title: Can't install Compare plugin in notepad++
body: <p>I am trying to install compare plugin in notepad++ <strong>v7.6.2</strong> 32bit </p>
  
  <p>following this tutorial</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvEOX6mSbpo" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvEOX6mSbpo</a></p>
  
  <p>I did exact same steps, except I realized when I tried to place the DLL in the plugins folder, I didn't find a plugins folder!</p>
  
  <p>so I created one myself and placed the DLL. restarted notepad++ and I can't see the compare plugin at all in plugins</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/TYNjC.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/TYNjC.png" alt="plugins"></a></p>
  
  <p>I found this thread here</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/17492/plugins-gone/2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/17492/plugins-gone/2</a></p>
  
  <p>apparently, plugins in the new version have to be placed in a subfolder of the plugin name due to organization </p>
  
  <p>so I did that, and still, I can't see the compare plugin</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/k9y2f.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/k9y2f.png" alt="ComparePlgin"></a></p>
  
  <p>finally, I tried installing from PluginsAdmin (apparently that's what plugin manager is replaced within new notepad++ versions), and it restarts automatically during installation, but i still cannot see compare plugin listed...</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/MS3x6.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/MS3x6.png" alt="pluginAdmin"></a></p>
  
  <p>what is going on?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Update:</strong></p>
  
  <p>i discovered, thanks to <a href="https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/16752/cannot-get-compare-plugin-to-load/12" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this thread</a> (last post) that based on initial installation selection (which i think i just did default installation whatever options are selected automatically), i found the plugins folder in <code>%APPDATA%</code></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/7CSrj.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/7CSrj.png" alt="appdata"></a></p>
  
  <p>still, placing the dll there didn't help. the plugin won't show up still!</p>