Why remove the app from winget?

[CodeCubeNeo]

What's the Problem?

No response

Solution/Idea

Re-add this app to winget, since it is the easiest way for app distribution (mostly updating) on windows, rather than the windows store and manually updating it. If not, can you please state the reason why not?

Alternatives

The ms store is full of bloat, the manual installation requires manual updating, choco and scoop work, but winget is starting to replace them.

Priorities

Capability	Priority
This proposal will allow developers to accomplish W	Must
This proposal will allow end users to accomplish X	Should
This proposal will allow developers to accomplish Y	Could
This proposal will allow end users to accomplish Z	Won't

Files Version

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Windows Version

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Comments

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[yaira2]

The app can still be installed through WinGet, alternatively you can use the sideload version of Files which has auto update.

[CodeCubeNeo]

Can you please tell me, what is the ID of the winget package, since I can't find it. And also your sideload link (https://github.com/files.community/download/stable) is a broken (github 404 page)?

[yaira2]

The WinGet package id is 9NGHP3DX8HDX.
The download link for the sideload packages is https://files.community/download/stable

[CodeCubeNeo]

I would like to ask why is the winget id just some random string and not a descriptive name?
(something like files-community.Files, like for most other apps)? And also how to find it using the winget search command? Also i can't seem to find files on something like https://winstall.app?

[yaira2]

@CodeCubeNeo the winget id is provided by the Microsoft Store, I believe you can still search for the app name.

[CodeCubeNeo]

I tried to search for "files", " files community", "files app" (using the "winget search {search query}" command and it didnt find anything.

[CodeCubeNeo]

I also cant install it through winget without a ms store account. Have you considered adding the files package to the winget-pkgs repo besides the ms store option, since it removes the need for windows store (which some people have disabled).

[yaira2]

@CodeCubeNeo that would be an issue with WinGet, you can report it on their repository but we recommend using the sideload version on our site.

[CodeCubeNeo]

Ok, but what about my second comment, about getting Files its own standalone winget package (not provided with ms store, but the actual winget-pkgs)

[yaira2]

Ok, but what about my second comment, about getting Files its own standalone winget package (not provided with ms store, but the actual winget-pkgs)

The last time we tried, there were some issues with WinGet not installing the correct dependencies, so they stopped accepting packaged apps like Files.

[Danik1601]

Ok, but what about my second comment, about getting Files its own standalone winget package (not provided with ms store, but the actual winget-pkgs)

The last time we tried, there were some issues with WinGet not installing the correct dependencies, so they stopped accepting packaged apps like Files.

AFAIK not a problem since Winget 1.6 (Sep. 21, 2023).

However there is another problem now.