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2020| Windows | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Claude-3p\` | (under the application-data directory) |
2121| Linux | `~/.config/Claude-3p/` | (under the application-data directory) |
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23<Note>
24 On Windows, earlier Claude Desktop releases stored this data under `%APPDATA%\Claude-3p\` (the Roaming profile). On first launch after upgrading, the app moves the existing directory to `%LOCALAPPDATA%` automatically; if Roaming is redirected to a network share, conversation history and configuration are copied and large regenerable caches are re-downloaded. Update any external tooling, backup jobs, or endpoint policies that reference the old path. macOS paths are unchanged.
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23> [!NOTE]
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25> On Windows, earlier Claude Desktop releases stored this data under `%APPDATA%\Claude-3p\` (the Roaming profile). On first launch after upgrading, the app moves the existing directory to `%LOCALAPPDATA%` automatically; if Roaming is redirected to a network share, conversation history and configuration are copied and large regenerable caches are re-downloaded. Update any external tooling, backup jobs, or endpoint policies that reference the old path. macOS paths are unchanged.
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128128### Copy the data to the new device
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130<Warning>
131 The copy holds full conversations. Encrypt any intermediate copy, restrict access to it, and delete it when you're done.
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132> The copy holds full conversations. Encrypt any intermediate copy, restrict access to it, and delete it when you're done.
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1341341. Quit Claude Desktop on both devices. Closing its window isn't enough.
1351352. If the new device has an application-data directory (see [Where data lives](#where-data-lives)), delete it. This removes anything the user created in it.
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