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Windows MongoDB - Installed Compass but can't find Compass within system


I ran the MongoDB Community Version Download Setup with the GUI for Mongo - Compass checked. No problems with the installation and the setup was successfully completed.

However after the setup I couldn't find Compass installed anywhere in my system.

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Even the C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.6\bin didn't have a executable file or dll for compass.

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What happened to Compass?


Solution

  • For some reason in Windows 10 it is installed into the hidden AppData directory. At least I found first a shortcut 'MongoDB Compass' here:

    C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\MongoDB Inc
    

    and then in the properties of it the actual location seems to be

    C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\MongoDBCompass\MongoDBCompass.exe