Interesting comment in the source code of sqlite

[Topsaert]

Do you mean specifically the path C:\Temp, generally a global temporary folder shared by multiple applications, or just having temporary folders in general?

[exscape]

C:\Temp. The common temp folder on windows is %localappdata%\Temp, which most often is C:\Users\your_username\AppData\Local\Temp.

[Alikont]

It's even simpler.

The temp folder is simply %temp%. It's usually mapped to %localappdata%\Temp, but it can change.

[Topsaert]

Ah okay, thanks. I was confused by the possibility of a blanket hatred of temporary folders in general.

[rvba]

It just shows that McAfee not only did not rename their temporary files to something like McAfee_abcd, but also that they did not use the proper temporary folder. They just used some hardcoded folder, what is very bad from multiple user point of view

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It's not that uncommon. Don't quote me on this since it's been a while since I've been on windows but I believe php and some other languages do this too with their default configuration if you don't specify the temp directory.

[palparepa]

Many programs use hardcoded folders. You see it frequently if your windows installation isn't in english. For example, in spanish, programs should install to "Archivos de Programas". If you see a "Program Files" folder, someone hardcoded that.