Unable to set install directory

Description

I have multiple partitions on my HDD and one of them is a “Programs” partition so that I don’t fill the C drive with all the programs (and also so that I can avoid UAC issues with programs). Having a dedicated Programs partition also makes it easier to identify the folder that a program is in (rather than having to sift through AppData and/or Program Files( (x86)).

When installing Git For Desktop (mainly so I don’t have to faff around with credentials and/or ssh keys when using bash), it didn’t even give me the option to choose the install directory. This seems like a ‘must have’ for installers so the fact that it doesn’t even have an install directory option is rather peculiar.

Version

• GitHub Desktop: 1.1.1

• Operating system: Windows 8.1

Steps to Reproduce

Expected Behavior

The installer lets me choose the Installation Directory

Actual Behavior

The installer forces the Installation Directory to be %APPDATA%\Local\GitHubDesktop

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I said the install directory was “%APPDATA%\Roaming\Github Desktop” but infact it is "%APPDATA%\Local\GitHubDesktop

[animanoir]

This fad of installing software without asking where to should disappear.

[KulaGGin]

Same here, GitHub Desktop installed itself into %localappdata%\GitHubDesktop\ without asking me where I want to install it. My Windows 10 is on SSD and I have a dedicated logical drive and a folder for programs D:\Programs\ where I install all my programs.

Please, implement a feature which will let us set where we want GitHubDesktop installed and will install it in that directory respectively.

And before you do that, can you guys tell me what should I change to manually change install location? It’s probably a few registry keys and paths in System Variables, right?

I am thinking to move GiHubDesktop folder to D:\Programs\ by creating a Junction symlink with mklink /J "%localappdata%\GitHubDesktop\" "D:\Programs\GiHubDesktop" as a quick hack. If someone wants to move it using mklink, cut and paste your GitHubDesktop directory where you want it, then drop the command(with quotes) in command line window(with edited target path where you moved your GitHubDesktop folder, of course)