Registry Types and Locations
- 14 Mar 2023
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Registry Types and Locations
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There are three different types of registries (Machine, User, Custom). Each machine can have any number of user and Custom registries:
Machine-level Registry
A registry with a known location that can be queried by anyone, and by default requires administrator privileges to install/modify.
- Windows:
%ProgramData%\upack
- Linux:
/var/lib/upack
User-level Registry
A registry with a known location based on the current username, which can be changed by the current user and administrators.
- Windows:
%USER%\.upack
- Linux:
~/.upack
Custom Registry
A registry with a different location and possibly different permissions.
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