▁feature . ▁▁ ▁Des ktop ▁This ▁folder ▁contains ▁files ▁and ▁shortcut s ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁user ' s ▁desktop . ▁▁ ▁Application ▁Data ▁Prov ided ▁mainly ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁program mers , ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁store ▁data ▁that ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁specific ▁software , ▁but ▁which ▁does ▁not ▁fall ▁into ▁the ▁category ▁of ▁documents ▁that ▁a ▁user ▁might ▁open ▁directly . ▁ ▁This ▁folder ▁was ▁made ▁necessary ▁by ▁Windows ' ▁best ▁practices ▁programming ▁gu idel ines , ▁which ▁now ▁prohib it ▁the ▁storage ▁of ▁temporary ▁data ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁Program ▁Files ▁folder . ▁▁▁ ▁Local ▁Settings ▁Function ally ▁similar ▁to ▁" Application ▁Data ", ▁and ▁contains ▁a ▁second ▁sub folder ▁of ▁that ▁name . ▁It ▁also ▁contains ▁the ▁temporary ▁files ▁generated ▁by ▁Windows ▁programs ▁themselves , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Internet ▁Explorer ' s ▁online ▁activities . ▁ ▁For ▁stand alone ▁computers ▁the ▁two ▁folders ▁are ▁function ally ▁similar , ▁but ▁on ▁networks ▁employ ing ▁Ro aming ▁profiles , ▁the ▁" Local ▁Settings " ▁folder ▁is ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁profile ▁synchron ization ▁process . ▁Thus , ▁data ▁in ▁the ▁" Local ▁Settings " ▁folder ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁copied ▁between ▁computers ▁when ▁the ▁user ▁ro ams . ▁▁ ▁Note ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁sub fold ers ▁are ▁hidden ▁from ▁the ▁users ▁view ▁in ▁Windows ▁Explorer . ▁ ▁To ▁see ▁them ▁you ▁must ▁un check ▁" H ide ▁System ▁F old ers " ▁in ▁the ▁folder ▁options . ▁ ▁Special ▁profiles ▁" Default ▁User " ▁- ▁Pl ays ▁a ▁role