Is AppData now the ‘correct’ place to install user-specific apps (which modify their own data)?
Not really. The directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data for the current roaming user. AppData is, surprisingly, for application data, not for installation (Click Once/Silverlight applications aside). You can, and should still install into Program Files, just don’t expect to write into that folder. You can install software into AppData if … Read more