I personally think that feature is WAY too baked into some peoples heads (not mine!) and I genuinely would use it if it was possible.
The main thing I'm thinking about is getting to do something like %AppData% and it would send you to the system folder where apps store data.
(And yes, I DO know flatpak exists! and I do know that it saves somewhere else.)
I'm just saying, It would be pretty useful wouldn't it? Especially for non-linux users?
In Zorin, you have Alt+F2 to run commands.
You can launch programs that way or enter a path.
At settings > keyboard > keyboard shortcuts > system > show the 'run command' dialog
you can change that shortcut to key combinations you like, e.g. Super+r.
This is really awesome!
Now I'm just hoping it would fit more into the Windows shaped brain of most people.
Yknow, maybe change the shortcut to Super+R and make the stuff like %AppData% actually work!
Thanks for telling me 
%AppData% doesn't exist in Linux.
In Zorin there are three package formats (apt/flatpa,snap) and where an app saves the user datas depends on the package format. These are some directories:
~/.var/app (flatpak)
~/.config, ~/.local/share (apt)
~/snap (snap)
Yes, I mentioned that in the first post.
What I was hoping the functionality would work like, Is that if you write %AppData% it would open whatever file explorer you have by default, And set its directory while opening to be where the APT applications traditional data saving would be.
I just thought it would be a nice touch to add, And personally I don't think writing %AppData% is a command on windows. I think windows added it because sometimes you need to access your apps data.
Making it work via writing %AppData% would just appeal to the Windows-To-Linux audiance.
Hi and welcome.
As has been said many times by different people, "GNU/Linux is not Windows, and Windows is not GNU/Linux".
I used my trusty Brave search engine via Mojeek.com and the A.I. result at the top of the returned search gives:
" Linux lacks a single, monolithic %AppData% equivalent because it utilizes a decentralized file system structure where configuration, data, and state are stored in distinct, standardized locations rather than a single hidden folder. To help new users navigate this, it is most effective to explain that user-specific settings are typically found in ~/.config (for configuration) and ~/.local/share (for application data), while global system settings reside in /etc .
For specific scenarios, such as gaming, the concept maps to Proton prefixes located in ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/<AppID>/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData , and for Flatpak applications, all data is sandboxed within ~/.var/app/<AppID> . Emphasizing that hidden files (starting with a dot, like .config ) must be enabled for viewing in file managers helps demystify where these "missing" folders actually reside.
User Configuration: ~/.config is the standard XDG-compliant location for application settings, replacing the Windows "Roaming" AppData.
User Data: ~/.local/share stores application-specific data (like save games or caches) that is not technically configuration.
Gaming (Proton/Wine): Each game has a unique "prefix" folder in ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/<ID> which contains a virtual C:\ drive structure including the Windows-style AppData path.
Sandboxes (Flatpak): All user data for Flatpak apps is consolidated in ~/.var/app/<AppID> , making it easy to locate and manage.
System Configuration: Global settings are stored in /etc , similar to the Windows Registry or ProgramData .
By framing Linux paths as logical, visible directories rather than a single hidden vault, users can learn to use the find command or file managers with "show hidden files" enabled to locate resources, fostering a better understanding of the operating system's architecture.
AI-generated answer. Please verify critical facts."
In your /home folder are hidden files. To view them simply press Ctrl+ H, and again to hide them once more.
Yes, I know all that. (sorry if that sounds mean)
But what I meant is that I just think it would be cool to have a quick way to go into the data directory of apps without actually knowing where it is. Just like I did on windows before.
It doesn't have to be "%AppData%" of course, You write "%AppData%" because folder is called that on Windows, But "%AppData%" is just a simple shortcut to get to the data folder, isn't it?
When I made this post I thought that the app data directory is outside of the home folder. Sorry for that. I didn't know finding the apps data directory was as easy to get to as going to "~/.config/".
Once again... my bad. Maybe I mis-remembered something.
I understand what you want and you will never have, you think like a Windows user, but linux structure is really far from Windows, So what you ask have no sense for linux
This is one of those moments in life - where both are right.
Managing workflow to be efficient and familiar is a priority.
And GnuLinux file structure is different from Windows.
In many cases - including on Zorin OS - this is handled not by doing as Windows OS does, but by showing the gateway in a familiar way to the end user.
TheFabulousUserName is making a critical point: People need access to and do want access to the application management. If anything, on GnuLinux, this should be easier than on Windows OS.
Where the rubber meets the road: Flatpak and Snaps inhibit this. They are isolated and removed. So much so, in fact, that the application is not run but is instead mounted.
Using the standard APT supplied packages, TheFabulousUsername's request could be very applicable.
Ubuntu is forcing Snaps and Zorin OS is quietly shifting users to Flatpak. After years of promises from the ZorinGroup that they would not replace APT with Flatpak or Snap; they have been replacing Zorin Supplied Applications with Flatpak's. The majority of Zorin OS Pro inclusions are all Flatpaks.
The Core Software Store defaults to Flatpak.
Zorin OS appears to be slowly drifting away from being a User Friendly bridge from Windows OS to GnuLinux and becoming more of an onramp to RedHat Ideology.
I'm happy you got my point across! thanks
After which, I went wandering off on a tangent. 