Windows Environment Variables
Windows environment variables can be used for file and folder filters.Syntax:
%Environment variable%By specifying
C:\\Backup\\%USERNAME%, the environment variable %USERNAME% is replaced, for example, by the name of the logged-in user: C:\Backup\JohnExamples
| Environment variable | Example |
|---|---|
| %ALLUSERSPROFILE% | C:\ProgramData |
| %APPDATA% | C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming |
| %CommonProgramFiles% | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files |
| %CommonProgramFiles(x86)% | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files |
| %CommonProgramW6432% | C:\Program Files\Common Files |
| %COMPUTERNAME% | WORK-PC |
| %HOMEDRIVE% | C: |
| %HOMEPATH% | \Users\John |
| %LOCALAPPDATA% | C:\Users\John\AppData\Local |
| %ProgramData% | C:\ProgramData |
| %ProgramFiles% | C:\Program Files (x86) |
| %ProgramFiles(x86)% | C:\Program Files (x86) |
| %ProgramW6432% | C:\Program Files |
| %PUBLIC% | C:\Users\Public |
| %SystemDrive% | C: |
| %SystemRoot% | C:\Windows |
| %TEMP% | C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp |
| %TMP% | C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp |
| %USERNAME% | John |
| %USERPROFILE% | C:\Users\John |
| %windir% | C:\Windows |