VST2 plugins - where to copy .dll's?

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Just watching How to whitelist VST2 instruments for use in Dorico (How to Whitelist VST2 Instruments for Use in Dorico | Play Mode in Dorico - YouTube), which seems clear enough.

However, to date I have only used VST instruments (other than Dorico’s Halion) within my old Cubase 7.5, which allows one to navigate anywhere within one’s C: drive to locate and add any of the plugins one has.

For Dorico, I’m not sure into which Windows directory I should copy my VST2 plugin .dll’s. Currently, I have some of them in C:\Program Files\VST plugins, others in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steinberg\Shared Components, others in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steinberg\Shared Components\VST2, and still others within the C:\Program Files\VST Plugins folders for each specific plugin.

Thanks, in advance, for any help you’d care to offer!

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For VST2s is doesn’t matter where they are, so long as you specify the path in Preferences>VST Plug-ins>VST2 Plug-in paths.

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Thanks, Janus!

And I now see that it allows multiple paths, which is very helpful.

It also lists those VST2 plugins that are currently “blocked”, for which I assume I should follow the instructions in How to Whitelist VST2 Instruments for Use in Dorico | Play Mode in Dorico - YouTube.

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Yes. And you should block any that you will not be using, so Dorico does not spend time and effort communicating with them!