Inno Setup - How to set permissions of installation folder

Question

I am using Inno Setup to create an installer of my application.

On the first run my application is creating an SQLite database but it can\'t achieve that while the u

Answer 1

The Permissions parameter of the [Files] section entry applies to the installed files only, not to the implicitly created directories.

To change permissions of a folder, use an explicit entry in the [Dirs] section for the {app}:

[Dirs]
Name: {app}; Permissions: users-full

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Though it is not a good practice.

• In general, Windows applications shall not require write permissions to their folder. That's against Windows guidelines. The application should write data to a user profile folder (C:\Users\username\AppData) or to a common data folder (C:\ProgramData).

  See also Application does not work when installed with Inno Setup.

• In your specific case, you better run the database creation process as the Administrator (e.g. using the runascurrentuser flag).