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Edge Dev installing to incorrect directory
Edge Dev on x64 bit hardware Target: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge Dev\Application\msedge.exe" Start in: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge Dev\Application" Correct path should be Ta...
Microsoft is not following there own best practice in directory install path.
I'm sure they know that better than you and me lol. they probably considered the fact that there will be a time when 4 different channels of the Edge will be out, they can't all go to the same directory.
They do not have to go to the same directory, just a more sensible one like:
Target: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge Dev\Application\msedge.exe" - Dev
Target: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge Canary\Application\msedge.exe" - Canary
Target: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" - Beta/Retail
- Google Chrome Canary goes to the Appdata for a reason, Microsoft decided to keep it that way and made their Canary chromium based one to go to that folder as well. i understand it is more sensible to You but to the actual Developers of the Edge/Google chrome/Chromium etc, AppData was more appropriate.
Stable version is out, it still incorrectly installs in x86 folder.
Forgive me if I just think that nobody noticed and/or nobody cared from the beginning, that cannot be because "they did it on purpose cause they know better". It's just plain wrong.
