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  1. maranna
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    I was curious to know if 13 apps I added to be accepted is too much. In the course of pc-ing, I found some apps wanted access and blocked a program from installing. I googled them and if safe I allowed those.
    Does 13 seem like a lot of added apps to the protected folders?
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  3. bro67
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    Nope, not at all.
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  4. Bree
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    maranna said:
    Does 13 seem like a lot of added apps to the protected folders?
    No, doesn't sound like a lot. I have added 10, generally 3rd-party apps or old MS apps that are not automatically on the whitelist. The former include 7-Zip and VLC, the latter include Cardfile (from Win 3.x days) and Microsoft Gif Animator 1.0 (1996 vintage).
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  6. f14tomcat
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    maranna said:
    I was curious to know if 13 apps I added to be accepted is too much. In the course of pc-ing, I found some apps wanted access and blocked a program from installing. I googled them and if safe I allowed those.
    Does 13 seem like a lot of added apps to the protected folders?
    No, I have 11. Older apps like Synctoy64, and other ones that are hard to find if lost.
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