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[Onkar Shinde <onkarshinde@xxxxxxxxx>]

I never expected users to save their programs in the program directory of GNUSim8085. I thought this is what 'My Documents' folder is for. :-)
I will not fix this before 1.3.7. I have to check what kind of logic I can add in uninstaller for checking unexpected files in program folder.

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critical bug (data loss!) when uninstalling on Windows
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/680426
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Status in gnusim8085: New

Bug description:
on Windows, the uninstallation routine seems to be deleting the whole GNUSim8085 directory, regardless of it containing changes to any files or even completely new files.

This is a highly critical bug, as people could possibly lose their source code/modifications this way.

The right thing to do here would be asking the user if s/he wants to retain modified/new files, and to refrain from deleting directories that contain modifications or new files.

This is the standard procedure used by other Windows installers.