Stop changing the working directory flolder-name, it breaks things!

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Please stop changing the name of the working folder, it breaks custom shortcuts created by the user, as well as leaves multiple duplicates of Discord's ‘Icon and notifications’ gui in the program list of Notification Area Icons list and settings from previous versions of Discord!
When these automatic updates occur the user must then go to Notification Area Icons settings and enable the new version of Discord's Icon (the Notifications and Discord's GUI Quick access button icon) in the Windows Taskbar's ICON/Notification section to ‘Show Icon and Notifications’ -

  1. Please create a MSI style packaged installer or equivalent that is an install shield that can be downloaded automatically by the update.exe executable within the working directory and then install the update, if a user has not installed Discord previously they can download the on-line or offline- installer from Discord's Website Download page.
  2. Stop changing the working directory folder name within the primary working directory of Discord in temporary files. (e.g - app-1.0.9030).
  3. Do not keep the program in the temporary folder in the user profile hive, every time someone does a full Temporary files clean using a third party cleaning tool.
    - It erases Discord and then it has to be re-installed and settings need to be reinstated all over again.
  4. Permanently Rename the app-x.x.xxxx folder to ‘Discord’.
  5. Move the Permanent Working directory to either'%SystemRoot/Program Files/Discord' or ‘%SystemRoot/Program Files (x86)/Discord’
  6. Any further updates will only update the appropriate files within the working directory.
  7. Provide a Updater/downloader executable that is portable so that way the user can save it to a USB thumb drive or other storage device to execute and connect to any internet sources to download the temporary installation files to the temporary files user profile space to permanently install Discord into the appropriate System Working directory.
  8. Provide a offline installer that contains the current version of Discord as a full installation package to skip the requirement to have a internet connection to download temporary internet files if the user does not have current access to internet. 
  • Off-line installers allow convenience as well as multiple, simultaneous instances of Discord installations within a network of computers for system and network builders or maintenance specialists and administrators.
  • Using Temporary file location installations that uses Update.exe to automatically update the Discord to the latest version can be unreliable, use of the temporary file location should be only to store individual user's settings, temp data, authenticated login tokens etc.
    The installation of the Discord working files can stay in the Program files/ Program files (x86)directory, including the updater executable.

    Sincerely yours,
                                     Kai
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  • Ehsaas 8171 bisp

    I understand your frustration with changes to the working directory folder name in Discord. Changes like these can indeed cause inconvenience and disruptions, especially if they affect workflows or configurations that rely on specific directory structures.

    As a community, we value stability and consistency, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused by these changes. While updates are often made to improve the Discord experience, we recognize the importance of minimizing disruptions and providing clear communication when changes are made.

    If you have specific examples of how these changes have affected your experience or suggestions for how we can improve in this area, please feel free to share them. Your feedback helps us better understand the needs and concerns of our community, and we're committed to addressing them to ensure a smoother and more reliable Discord experience for everyone.

    Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any further questions or feedback. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to improve Discord for all users. ehsaas8171bisp.com

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  • theskipster

    For me, every time Discord updates, because the folder changes names, I have to add the new Discord.exe shortcut to the startup folder to get Discord to start on boot. Simply checking the “Open Discord” on startup option within Discord does nothing for me. Since the folder changes every update, the shortcut points to a nonexistant exe, and I have to manually add it back to my Windows startup folder.

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  • FC360

    Yeah this type of behaviour is ridiculous and discord really needs to stop creating or renaming the folder that discord is in so this kind of thing doesn't happen, it's 2024 and isn't a hard thing to do, it's just laziness at this stage now and is making me consider deleting my account. Maybe it's a small thing to some but it's an annoyance that shouldn't exist.

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  • Coyotee
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    Changing folder name by updater breaks also the firewall rules.

    All outbound is blocked in my system unless I add the rule for allow it but discord updater changes location of updated version and the rule is obsolete pointing to old location, after update Discord ends up blocked.

    One must rely on scripting to update firewall rules automatically.  

    Also updates brake pinned tray icon as windows 11 cannot find executable file at old location and updated discord is treated as a new program so tray icon is hidden by default unless pinned every update.

    Please fix Discord updater and installer according to Kai's ideas.

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  • Sean Oxmix

    Yeah, it's wild that my keyboard shortcut to launch Discord has to be set up again after each major update. 

    It also occurs to me that people who synchronize their files to a backup probably have a backup of Discord from each version they've used. There are probably 100 more reasons why programs don't change their location ever time they update.

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  • Zoya

    While updates are often made to improve the Discord experience, we recognize the  importance of custom air fresheners  minimizing disruptions and providing clear communication when changes are made.

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  • John Smith

    Zoya, this thread has literally nothing to do with car fresheners.

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  • Maxolindberg

    I just don't understand why they insist on this extremely frustrating and completely unnecessary update method…it's so unique I haven't ever came across this prior to damn Discord!

    As mentioned by in post above, this dumb way of updating breaks the autostart feature in their OWN APPLICATION! Not to mention the other, way more important path dependent functions for several of my other integral programs part of my setup.

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