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[-] hackris@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Yep, this sort of behaviour translates to Windows paths also. Why would they name a directory "C:\Users\Example\Desktop", when they can replace "Desktop" with a locale-specific name, which is not just a link to "Desktop", but a completely different directory which breaks any scripts expecting "Desktop".

We know MS well, their choice is clear :)

[-] PixxlMan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It's just........... Why?

Was there a thought process applied here at all? Worse still is that many of these localised paths are actually lies. They still use the original developer version in order to not break compatibility with programs, but refuse to admit it in the explorer. It's maddening.

[-] hackris@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Yep, and when you try to troubleshoot shit, it all falls apart and you can't really tell what's going on under the hood...

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