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 == Windows ==
-Versions of Dolphin before {{revision|3.5-2381}} always used a local user directory, stored in the same folder as Dolphin.exe and named User. In {{revision|3.5-2381}}, the global user directory system was introduced on Windows. By default, the user directory is now a folder in Documents named Dolphin Emulator, but it's possible to configure Dolphin to use the old local user directory or a custom location.
+Dolphin {{revision|3.5-2368}} and earlier always used a local user directory, stored in the same folder as <tt>Dolphin.exe</tt> and named <tt>User</tt>. Starting with {{revision|3.5-2381}}, the global user directory system was introduced on Windows and the default user directory changed to a subfolder inside the <tt>Documents</tt> folder, named <tt>Dolphin Emulator</tt>.
+The default folder changed again on {{revision|5.0-18242}}, which now defaults to <tt>%AppData%\Dolphin Emulator</tt>, however, for backwards compatibility, the previous location will remain in use if it exists when launching Dolphin {{revision|5.0-18242}} or newer for the first time. Additionally, it's possible to configure Dolphin to still use a local user directory or another custom location, as explained below.
 === Disable the Global User Directory for a Specific Build with "portable.txt" ===