{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/owncloud/client/issues/2022","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/owncloud/client/issues/2022/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/owncloud/client/issues/2022/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/owncloud/client/issues/2022/events","html_url":"https://github.com/owncloud/client/issues/2022","id":39208406,"number":2022,"title":"Windows Desktop Client and Option --confdir ","user":{"login":"PepeN","id":3851532,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3851532?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/PepeN","html_url":"https://github.com/PepeN","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PepeN/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PepeN/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PepeN/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PepeN/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PepeN/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PepeN/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PepeN/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PepeN/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/PepeN/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":4,"created_at":"2014-07-31T15:51:23Z","updated_at":"2015-01-13T12:53:38Z","closed_at":"2015-01-13T12:53:38Z","body":"Hi,\r\nI install ownCloud-1.6.2.3463-setup.exe (system windows 2003)\r\nI try to use ```\"C:\\Program Files\\ownCloud\\owncloud.exe\" --confdir \"%APPDATA%\\ownCloud\" ```\r\nAfter I finished setting client shows that all the \"OK\"\r\n\r\nBut the folder ownCloud was created in\r\n```C:\\Documents and Settings\\USERNAME\\Local Settings\\Application Data```  **%LOCALAPPDATA%**\r\nNot in \r\n```C:\\Documents and Settings\\USERNAME\\Application Data``` **%APPDATA%**\r\n\r\nAfter I add ```\"C:\\Program Files\\ownCloud\\owncloud.exe\" --confdir \"%APPDATA%\\ownCloud\" --logwindow```\r\n```\r\n07-31 17:31:29:661 socketapi.cpp:55 SocketApi:  can't start server \"\\\\.\\pipe\\\" \r\n07-31 17:31:29:661 owncloudgui.cpp:101 No configured folders yet, starting setup wizard \r\n07-31 17:31:29:864 qiodevice.cpp:821 QIODevice::read: device not open\r\n07-31 17:31:29:880 owncloudwizard.cpp:160 Current Wizard page changed to  0 \r\n07-31 17:31:32:817 mirallaccessmanager.cpp:56 void Mirall::MirallAccessManager::slotProxyAuthenticationRequired(const QNetworkProxy&, QAuthenticator*) 3 \r\n07-31 17:31:32:817 ocupdater.cpp:145 Failed to reach version check url:  \"Proxy requires authentication\" \r\n```\r\n\r\nOf course if I move the folder ownCloud from %LOCALAPPDATA% to %APPDATA%, the settings are saved as necessary."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/owncloud/client/issues/comments/69739842","html_url":"https://github.com/owncloud/client/issues/2022#issuecomment-69739842","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/owncloud/client/issues/2022","id":69739842,"user":{"login":"danimo","id":1315934,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1315934?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/danimo","html_url":"https://github.com/danimo","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/danimo/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/danimo/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/danimo/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/danimo/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/danimo/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/danimo/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/danimo/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/danimo/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/danimo/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-01-13T12:53:38Z","updated_at":"2015-01-13T12:53:38Z","body":"ownCloud purposefully stores configs in local app data, as the application does not roam, nor is it intended to do so. if %LOCALAPPDATA% is removed on reboot by a policy, I think a workaround like described above is perfectly acceptable."}}