What is the location of the Bing desktop local image folder?

Question

Bing Desktop used to store images at C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\BingDesktop\themes\. After the latest update to 1.3.395 the images are no longer stored there.

Does anyone know what the new location might be?

Answer 1

As of version 1.0.9.2 on August 2, 2021, the location is:

%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\BingWallpaperApp\WPImages

Or without the variable:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\BingWallpaperApp\WPImages

2025 Update: As of version 1.1.397.0, the location is:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.BingWallpaper_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\images\Bing

Or without the variable:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.BingWallpaper_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\images\Bing

Answer 2

Bing Desktop 1.3.328.0 on December 7, 2017:

C:\Users\{User}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\BingDesktop\themes

Looks like only the last 8 are there, maybe they are being pruned.

Answer 3

I have the same problem. And the solution I found is as follows…

If you have Picasa, then:

• Start it and search for an image and when find it right-click and select "Locate on Disk"

If you don't have Picasa, then:

1. Download Folder Change View.
2. Before starting Bing, run Folder Change View and select Drive C for monitoring.
3. Now start Bing and now every wallpaper that is saved on your pc will be shown there.

Answer 4

If you search for Bing with Windows 10 Explorer, it will only find a link (.lnk)

If you use 'Free Commander':

• use special folder shortcuts to got to 'local'
• search for 'Bing' from here
• it will find the 'Bing' folder and you can open the folder

There is a Bing themes folder here:

• (C:\Users\%MYNAME%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\BingDesktop)