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In Message-ID:<[email protected]> posted on
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One thing that irks me about all the Moz derivatives is their insistence
on creating another separate folder on my C:\ root, when all its
contents could just as easily go into the program folder.
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What I *like* about that separate folder is this...

When I "upgrade" Mozilla, I usually uninstall the older version *and*
delete the old program folder (seems to avoid version and/or dll
conflicts for me after upgrading). Then I install the new version into
a new folder. My old preferences and email are preserved in that
separate folder and restored quite nicely.
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Couldn't that folder be a contained as a subdirectory of the program
folder,
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Netscape/Seamonkey used to do that. If you deleted the program folder,
the prefs and email would be gone.
as many programs do, or even to the common files folder?
Why does it have to write to the root?
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On this particular PC it in c:\OS-here\Application Data\Mozilla -- and
the registry seems to retain that location for future installs. I
guess it's a way to preserve settings and email folders/content --
protected from deletion when the program folder is deleted. I actually
find it useful.
Maybe I'm just superstitious, but appz that do that spook me <g>
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Well... Halloween approacheth. :)
 
In Message-ID:<[email protected]> posted on 22


Did you look to see if there is a folder called "Mozilla" on the root?
It appears after the first time you run the program (like an ini) and is
used to store user data.
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No such thing here. I think you mistyped a destination or something
when installing or when configuring profiles.
 
In Message-ID:<[email protected]> posted on 22
Just looked... no such folder. I didn't have to install either program,
just download and unzip them into the c:\program files\firebird folder
and thunderbird folder I'd created, and ran them from the respective
.exe files in the folders.
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Well that sounds sweet enough for a second look,
maybe I'm confusing with K-Meleon, which did create that folder.

Thanks
 
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