# How to get Ignition install directory (OS agnostic)?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-ignition-install-directory-os-agnostic/40456>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [November 9, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-ignition-install-directory-os-agnostic/40456 "2020-11-09T18:19:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-ignition-install-directory-os-agnostic/40456/3 "2020-11-09T18:57:02Z")

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Thanks!

```auto
from com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway import IgnitionGateway
context = IgnitionGateway.get()
projectParentFolder = str(context.systemManager.dataDir.absoluteFile).replace('\\','/') + '/projects/'

```

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