BetterDiscord / BetterDiscord/Installer

[Bug] endless downloading asar file

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Description

### Before Reporting

- [x] I found no existing issues matching my bug
- [x] My issue is not caused by a plugin or theme

### Describe the Bug

endless downloading asar files after repair or install BetterDiscord
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### Expected Behavior

I wanted to see a successful repair of BetterDiscord

### Steps To Reproduce

1. select repair BetterDiscord
2. select stable discord
3. after repairing i see this and i click "yes"
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4. as a result, this led to an error

### Operating System

Windows

### Discord Version

Stable

### BetterDiscord Version

v1.3.0

### Anything else?

_No response_

Contributor guide

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the repair flow on Windows with stable Discord and BetterDiscord v1.3.0, then inspect the repeated ASAR download and resulting error; done means repair completes without downloading the ASAR repeatedly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
electron, go
Domain
desktop, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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