Hide from a user, where files are being installed to, in Inno Setup

Question

This isn't about file visibility (hidden files vs whatever); this is about, what the user sees, while the installer is running.

Within the Files section of my script, I have the following

[Files]
Source: "02639d71-0935-35e8-9d1b-9dd1a2a34627\*"; \
    DestDir: "{localappdata}\02639d71-0935-35e8-9d1b-9dd1a2a34627"; \
    Flags: recursesubdirs onlyifdoesntexist

(Nothing malicious; just various program-necessary files and application configuration files).

I don't want the user to be able to see where these files are going when the installer is running. How can I configure Inno Setup so that it doesn't show the user when (and to where) these files are being installed?

EDIT:

I have accepted the answer below, but in case the links are deprecated ( and to shorten the trip of anyone who wants to do what I needed to do ), I have included an abridged version here. What I wanted to do ( while not knowing exactly how to word it ) was to hide the files being installed within the "installing" page.

To do that, add the following to the INNO script under the Code section -

procedure InitializeWizard;
begin
    WizardForm.FilenameLabel.Visible := False;
end;

There's no general solution to this. You need to hide the path from all places one by one. So what places do concern you? — Martin Prikryl, Apr 16 '17 at 05:52

Martin Prikryl · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-27T13:24:24.843

2

There are lot of places, where the path shows.

To hide the most prominent ones, do:

"Select Destination Location" page – Just hide the page with using DisableDirPage directive:
```
[Setup]
DisableDirPage=yes
```
"Installing" page – See
"Ready to install" page – If DisableDirPage is yes as shown above and AlwaysShowDirOnReadyPage has its default no value, the path won't show on this page.
```
[Setup]
DisableDirPage=yes
AlwaysShowDirOnReadyPage=no
```

edited Apr 27 '20 at 13:24

answered Apr 16 '17 at 06:05

Martin Prikryl

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Since this is just a wrapper for a VIsual Studio Setup and Deployment project, no actual installation takes place ( INNO installs the config settings for no real reason other than convenience ). INNO extracts the application installer to a temporary directory, and the runs it, so number 2 - the Installing page looks like the ticket. – Will Apr 16 '17 at 13:10

Hide from a user, where files are being installed to, in Inno Setup

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