Where does Bluestacks store apk files for installed apps?

On your PC how can you find the apk files that you install in BlueStacks? Someone suggested to go to C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks_bgp64\Engine\Android and check the .vdi files there with 7z. I did so, but I did not find anything in root.vdi. The system folders and files are there but no sign of installed apps. Data_0.vdi is a large file, I think the virtual system might be in that one, but if I open it in 7z, I can only see a large image file in it. It is 65GB in size, in spite of that I have no games and apps installed in Bluestacks, only Messenger. Should I mount that and browse it for the apks, or it is useless effort?

Solution 1:

@Bencuri your are very near to solution. Just follow this steps to get apk files. Before the you need 7-zip software which is free.

Locate the folder C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks_nxt\Engine\ or bluestack engine folder which depends upon version of bluestacks
Locate your instance. For eg: my instance name is Nougat64 and it location will be C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks_nxt\Engine\Nougat64.
Here you will find a file name Data.vhd and you have to open it with 7zip.
In 7Zip go to app folder and here you will find all installed apps.