diff --git a/docs/_install-and-build/Backup--restore.md b/docs/_install-and-build/Backup--restore.md
index 7a6eed0d79..6d038572d1 100644
--- a/docs/_install-and-build/Backup--restore.md
+++ b/docs/_install-and-build/Backup--restore.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ directory locations are platform specific:
 
 * Mac: `~/Library/Ethereum`
 * Linux: `~/.ethereum`
-* Windows: `%APPDATA%\Ethereum`
+* Windows: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Ethereum`
 
 Accounts are stored in the `keystore` subdirectory. The contents of this directories
 should be transportable between nodes, platforms, implementations (C++, Go, Python).