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* Where is Proton installed?
Proton is located in the "Proton 3.7" directory in your steam library folder, under "common". An example path to the Proton directory is:
```$HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton 3.7/```
Keep in mind that Proton will be installed in the same library as the first Steam Play game you try to launch, and will only be installed in one location. So if you have a library located in `/mnt/data/SteamLibrary/`, Proton should be located at:
```/mnt/data/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Proton 3.7/```
* Where is the Proton configuration file?
The configuration file is called `user_settings.py` and it is located in the "Proton 3.7" directory. You can either manually create the file, or edit the sample configuration `user_settings.sample.py` by renaming it to `user_settings.py`.
* How does Proton manage WINE prefixes?
Proton creates a new WINE prefix for each game. These prefixes are located in the same library as the game, in the `steamapps/compatdata/[appid]/pfx/` directory ([appid] being the game's [Application ID](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_Application_IDs)).
The default WINE prefix for Proton is located in the `Proton 3.7/dist/share/default_pfx/` directory.
* Where are Proton's Wine binaries located?
All of Proton's binaries and libraries are stored in `Proton 3.7/dist/`. The main WINE executable is located at `Proton 3.7/dist/bin/wine`.
* None of my games are launching / "prefix not owned by you" error
This is likely caused by attempting to launch games from a library located on an NTFS partition which is not owned by your user. See [#35](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/35#issuecomment-414949271) for information on how to fix this.