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Getting started project not writable on Windows #1577

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ZweiSteinSoft opened this issue Sep 6, 2012 · 4 comments
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Getting started project not writable on Windows #1577

ZweiSteinSoft opened this issue Sep 6, 2012 · 4 comments

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@ZweiSteinSoft
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After installing Brackets in the default folder (which is inside %PROGRAMFILES%) and starting the app, users cannot edit nor add new files to the default Getting started project, reason being the User Account Control preventing write access to non-elevated apps.

Three possible solutions:

  • Change Brackets default installation folder to somewhere inside %APPDATA% instead of %PROGRAMFILES%.
  • Create start menu shortcut with enabled UAC elevation checkbox.
  • Copy Getting started project to %APPDATA% and display it from there.
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Yep, this was a known issue with the current approach. Option 3 is the one we'd like to do longer-term (and same thing for the extensions\user folder -- being located under %PROGRAMFILES% makes it a pain for extension developers).

@ghost ghost assigned pthiess Sep 12, 2012
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pthiess commented Sep 12, 2012

Reviewed - new backlog item.

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pthiess commented Oct 25, 2012

Added this to Trello Card #632, closing.

@pthiess pthiess closed this as completed Oct 25, 2012
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This also breaks other operations in the Getting Started project, like New Folder (see http://forums.adobe.com/message/5100785#5100785)

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