Depending on the Adobe application you are installing extensions into, and your user role, the Extension Manager installs extension files into different directory paths. The following examples illustrate where these files are installed for Windows XP and Mac OS X systems.

The examples also define the names of different configuration folders used in this documentation.

User Config folder

An application folder that is installed within the user’s application settings folder.

App Config folder

The configuration folder that is created when an application is installed. This folder’s location can vary depending on where the user chooses to install the application, but typically is found in these standard locations.

Shared Config folder

A configuration folder in a shared directory that contains files installed by the administrative user. This folder is used on systems where the application has never been run before. Files are copied from this folder to the User Config folder the first time the application is run.