[ttoinou]

More options, more mess. The user will always do something funky, then don't remember about it and then complain to the software publisher that it's not working correctly

[powerhouse007]

If software allows changing install location, it should work from everywhere. And there's no excuse for hardcoding Program Files anymore with multiple package managers on windows.

I feel your pain as a developer but as a user, sometimes I need the choice. Try to hide it so non-techies people can click Next Next Next but put it in advanced options somewhere.

[ttoinou]

  If software allows changing install location, it should work from everywhere

So, we're saying the same thing, what you said is the Contraposition of what I am saying, they are equivalent

[breezk0]

Sorry, but I cannot agree.

>> don't remember about it

If you take your time to manually set any kind of new installation location, I assume you know what you are doing and will obviously remember.

>> complain to the software publisher

Changing the installation location should not break the program and if it does, its obviously a bug, or what are you trying to tell me?

[ttoinou]

You might not remember, and it might be in multiple years, and it might be someone else handling this

[politelemon]

Not really, the common pattern is to use a well known default and then allow advanced users to modify their install location. Installation location has been a choice for well over 30 years now and a lot of the initial problems ironed out.

[bigbuppo]

You do realize that most laptops ship with almost zero storage available on the C: drive, right? You have actually looked at the specs of real hardware in use in the real world, right?

[ttoinou]

We don't know what kind of software the OP is talking about though.

For me for my software there's specific folders to use, it's not Program Files windows classic subfolder