Is changing the InstallDirectory in the Windows Registry safe?
I'm running the desktop app on Windows 10. Today I moved my installation to an SSD simply by:
⒈ Moving the folder from %LOCALAPPDATA% to the SSD
⒉ Updating, with the Registry Editor, the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Verbum\InstallDirectory to point to the path on the SSD
⒊ Updating the Start Menu shortcut to the same.
The only problem I've found so far was transient: the Text Comparison tab that I had open was nonfunctional and displayed a message that there was unexpected error; however, that was resolved by simply closing it and then "Reopen closed tab" and/or opening a new one. I haven't noticed any problems in any other previously open tabs.
I thought to post this because I my search results didn't find it documented elsewhere and, vs. the options that I skimmed on the wiki, e.g. it seems cleaner than directory junctions and less drastic than a complete reinstall.
Does anyone know of any downsides to this method? If not, how about promoting it in the wiki?