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To open the AppData folder on Windows 10, 8 & 7:
- Open File Explorer/Windows Explorer.
- Type %AppData% into the address bar and hit enter.
- Navigate to the required folder (Roaming or Local)
How do I access my AppData folder?
Can’t see the AppData folder?
- Go to Windows Explorer.
- Open the C: drive.
- Click Organize on the menu bar.
- Select Folder and Search options.
- Select the View tab.
- Under Files and Folders > Hidden files and folders, select the option to Show hidden files, folders and drives.
- Click OK.
How do I open AppData from command prompt?
To open local appdata folder you need to run %localappdata% from Run window. To open roaming appdata folder we can use %appdata% command. In Windows XP, you need to run the command %appdata% in run window to open appdata folder. There are no separate folders for local and romaing data in XP.
