HT200033 Where does Apple configurator 1.2.1 store copies of iOS files?

Just wondering where the default storage location is for iOS files downloaded via Apple Configurator 1.2.1.

Paul Bernicchi wrote:
Retrieving iOS Information from...
Waiting for iOS package
Decompressing iOS...
*crash*
I wanted to clarify a point or two but missed the 15-min cutoff. The above statuses were displayed on the Supervise screen under the connected device for about 1 sec each with the exception of the "Decompressing iOS..." which was up for about 7-10 seconds before crashing. Thinking it was pointing to a corrupt or missing .ipsw, I redownloaded the iOS software update from iTunes and even tried pointing to it on the "Prepare" screen.
Thanks.

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