doc: note config dir locs in user/service context on Win

Fixes #865.
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Charles Kerr 2022-02-21 22:53:28 -06:00
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<tr><td>Default download folder</td><td><tt>%LOCALAPPDATA%/Downloads</tt></td></tr>
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`%LOCALAPPDATA%` will resolve to `C:\Users[username]\AppData\Local` under a user context, and `C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local` under a service context.
### Overriding the Defaults
The per-user configuration folder's location can be overridden by setting `TRANSMISSION_HOME` and/or other [[environment variables|Environment-Variables]].
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## Legacy Versions of Transmission
Older, [pre-XDG](http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html) [versions](http://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/684) of transmission-gtk and transmission-daemon stored their settings in `$HOME/.transmission`. Newer releases try to automatically migrate these files to `$HOME/.config/transmission/`.
Older, [pre-XDG](http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html) [versions](http://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/684) of transmission-gtk and transmission-daemon stored their settings in `$HOME/.transmission`. Newer releases try to automatically migrate these files to `$HOME/.config/transmission/`.