# Windows file path for transaction groups? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [February 18, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-file-path-for-transaction-groups/114032 "2026-02-18T13:48:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigByte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@BigByte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BigByte)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-file-path-for-transaction-groups/114032/1 "2026-02-18T13:48:25Z")
We’ve got a few gateways, one for each system, just serving as interface between the PLC and SQL. We’re working on backing everything up in Octoplant, so I’m trying to find where these transaction group files live. It’s not at the usual C:\Program Files\Inductive Automation\Ignition path, I actually can’t find Ignition files anywhere except for the .ignition folder under the specific user directory, and that didn’t seem to be what I was looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-file-path-for-transaction-groups/114032/2 "2026-02-18T13:49:58Z")
What version of Ignition are you using? ---
**Author:** ![BigByte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@BigByte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BigByte)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-file-path-for-transaction-groups/114032/3 "2026-02-18T13:51:33Z")
8.1.25 ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-file-path-for-transaction-groups/114032/4 "2026-02-18T13:53:32Z")
They'll be somewhere like `$IGNITION/data/projects//com.inductiveautomation.fsql`. What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Backing up _just_ these files would not likely be enough to get you running again in some kind of disaster recovery. You'll need other project resources, general gateway config (OPC connections, devices, tags), etc... ---
**Author:** ![BigByte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@BigByte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BigByte)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-file-path-for-transaction-groups/114032/5 "2026-02-18T13:57:48Z")
Where does the `$IGNITION` folder live? Before I started looking at these, I forgot they were just transaction groups. I thought there might’ve been graphics to back up that we could restore if a change broke something. When I realized there were no graphics, I figured I’d keep going anyway to see if I could remember how Octoplant interfaces with Ignition ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-file-path-for-transaction-groups/114032/6 "2026-02-18T14:00:33Z")
Wherever you installed it. `C:\Program Files\Inductive Automation\Ignition` maybe. I don't know anything about Octoplant or how it interfaces with Ignition or if it has special support for Ignition. ---
**Author:** ![BigByte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@BigByte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BigByte)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-file-path-for-transaction-groups/114032/7 "2026-02-18T14:04:17Z")
They must’ve installed Ignition under a different user directory or something. The `Inductive Automation` folder and subfolders aren’t in `Program Files`, and I can’t find it anywhere else. But I know it has to be installed on this machine because the project is pointing to localhost. I’ll ask someone on-site that might know. ---
**Author:** ![bkarabinchak.psi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bkarabinchak.psi/32/83567_2.png) [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-file-path-for-transaction-groups/114032/8 "2026-02-18T14:08:12Z")
Open up services go to ignition right click on properties it will show you were the exectuable lives ---
**Author:** ![BigByte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@BigByte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BigByte)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-file-path-for-transaction-groups/114032/9 "2026-02-18T14:10:37Z")
Thanks, apparently there was a second `D:\` drive