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To be honest, it is quite complicated now as well with all of the proprietary software (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] dan@upvote.au 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

there is no difference between a program and an app

Yeah the naming is confusing. The reason is what you said - machine vs app.

Back on Windows 9x, some apps would store files directly in the C:\Program Files directory. This was 'fine' at the time since every app ran with full permissions. Users were at C:\Windows\Users, but users were optional so not every install used it.

Windows XP had a better NT-based permission model (not nearly as improved as Vista, but better than 9x) and allowing regular users to write to the Program Files and Windows folders wasn't really a good idea. It added two directories for settings:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data for user-specific data
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data for non-user-specific data

Vista kept the former but moved the latter to C:\ProgramData. I can't remember why.

Windows 7 moved the user stuff to C:\Users.

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