When you start the launcher it creates it files and folders in the same directory in which it is in. For example when I start the launcher on the desktop, it creates there its files.
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Well but this is probably the worst way of doing it...
No one wants to have a program which "spams" your desktop.
Mojang should really consider saving this data maybe also in the %appdata% folder as desktop files can only be accessed by the current user and not other users like it is with the %appdata% folder
Intended. That way it can always find it's files (regardless of architecture, current user etc.)