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12-10-2007
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| | Where to place files: Local, LocalLow, Roaming? Hi - I am new to Vista. I am installing an application and it asks me, where to put its data files. Under XP I used to place these under C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\<app_name>\... In Vista, I found the directory C:\Users\<user>\AppData, but in that directory there are three subdirectories "Local", "LocalLow" and "Roaming". I found, that some of the already installed apps placed their data in Local and some under Roaming (and none in LocalLow), but I can see no pattern, here. What are these 3 subdirs meant for and in which of them should I place my apps data? Michael |
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12-10-2007
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| | Re: Where to place files: Local, LocalLow, Roaming? Michael Moser wrote: Quote: > Hi - I am new to Vista. I am installing an application and it asks me, > where to put its data files. Never mind: googling I found a good description describing the purpose and intention of these 3 subdirs: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...nt%20Guide.doc Michael |
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