Where are Jump List data stored for AutomaticDestinations and CustomDestinations?

• A. C:\\Users\\%USERNAME%\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Recent\\AutomaticDestinations and CustomDestinations
• B. C:\\Windows\\System32\\winevt\\Logs\\Security
• C. /etc/shadow
• D. C:\\ProgramData\\JumpList

Answer: (A)

Jump List data for AutomaticDestinations and CustomDestinations lives in the user’s profile, specifically under the Roaming folder in AppData. The exact paths are C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations and C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations. There you’ll find files named with GUIDs (such as .automaticDestinations-ms and .customDestinations-ms) that store the recent items and pinned destinations for that user.

This is per-user data, which is why it’s located in the user’s AppData\Roaming path rather than a system-wide location. The other options point to locations used for Windows event logs, a Linux password file, or a general system-wide directory, none of which hold Jump List data.