tgp
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Its pretty much common knowledge to those of us in tech but here is one of many links to make the point. Well, here is a second link. The uninstall issue link
Google originally designed Chrome to install in the AppData folder, in part to work around user restrictions. That way any user can install it whether or not they have administrator rights. This also had the benefit of making Chrome user specific on a machine. Google also provided another installer for business that installed Chrome in Program Files (Program Files (x86) folder in x64 computers).
About a year ago Google changed it so Chrome installs in Program Files (or Program Files (x86)) by default, unless the user does not have administrative rights. In that case it will install to AppData. The links provided above are old and out of date.
As far as uninstalling, Windows does not uninstall cleanly anyway. After a normal uninstall there will almost always be remnants of the uninstalled program left behind. I'm a PC tech, and when I remove programs such as toolbars while cleaning up a computer, I almost always use Revo Uninstaller because after the default Windows uninstall it manually scours the system for leftovers, including files, folders, and registry keys & values, for "debris." More often than not it finds something. I've never had issues uninstalling Chrome, but I would imagine that if a machine could not uninstall it, it's because it was not installed in the default location. And even if the folder was left behind, I've not heard or read anywhere (besides in this thread) that its purpose is to report home.
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