# Stop appimage from asking to integrate

**URL:** <https://discourse.appimage.org/t/stop-appimage-from-asking-to-integrate/488>\
**Category:** Using AppImages\
**Created:** [November 28, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/stop-appimage-from-asking-to-integrate/488 "2018-11-28T01:57:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![bvz2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bvz2000](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/bvz2000)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/stop-appimage-from-asking-to-integrate/488/1 "2018-11-28T01:57:55Z")

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Hello,

Sorry if this has been answered, but a search through the discussions here has not led me to finding the answer.

I store my apps (both appimages and those I get via a tarball) under a special location.

(/opt/apps/commercial/\<vendor\>/\<app\>/\<version\>/

When I put an appimage in there, every time I try to run it, it wants to “integrate” it into my system. Is there any way to tell it to stop asking me that? If not, can I extract the appimage and then simply use it as though it were a tarball?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![probono](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.appimage.org/probono/32/81_2.png) [@probono](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/probono)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/stop-appimage-from-asking-to-integrate/488/2 "2018-12-02T19:22:25Z")

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Put an empty file in one of these locations:

- `$HOME/.local/share/appimagekit/no_desktopintegration`
- `/usr/share/appimagekit/no_desktopintegration`
- `/etc/appimagekit/no_desktopintegration`

> <https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageSpec/blob/master/draft.md#desktop-integration>

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**Author:** ![bvz2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bvz2000](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/bvz2000)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/stop-appimage-from-asking-to-integrate/488/3 "2018-12-14T19:18:29Z")

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Thank you for your assistance (I had meant to write back earlier but forgot to do so).

I appreciate it!