# The installer forgot the previous installation directory
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-installer-forgot-the-previous-installation-directory/60821
**Category:** Fixed Bugs
**Tags:** bug-fixed
**Created:** [April 28, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-installer-forgot-the-previous-installation-directory/60821 "2023-04-28T08:28:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@incifinci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/incifinci)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-installer-forgot-the-previous-installation-directory/60821/1 "2023-04-28T08:28:34Z")
The input field is empty, when updating.
3.20a, 32-bit
I updated it from 3.20, 32-bit. I tried it twice. The update itself was successful, after I provided the path. Mp3tag is in the standard Programs location for 32-bit.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-installer-forgot-the-previous-installation-directory/60821/2 "2023-04-28T08:59:17Z")
I tried it and got the path - did you install the portable version previously?
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### Author:  [@incifinci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/incifinci)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-installer-forgot-the-previous-installation-directory/60821/3 "2023-04-28T09:01:22Z")
No, i use only standard installation.
Later: Hmm... Maybe as a test? It is conceivable!
If you really got the path, then this could be the reason. Let us wait and see, if anyone else gets this error -- i think.
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2023, 10:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-installer-forgot-the-previous-installation-directory/60821/4 "2023-04-28T10:55:15Z")
My laptop updated as expected, with the current installation path coming up correctly in the installer. But on my desktop install it did not. After manually pointing to the correct folder, it proceeded as normal. Both updates to 3.20a beta were from 3.20.
Edit: On both machines, mp3tag is in the standard Programs location for 64-bit.
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### Author:  [@ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ryerman)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-installer-forgot-the-previous-installation-directory/60821/5 "2023-04-28T10:58:36Z")
> [@incifinci](#):
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> The input field is empty, when updating.
> 3.20a, 32-bit
> I updated it from 3.20, 32-bit. I tried it twice. The update itself was successful, after I provided the path.
Same thing happened when I updated.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-installer-forgot-the-previous-installation-directory/60821/6 "2023-04-29T06:08:56Z")
I'm trying to find the cause of the issue, the installer is growing quite complex at this point.
> [@MotleyG](#):
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> Edit: On both machines, mp3tag is in the standard Programs location for 64-bit.
My initial assumption was that this happens for 32-bit installs on 64-bit Windows only. Is one of those a 32-bit installation?
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-installer-forgot-the-previous-installation-directory/60821/7 "2023-04-29T11:37:40Z")
> [@Florian](#):
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> My initial assumption was that this happens for 32-bit installs on 64-bit Windows only. Is one of those a 32-bit installation?
Unfortunately, no. Both machines had already been updated to 64-bit long ago. Both were at 3.20 before the update.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-installer-forgot-the-previous-installation-directory/60821/8 "2023-04-29T11:54:05Z")
OK, thanks. I'll do some experiments and will keep you posted.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-installer-forgot-the-previous-installation-directory/60821/9 "2023-05-01T19:04:01Z")
I couldn't reproduce it, but added some extra safety measures with [Mp3tag v3.20b](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455) to prevent this from happening.
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-installer-forgot-the-previous-installation-directory/60821/10 "2023-05-02T10:45:14Z")
This fixed the missing location issue for me with 3.20b.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-installer-forgot-the-previous-installation-directory/60821/11 "2023-06-01T10:46:11Z")
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