Supported Directory Variables

Last Updated On: 18 May 2026|

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To ensure consistent downloads, you can set a default download directory for Google Chrome. If an invalid path is entered, users will be prompted to select a location for each download. This guide provides the supported path variables for configuring this setting.

List of Supported Path Variables

For Windows	For MacOS
${documents} - The "Documents" folder for the current user. (example resolution : "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents")	${users} - The folder where users profiles are stored. (example resolution : "/Users")
${local_app_data} - The Application Data folder for the current user. (example resolution : "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local")	${documents} - The "Documents" folder of the current user. (example resolution : "/Users/johndoe/Documents")
${roaming_app_data} - The Roamed Application Data folder for the current user. (example resolution : "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming")
${profile} - The home folder for the current user. (example resolution : "C:\Users\Administrator")
${global_app_data} - The system-wide Application Data folder. (example resolution : "C:\AppData")
${program_files} - The "Program Files" folder for the current process. Depends on whether it is 32 or 64 bit process. (example resolution : "C:\Program Files (x86)")
${windows} - The Windows folder (example resolution : "C:\WINNT" or "C:\Windows")
${client_name} - The name of the client pc connected to an RDP or Citrix session. Take into account that this variable is empty if used from a local session. Therefore if used in paths you might want to prefix it with something which is guaranteed to be non-empty. (example : C:\chrome_profiles\session_${client_name} - produces c:\chrome_profiles\session_ for local sessions and c:\chrome_profiles\session_somepcname for remote sessions.)
${session_name} - The name of the active session. Useful for distinguishing multiple simultaneously connected remote sessions to a single user profile. (example resolution: WinSta0 for local desktop sessions)