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Store files in the proper location on Windows.

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#1,656 建立於 2020年9月28日

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描述

  • OS: Windows
  • Version of IPFS Desktop: 0.12.2

Describe the bug Installing IPFS Desktop on Windows results in folders in %USERPROFILE% as well as cache and DB files in the roaming profile.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Install IPFS Desktop on Windows
  2. Notice that you have a .ipfs and .ipfs-desktop folder in %USERPROFILE% and %APPDATA/IPFS Desktop contains cache files, databases, blob storage, etc.

Expected behavior Cache files, file storage, databases, and per-machine configuration should all be stored in %LOCALAPPDATA%/ipfs/. Per user configuration (I'm not sure if IPFS has any of this, maybe the list of pinned files?) should be stored in %APPDATA%/ipfs/. Nothing should be stored in %USERPROFILE% (aka: %HOME%) unless the user *explicitly tells the app to do so such as via a save dialog box.

Additional context Both Linux and OSX also have environment variables that instruct applications where the appropriate place for files is. I believe it is called XDG_CONFIG though I'm not personally familiar with it.

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desktop
議題類型
bug
難度面向新貢獻者的預計實作難度，1 表示很小改動，5 表示專家級工作。
3
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1-3 hours
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stale
清晰度議題是否清楚說明預期改動、驗收標準和下一步。
clear
前置要求
Windows file pathsElectron environment variablesBasic JavaScript
新手友善度1-100 的估計分數，表示該議題對首次貢獻者的友善程度。
65
研究方向
Investigate how IPFS Desktop currently determines file storage paths, likely in the Electron main process. Check for usage of `app.getPath('userData')` or similar. Modify to use `app.getPath('localAppData')` for cache and per machine config, and `app.getPath('appData')` for user specific config. Ensure changes are applied across Windows, Linux, and macOS using their respective XDG or environment variable conventions.