Windows

Where Does Chocolatey Store Installed Packages?

Chocolatey packages, config and logs folders under ProgramData on Windows.

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Chocolatey keeps everything under a chocolatey folder in ProgramData: installed packages in lib, shims in bin, settings in config, logs in logs.

ProgramData is hidden by default. Paste the path into the File Explorer address bar rather than browsing for it.

Where Chocolatey stores this, by platform

Windows
C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib

One subfolder per installed package. Config (chocolatey.config) and logs sit next to lib. Requires admin rights to modify.

Frequently asked questions

Where are installed Chocolatey packages?

Each package gets a subfolder under lib with its nupkg and install files. The bin folder holds generated shims. Uninstall via choco uninstall rather than deleting folders.

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