microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Problems with portable applications

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Description

Brief description of your issue

Portable applications are causing issues while upgrade/uninstall or after uninstall try install

Steps to reproduce
  • Install Rclone.Rclone
  • Run any rclone commands as simple as rclone version
  • Try to upgrade or uninstall
Expected behavior

Uninstall/install/upgrade properly

Actual behavior
  • Unable to remove Portable package as it has been modified; to override this check use --force
  • Portable package has been modified;
Environment
winget --info
Windows Package Manager (Preview) v1.5.441-preview
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.2728
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.20.441.0

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with Rclone.Rclone using the listed install, command, upgrade, and uninstall steps on the stated Windows environment. Investigate the portable-package modification check and related uninstall or upgrade handling; done means portable packages can be upgraded, uninstalled, and reinstalled without the reported errors.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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