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$LocalSymbolBase

gives the base directory for storing values of LocalSymbol objects.

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$LocalSymbolBase

$LocalSymbolBase

gives the base directory for storing values of LocalSymbol objects.

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Basic Examples  (1)

$LocalSymbolBase is a subdirectory of $LocalBase:

Wolfram Language code: $LocalSymbolBase
Wolfram Language code: $LocalBase

Properties & Relations  (3)

Local symbols can be saved to any file:

Wolfram Language code: LocalSymbol["/tmp/testsym"] = 42
Wolfram Language code: FileType["/tmp/testsym"]

The directory where a symbol should be saved can be given as the second argument:

Wolfram Language code: mybase = FileNameJoin[{$TemporaryDirectory, "symbols"}];
Wolfram Language code: LocalSymbol["sym1", mybase] = 17

The default base is $LocalSymbolBase:

Wolfram Language code: LocalSymbol["sym1"] = 18
Wolfram Language code: {LocalSymbol["sym1", mybase], LocalSymbol["sym1", $LocalSymbolBase]}

$CloudSymbolBase is the default location for symbols stored in the cloud:

Wolfram Language code: $CloudSymbolBase
Wolfram Research (2015), $LocalSymbolBase, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$LocalSymbolBase.html.

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Wolfram Research (2015), $LocalSymbolBase, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$LocalSymbolBase.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2015. "$LocalSymbolBase." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$LocalSymbolBase.html.

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Wolfram Language. (2015). $LocalSymbolBase. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$LocalSymbolBase.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_$localsymbolbase, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$LocalSymbolBase}", year="2015", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$LocalSymbolBase.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_$localsymbolbase, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$LocalSymbolBase}, year={2015}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$LocalSymbolBase.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}