# Where do appimages copy their files after you run them?

**URL:** <https://discourse.appimage.org/t/where-do-appimages-copy-their-files-after-you-run-them/1736>\
**Category:** Using AppImages\
**Created:** [June 21, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/where-do-appimages-copy-their-files-after-you-run-them/1736 "2020-06-21T02:40:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![ReductoAdAbsurdum](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.appimage.org/reductoadabsurdum/32/450_2.png) [@ReductoAdAbsurdum](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/ReductoAdAbsurdum)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/where-do-appimages-copy-their-files-after-you-run-them/1736/1 "2020-06-21T02:40:10Z")

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after you run an appimage like **./devdocs.appimage** does the appimage write any files to your disk or /home folder ?

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**Author:** ![emmanuelncb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2bfe46/32.png) [@emmanuelncb](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/emmanuelncb)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/where-do-appimages-copy-their-files-after-you-run-them/1736/2 "2020-06-23T15:51:22Z")

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appimages usually don’t copy files for the system, but, is mounted like a cd, its work because the appimage is a ISO and for this can be executed without write files in your disk or /home.

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**Author:** ![probono](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.appimage.org/probono/32/81_2.png) [@probono](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/probono)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 9:01am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/where-do-appimages-copy-their-files-after-you-run-them/1736/3 "2020-06-27T09:01:15Z")

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Everything that in a normal installation would go to `/usr` is contained inside the AppImage. Everything that in a normal installation would go to `$HOME` still goes to `$HOME`.