Iron needs its own Application Data folder

Iron Forum for english speaking people

glitsj16
Posts: 3
Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:06 am

Re: Iron needs its own Application Data folder

Post by glitsj16 »

Adding the start command parameter "--user-data-dir=YOUR_DIR_OF_CHOICE" (without quotes) one can easily specify the user data directory (application data folder). So one can easily bypass the default, which is actually a big "plus" (on all platforms) in my opinion.

A nice overview of options: http://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-co ... -switches/
Pierre771
Posts: 39
Joined: Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:43 am

Re: Iron needs its own Application Data folder

Post by Pierre771 »

SRWare wrote: Because the program is not an "Appdata". Its a Program. So it is in the correct folder.
Chrome uses this curious behavior to bypass system permissions - we don't.
OK.
C'est trop injuste !
Pierre771
Posts: 39
Joined: Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:43 am

Re: Iron needs its own Application Data folder

Post by Pierre771 »

glitsj16 wrote:Adding the start command parameter "--user-data-dir=YOUR_DIR_OF_CHOICE" (without quotes) one can easily specify the user data directory (application data folder). So one can easily bypass the default, which is actually a big "plus" (on all platforms) in my opinion.

A nice overview of options: http://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-co ... -switches/
Interesting, thanks.
C'est trop injuste !
Post Reply