per-user files stored in incorrect place on German WinXP

[Daniel Schürmann]

Mixxx stores its config files on German WinXP to the folder:

C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Mixxx

The Right place is:

C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\<user>\Lokale Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten

The part "Local Settings\Application Data" should be localized.

This issue might depend on Bug #695235

[RJ Skerry-Ryan (rryan)]

The hard-coding of these paths is done in the SConscript. Instead we should
use QDesktopServices::storageLocation(QDesktopServices::DataLocation) to
get the correct path. On OS X this gives "Library/Application
Support/Mixxx" which is what we currently use. I don't know what it returns
on Windows, but I hope it is C:\Users\<user>\Local Settings\Application
Data\Mixxx, except localized.

2011/12/21 Daniel Schürmann <email address hidden>

> Public bug reported:
>
> Mixxx stores its config files on German WinXP to the folder:
>
> C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\<user>\Local Settings\Application
> Data\Mixxx
>
> The Right place is:
>
> C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\<user>\Lokale
> Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten
>
> The part "Local Settings\Application Data" should be localized.
>
> This issue might depend on Bug #695235
>
> ** Affects: mixxx
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
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[Daniel Schürmann (daschuer)]

This issue was reported again for Win7
http://www.mixxx.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7131&start=20#p24433

[Sébastien BLAISOT (sblaisot)]

I just noticed that mixxx-1.12.0-beta1-1.12-git5421-release-x64.exe under windows seven ultimate edition SP1 x64 (french locale, this may be relevant) stores its Mixxx profile dir under :
C:\Users\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Mixxx

(First launch, absolutely no former Mixx profile dir on computer)

It is the only program to have a profile directory here.

it should be C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Mixxx or C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mixxx
(or something similar with a %AppData% in it :) )

[Daniel Schürmann (daschuer)]

related: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx/+bug/695235

[Swiftb0y (swiftb0y)]

Mixxx now uses GitHub for bug tracking. This bug has been migrated to:
https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/6198