[utouq]

>I wouldn't be surprised if this is for backwards compatibility with older games (the linked twitter "exploit" is certainly due to many games writing files in their own folders)

Maybe they should use "c:\users\all users\appdata" for this purpose instead of using "c:\program files"?

[giancarlostoro]

Nowadays you can install Steam on a separate drive. I have a 500GB PCIe SSD but install my more intensive games on a regular SSD and then the rest on a 1TB spin disk. So in a way you wont always install it in Program Files if you pick a new location to install.

[Crinus]

Yeah, i never install it on Program Files myself, i always use a root level folder like C:\Steam (and a reason is UAC too, while Steam does more or less seem to bypass it, some patches and mods for older games do not always work that well if Steam is in Program FIles).

[jandrese]

> some patches and mods for older games do not always work that well if Steam is in Program FIles).

How old? Like DOS old? Because most programs from this century should assume they were installed somewhere inside of Program Files.

[Crinus]

If you get into running old games in modern Windows, i think you'll find that when it comes to games such assumptions are the first to fly out of the window :-P. Games tend to be among the most brittle desktop software.