The App Store seems to place downloads into the Applications folder. This might be the obvious and logical destination but I prefer downloaded non-Apple apps go in my Downloads folder on my Desktop until I figure out if it really does the job I wanted/needed it for. Mac App Store is the simplest way to find and download apps for your Mac. To download apps from the Mac App Store, you need a Mac with OS X 10.6.6 or later. Find an Apple Store and shop for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and more. Sign up for Today at Apple programs. Or get support at the Genius Bar. Does anyone know if it is possible to specify the download location? This seemed to me like an intelligent question but it got rather brusquely dealt with when I asked it recently in an Apple discussion forum ('no' and 'go ask Apple'). Maybe it *is* a dumb question. #14566 - 03/05/11 09:53 PM Re: App Store download location [] Registered: 08/03/09 Loc: Portland, Oregon, USA. Tacit asks why I wouldn't test apps from the Application folder. Good question - why not!? I think it's because I like to keep this folder free of potential digital dross until I'm convinced it's not. My Applications folder already has 96 items in it, 13 of which are subfolders (eg Utilities, Graphics) containing still more apps. I can't remember when I last opened 90% of them. Good grief, I think it's time I went on a culling exercise! Artie505 suggests that many users store apps other than in the Applications folder and I think this is my point - I would prefer the App Store have some basic preferences and give me the option to specify a different location. #14582 - 03/06/11 08:55 AM Re: App Store download location [] Moderator Registered: 08/04/09. I suppose the option to put files and apps in the location of your choice appeals to all users; certainly to those used to organize their stuff as they see fit, as was possible in Classic/Mac OS 9 and earlier. Unfortunately, Apple as well as other software publishers (following Apple's recommendations) not only prefer apps to be in the Application folder, they may require it for proper operation. This is why most installers place apps in the Application folder by default and don't offer alternative options. When you don't adhere to this location requirement, affected apps may 'misbehave'. It is hard to predict the kind of misbehavior that will most likely follow, or even exactly when that will happen. AFAIAC when it happens at all I tend to see it when trying to run updaters: occasionally these fail. Apart from System issues, the reason is usually either the fact that the affected apps are not in the Application folder, or they are there but have been changed from their default condition. The latter can occur e.g., by changing the name like adding a version number (Adobe Reader, consistently), or by combining them with associated files in a subfolder or by taking them out of a default subfolder (MS Office, occasionally). If the app already exists elsewhere (and Apple doesn't care), then it can work out. E.g., for many years, i've kept my TextWrangler.app located here: /Users/halito/Applications/TextWrangler 3.1/TextWrangler.app [i.e., in my home hierarchy, with its parent folder always being renamed to indicate the current version number inside] When i first tried the MAS, i grabbed the (TextWrangler) version 3.5 update. To my surprise, the app downloaded right in place to the same path above, despite the '3.1' in the parent folder's name (which i subsequently changed to 3.5). #14589 - 03/06/11 12:06 PM Re: App Store download location [] Moderator Registered: 08/04/09 Loc: Fort Worth, Texas. Applications should be placed in the /Applications directory or the ~/Applications directory of the current user. Applications placed in the /Applications directory are available to all users on the system. Applications placed in a user’s home directory are available only to that user. All of the resources and data files required for an application to run should reside inside the application bundle.
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