webstorm chrome extensions don't install on Windows8
Hi
I've got windows8 64-bit. I'm trying to install Chorme extensions. I get th green box about "if not please follow this procedure". I click on the link and i get
"Windows cannot find 'C:\Users\<myname>\Local Settings\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe - make sure you've typed the name correctly then try again.
This is not surprising because in Window 8 google chrome installs into C:\users\<username>\AppData\Local\Google\Application
is there a way around this?
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Hi there,
On Windows 7/Vista the "C:\Users\<myname>\Local Settings\" folder is just a hidden symbolic link (or something like that) and it is there just for compatibility reasons (so the old Windows XP apps can still work). There are quite a few of such links: My Documents, Application Data, Cookies, NetHood, PrintHood, SendTo, Start Menu etc etc.
I have no idea if such links still present in Win8 (accordignly to your message I guess it is not the case, but I would still expect it to be there).
I may only suggest creating such symbolic link yourself: C:\Users\<myname>\Local Settings\ --> C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\
You can use standard mklink command or find some GUI tool for that (for example: Link Shell Extension -- may work on Windows 8: http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/hardlinkshellext.html )
P.S.
Maybe still worth reporting the issue to the Issue Tracker ?
Can someone post instructions on how to fix this problem?
The issue is solved for v6 -- the browser extension is now installed directly from Google Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jetbrains-ide-support/hmhgeddbohgjknpmjagkdomcpobmllji
Yes, webstorm chrome extension is installed but I am still getting the error: (when I try to debug)
"Windows cannot find 'C:\Users\<myname>\Local Settings\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe - make sure you've typed the name correctly then try again.
Settings | Web Browsers -- provide full correct path for the Chrome browser there