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+The default data directory on Windows has been moved from `C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin`
+to `C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Bitcoin`. Bitcoin Core will check the existence
+of the old directory first and continue to use that directory for backwards
+compatibility if it is present.
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