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Playing Blurays on VLC

Hi I am trying to follow the instructions on the VLC site to play Blurays on my Windows 8.1 computer. However it's asking me to put one of the system files into a folder I can't locate. I have made hidden files available to view.

It wants me to put it into folder: %APPDATA%/aacs however I can't find it, even when I search. Any clues?

Thanks

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  • tronator
    tronator Posts: 2,859 Forumite
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    Sharon87 wrote: »
    Hi I am trying to follow the instructions on the VLC site to play Blurays on my Windows 8.1 computer. However it's asking me to put one of the system files into a folder I can't locate. I have made hidden files available to view.

    It wants me to put it into folder: %APPDATA%/aacs however I can't find it, even when I search. Any clues?

    Thanks

    Just type that in the search box or however it is called. You won't find this folder in the file explorer since "%APPDATA%" is a variable which resolves to your user's settings folder.
  • Press your Windows key, type "%APPDATA%/aacs" and hit enter. You'll be brought to the folder.
  • Anne_Droid
    Anne_Droid Posts: 15 Forumite
    edited 20 January 2015 at 11:13PM
    GrumpyPL wrote: »
    Press your Windows key, type "%APPDATA%/aacs" and hit enter. You'll be brought to the folder.
    Probably better if you type %APPDATA%\aacs it is windows of course \ not /

    eidt Oh my word on Windows8.1 it works with both slashes
    I am Desire and I hate iRons
  • poppy10_2
    poppy10_2 Posts: 6,588 Forumite
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    GrumpyPL wrote: »
    Press your Windows key, type "%APPDATA%/aacs" and hit enter.

    without the quotation marks
    poppy10
  • Sharon87
    Sharon87 Posts: 4,011 Forumite
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    edited 21 January 2015 at 11:24AM
    No results found on my computer when I do that! With and without the % and both / \

    How strange... shall I create the aacs folder in Appdata?
  • grumpycrab
    grumpycrab Posts: 5,032 Forumite
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    edited 21 January 2015 at 12:08PM
    Type "cmd" in search box - brings up a black box. In there type
    echo %APPDATA%

    EDIT: Or the L e a w o player may still be free (previously the free player required you to submit some reviews - don't know if this is still the case)
    http://www.!!!!!.org/blu-ray-player/
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