# appData Element Overview
The appData element specifies the configuration settings for the temporary application data stored on the machine.
## Attributes and Elements
**`` element**
| Category | Description |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attributes | **path** – string attribute. Specifies the absolute path to the folder that will be used to store temp data, such as Map tiles cache and SQLite assemblies. |
| Parent element | **Telerik.Reporting** – specifies the root element of the Telerik Reporting configuration settings. Only one appData child element can be used inside the Telerik.Reporting root element. |
## Example
### Windows
```XML
```
```JSON
"telerikReporting": {
"appData": {
"path": "C:\\temp"
}
}
```
### Unix(Linux/Mac):
```XML
```
```JSON
"telerikReporting": {
"appData": {
"path": "/tmp/reportingAppData"
}
}
```