Where does Anaconda Python install on Windows?

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I installed Anaconda for Python 2.7 on my Windows machine and wanted to add the Anaconda interpreter to PyDev, but quick googling couldn't find the default place where Anaconda installed, and searching SO didn't turn up anything useful, so.

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score 108 · Accepted Answer · edited May 09 '16 at 23:17

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To find where Anaconda was installed I used the "where" command on the command line in Windows.

C:\>where anaconda

which for me returned:

C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Local\Continuum\Anaconda2\Scripts\anaconda.exe

Which allowed me to find the Anaconda Python interpreter at

C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Local\Continuum\Anaconda2\python.exe

to update PyDev

edited May 09 '16 at 23:17

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answered May 09 '16 at 13:52

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The `where` command is a nifty trick. My installation is at `C:\Users\User-Name\Anaconda3\Scripts\anaconda.exe`. – Mark Cramer Feb 04 '17 at 16:25
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This doesn't work if Anaconda is not in your system path. Rusy's answer is more universal. – fivef Oct 18 '17 at 14:31
continuum can grow large. Mine is 22 Gigabytes – Golden Lion May 05 '21 at 19:54

score 50 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 18 '18 at 14:59

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Open the Anaconda Prompt and type:

> where python

answered Feb 18 '18 at 14:59

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This is the answer that worked best for me. Somehow PyCharm could only find an installation in C:>users\\venv, but that didn't work correctly. The one I found with `where python` in the Anaconda prompt did – Niels Henkens Nov 04 '18 at 15:57

score 38 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 26 '17 at 07:32

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You can search for "Anaconda prompt" in installed programs and run it.
When it opens, it shows the directory anaconda is working from.

As you can see c:\programdata\anaconda2 is my installed directory.
*side note: programdata folder is hidden in windows so you'll have to enter its path in the folder explorer to access it.

answered Jul 26 '17 at 07:32

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For me, it just says `"(base) C:\Users[...]"`. u2gilles' answer should work for more users. – Joooeey Mar 05 '18 at 21:57
I did a clean and first time install of Anaconda 5.1 on Windows 10 Pro. I can't even start Anaconda prompt (Windows Search show 1 result for 'Anaconda prompt'): "'C:\Users\xxxx\Anaconda3\Scripts\activate.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." – karatedog May 26 '18 at 23:35
I found my anaconda installation at ``"C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\"``. ``Program Data`` folder was hidden by default. – v_kumar Jan 04 '19 at 20:30

score 10 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 14 '19 at 02:51

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If you installed as admin ( and meant for all users )

C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\Scripts\anaconda.exe

If you install as a normal user

C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Local\Continuum\Anaconda2\Scripts\anaconda.exe

answered Apr 14 '19 at 02:51

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SteakOverflow · Answer 5 · 2020-06-19T08:25:20.857

conda info will display information about the current install, including the active env location which is what you want.

Here's my output:

(base) C:\Users\USERNAME>conda info

     active environment : base
    active env location : C:\ProgramData\Miniconda3
            shell level : 1
       user config file : C:\Users\USERNAME\.condarc
 populated config files :
          conda version : 4.8.2
    conda-build version : not installed
         python version : 3.7.6.final.0
       virtual packages : __cuda=10.2
       base environment : C:\ProgramData\Miniconda3  (read only)
           channel URLs : https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/noarch
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/win-64
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/noarch
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/win-64
                          https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/noarch
          package cache : C:\ProgramData\Miniconda3\pkgs
                          C:\Users\USERNAME\.conda\pkgs
                          C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\conda\conda\pkgs
       envs directories : C:\Users\USERNAME\.conda\envs
                          C:\ProgramData\Miniconda3\envs
                          C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs
               platform : win-64
             user-agent : conda/4.8.2 requests/2.22.0 CPython/3.7.6 Windows/10 Windows/10.0.18362
          administrator : False
             netrc file : None
           offline mode : False

If your shell/prompt complains that it cannot find the command, it likely means that you installed Anaconda without adding it to the PATH environment variable.

If that's the case find and open the Anaconda Prompt and do it from there.

Alternatively reinstall Anaconda choosing to add it to the PATH. Or add the variable manually.

Anaconda Prompt should be available in your Start Menu (Win) or Applications Menu (macos)

thanks, that's the only thing that worked from all answers – Darius May 11 '20 at 13:23 — Darius, May 11 '20 at 13:23

score 6 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 13 '17 at 20:39

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This one is easy. When you start the installation, Anaconda asks "Destination Folder" as below screenshot. If you are not sure where did default installation go, double click setup file and see what anaconda offers as a default location.

answered Jun 13 '17 at 20:39

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score 6 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 22 '19 at 08:55

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where conda

F:\Users\christos\Anaconda3\Library\bin\conda.bat

F:\Users\christos\Anaconda3\Scripts\conda.exe

F:\Users\christos\Anaconda3\condabin\conda.bat

F:\Users\christos\Anaconda3\Scripts\conda.exe --version

conda 4.6.11

this worked for me

answered Jun 22 '19 at 08:55

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score 3 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 18 '17 at 14:35

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C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda2

For me this was the default installation directory on Windows 7. Found it via Rusy's answer

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score 2 · Answer 9 · answered Jul 27 '18 at 12:03

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With Anaconda prompt python is available, but on any other command window, python is an unknown program. Apparently Anaconda installation does not update the path for python executable.

answered Jul 27 '18 at 12:03

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updating the path is an option during the Anaconda installation. I think the default (and recommended option by Anaconda) is 'off'. – Niels Henkens Nov 04 '18 at 15:59

sk23 · Answer 10 · 2020-05-19T19:01:46.397

Update May 2020, installed Anaconda 3 Individual Edition from https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual, chose 32-bit installer for Python 3.7, and installed with Default options.

Here is the directory where Anaconda was installed (C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3). Note ProgramData is a hidden folder not visible via Windows File Explorer.

And launching Anaconda command prompt from Start Menu>>Anaconda3 gives below command shell

"where anaconda" command gives below output C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\Scripts\anaconda.exe and versions for anaconda, conda, python

Updated original question which was asked 3 years ago, and is relevant today as well in May 2020 as I had similar question/doubt when installing Anaconda recently.

score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Dec 15 '20 at 11:52

The given answers work if you're in a context where conda is in your PATH environment variable, e.g. if you set it up that way during installation, or if you're running the "Anaconda Prompt".

If that's not the case, e.g. if you're trying to locate conda for use in a script, you should be able to pick up its installation location by probing HKCU\Software\Python for available Python installations. For example:

>for /F "tokens=2,*" %a in ('reg query HKCU\Software\Python /f InstallPath /s /k /ve ^| findstr Default') do @echo %b
C:\Users\<username>\Miniconda3
C:\Users\<username>\Miniconda3

Where does Anaconda Python install on Windows?

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