I am using the donation edition of FreeFileSync on MacOS Mojave. After installing, when I run FFS from the /Applications folder, the donation edition banner appears in the window's title bar (as expected). However, if I move the FFS application to my ~/Applications/Communications/FreeFileSync folder, the FFS application no longer shows the donation edition banner in the title bar.
Why can I not move the application and keep the donation version license?
Donation Edition license lost upon app move
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FFS determines if it's the donation edition by checking files relative to the installation folder (/Applications in this case).
In other words: Apple doesn't allow modifications to the app bundle (=> that would invalidate its signature), so accompanying data has to be stored *somewhere else*. Now if the app is moved, the associated data stays where it is.
In other words: Apple doesn't allow modifications to the app bundle (=> that would invalidate its signature), so accompanying data has to be stored *somewhere else*. Now if the app is moved, the associated data stays where it is.
