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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T06:03:57+00:00 2026-05-27T06:03:57+00:00

I want my java desktop application to know if the user is running it

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I want my java desktop application to know if the user is running it for the first time on that pc. Since the jar-file might be shared between users i don’t want to write to a file inside the jar-file.
There are obviously a lot of ways to do this but what would you recommend? (It has to be cross-platform). thanks

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    2026-05-27T06:03:58+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 6:03 am

    Try to use Preferences and its systemRoot() or userRoot() methods to obtain system-wide or user-specific preferences.

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