builtbybel / builtbybel/CloneApp

Issue with installed software vs found software

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Description

There are several mismatches between what's installed and what CloneApp finds. The following are installed but not found/checked by it:

- FreeCommander
- Handbrake
- PDF Split and Merge
- PDF24 Creator
- SMPlayer
- VirtualBox

And these are found as installed but are not:

- CCleaner
- Microsoft Office Excel 2010/2013/2016
- Microsoft Office Outlook 2016
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010/2013/2016
- Microsoft Office Word 2010/2013/2016

I assume the reason for that is because CCleaner does exist on my computer, but it's buried deep on a secondary ( not C ) drive and I don't think that should count as installed or be backed up. And it doesn't make sense for that to be all it takes for it to show as installed when the first group don't despite also being on the secondary drive. As for MS Office, I uninstall the pre-installed junk that comes with Windows, and while I have some Office stuff on the secondary drive, again, that shouldn't count, not to mention it's Office 2007, not 10/13/16.

Also, a bit unrelated but I'll add it here. I use XnViewMP, but CloneApp only has XnView, so obviously that doesn't show as installed, but I wonder why one is included and the other isn't.

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Research direction

Start by tracing CloneApp's installed-application detection and compare its behavior with the applications listed in the issue. Reproduce the mismatches for the secondary-drive and Microsoft Office cases, then determine which detection results should be corrected; done means the reported applications are consistently classified and XnViewMP is handled as intended.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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