# FInding an empty .pde file on startup

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/finding-an-empty-pde-file-on-startup/2054>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [July 24, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/finding-an-empty-pde-file-on-startup/2054 "2018-07-24T21:38:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![GoToLoop](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/gotoloop/32/86_2.png) [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/finding-an-empty-pde-file-on-startup/2054/2 "2018-07-24T21:45:00Z")

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You may find those PDE folders w/ “.java” files @ “%LocalAppData%\Temp”.

Choose sort by modification time to find them faster. Good luck! ⭐

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