0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTo be honest, it is quite complicated now as well with all of the proprietary softwaresh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down12
arrow-up131arrow-down1imageTo be honest, it is quite complicated now as well with all of the proprietary softwaresh.itjust.works0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squareSGG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoDon’t forget that appdata nowadays has 3 sub folders, local, locallow, and roaming. Also there’s C:\programdata Also some programs just store it in the user folder, the documents folder, or games/ my games folder if they are a game.
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIt could also be stored in the registry.
minus-squareSGG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoOooh the registry is even more fun. HKLM, HKCU? These are statements dreamt up by the utterly deranged Store it in software, make your own root folder Also for 32 bit programs there wow6432node There’s also the policies section, but this kind of makes sense to have it split off Also make sure to follow the apple methodology of having multiple different key names like Apple, Apple inc., etc
Don’t forget that appdata nowadays has 3 sub folders, local, locallow, and roaming.
Also there’s C:\programdata
Also some programs just store it in the user folder, the documents folder, or games/ my games folder if they are a game.
It could also be stored in the registry.
Oooh the registry is even more fun.