On 06/06/2013, at 12:40 PM, Devin Asay <[email protected]> wrote:
> For desktop applications, where can our applications legally write to for the
> three main OS's? I'm not talking about sandboxing for Mac App Store apps,
> just the normal place for writing application files.
Hello, Devin,
Not very long ago, I had the same question, and several users contributed their
knowledge and experience in the different platforms, helping me compile an
answer:
QUESTION: Where do folks put application-specific preferences on Mac, Windows
and Linux?
The answer I compiled from all replies and pointers received was:
1) MacOS X Prefs Location:
specialFolderPath("Home") & "/Library/Application
Support/MyCompany/MyAppBundleID/" - - Apple requires you to use the
application's bundle id for the *folder name*
2) Windows Prefs Location:
specialFolderPath("0x001a") & "/MyApp/"
3) Linux Prefs Location:
there does not seem to be a 'standard', but several programs seem to take the
approach of creating a hidden folder in the user's home directory -
specialFolderPath("Home") & "/.myapp/"
4) iOS Prefs Location:
specialFolderPath("library") & "/MyAppBundleID/" - Apple requires you to use
the application's bundle id for the *folder name*
5) Android Prefs Location:
specialFolderPath("documents")
The information above will help you find or create the appropriate directory in
which to save your *preferences* file. If you want to save *documents*, or
other support files, the location may vary.
Lastly, in regards to the naming of the preferences file: it seems the
preferences file itself can be called pretty much anything you want, as there
do not seem to be any strict guidelines in any current platform.
I hope this information helps!
--
Igor Couto
Sydney, Australia
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