This does not work: cd "%userprofile%\local settings" dir File Not Found This does: cd "%userprofile%\local settings\temp" dir This does not work: cd "%userprofile%\local settings\temp" attrib Path not found - C:\Users\felix_a\Local Settings\temp This does: cd "%userprofile%\appdata\local" dir and so does this cd "%userprofile%\appdata\local\temp" attrib