keybase / keybase/client

When turning on "show files in Explorer" option, "Repair" option fails.

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Description

I think what is happening is that clicking the "repair" option tries to re-launch the installer with a new command line argument for installing Explorer integration; however, the installer file that it's looking for (exe file that contains the version number in the name) is different from the actual installer file "keybase_setup_386.exe".

To get around the issue, I can just select the keybase_setup_386.exe file and click "Open".

I'm assuming that the installer was renamed at some point, but the "repair" option was not updated to use the new installer name.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Repair action and the installer lookup for Explorer integration, then compare the expected versioned executable with keybase_setup_386.exe. Reproduce the failure with “show files in Explorer” enabled; done when Repair launches or opens the correct installer without requiring manual file selection.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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