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I think it is very rude to just install to any "default" directory and not asks the user where he wants it to be installed.

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crazygringo ◴[] No.45772657[source]
Can you be more specific about which platform you're talking about?

On a Mac, I've never wanted an application to go anywhere but the default /Applications. I don't ever recall being asked if I want another location, nor would I want to be.

Is it different on Windows or Linux? And why would you want a different install location?

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JohnFen ◴[] No.45773635[source]
> Is it different on Windows or Linux? And why would you want a different install location?

On Linux, I want to be able to choose my install location because I may want it installed on removable media, or on a different drive for space reasons, or because I want to keep executables used for a single project with the rest of the files that comprise that project.

The same things apply to Windows, but also on Windows (which I only use at work) I specifically want to avoid the use of the standard locations for things so that I don't have to fight with OneDrive about them. Putting them somewhere else means OneDrive will leave them alone.

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1. IAmBroom ◴[] No.45774202[source]
Oh, are we opening this discussion up to how much we hate OneDrive? <gets glass of water, sweeps desk clean, pulls up soapbox>