or add one }

    1 Colin 05.01.08 at 1:21 am

    Windows 7 will introduce a new shorthand for your home directory: ~/

    ;)

    2 Don White 05.03.08 at 10:16 pm

    And C:\Users\ will simply become /home/

    3 linuxamp 05.06.08 at 4:42 am

    If you can’t find your data in the expected directory check the ‘low’ directories. Low integrity apps which write to the directories above in XP may be redirected to write to the ‘low’ directory in Vista.

    4 Bobkat 05.08.08 at 11:55 am

    No I haven’t upgraded to Vista … I’ve upgraded to UBUNTU.
    no problem its all in my Home folder

    5 Xenomorph 05.08.08 at 2:00 pm

    C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\ is the shortcut for ALL USERS Start Menu, NOT the “your username” location.

    6 Ross McKillop 05.08.08 at 2:07 pm

    @Xenomorph:

    You’re absolutely right, I’ll fix that right now. Cheers!

    Ross

    7 L3kris 06.23.08 at 6:36 am

    Does anybody know where the XP location C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Feeds
    has moved to in Vista?

    8 Abhinav K 07.02.08 at 12:29 pm

    the XP location C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Feeds has moved to

    C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Feeds

    9 Abhinav K 07.02.08 at 12:29 pm

    the XP location C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Feeds has moved to

    C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Feeds

    10 L3kris 07.03.08 at 3:32 am

    Thanks!

    11 CNV 07.06.08 at 6:44 am

    А где на Висте лежат инет страницы, которые в автономном режиме загружаются?! Где они сохраняются?

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