Beginning with AutoCAD 2004, the location of some of your customized files has changed. The reasons for the file location changes include the following:

• Limited user rights on a workstation. You can run AutoCAD as a limited user. This means that you no longer need power user or Administrator permissions to run AutoCAD once it is installed.
• Roaming profiles. Roaming profiles allow you to log on to any computer within a network and retain your user settings. Some files, such as your personal settings and documents, follow you from computer to computer, while other files, such as templates (including Publish to Web templates), reside only on your system.

  If roaming profiles are allowed on your network, your “roamable” files are located in the \Application Data\Autodesk\<Product Version> folder, and your “nonroamable” files are located in the \Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\<Product Version> folder.

NoteIn some operating systems, the folders that are located under your profile are hidden by default. To display these files, you may need to change your display settings. On the Start menu, click Control Panel Folder Options. In the Folder Options dialog box, on the View tab, click Show Hidden Files and Folders.