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Nuance says that when Nuance Management Center mode is on, Dragon creates dynamic user profiles in a folder under the user's AppData\Local\Nuance\NS16\Users path.

Checked against its source on October 16, 2026

In the source's own words

“By default, Dragon creates dynamic user profiles in the Users\Username\Appdata\Local\Nuance\NS16\Users\[NMSUser_GUID] folder.”

About user profiles (Dragon Professional 16 help), Nuance Communications, Nuance Communications, Dragon Professional 16 help, 2023, About dynamic user profiles.

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What it measures
The path applies only when NMS mode is on, which is a managed setup. The page does not give the folder for a standalone install.
What it does not show
The standalone folder is not confirmed by this page. Check Settings, then Profile, then Manage User Profiles in your installed copy.

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