[tor-bugs] #7956 [Tor]: Tor uses Roaming (remote) AppData, not Local

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#7956: Tor uses Roaming (remote) AppData, not Local
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:
  cypherpunks            |     Status:  new
         Type:  defect   |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
     Priority:  major    |    Version:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  tor-client win32 024-backport
   Resolution:           |  AppData Roaming Local Windows
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Comment (by erinn):

 My current plan is to first create a Windows package with 0.2.5.x that has
 these changes without a formal migration plan. Nick had an idea for a
 migration plan that can follow which I'm posting here so it doesn't get
 lost:

 16:36 <nickm Basically, check whether the stuff is in the new location and
 in the old location, and check timestamps at both locations.
 16:36 <nickm> If the new location has newer state file, just use that.
 16:37 <nickm> If the old location doesn't exist, use the new one.
 16:37 <nickm> If the old location exists and the new one doesn't, warn the
 user that they should move their files over, or eventually Tor will do it
 for them.
 16:38 <nickm> if the old location has a newer state file, that means that
 they ran an older Tor that didn't know about the new location after
 running a newer Tor.  So warn, and use the new location.

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