From 49a3c87bdfca8fcb8ff181cd0d6f58bbf0f8e984 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: N00MKRAD <61149547+n00mkrad@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:45:44 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Check for writing perms in program dir

---
 CodeLegacy/Os/StartupChecks.cs | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CodeLegacy/Os/StartupChecks.cs b/CodeLegacy/Os/StartupChecks.cs
index 9192af3..17ae672 100644
--- a/CodeLegacy/Os/StartupChecks.cs
+++ b/CodeLegacy/Os/StartupChecks.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,19 @@ namespace Flowframes.Os
                 Application.Exit();
             }
 
+            // Attempt to create an empty new folder in exe dir to check if we have permissions
+            try
+            {
+                string testDir = Path.Combine(Paths.GetExeDir(), "test.tmp");
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(Paths.GetExeDir(), testDir));
+                Directory.Delete(Path.Combine(Paths.GetExeDir(), testDir));
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                UiUtils.ShowMessageBox($"Flowframes does not have permission to write to its own directory!\nPlease move it to a different folder.\n\nCurrent install directory: {Paths.GetExeDir()}", UiUtils.MessageType.Error);
+                Application.Exit();
+            }
+
             string winVer = OsUtils.GetWindowsVer();
             Logger.Log($"Running {winVer}", true);