SoulReaper Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 I updated to 3.3.1 and it installed to a different location (myusername\appdata\roaming) leaving 2 versions installed. I tried running to update multiple times, and getting the full install from the website, but it doesn't let me choose an install location and keeps installing in this new directory instead of updating the old version. How do I get this to install in the correct directory (program files)?(Windows 7) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsillup Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 How do I get this to install in the correct directory (program files)?You cannot, you will have to move utorrent.exe to where you prefer it to run yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomorrow Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Hmm did they change the default directory at some point or is this a bug?I mean if appdata/roaming/utorrent is the new default then i can point my shortcuts and stuff there but if not and this is a bug then i better wait until its resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreasvb Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Not a bug, just move it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 I mean if appdata/roaming/utorrent is the new default then i can point my shortcuts and stuff thereYou can do that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santyaga Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 I have the same problem. Even more: I installed utorrent to another drive than my system is. I did that, because system is on SSD, other drive is HDD specially determined by me for programs and I'm careful with that SSD so keep no torrent and similar programs on it. Today I decided to check on update (old version was 3.3.1 build 29938). There was one, during the update it even said that there will be silent updates from now on (I've considered that to be good ). After install and launching new version - there was none of my setting, torrents (over 1000) etc, just default stuff. The reason of that become clear very quickly - different install location.Don't know why devs make it like this, especially considering that all previous versions found right location on its own. The things I want to know is: will this be fixed (at least prompted during an installation about location if there are some major difficulties to search for location of the installed version (which is strange, considering that update was launched from existing program)) and how to fix that issue now? Well, I thought of one way: moving all files (program) to new location, then apply the update and move all back, may be tweak some paths in the registry. If there is a easier way or this will be fixed soon I'd like to know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Don't know why devs make it like thisIn theory, to be able to copy files by the system, silently, w/o user intervention to an unprotected section (%appdata%\...).I agree, the user should be the one to decide on the location... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?pid=694218#p694218 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santyaga Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Well ,even if it's for autoupdates user still should be able to change location. As for the UAC - when changing location there may be a warning about possible UAC issues if location is similar to "C:\Program Files" for example.And there is another issue/question.For now utorrent on my computer is located at "T:\uTorrent", so definitely no UAC issues there. After silent update will it still be there or there will be another copy installed to default path? I don't know the answer yet yet and would really like to know it (preferably before next update).Note: I corrected paths in the registry which are responsible for location of installed program etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 will be another copy installed to default path? I don't know yet.Note: I corrected paths in the registry which are responsible for location of installed program etc.Who knows... test it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santyaga Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Who knows... test it!I'm afraid I will when next update will be released... Prior to that only devs can answer my question (I hope). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreasvb Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Installation will always be to %AppData%\uTorrent regardless if you want it or not, sadly.I've mentioned it several times.For now, I just move the file from the update-folder manually each update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 I guess the silent-auto-push-plan is: Silently-auto-update, silently-auto-'offer', silently auto-expand-torrents, silently make the user enjoy it plus make BT happier too. Not too bad I guess, as long as you can control it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomorrow Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Ok pointed all shortcuts to appdata. So far so good. Well see what happens on update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santyaga Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Some new info: when downloading and launching install file from the utorrent site it still installs itself to addpata/roaming regardless of paths to already installed client in the registry. Auto-update from within client failed: it tried to proceed with update before process utorrent.exe was closed and as a result it prompted about downgrade to 3.3.1.30003 and I agreed, For now I just downloaded new file from site and replaced old one with it. That worked .P.S. Something to add: for me main problem is that for now it installs itself without prompting and to system disk C on which I do not want it at all (I explained reasons for that in previous posts). Also ".../AppData/Roaming" is not the best location to whole program as that folder (AppData) designed and usually used as location for application data (not exe), as such: settings, saves (games) etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreasvb Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 What part of Installation will always be to %AppData%\uTorrent regardless did you not get?I told you what to do.The reason it's installing to AppData is that it will not mess with UAC and it should not be used by anyone except your own account, to prevent permission errors.Then if you like it or not is something else, and you can always run it exactly how you want with a portable setup.What I don't like is that it should accept that when updating in portable mode, but it doesn't.A regular install is behaving as it should, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 I agree... The reason it's installing to AppData is that it will not mess with UAC and it should not be used by anyone except your own account, to prevent permission errors.but, what if I want to "install" it to be used for *all* users on your system? It is quite common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreasvb Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Then you place it where you want it and where you have write access and everyone at least execute access.It will still place settings in each user's AppData unless you run it portable, then everyone have same settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 I know all that. The point is that for every new update I'll have to take care manually of the exe being relocated . Especially when I decide to use it as a common standalone for all users, in my own location of choice. It seems that even if you locate the exe in %appdata% , for each user it will also auto-save/update it to his own appdata In short - the now convenient one-click auto-update mechanism is all gone, plus making users "loose" their settings on the way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomorrow Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Perhaps you could make a symbolic link to wherever you actually want it to end up. So silent update sees that its writing to appdata when in truth its writing to your specified location. http://ss64.com/nt/mklink.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreasvb Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 The current design is to place it in AppData regardless where you install it and how, and sadly we can't change that, only the devs can.We have to do as best as we can, for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Perhaps you could make a symbolic link to wherever you actually want it to end up. So silent update sees that its writing to appdata when in truth its writing to your specified location. http://ss64.com/nt/mklink.htmlWorth while checking up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Perhaps you could make a symbolic link to wherever you actually want it to end up. So silent update sees that its writing to appdata when in truth its writing to your specified location. http://ss64.com/nt/mklink.htmlWorth while checking up OK, here is what I've tried, and does seem to work (for a single user/logon):1. exit utorrent2. in start-cmd window, cd %appdata%3a. Move or rename the utorrent directory to any other path (on any disk drive) and with any directory name. For example to my_utorrent (under %appdata%), or c:\programs\uTorrent 3b. If you do not have anything important in there (settins/torrents etc) just rename it (as a backup) 4. If your current install in a start->cmd window, create a new uTorrent directory-link in %appdata%: mklink /D uTorrent c:\programs\uTorrent (in our example)5. Put and use your utorrent.exe from the above locationThat is it. uTorrent will auto-update into the newly created directory-link which is now "mapped" also from %appdata%\utorrent link. Try it out and report back, before I'll post it in my tips-guide... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreasvb Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Just remember that the user that need access to the link need access to the destination folder.No problem if it's the own folder, but worth to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 yeah, just that if you want the same utorrent/config for *all* 'users', you should create a similar link for each user in his own appdata.Well, seems like just a way around the new update scheme for standalone installs, anywhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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