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Asked: 2026-05-21T15:44:06+00:00

I need help in finding a public directory of operating system where I can

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I need help in finding a public directory of operating system where I can save a .txt file with informations.

I explain better: I have to save somewhere a txt file where I have saved some important informations but I’ll have to give my program to different people from all over the world and I can’t use directory that have name like “Users” because it will be translated in the language of the operating system.

So I’m looking for a directory that has the same name in all the language or better a method of an object that can let me access a public directory of the OS that can’t be renamed and can be found in all OS.

Can anyone help me?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I good bet is System.getProperty("user.home"). From the documentation:

    user.home User’s home directory

    This is supposed to be cross-platform and I would expect it to work regardless of the OS language/locale (the JVM should get it from the system it’s running on).

    I would recommend against placing files in the home directory itself; a better practice is to create a sub-directory and store your files there.

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