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		Spivak on Feb 3, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dotfile madness If your kid can write and execute in any directory on your system then they can run whatever software they like.

cyberrock on Feb 3, 2019 [–]

What? I'm not sure how that connects to my comment. I'm saying that some games install to "My Documents" to avoid requiring administrator privilege for users who might not have that privilege.

Spivak on Feb 3, 2019 | [–]

Sorry, definitely missed the context on that one. Why wouldn't you want to install in AppData/local?

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