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Can you be more specific about which platform you're talking about? On a Mac, I've never wanted an application to go anywhere but the default /Applications. I

Can you be more specific about which platform you're talking about? On a Mac, I've never wanted an application to go anywhere but the default /Applications. I don't ever recall being asked if I want another location, nor would I want to be. Is it different on Windows or Linux? And why would you want a different install location?

birdman3131 1y ago
The main reason is wanting it on a second drive.
afandian 1y ago
And the stuff in "~/Library/Application Support/" and/or "/Library/Application Support" . It's a well-defined place.
marcosdumay 1y ago
The OP is probably talking about Windows.
al_borland 1y ago
Not the OP, but I do sometimes install macOS applications to ~/Applications. This is especially useful at work where /Application requires elevated permissions. I used to have to request admin rights for a period of time every time VS Code needed do something. In ~/Applications, that’s not an issue. Of course, 90% of macOS apps (outside of the App Store) don’t have installers. You just drag the app where you want it, so it’s a moot point.
politelemon 1y ago
On any platforms that allows choice of installation location. There could be a multitude of reasons from control to organisation to disk usage.
timemct 1y ago
You've probably been asked about it, but it's often phrased differently than simply asking where to install the app. "Would you like to install theAppInQuestion for all users of this computer (install in /Applications) or just you(install in ~/Applications)?"
add-sub-mul-div 1y ago
You might want to use another drive because there's space there or because it's faster, and what you're installing is a game that's sensitive to load times.
JohnFen 1y ago
> Is it different on Windows or Linux? And why would you want a different install location? On Linux, I want to be able to choose my install location because I may want it installed on removable media, or on a different drive for space reasons, or because I want to keep executables used for a single project with the rest of the files that comprise that project. The same things apply to Windows, but also on Windows (which I only use at work) I specifically want to avoid the use of the standard locations for things so that I don't have to fight with OneDrive about them. Putting them somewhere else means OneDrive will leave them alone.
- IAmBroom 1y ago
  Oh, are we opening this discussion up to how much we hate OneDrive? <gets glass of water, sweeps desk clean, pulls up soapbox>
vunderba 1y ago
Literally anytime you have a computer with more than one hard drive, or if you want to be able to install it to an external.

birdman3131 1y ago

The main reason is wanting it on a second drive.

afandian 1y ago

And the stuff in "~/Library/Application Support/" and/or "/Library/Application Support" . It's a well-defined place.

marcosdumay 1y ago

The OP is probably talking about Windows.

al_borland 1y ago

Not the OP, but I do sometimes install macOS applications to ~/Applications. This is especially useful at work where /Application requires elevated permissions. I used to have to request admin rights for a period of time every time VS Code needed do something. In ~/Applications, that’s not an issue. Of course, 90% of macOS apps (outside of the App Store) don’t have installers. You just drag the app where you want it, so it’s a moot point.

politelemon 1y ago

On any platforms that allows choice of installation location. There could be a multitude of reasons from control to organisation to disk usage.

timemct 1y ago

You've probably been asked about it, but it's often phrased differently than simply asking where to install the app. "Would you like to install theAppInQuestion for all users of this computer (install in /Applications) or just you(install in ~/Applications)?"

add-sub-mul-div 1y ago

You might want to use another drive because there's space there or because it's faster, and what you're installing is a game that's sensitive to load times.

JohnFen 1y ago

> Is it different on Windows or Linux? And why would you want a different install location? On Linux, I want to be able to choose my install location because I may want it installed on removable media, or on a different drive for space reasons, or because I want to keep executables used for a single project with the rest of the files that comprise that project. The same things apply to Windows, but also on Windows (which I only use at work) I specifically want to avoid the use of the standard locations for things so that I don't have to fight with OneDrive about them. Putting them somewhere else means OneDrive will leave them alone.

IAmBroom 1y ago
Oh, are we opening this discussion up to how much we hate OneDrive? <gets glass of water, sweeps desk clean, pulls up soapbox>

vunderba 1y ago

Literally anytime you have a computer with more than one hard drive, or if you want to be able to install it to an external.