Where does AnywhereUSB Manager for Windows store its configuration?

Question

Where does the Digi AnywhereUSB Manager for Windows store its configuration files, and does the location change depending on how the Manager was installed?

Answer

The AnywhereUSB Manager keeps a separate configuration (client ID, group and auto-connect settings, identity certificate, and logs) in an AnywhereUSB folder under a Windows Roaming AppData directory. Which directory it uses depends on the install mode you chose:

• Service mode:  C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\AnywhereUSB\

• Stand-alone:   C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\AnywhereUSB\

In service mode the Manager runs under the Windows LocalSystem account, so its configuration lives in that account’s roaming profile (the systemprofile path) and is shared by all sessions. In stand-alone mode each Windows user has an individual Manager configuration stored in that user’s own roaming profile, so the %USERNAME% path resolves per logged-in user. This is the AnywhereUSB Plus generation Manager (awusbmanager.exe); the legacy first/second-generation AnywhereUSB Configuration Utility is a different application and does not use these paths.

Reference material

• Determine AnywhereUSB Manager mode for Windows: Service or stand-alone (confirms each stand-alone user has an individual Manager configuration and that the modes behave differently)

https://docs.digi.com/resources/documentation/digidocs/90002383/device/anywhereusbplus/content/reference/r_awusb_service_install_updated.htm

• Create support log file (confirms the AnywhereUSB Manager file location depends on whether it was installed in service or stand-alone mode)

https://docs.digi.com/resources/documentation/digidocs/90002538/device/anywhereusbplus/content/tasks/t_awusb_manager_create_support_file.htm

• Install the AnywhereUSB Manager: Windows (installation and service vs. stand-alone mode selection)

https://docs.digi.com/resources/documentation/digidocs/90002383/device/anywhereusbplus/content/tasks/t_install_driver.htm