Why doesn't Discord install to Program Files on Windows?
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Why doesn't Discord installed to the usual Windows folders of C:Program Files or CProgram Files (x86)? If it's not in Program Files, where does it install to?
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Why doesn't Discord installed to the usual Windows folders of C:Program Files or CProgram Files (x86)? If it's not in Program Files, where does it install to?
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Why doesn't Discord installed to the usual Windows folders of C:Program Files or CProgram Files (x86)? If it's not in Program Files, where does it install to?
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asked Mar 20 '17 at 0:34
Steven M. Vascellaro
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Why doesn't Discord installed to the usual Windows folders of C:Program Files or CProgram Files (x86)? If it's not in Program Files, where does it install to?
installation discord
installation discord
asked Mar 20 '17 at 0:34
Steven M. Vascellaro
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asked Mar 20 '17 at 0:34
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In general to be able to answer these type of questions by yourself I recommend installing Everything. There you can quickly search for all files on your machine.
– Michael S.
Mar 21 '17 at 17:40
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In general to be able to answer these type of questions by yourself I recommend installing Everything. There you can quickly search for all files on your machine.
– Michael S.
Mar 21 '17 at 17:40
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In general to be able to answer these type of questions by yourself I recommend installing Everything. There you can quickly search for all files on your machine.
– Michael S.
Mar 21 '17 at 17:40
In general to be able to answer these type of questions by yourself I recommend installing Everything. There you can quickly search for all files on your machine.
– Michael S.
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On Windows, Discord is installed to C:Users%username%AppDataLocalDiscord. You find it by entering %localappdata%Discord in the Windows Explorer path bar.
As for why Discord installs to AppData...
It's because we use the Squirrel Installer, it doesn't offer much
customization, we're working on our own custom installer.
Note: Currently it is not possible to change Discord's default installation location, despite being a fairly popular request.
edited May 19 at 22:22
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Does discord need admin rights to install? I'd guess the need for that is what they're trying to get around, for an application they feel only one user per system will use
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 20 '17 at 0:52
Related: What is “%AppData%”?
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On Windows, Discord is installed to C:Users%username%AppDataLocalDiscord. You find it by entering %localappdata%Discord in the Windows Explorer path bar.
As for why Discord installs to AppData...
It's because we use the Squirrel Installer, it doesn't offer much
customization, we're working on our own custom installer.
Note: Currently it is not possible to change Discord's default installation location, despite being a fairly popular request.
edited May 19 at 22:22
NobleUplift
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answered Mar 20 '17 at 0:34
Steven M. Vascellaro
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Does discord need admin rights to install? I'd guess the need for that is what they're trying to get around, for an application they feel only one user per system will use
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 20 '17 at 0:52
Related: What is “%AppData%”?
– Steven M. Vascellaro
Aug 18 '17 at 13:49
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On Windows, Discord is installed to C:Users%username%AppDataLocalDiscord. You find it by entering %localappdata%Discord in the Windows Explorer path bar.
As for why Discord installs to AppData...
It's because we use the Squirrel Installer, it doesn't offer much
customization, we're working on our own custom installer.
Note: Currently it is not possible to change Discord's default installation location, despite being a fairly popular request.
edited May 19 at 22:22
NobleUplift
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answered Mar 20 '17 at 0:34
Steven M. Vascellaro
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Does discord need admin rights to install? I'd guess the need for that is what they're trying to get around, for an application they feel only one user per system will use
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 20 '17 at 0:52
Related: What is “%AppData%”?
– Steven M. Vascellaro
Aug 18 '17 at 13:49
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up vote
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On Windows, Discord is installed to C:Users%username%AppDataLocalDiscord. You find it by entering %localappdata%Discord in the Windows Explorer path bar.
As for why Discord installs to AppData...
It's because we use the Squirrel Installer, it doesn't offer much
customization, we're working on our own custom installer.
Note: Currently it is not possible to change Discord's default installation location, despite being a fairly popular request.
edited May 19 at 22:22
NobleUplift
71641341
answered Mar 20 '17 at 0:34
Steven M. Vascellaro
4,088134490
On Windows, Discord is installed to C:Users%username%AppDataLocalDiscord. You find it by entering %localappdata%Discord in the Windows Explorer path bar.
As for why Discord installs to AppData...
It's because we use the Squirrel Installer, it doesn't offer much
customization, we're working on our own custom installer.
Note: Currently it is not possible to change Discord's default installation location, despite being a fairly popular request.
edited May 19 at 22:22
NobleUplift
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answered Mar 20 '17 at 0:34
Steven M. Vascellaro
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edited May 19 at 22:22
NobleUplift
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edited May 19 at 22:22
NobleUplift
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edited May 19 at 22:22
NobleUplift
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answered Mar 20 '17 at 0:34
Steven M. Vascellaro
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answered Mar 20 '17 at 0:34
Steven M. Vascellaro
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answered Mar 20 '17 at 0:34
Steven M. Vascellaro
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Does discord need admin rights to install? I'd guess the need for that is what they're trying to get around, for an application they feel only one user per system will use
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 20 '17 at 0:52
Related: What is “%AppData%”?
– Steven M. Vascellaro
Aug 18 '17 at 13:49
add a comment |
3
Does discord need admin rights to install? I'd guess the need for that is what they're trying to get around, for an application they feel only one user per system will use
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 20 '17 at 0:52
Related: What is “%AppData%”?
– Steven M. Vascellaro
Aug 18 '17 at 13:49
3
3
Does discord need admin rights to install? I'd guess the need for that is what they're trying to get around, for an application they feel only one user per system will use
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 20 '17 at 0:52
Does discord need admin rights to install? I'd guess the need for that is what they're trying to get around, for an application they feel only one user per system will use
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 20 '17 at 0:52
Related: What is “%AppData%”?
– Steven M. Vascellaro
Aug 18 '17 at 13:49
Related: What is “%AppData%”?
– Steven M. Vascellaro
Aug 18 '17 at 13:49
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In general to be able to answer these type of questions by yourself I recommend installing Everything. There you can quickly search for all files on your machine.
– Michael S.
Mar 21 '17 at 17:40