Folders used by Tera Term

Folders and full paths of files can be found in [Setup]-Setup directry.

• installer edition
  • setup files
    • %APPDATA%\teraterm5
  • log files, dump files
    • %LOCALAPPDATA%\teraterm5
  • download folder(Priority order, below is used when not set)
    1. download folder
    2. %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
  • Terminal log folder(Priority order, below is used when not set)
    1. Default log save folder
    2. download folder
    3. %LOCALAPPDATA%\teraterm5
• portable edition
  • setup files
    • a folder which is exist exe file
  • log files, dump files
    • a folder which is exist exe file + \log
  • download folder(Priority order, below is used when not set)
    1. download folder
    2. %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
  • Terminal log folder(Priority order, below is used when not set)
    1. Default log save folder
    2. download folder
    3. a folder which is exist exe file + \log

about portable edition

• Program is not affected environment (system or personal setting)
  • Assumed usage
    • Copy program to USB stick, and run from it
    • Run without install (only copy program)
• Put portable.ini file in a folder which is ttermpro.exe is exist, then program is start as portable edition.
• Content of portable.ini file does not matter. (zero size file is accepted)

folders and files which is used by insaller edition

Example for Windows Vista or later

• setup files
  • C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\teraterm5
• log files, dump files
  • C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\teraterm5

Example for Windows 2000, XP

• setup files
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\AppData\Roaming\teraterm5
• log files, dump files (undefined)
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\teraterm5

Reference

• https://torutk.hatenablog.jp/entry/20110604/p1

If a file name is specified

If full path of a file is specified by command line option, it is used preferentially.

• TERATERM.INI
• KEYBOARD.CNF
• broadcast.log

When setup files is not exist

ttermpro.exe behaves followings:

• create a folder to put setup files
• copy a setup file which is exist in ttermpro.exe folder to "setup file folder"