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Bug 211058 - Allow user to select user dir to upgrade
Summary: Allow user to select user dir to upgrade
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: ide
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Import Settings (show other bugs)
Version: 7.2
Hardware: PC Windows 7
: P1 normal with 1 vote (vote)
Assignee: Theofanis Oikonomou
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Reported: 2012-04-12 01:38 UTC by javydreamercsw
Modified: 2013-01-21 14:47 UTC (History)
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Description javydreamercsw 2012-04-12 01:38:55 UTC 
Since the option to set a non-default user dir has been around for sometime the upgrade of this folder is not done since is not detected. I propose that the installer prompts for a custom location if not found in the default place. Maybe even allowing selecting it after install.
Comment 1 Marian Mirilovic 2012-04-12 11:58:14 UTC 
I agree
Comment 2 Theofanis Oikonomou 2013-01-21 14:47:17 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> Since the option to set a non-default user dir has been around for sometime the
> upgrade of this folder is not done since is not detected. I propose that the
> installer prompts for a custom location if not found in the default place.
> Maybe even allowing selecting it after install.

During the first start of the IDE only the default location will be searched for. I think that this covers most of the users. In the opposite case the experience will be bad as all users will be asked to specify a custom user dir to import settings from, increasing the first start time.

If some user has a custom non-default user-dir set then he can import settings using the Import/Export functionality from the Tools->Options dialog. Thank you