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[The Escapist <680426@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fair enough, on the other hand it's worth keeping in mind that ANY file
assembled by GNUSim8085 will  also be IMPLICITLY SAVED, so even the
examples would be updated once being run:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnusim8085/+bug/680462

Otherwise one could just as well add a condition that checks that the
files are not stored within the program directory, to avoid accidental
deletion.

But with the current method of implicitly saving files before
assembling, this won't work too well.

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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.