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Bug 211058

Summary:	Allow user to select user dir to upgrade
Product:	ide	Reporter:	javydreamercsw <javydreamercsw>
Component:	Import Settings	Assignee:	Theofanis Oikonomou <theofanis>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal	CC:	mmirilovic
Priority:	P1
Version:	7.2
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 7
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:

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