![]() So, after you've done some perusing of the WindowsApps folder and completed what other business you have there, you might want to consider changing the permissions back. Keep in mind, the TrustedInstaller account is a secure, system account. …and, then adding your name to the Object Name box. Do this by first clicking the Change option… Now, you'll need to change the folder Owner for the TrustedInstaller to your own name. The next dialog box, Advanced Security Settings for WindowsApps, requires you to continue with administrative permissions. On the WindowsApps Properties dialog box, choose the Advanced button. From the options, click on Personalization. Click Continue past the first dialog warning, and then click the Security Tab link the next dialog box it provides. Scroll on the menu and click on Settings, or click on the Gear icon on the lower left of the menu. In the Folder Options dialog box, select the View tab and change the Hidden Files and Folders option to Show Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives.Įven after you make this change, you'll still get a warning about denied permissions. On the Windows Explorer window menu, select the View tab, goto Options, and then select Change Folder and Search Options. Open up Windows Explorer and navigate to C:\Program Files Windows 8 apps are located in a hidden directory called WindowsApps underneath the C:\Program Files folder, and to access them for viewing, and even utilize a script to make modifications, you have to adjust the folder permissions. I eventually used PowerShell to create a script I could manually run to erase the offending files, but the lengthiest part of developing the solution was not creating the script, but instead locating the Windows 8 Apps directory in the file store. ![]() What I determined was that the app's cache was not clearing, so I needed a way to automate dumping the cached files. Who wants to uninstall and reinstall an app every time it needs to function, right? There are other Windows 8 apps that exhibit this same problem, but this was one I was focused on at the time. Actually, this problem has gone on for some time, but since I was taking time off for the holiday season, I had more time to investigate and fix the issue once and for all. Only an uninstall and reinstall of the entire app would fix the problem. If it involved sidestepping this, you could end up with complication, and repeated code, as you'd then have to repeat the same commands for THAT extra function.Īgain, I'm sorry you don't agree, but that doesn't change the simple fact that it's done on purpose and for good reason.Over the holiday I had a situation where one of my Windows 8 apps, ComiXology (yes, I'm a comic book geek), would stop downloading. Say, a future coder wants to add a function BETWEEN the point in code where Steam is setup and YOUR point where you'd have the folder created. One major reason is so it makes it easy for another member of staff to get up to speed when delving in the code in the future. It was common 35 years ago, and it's still common today.Īnd do you know the main reasons why such tidy, efficient coding is necessary? I'm not sure if you're young or inexperienced, but I can tell you this with absolute certainty from my years in computer departments. It's common practice to not create a folder UNTIL IT IS REQUIRED.Īs you had NO game data at the time, it would simply create when your first bit of game data is downloaded. There's absolutely no problem - putting up a post like this IS indeed helpful to others.īut I fear you're missing the point somewhat. Standard practice being WARNING Steam program doesn't come with a COMMON Folder by default it needs to be manually typed in. With any luck this post might help others that get blindsided by standard practice as stupid as it is. Originally posted by upcoast:I understand now that I needed to make the folder but for you frog to say it's standard practice for a program to omit a key folder essential to hold a game by default in a gaming platform program still seems pretty stupid. It's hardly anything worth mentioning anyway. I'm sorry you don't like this, but nothing can change this simple fact. It's considered tidy coding to not create folders until they're used. ![]() I get what you're saying and I'm telling you that it's COMMON practice in programming. I'm floored at how stagnant ppl can be defending that no common folder is a good thing and acceptable until you download a 15-25GB game at a snails pace, seriously think about it. 6 of a MB/s even 10MB/s is too slow to me compared to 100 MB/s. You install steam, you take your save game folder data that you've backed up so you don't have to download it again because that's what most computer common sense ppl do then you take that saved folder stick it in the none existing common folder with transfer speeds around 100 MB/s vs whatever internet speed you have in my case. ![]() You don't tend to create folders until they are required. It really isn't stupid at all, and it's quite normal programming.
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