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Do not create .dbvis folder in home dir on Windows

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Currently dbvis creates a folder named .dbvis in my home folder on windows. You should *not* do this on windows. Windows has an AppData folder where you should store your application data. Since Vista it's split into Roaming (configuration which can be synced between all user's computers) and Local (configuration specific to just this computer). You should implement this, so that you don't pollute user's home directories. Here are microsoft's guidelines: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh464917.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465094.aspx
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Re: Do not create .dbvis folder in home dir on Windows
Hi Ivan, The .dbvis directory has been around since the early days and I agree we should rather use the AppData on Windows and Preferences on Mac OS X. We do have a ticket to look into a migration path and I will add your vote for it. Regards Roger