# My Audacity folder is empty

**URL:** <https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/my-audacity-folder-is-empty/47763>\
**Category:** Windows\
**Created:** [December 31, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/my-audacity-folder-is-empty/47763 "2017-12-31T18:45:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chloe03](https://forum.audacityteam.org/user_avatar/forum.audacityteam.org/chloe03/32/33134_2.png) [@Chloe03](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/Chloe03)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/my-audacity-folder-is-empty/47763/1 "2017-12-31T18:45:37Z")

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Hi everyone, I hope this hasn’t been addressed before, I looked quickly but couldn’t find the answer to my question. I want to install a plug-in, but my Audacity folder is totally empty, I don’t have that “plug-in” folder in which I should put my plug-in file. Can somebody help me? I tried to check “show hidden folders” on my computer but it didn’t work.  
Thank you.

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**Author:** ![steve](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@steve](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/steve)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/my-audacity-folder-is-empty/47763/2 "2017-12-31T19:00:23Z")

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Windows 10?  
Which version of Audacity?  
How did you install Audacity?

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**Author:** ![Chloe03](https://forum.audacityteam.org/user_avatar/forum.audacityteam.org/chloe03/32/33134_2.png) [@Chloe03](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/Chloe03)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/my-audacity-folder-is-empty/47763/3 "2018-01-02T01:54:05Z")

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Hi. Thanks for your answer. I have Windows 10 and I have the 2.1.3 version. I downloaded it from the Audacity’s website.

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**Author:** ![steve](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@steve](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/steve)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/my-audacity-folder-is-empty/47763/4 "2018-01-03T15:59:14Z")

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> [@steve](#):
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> How did you install Audacity?

Did you download and run the EXE installer from here: [Audacity ® | Download for Windows](https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/)

Have you tried running Audacity? Does it run?

> [@Chloe03](#):
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> my Audacity folder is totally empty

Which folder precisely are you referring to? What is the full path name?

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**Author:** ![Chloe03](https://forum.audacityteam.org/user_avatar/forum.audacityteam.org/chloe03/32/33134_2.png) [@Chloe03](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/Chloe03)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/my-audacity-folder-is-empty/47763/5 "2018-01-03T19:37:25Z")

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Yes, that’s what I did. It runs perfectly well, I did some recordings already.

I downloaded it in French, maybe that’s the problem? The path in English should be something like this : My computer/Documents/Audacity

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**Author:** ![steve](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@steve](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/steve)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2018, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/my-audacity-folder-is-empty/47763/6 "2018-01-04T10:00:55Z")

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> [@Chloe03](#):
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> The path in English should be something like this : My computer/Documents/Audacity

That is a path suitable for saving your work, but it is not the correct location for installing plug-ins.

For installing Nyquist plug-ins, put them in:  
**/Users//AppData\Roaming/audacity\Plug-Ins/**  
where “” is your computer log-in name.  
Note that “/Users//AppData” is a hidden folder.