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Everything integration for the Windows taskbar.
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Use fixed config location #313

Open Destroy666x opened 1 year ago

Destroy666x commented 1 year ago

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Problem Description

Please save the user config in a better location than C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft_Corporation\DefaultDomain_Path_letvcrhmovxkwhkcw5vzjcoa5azw22uj\10.0.19041.2486 - not sure why it's there and what the version numbers mean. There's already a different user.config in a slightly better dir C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\EverythingToolbar\EverythingToolbar.Launche_Url_vaj5fmsnib0mkvub0wvxkpwbnuhugm51\1.0.0.0 but it doesn't have most of values. And the best location would be something like %APPDATA%/EverythingToolbar or HKCU\SOFTWARE\EverythingToolbar in registry which are standards.

Current location may cause problems with automated backups and stuff like that.

Proposed Solution

Use either %APPDATA%/EverythingToolbar or HKCU\SOFTWARE\EverythingToolbar in registry as config location

Alternatives Considered

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srwi commented 1 year ago

Hi @Destroy666x, thank you for the request. Unfortunately it is a little more complicated than just setting the file location, but definitely can be done. Currently EverythingToolbar uses the standard .net application settings which define the location based on the assembly information. In case of the deskband it actually relates to Windows explorer (hence the "Microsoft" with long version numbers).

As you suggested, it should go into %APPDATA%\EverythingToolbar, which is where the rules.xml file is created too.