Understanding local storage tasks
On Windows 10, there are several locations that you can use to store data locally. These are as follows:
- Local: Located in the user’s
AppData
folder, this folder can contain settings, files, and folders. This folder is used for data that is not that easy to recreate or download. If you have backup applications that can back up a user’sAppData
folder, then anything stored in theLocal
folder will be backed up. - Local Cache: Only files created using the
ApplicationData.LocalCacheFolder
property can be stored in the local cache. Items stored using the local cache will be persisted across sessions. - Roaming: Roaming profiles can be used by network users to store their local data on the server. This has the advantage that prudent network managers will ensure profiles are backed up regularly, so users will always have a restore point if they happen to lose data.
- Temporary: Use the
AppData\Temp
folder for temporary data. It...