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@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ following projects:
 * [socorro](https://github.com/mozilla/socorro)
 * [mini-breakpad-server](https://github.com/electron/mini-breakpad-server)
 
+Crash reports are saved locally in an application-specific temp directory folder.
+For a `productName` of `YourName`, crash reports will be stored in a folder
+named `YourName Crashes` inside the temp directory. You can customize this temp
+directory location for your app by calling the `app.setPath('temp', '/my/custom/temp')`
+API before starting the crash reporter.
+
 ## Methods
 
 The `crash-reporter` module has the following methods: