# Residual "Spelling" directory created for Windows

**URL:** <https://gramps.discourse.group/t/residual-spelling-directory-created-for-windows/4183>\
**Category:** Beta Testing\
**Created:** [September 15, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/residual-spelling-directory-created-for-windows/4183 "2023-09-15T22:59:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/residual-spelling-directory-created-for-windows/4183/1 "2023-09-15T22:59:51Z")

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Even though the 1st run of Gramps on MS Windows now creates an `%LocalAppData%\Local\Enchant` folder with blank user dictionaries, it also creates an unused `%AppData%\Microsoft\Spelling` folder in the Roaming profile.

This seems to be a leftover from the previous SpellCheck libraries.

Tested on a fresh Window10Pro system and 15Sep build of the AIO package.

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**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 3:45am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/residual-spelling-directory-created-for-windows/4183/2 "2023-09-16T03:45:09Z")

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Since the bug has been confirmed and isolated, a [bug report #13031](https://gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=13031) (Initial run of Gramps creates a Spelling user dictionary directory) has been filed.

Closing this thread as ‘solved’ since tracking is done in MantisBT.

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**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/residual-spelling-directory-created-for-windows/4183/3 "2023-09-16T19:44:14Z")

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This &nbsp; `%AppData%\Microsoft\Spelling` &nbsp; appears to a be shared or ‘teams’ dictionary for Windows.

Could a macOS user identify the paths for user dictionaries in that OS?

a posting about enchant or hunspell for Emacs suggested:  
`~/Library/Spelling `  
` /Library/Spelling`

Information to be integrated in [Troublesoot Spellcheck](https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Troubleshoot_Spellcheck) article.

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**Author:** ![GaryGriffin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/garygriffin/32/6525_2.png) [@GaryGriffin](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/GaryGriffin)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/residual-spelling-directory-created-for-windows/4183/4 "2023-09-16T20:27:12Z")

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I have a ~/Library/Spelling folder. I do not have a /Library/Spelling folder on my Mac.