# Cannot locate plug-in directory for Avogadro 2 in Windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Documentation\ **Created:** [October 11, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cannot-locate-plug-in-directory-for-avogadro-2-in-windows/2819 "2018-10-11T18:04:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kbsezginel](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/kbsezginel/32/484_2.png) [@kbsezginel](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/kbsezginel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cannot-locate-plug-in-directory-for-avogadro-2-in-windows/2819/1 "2018-10-11T18:04:32Z")
I am having trouble locating the plug-in directory in Windows. I have checked the `AppLocalDataLocation` in [Qt standard paths](http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qstandardpaths.html) however none of the directories listed there were created during installation. I have tried creating them myself and adding an example plug-in (flattenZ.py) without any luck. Could anyone provide a working plug-in directory for Windows? Thanks! I am using Avogadro 2 (1.91.0) installed using the Win64 installer on Windows 10. Kutay ---
**Author:** ![ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/ghutchis/32/456_2.png) [@ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/ghutchis)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cannot-locate-plug-in-directory-for-avogadro-2-in-windows/2819/2 "2018-10-11T18:33:57Z")
Plugins are checked in subdirectories of the `appLocalDataLocation` based on script type. Here’s my example on Mac: ![04%20PM](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/uploads/default/original/1X/c05446a9df0c5183b8406dbc7e0ebfe14d381af4.png) If you put it under `workflows` does it show up? (BTW, the name will transition to `commands` instead of `workflows` soon - I just haven’t had time to finish the patch.) ---
**Author:** ![kbsezginel](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/kbsezginel/32/484_2.png) [@kbsezginel](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/kbsezginel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cannot-locate-plug-in-directory-for-avogadro-2-in-windows/2819/3 "2018-10-11T18:50:47Z")
I have tried putting it under `workflows` directory however it still didn’t show up. It looks like there are 5 `AppLocalDataLocation` directories: - `C:/Users//AppData/Local/` - `C:/ProgramData/` - `` - `/data` - `/data/` Assuming `` is Avogadro2 I placed the scripts as follow: - `C:\Users\kutay\AppData\Local\Avogadro2\workflows` - `C:\ProgramData\Avogadro2\workflows` Neither of those directories existed so maybe I am getting the `` wrong? ---
**Author:** ![ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/ghutchis/32/456_2.png) [@ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/ghutchis)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cannot-locate-plug-in-directory-for-avogadro-2-in-windows/2819/4 "2018-10-11T19:19:46Z")
`APPNAME` is Avogadro - but you can check on Windows fairly easily. If you start up Avogadro2 on a console, it will spit out a list of the directories it’s checking. ---
**Author:** ![kbsezginel](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/kbsezginel/32/484_2.png) [@kbsezginel](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/kbsezginel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cannot-locate-plug-in-directory-for-avogadro-2-in-windows/2819/5 "2018-10-11T19:38:12Z")
I switched the `Avogadro2` to `Avogadro` but I still cannot see the plug-in. I previously tried running the executable from the console hoping it would print the directories it’s searching (that’s how I found them in Linux) however it doesn’t print anything. ---
**Author:** ![ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/ghutchis/32/456_2.png) [@ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/ghutchis)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/cannot-locate-plug-in-directory-for-avogadro-2-in-windows/2819/7 "2022-05-27T12:03:25Z")
Yes, it seems like you were using a really old version. Try a [nightly build for Windows](https://nightly.link/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/workflows/build_cmake/master/Win64.exe.zip)