About the Location of Customizable Files

By default, customization files are located under a user’s Local and Roaming profiles, which varies by operating system.

The default locations are used to store customization files on Windows 7 or Windows 8:

• Local – %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Autodesk\<product version>\<release number>\<language>\
• Roaming – %AppData%\Autodesk\<product version>\<release number>\<language>\

While the utilization of the Local and Roaming user folders might work well in single-seat installation or small office environment, it is recommended to place all customization files in a centralized network location. Placing files in a centralized location has the following advantages:

• Easier to share files with multiple users and migrate from a previous release
• Common files can be used across multiple releases of the product
• Files can be updated, archived, and backed up with greater ease; making it easier to recover from a catastrophic system failure or the replacement of a computer