Unable to write to C:\Program Files (x86)\Emarcadero\Dev-Cpp\config\devcpp.ini

[sitiom]

After installing the setup & opening Dev-C++ as non-admin, I get this error:

I can safely continue, however, any changes to config will not be saved once I close it.
Workaround is to Run as Admin.

[FMXExpress]

Are you running under some kind of special account? Or a school/business administrated desktop?

The new default location for the settings file is My Documents\Embarcadero\Dev-Cpp so it's a little odd if it can't access that directory?

[sitiom]

Are you running under some kind of special account? Or a school/business administrated desktop?

Nope.

The new default location for the settings file is My Documents\Embarcadero\Dev-Cpp so it's a little odd if it can't access that directory?

After careful looking, It seems like the location for the settings still resides on Program Files (x86) by default:

I have confirmed this by installing it on my other devices and they all defaulted to that directory which caused the error.

[FMXExpress]

I see that the fix to have config.ini in MyDocuments didn't make it into the release.

[sitiom]

@FMXExpress Doesn't it make more sense to have the config file on the %AppData% folder?

[FMXExpress]

Apparently not. It is in the %AppData% folder now and not working for you.

[sitiom]

Apparently not. It is in the %AppData% folder now and not working for you.

What? I can't see anything in my AppData and the config resides on the installation directory at Program Files (x86).

[FMXExpress]

The fallback (and portable) is the current directory. The error is in Program Files it can't create that file without admin permissions. Older versions of Windows didn't require that permission. This leads me to believe it doesn't have permission to use your %APPDATA% directory otherwise it wouldn't be using the fallback.

// default dir should be %APPDATA%\Dev-Cpp
AppData := IncludeTrailingBackslash(GetHomePath);

// Store the INI file in %APPDATA% or if we are not allowed to do so, in the exe directory
if (not devData.IsPortable) and ((AppData <> '') and (DirectoryExists(AppData + 'Embarcadero\Dev-Cpp') or CreateDir(AppData + 'Embarcadero\Dev-Cpp'))) then
  devData.INIFileName := AppData + 'Embarcadero\Dev-Cpp\' + INIFileName
else

http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/Libraries/Sydney/en/System.SysUtils.GetHomePath

[zhwuyuhehe]

I have the same question.
I Iinstalled this https://github.com/Embarcadero/Dev-Cpp/releases/download/v6.0/Embarcadero_Dev-Cpp_6.0_TDM-GCC_9.2_Setup.zip.
When I open it ,I can see this error"0x00241EE4".
My system is Windows 10 LTSC.

哦,我把这个文件的权限加上了写入就可以了...........
多谢开发者~~~

[sitiom]

// Store the INI file in %APPDATA% or if we are not allowed to do so, in the exe directory
if (not devData.IsPortable) and ((AppData <> '') and (DirectoryExists(AppData + 'Embarcadero\Dev-Cpp') or CreateDir(AppData + 'Embarcadero\Dev-Cpp'))) then
  devData.INIFileName := AppData + 'Embarcadero\Dev-Cpp\' + INIFileName
else

@FMXExpress
Oh, I see the problem now. I have the permission to write to %AppData% but fails to create the Dev-Cpp directory because the Embarcadero directory does not exist. The workaround is to add the Embarcadero folder myself and everything runs fine now.
I hope this helps.

[himself65]

Just run it on Administrator Mode

[zhwuyuhehe]

Just run it on Administrator Mode

嗯嗯,也可以,不过感觉给的权限少比较安全,只需要添加一个写入权限即可.不需要让他获取管理员权限.

[himself65]

Just run it on Administrator Mode

嗯嗯,也可以,不过感觉给的权限少比较安全,只需要添加一个写入权限即可.不需要让他获取管理员权限.

Yes, and I think it's a bug because the App doesn't check to write permission