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Directory Structure

  • C: - System Drive
    • Program Files - programs for all users
    • Program Files (x86) - 32-bit applications (only present on 64 bit os)
    • Program Data - contains system specific settings of applications
    • Windows - contains files related to windows
      • Fonts - contains fonts present on system
      • Cursors - contains mouse cursors
      • System32 - contains most windows applications
    • Users - contains all users directories
      • user0 - a user directory
        • AppData - contains information about applications
          • Local - contains setting of applications, and specific to single windows system
            • Programs - contains programs which are only install for single users
              • Python - contains python binaries (default location)
                • Python301 - a version of python
                  • Scripts - contains applications which you install through pip
              • Microsoft VS Code - vscode application
              • Microsoft
                • Windows
                  • Fonts - fonts for single user
          • Local Low - contains data for applications with low integrity (e.g. firefox incognito mode)
          • Roaming - contains data that will be synced across multiple windows systems
            • Code - vscode
              • User - settings
        • Desktop - contains file which are present in the user Desktop
        • Documents - contains documents
          • WindowsPowerShell - contains windows powershell config