Allow users to choose installation directory (data path too?)
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Description
## The Issue
Not sure if this applies to Linux or Mac, but the windows installer does not allow the user to select an installation directory. If users are concerned about this, then they will also be concerned with the data directories we have as well.
This could pose some downstream issues in terms of support or reinstall.
### Steps to reproduce
1 . Install lbry
2. Installs to default program files directory as well as data directory.
### Expected behaviour
Allow choice of install path, data path?
### Actual behaviour
Tell us what happens instead
## System Configuration
- LBRY Daemon version:
- LBRY App version:
- LBRY Installation ID:
- Operating system:
## Anything Else
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Windows installer configuration and the code that chooses the application's data directory; the issue does not name specific files or tests. Confirm how installation and data paths currently default, then define completion as allowing users to choose the installation directory and clarifying whether the data directory should also be configurable.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, javascript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100