Standalone installation writes files to user profile directory [Windows]
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When I run standalone installation of Vivaldi, it writes files in user directory, such as:
c:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Vivaldi\User Data\CrashpadMetrics-active.pma
c:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Vivaldi\User Data\Crashpad\metadata
c:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Vivaldi\User Data\Crashpad\settings.datThe number of files grow over time and they are never deleted.
This is not normal for standalone application. Please fix this.
Windows 7 x64, Vivaldi 1.15.1147.42
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@edsm Confirmed here.
- I deleted it, and closed Vivaldi. File "metadata" was written
- I restarted Vivaldi. File "settings.dat" was written.
Submit a Bug Report
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Confirmed here too.
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@gh0stzk I did a lot of digging after installing Vivaldi for the first time and went through the AppData directory to some extent. All of the directories(sub-folders and files) were created at the time of your installation and are not Vivaldi defined owners, are part of the chromium/chrome backend that the Vivaldi interface was built upon.
If you want to see for yourself:
- Go to the directory: *C:\Users<username>\AppData\Local\Vivaldi\UserData*
- Press *ctrl+f"
- Type the beginning of the string for 'Chromium/Chrome' chrome....
The search will return many files and folders that are part of some chrome extension, feature, or library that comes in the standalone installation so a new user can use features they were use to if they came over from Chrome(which most do).
TLDR: IT IS NORMAL AND IS NOT MALWARE OR VIRUS
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Pay attention, it's standalone, NOT portable. This means that although not modify the computer need a place to save the user data, since it isn't a portable program and is really a standalone installation the data is saved in the users folder.
Sorry actually it isn't a full portable browser.
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@Pesala said in Standalone installation writes files to user profile directory [Windows]:
Confirmed here.
If you can repro, why not reporting a bug instead of waiting for the user?
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@Obiwan2208 said in Standalone installation writes files to user profile directory [Windows]:
Pay attention, it's standalone, NOT portable
This has been said hundred times over the years and still people think they mean the same thing. Probably mislead by other programs that use the terms as synonyms. Maybe Vivaldi should rename it in some other way to stop people think that Vivaldi standalone=Portable
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