I’m trying to change the location of the %LOCALAPPDATA% environment variable in PowerShell, but the change is not taking effect.

Details of the Problem

I want to set the LOCALAPPDATA variable to a new directory (G:AppDataLocal), but after following several methods, it still shows the default location (C:UsersusernameAppDataLocal) in PowerShell and other applications.

What I Tried

1. Set the environment variable using [System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable():

   [System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("LOCALAPPDATA", "G:AppDataLocal", "User")
   

   • The variable should reflect the new path in the current PowerShell session.

2. Verified the change using echo $env:LOCALAPPDATA:

   • The command shows the new location, but it’s not reflected in other applications.

3. Restarted Powershell:

   • Closed and reopened PowerShell, but the change is still not visible.