Location in The File System
The location of the hosts file in the file system hierarchy varies by operating system. The hosts file is usually named "hosts" without any .txt extension.
| Operating System | Version(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Unix, Unix-like, POSIX | /etc/hosts |
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| Microsoft Windows | 3.1 | %WinDir%\HOSTS |
| 95, 98/98SE, Me | %WinDir%\hosts |
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| NT, 2000, XP (x86 & x64), 2003, Vista, 7 and 8 | %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts |
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| Windows Mobile | Registry key under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\Tcpip\Hosts |
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| Apple Macintosh | 9 and earlier | |
| Mac OS X 10.0 – 10.1.5 | (Added through NetInfo or niload) | |
| Mac OS X 10.2 and newer | /etc/hosts (a symbolic link to /private/etc/hosts) |
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| Novell NetWare | SYS:etc\hosts |
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| OS/2 & eComStation | "bootdrive":\mptn\etc\ |
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| Symbian | Symbian OS 6.1–9.0 | C:\system\data\hosts |
| Symbian OS 9.1+ | C:\private\10000882\hosts |
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| MorphOS | NetStack | ENVARC:sys/net/hosts |
| AmigaOS | 4 | DEVS:Internet/hosts |
| Android | /etc/hosts (a symbolic link to /system/etc/hosts) |
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| iOS | iOS 2.0 and newer | /etc/hosts (a symbolic link to /private/etc/hosts) |
| TOPS-20 | |
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| Plan 9 | /lib/ndb/hosts |
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| BeOS | /boot/beos/etc/hosts |
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| Haiku | /boot/common/settings/network/hosts |
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